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I just noticed something rather interesting. On my Classic II (System 7.1), the calculator takes up 20k of RAM. On the G4 that I'm on (System 9.2.2), the calcul…
· 3 posts · started 7 Apr 2008 - 00:25 · last 7 Apr 2008 - 19:34
OS 8
In case you have a trackball of type 'Microspeed MacTRAC Deluxe' you might miss the appropriate control panel software. The device is operational without specif…
· 1 posts · started 5 Apr 2008 - 19:47 · last 5 Apr 2008 - 19:47
OS 8
Over the years the local Deseret Industries thrift store has supplied me some amazing Macintosh finds. Here they are! hardware: Macintosh IIcx (4mb ram / 40 Mb …
· 3 posts · started 26 Mar 2008 - 10:06 · last 27 Mar 2008 - 01:59
OS 8
I have installed Mac OS 8.5 on the HD. It boots from any CD fine. It can format,browse and run apps off the HD BUT IT WONT BOOT FROM IT! Any help?
· 15 posts · started 1 Mar 2008 - 22:20 · last 17 Mar 2008 - 02:42
OS 8
Trying to run WP 3.0 under OS 9.1 on a G3 Beige Power Mac. Although the program loads and documents will open any movement using the mouse highlights alll the t…
· 6 posts · started 18 Feb 2008 - 12:08 · last 20 Feb 2008 - 07:39
OS 8
Hey there. I have a peforma 6200 with 64mb ram and os 8.6. I'm trying to install flash plugins for IE 5.1.7 and whenever I access a site that contains swf files…
· 1 posts · started 13 Feb 2008 - 00:01 · last 13 Feb 2008 - 00:01
OS 8
where can I find this for mac os 8.6? I tried adobe, versiontracker and no results. I can only find 7. I need it for my mac that has os 8.6. Well any help is gr…
· 3 posts · started 10 Feb 2008 - 03:16 · last 10 Feb 2008 - 12:07
OS 8
In OS 8, when you connect to a printer, it seems to pop up on the desktop. I just did this on my 2300c, and now that printer on my desktop won't go away. When I…
· 4 posts · started 6 Feb 2008 - 17:37 · last 8 Feb 2008 - 04:57
OS 8
Does anyone know of any free Scrabble games that will work on a 68k Mac? The only one i could find was for OS 8.6+.
· 2 posts · started 1 Feb 2008 - 23:41 · last 2 Feb 2008 - 00:40
OS 8
Hi everybody, I am currently in the process of obtaining a Grape iMac G3. Mac OS 8.6, 32 mb RAM, 6 GB Hard Drive, Microsoft Office 98, and a matching printer! I…
· 9 posts · started 23 Jan 2008 - 04:38 · last 25 Jan 2008 - 16:24
OS 8
My IIfx has the printer port go down after it has been on for several minutes. The modem port is unaffected. Is it likely a motherboard problem? Is there a way …
· 2 posts · started 24 Jan 2008 - 03:16 · last 24 Jan 2008 - 04:36
OS 8
A fellow MLAer was kind enough to give me a Duo 2300c, the one PowerBook that I've lusted after since I got into older Macs! UPS managed to beat the snot out of…
· 11 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 04:04 · last 19 Jan 2008 - 17:22
OS 8
Landed a 6400 a couple of weeks ago via eBay and it finally arrived on Saturday. Ok so I thought I'd got a bargain as, for a mere £5, I'd snagged a 200MHz machi…
· 9 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 08:58 · last 17 Jan 2008 - 05:06
OS 8
http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=performakc5.jpg In the almost 15 years in which I have been using Macintosh computers I have never encountered this unt…
· 5 posts · started 11 Jan 2008 - 13:43 · last 16 Jan 2008 - 02:36
OS 8
Just saw this on eBay: http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/AutoBotPics/Macintosh%20M0001/?action=view&current=SoftwareRun.flv Looks like a 128K that w…
· 6 posts · started 11 Dec 2007 - 18:16 · last 12 Dec 2007 - 17:53
OS 8
All, Wanted to report the findings of my experiments with Voodoo3 PCI video under System 7 in PCI PowerMacs. The readme file says that the drivers require MacOS…
· 3 posts · started 3 Dec 2007 - 16:55 · last 4 Dec 2007 - 01:06
OS 8
I was lucky enough to find an Orinoco Gold card on eBay UK recently and managed to nab it for a very good price. I got it today and have set up a wireless conne…
· 6 posts · started 6 Nov 2007 - 13:25 · last 27 Nov 2007 - 16:31
OS 8
Saw this offered on Freecycle recently and thought it was too good to pass up, given that I like collecting the retail-boxed OSes (for both Mac OS and Windows) …
· 9 posts · started 14 Nov 2007 - 22:52 · last 20 Nov 2007 - 18:40
OS 8
I noticed that the time as reported on the front page was incorrect by 1 hour; it was 1 hour behind. I checked to make sure that my time zone was correct in my …
· 10 posts · started 30 Oct 2007 - 05:02 · last 1 Nov 2007 - 05:00
OS 8
I have an old Centris 610 in my bedroom upstairs...and it just sits there. It keeps telling me it needs a new OS. I have been searching online for an operating …
· 17 posts · started 21 Oct 2007 - 16:02 · last 25 Oct 2007 - 04:56
OS 8
I do. > Steve, why do you hate the past? Let us morun the happy macs death. :'( :'(
· 34 posts · started 17 Oct 2007 - 02:07 · last 24 Oct 2007 - 05:55
OS 8
I went and picked up a Power Mac 7300/200 off Freecycle today! Though I haven't gotten to try it yet; my mom's being completely unreasonable saying that I now h…
· 5 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 22:15 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 01:24
OS 8
I have put all RAM (on board 16 + 2x32 + 3x8 + 2x16 + 64 = 200MB total) that I had into this machine, made a clean install of Mac OS 8.6, it works great. But wh…
· 5 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 20:03 · last 2 Oct 2007 - 02:50
OS 8
Hi, I have a CD with 8.0 on it, but when I try booting it on my beige G3, I receive a message that it cannot start from this disk because the computer is kinka …
· 15 posts · started 9 Jul 2007 - 01:50 · last 12 Sep 2007 - 06:38
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