After having put aside my Lombard for a while it's been given a new lease on life. When running MacOS X, it would randomly lock up. It appeared to be from heat …
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I was looking for PC emulators on emulation.net the other day, and I found an "Altivec-enabled" version of DOSBox in a plain .sit file. The download link was de…
I was digging through my collection of computer CDs and I found a game called "Tetris Elements". I looked at the bottom left and saw that it said "WIN MAC" so I…
I just learned about the crash of '07 so I'm re-posting this for reference. I had a Perfoma 200 (sold it to a nice chap in Iceland!). It will NOT load 6.0.8L. I…
I've been trying to get 6.0.8L working on my LC II...not as easy as it should be...(Anyone have any hints??) I think I got a complete install finally, but when …
On Wednesday a man put an ad on my local Craigslist saying that at noon Thursday he was going to give away all his Mac stuff and that it was available on a firs…
I still have two boxes to go through but this is what I've gotten out of the haul so far... 3 Microsoft Word 5.1 1 Microsoft Excel 4.0 2 Microsoft Works 2.0 2, …
Hi everyone, Recently I've had questions about connecting my iMac G3 to the Internet. Well, I'm proud to say that I am writing this post from that iMac! All I d…
According to Low End Mac, the 5500 uses 7.5.5 through 9.1 for system software. I found a 7.6 universal CD on eBay and bought it, intending to put that on the 55…
Just landed a LaserWriter 12/640 PS for free at my local Craigslist. Brand new ink cartridge and a AAUI ethernet transceiver. The guy said he couldn't get it to…
Hey I am looking into a better OS for my iBook to use. But I need compatibility, OS X works but its such a memory hog for my wee iBook. I do need something that…
Well I had the flu this week. First time in my life too. 103.2 fever aching everything, loosing balance, coughing like no tomorrow. What a steal
A question: When running a system with Quickdraw GX enabled (and yes, the OS is properly configured), why can I not see the additional characters supposedly inc…
Hi guys, As the subject states, I'm trying to find a driver for this Farallon Etherwave NuBus card that will work under System 7.1. This card is working fine in…
Hi guys. So, I'm working on my Mac IIfx, and last night I installed System 7.1 on a third partition (I've got eight 4gb partitions), and the install went just f…
So i was going to install System 7.5.3 on my Performa. I downloaded all the parts, and burned the image to a CD. I booted the Performa with a Disk Tools diskett…
How good are these programs compared to other Mac programs such as Excel Wings 123 Clarisworks Do not know any databases for the Mac.
I walked into a pc shop the other day, the owner knows I am into old Macs and he hates Macs...(that has been good for me several times), his shop is a surplus s…
Today I found OS/2 v 2.1 on 5.25" foppy as well as "Aces of the Pacific" which is some kind of flight simulator / war game (this one is still shrink wrapped!). …
Well, this challenge idea sounds fun, but I would most likely have to use something fairly old (like my Quadra 950) to make it really a challenge though. In my …
I just swiped these today off of my C-list. I even mentioned the db-25 cord I lost to my applecd and he brought one for me for free! The sweetness of Craigslist…
Okay, here's my status: Apple IIGs "Woz" with 5.25 & 3.50 drives. PC Windows ME (fully blown) PC Windows XP (no floppy) Mac Performa 550 (MacOS 7.5) I'v…
You'll like these Have a look here: http://web.mac.com/pjlarge/iWeb/PJLarge/The%20Computer%20Museum.html It's in fantastic condition. The box isn't 100%, but it…
Hi, Just as a personal milestone, I want to share one experience I just did! I had my SE/30 with a failed floppy disk. On another side, I had a Performa 63xx th…