So it's not so much conquest as "repossession" 8) I had totally forgotten I had these. - A boxed Newer Technology MacClip, which I bought in a liquidation sale …
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In one of my earlier conquests, I received a couple of Apple IIes, one with a bunch of cards. I have been trying to gather info on some of these, but I still ne…
BackStory Alert: proceed to ScreenShot if uninterested . . . Two days ago, I was checking out the backside of a 6500 I'd long since picked up dirt cheap at thri…
Not sure where to put this but I will try here: I have come across a troublesome LC575. The machine will start up by pressing the power on button on the keyboar…
I just scored a printer :beige: I usually don't look at those, never print really... but this morning i spotted a Style Writer 2200 in a nice bag including PSU …
After a year of hard work, some fluke chances and a lot of patience, I finally have a dream Macintosh II system assembled. The reason I call it Absolutely Apple…
I just won this mouse on ebay. Does anyone have any experience with using this? Does it use a standard ni-cad rechargeable triple-A battery? I know it has two a…
Hey all, I just purchased a Visioneer PaperPort Vx off of ebay for super cheap. It comes with the AC adapter and a serial cable. (RS232) I've got all the driver…
My first ever non-eBay conquest. Craigslist. Included keyboard and mouse. First tell me what you would have paid (be honest), and then I'll tell you what I paid…
Lucky this week, I have scored tonight: A blue and White Powermac G3 { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lig…
Hello, I have a SE/30 that hasn't been on in about 4 years. The internal HD is corrupt enough that it won't boot from it. I built a new System 7.5.3 boot disk u…
I've been putting together a small collection of Classic Macs and peripherals, and one of the small irritants that I always run into is missing rubber feet. For…
CelGen's Awesome Absolutely Apple Macintosh IIfx restoration project has inspired another pie in the sky/over the top hack of dreams notion . . . { "lightbox_cl…
I bought a System Saver for my 128k, because God blessed me with some extra funds and I am wondering when it gets here what I should do about my intended usage …
... with a single floppy Mac. This is one of the best video sequences I have seen of a Mac 128k/ 512k in actual use. All that swapping of disks would, I think, …
. . . don't get me wrong, I still prefer full travel clickey keys with sculpted caps and tiered rows . . . . . . bu t I finally gave in and went to pick up the …
. . . from the Silicon Valley Bus Co. Here are the shots I took for the gang forming up to do the Skunkworks PS-2 <-> ADB Project The only problem…
This long weekend gone I managed to get myself the following: Blueberry 350MHz iMac - working Blueberry 400MHz iMac - not working Snow 500MHz iMac - untested Fl…
As the main startup drive for my SE/30....Seems very quiet and reliable. How's the speed? Anyone wanna talk me out of this before i go through the hassle of for…
I got the sucker! I've just gott share this one . . . jruschme sent me the last of his formidable Duo & Duo accessory collection . . . thanks again, JR!…
I have found an old Parallel Port Zip drive. I have read somewhere that these used to actually be SCSI but with a parallel converter. Could it be used as an ext…
Bit of a background of this conquest should be in place. Some weeks ago, i randomly googled for add's "Macintosh 128k for sale" (but in finnish of cos) and foun…
I got a Classic last week. Turns out I have another one coming my way next week!!! This one has 2MB RAM and no hard drive (I do have one I can stick in there). …
First external config experimentation: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested c…
OK - this is going to sound entirely absurd. But. I need a 3.5" drive for my IIgs. I have an SE with two 3.5" 800k mechanisms. I read on an eBay listing that so…