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I found MacSoft Shadow Warrior at a local thrift store for $1.99. Now to get my G4 set up again to actually run the thing...
· 3 posts · started 22 Jan 2012 - 20:24 · last 23 Jan 2012 - 03:22
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So this is driving me nuts. I bought a new in box copy of Virtual PC 7 at the flea market for $10! Problem is, I can't get the dang eMac to pick up the XP Profe…
· 7 posts · started 17 Jan 2012 - 18:59 · last 18 Jan 2012 - 03:48
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It started when I was in the thrift store looking for parts, saw an orange iMac g3 keyboard. I then for some reason wanted the orange iMac ) . Came home, found …
· 2 posts · started 10 Jan 2012 - 00:50 · last 15 Jan 2012 - 13:36
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Instead of researching this keyboard combo yet again, I thought I'd just post the question. I may be getting a bit lazy . . . : . . . but the answer will certai…
· 3 posts · started 14 Jan 2012 - 16:40 · last 14 Jan 2012 - 16:56
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So... this is driving me nuts. When I got my 12" AL, I noticed that the feet were worn down to the point to where the whole bottom of the computer was touching …
· 4 posts · started 11 Jan 2012 - 03:13 · last 11 Jan 2012 - 19:35
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I'll ask this.... How does Leopard perform on a 867MHz PowerBook with 1152 megs of RAM? Is it worth doing it, or should I keep Tiger?
· 7 posts · started 7 Dec 2011 - 02:26 · last 11 Jan 2012 - 02:17
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Got a 16MB AlphaSmart Dana with WiFi. Fun unit, been spending the weekend (between TenFourFox builds) getting it to speak PPP over USB to the G5. I'm delighted …
· 9 posts · started 19 Dec 2011 - 02:30 · last 10 Jan 2012 - 23:18
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Recently got a 7200 from a friend at college that is missing most hardware, including a power supply. My 6400 is currently redundant (as I got a 6500), so I'm u…
· 1 posts · started 7 Jan 2012 - 19:14 · last 7 Jan 2012 - 19:14
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Hello and Happy New Year to you guys ! Just wondering: do B&W G3s and pre-MDD G4s accept ECC Registered memory modules ? I know that standard and regist…
· 4 posts · started 1 Jan 2012 - 12:26 · last 5 Jan 2012 - 22:36
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I picked up an eMac today. It has a 1.25GHz G4, 1GB RAM, an 80GB hard drive, and a wireless card. The keyboard isn't a perfect match, but it's an Apple ProKeybo…
· 7 posts · started 24 Nov 2011 - 06:47 · last 5 Jan 2012 - 13:19
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Some smaller part conquests today; -Apple CD SC, full box with PSU and cables, but no drive. -Apple IC Extractor-tool -iMac (year 2000) installation CD-package,…
· 4 posts · started 2 Jan 2012 - 18:12 · last 4 Jan 2012 - 05:11
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Finally a native apple lcd display for my classic macs it is the original with ADB ports only 14 euro! Does anybody know how to power it? It doesn't have the st…
· 12 posts · started 24 Dec 2011 - 13:34 · last 28 Dec 2011 - 00:34
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I recently got a B&W Powermac G3 400 Rev.2 w/768mb of RAM for 25$. It had several issues, mostly relating to its SCSI disk failing and the IDE disk I wa…
· 4 posts · started 20 Jul 2011 - 15:00 · last 28 Dec 2011 - 00:17
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Good afternoon and Happy Holidays! In college, I bought a used TiBook 400, after a gentleman noticed I was posting to a car forum using a 3400c. He offered me t…
· 9 posts · started 22 Dec 2011 - 23:06 · last 26 Dec 2011 - 19:11
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It's become somewhat of a tradition that I name my conquest threads anything but the thing i've actually acquired. This one is no exception. In a nutshell, i've…
· 16 posts · started 29 Nov 2011 - 07:43 · last 25 Dec 2011 - 07:58
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I recently bought an iMac G3 to give to someone. When the computer is on for a while (About 30min-1hour), the backside gets VERY hot (Like touch it and it burns…
· 5 posts · started 4 Dec 2011 - 04:46 · last 17 Dec 2011 - 01:54
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Hi, A recent acqusition, a G4 Quicksilver tower, contained a Village Tonic MPDD Pro PCI graphics card inside: http://www.villagetronic.com/mpdd/mpddpro_tech.htm…
· 2 posts · started 11 Dec 2011 - 08:21 · last 11 Dec 2011 - 11:34
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(maybe we should open up a megathread for small questions like this around here?) i've been struck by G3 fever! after refurbishing and giving my love and care t…
· 3 posts · started 5 Dec 2011 - 20:57 · last 6 Dec 2011 - 00:59
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Picked up an older HP Vectra. Not for the machine itself, which didn't work, but for its memory. It had 3 512MB PC133 DIMMs in it. They are now in my dual G4/45…
· 3 posts · started 4 Dec 2011 - 23:50 · last 5 Dec 2011 - 11:32
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Bought an iMac G4 700mhz 15", 768Mb RAM, 40GB HD, combo drive with apple wireless keyboard, powercord and original speakers for 50€. The seller thought the HD w…
· 1 posts · started 4 Dec 2011 - 19:51 · last 4 Dec 2011 - 19:51
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As a replacement for last winter's bashed-in-the-post dual 1.8GHz G5 tower, I have sourced a boxed, clean dual 2.3 (PCI-X) G5 tower, the one said to be the most…
· 11 posts · started 17 Nov 2011 - 01:59 · last 1 Dec 2011 - 02:18
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I have today been reading and annotating a student's thesis using Libre Office (she had written in Open Office, and the tracking of text insertions, annotations…
· 4 posts · started 24 Nov 2011 - 01:02 · last 25 Nov 2011 - 13:58
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Although I have tons of great old computers that I try and keep in good condition, for a while now I've felt the need for my own "main" computer that can suppor…
· 49 posts · started 7 Oct 2011 - 15:07 · last 22 Nov 2011 - 23:48
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Saved these from being trashed. Macintosh Classic 4Mb, 40Mb, OS 7 works fine. Performa 6400/180 88Mb. These are my first "vintage" Macs So far the oldest have b…
· 9 posts · started 15 Nov 2011 - 13:07 · last 20 Nov 2011 - 18:05
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It's been quite a while since getting a conquest this good, but here it is. Yesterday I was walking around the Chemical Engineering building on my college's cam…
· 1 posts · started 16 Nov 2011 - 20:05 · last 16 Nov 2011 - 20:05
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