Hi, First time posting in this area! Anyway, I just got a seemingly dead Classic II. It's the first Classic that I've seen in person (all I've had previously we…
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Browsing through a 1987 rev. Mac Plus user's manual, I find the following on page 177 in the section on peripherals for your Plus. Things to note: 1) It's an '8…
Howdy comrades, I was asked to build Dhrystone for 68k Macintosh, just for fun. I felt I should share it with you all. This ancient benchmark will measure the i…
They all work, Also, Once I get the full 040 from my buddy on here, I'm going make the Q605 into a web server, i'm looking forward to it My buddy said i can thr…
Good evening people, I am looking for some advice on a Classic I obtained a few months back and haven't got around to exploring it. My Classic's screen "wiggles…
Firewire SD card reader DIY: Despite the speed increase depends on several factors, is easy to obtain 3X (or even more) compared to USB 1.1. Just put a IDE SD C…
Can I be reading this right? This advert appears to say that accelerators (at 25MHz and at 40MHz) for the Mac Classic were once sold. Have never heard of them, …
I have an Apple branded Quantum "Viking II" 9.1GB SCSI HDD. I've connected the drive externally and partitioned it using Lido. But I really would like to put it…
Some discussion about using the IIsi NuBus Adapter Card in the SE/30 has been cropping up with regularity around here, so as a former mod of this forum and . . …
If only I had 25k in my wallet... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-APPLE-LISA-1-COMPUTER-SYSTEM-COMPLETE-BOXED-RESTORED-WORKING-/160784312263
Picking the stuff up tonight. I'll be back later tonight after I find out what it all is.
Anybody ever wetsanded or used steelwool on an SE/30 case ? I've got some scratches I'd like to remove. Is it worth it?
i had to scrub on this case for about 2 hours, but i was able to clean it up real nice. its a pleasure to work in, feels like a really great quality machine! it…
ok so i just got my q700 and i pulled all the guts out, took it to the bath tub, the case was filthy, i used a kitchen scrubber and cleanser, i scrubbed on it f…
I saw volumes I to VI (Vol. III missing?) of "Inside Macintosh" programming books at auction site for few €'s. Are those any good, i mean, i know some C++ but t…
So I finally picked up a dirty unloved 128k Mac on eBay for $200 - a crazy price, but what the hell. Anway, turns out it has a Macs-a-Million upgrade installed …
Hi ! I bought this and it worked (start the OS too), but sometimes would not start (screen not tuned on). I decided to clean the motherboard using alcohol and c…
Hey everybody -- Just as a heads up, tonight at 9 p.m. (GMT -7) I'm going to be doing a soft reboot on the slice that runs this site. This is so that I can cont…
Is there a size limitation. It's an old seagate barracuda.
I have 5 old compact carry bags that I got from my mega conquest last year. They had possum poo and loads of dust on them, and I spent a few hours yersterday ho…
Well, I made a trip to my storage room today and brought back some goodies. The only thing I haven't found yet is my box of IIe LC-PDS cards. I now suspect they…
I got a massive ImageWriter LQ off craigslist awhile back. Never hooked it up until now. I attached it to an old LC III running 7.1 with ClarisDraw. All I can s…
Hi, The two electrolytic capacitors on my new-to-me Mac IIfx fell off while I was cleaning it of electrolyte, and I replaced one of them, but one of the pads fo…
. . . would make a nice addition to "my" peripherals forum's content content project. ( I've got a soft spot in my heart for this forum because the mod squad fo…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170808545890?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2425wt_1111 hopefully i didn't just buy a bunch of useless ra…