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Hey guys, I have a Mac Classic B&W from 91 that used to work great, but now, it will chime and startup to grey screen with mouse, say welcome to Mac, Th…
· 18 posts · started 15 Dec 2008 - 23:09 · last 30 Jan 2009 - 20:57
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Installing Tiger on Beige G3 w/SuperDrive and XPostFacto This is mostly for the benefit of Google searchers and anyone here trying to install Tiger on a Beige G…
· 3 posts · started 23 Jan 2009 - 16:24 · last 29 Jan 2009 - 03:58
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Just in time for Christmas, this 5300 PowerBook never opened, brand new sealed in box. Now you too can experience first hand the cracked cases, broken AC connec…
· 15 posts · started 21 Dec 2008 - 19:08 · last 28 Jan 2009 - 09:17
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OK, sorry if this is a repost but a search on Mac-o-lantern didn't bring anything up. Still plenty of time before Halloween!
· 29 posts · started 10 Aug 2008 - 20:10 · last 28 Jan 2009 - 03:39
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For those interested, I'm currently running a BBS called Age of Reason on an Enhanced Apple IIe. The BBS is running GBBS Pro and features the adventure game Lan…
· 10 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 15:10 · last 26 Jan 2009 - 23:23
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Hey there! Has anybody found that browsers for OS 8 and 9 no longer load pages correctly? I want to see my facebook on Mozilla and not even that works fine...Do…
· 13 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 21:26 · last 26 Jan 2009 - 21:16
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I used to have an Apple AudioVision 14, and the raster was crooked. It got worse and worse, and let me tell you, it got so bad that you started to hold you head…
· 6 posts · started 24 Jan 2009 - 03:12 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 23:33
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I have a Lisa 2 (XL I think). It booted-up and ran fine 5 years ago, but now, when I push the start button, I get two low beeps (memory?) and a screen that look…
· 9 posts · started 11 Jan 2009 - 00:17 · last 23 Jan 2009 - 20:32
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Hello, I have a problem I want to play Dung Beetles on my Apple IIGs but it doesn't work. It seems to work on the AppleWin but not on my Apple IIgs, is there aw…
· 5 posts · started 20 Jan 2009 - 23:38 · last 22 Jan 2009 - 00:43
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In the Compact Mac thread I posted about possibly using my Color Classic as a virtual Apple IIe. In case that doesn't work out, I have a few questions regarding…
· 4 posts · started 16 Jan 2009 - 22:38 · last 17 Jan 2009 - 17:22
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2 questions 1 i have a 867ghz quicksilver with 10.4.11 and what looks to be a factory apple scsi atto install can i add ide drives "i have several" with the scs…
· 2 posts · started 29 Dec 2008 - 15:06 · last 17 Jan 2009 - 09:22
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I awoke this morning to find an email notification that there had been a new post in one of our more popular threads here in the Compact Mac Forum. (I will refr…
· 43 posts · started 7 Jan 2009 - 21:37 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 08:00
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Okay, I need some help on this one... My wife (bless her soul) has killed another PB, first my lombard, then my DVI and now my pismo. Alright, it was dead after…
· 3 posts · started 15 Jan 2009 - 03:25 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 07:14
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So, having been able to play with the duo more. I have noticed that the screen has vertical lines that 'flow', half the screen one way, and half the other way. …
· 10 posts · started 13 Dec 2008 - 05:45 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 04:56
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Is it possible to get screen burn on a 68k powerbook lcd if a machine is left on (without backlighting) 24/7? I know this can happen with a crt, but what about …
· 11 posts · started 22 Sep 2008 - 18:02 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 01:22
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Anyone know of any software that can display an image on a Mac Plus or SE desktop instead of the standard cheesy wallpaper from the control panel? I could have …
· 11 posts · started 26 Nov 2008 - 16:40 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 00:44
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Hi all, I've just received a lovely working Powerbook 170 from ebay, the ebayer claimed it kept switching off, luckily it was a loose connection in the Power Ad…
· 12 posts · started 8 Jan 2009 - 16:11 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 11:50
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Hi, I recently got the task of fixing my friend's iBook G4. These are the symptoms: Machine turns on. Backlight comes on for 1/5th of a second, then turns off. …
· 10 posts · started 20 Feb 2008 - 01:39 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 01:34
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I was just wondering if anyone here who doesn't own any 68k macs uses emulators. I have been using 68k emulators such as BasiliskII on Windows since several yea…
· 5 posts · started 26 Dec 2008 - 13:38 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 13:08
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I've been looking around the web and finding a lot of different approaches to replacing the PowerBook 100 battery and they all seem far too complicated. Isn't i…
· 19 posts · started 14 Jun 2008 - 21:34 · last 8 Jan 2009 - 01:22
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Is there any sort of utility to turn on the internal fan on a Lombard? This thing is overheating and locking up. The cooling fan is not turning on at all. I'm w…
· 33 posts · started 25 Jun 2008 - 03:56 · last 6 Jan 2009 - 20:46
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It has a nice home in my 6100 now. However, the 6100 is such a heat trap it freezes about after 2 hours due to the heat. Time for a fan I guess. I have a Pentiu…
· 7 posts · started 1 Jan 2009 - 17:06 · last 4 Jan 2009 - 15:37
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The compacitors are fine...I tested them with a multimeter. I also raised the volume out in the controll panel...still no sound. Any help?
· 12 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 21:42 · last 2 Jan 2009 - 16:42
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Hi, Recently I've had one of my SE's display an error code identifying an illegal action. It also displays the number 1000, but I'm not sure how to find out wha…
· 5 posts · started 31 Dec 2008 - 15:19 · last 1 Jan 2009 - 17:03
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:O Zip disk just killed one of it's low-level catalog files and Disk First Aid (System 6 version AND Mac OS 9) are being unhelpful. Time to find a different dis…
· 6 posts · started 24 Dec 2008 - 00:20 · last 31 Dec 2008 - 01:34
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