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Hey Guys -- I've always been into retrocomputing, but now that I have a family and kiddos I don't have as much time as I once did plus I've parted with most of …
· 2 posts · started 17 Jan 2011 - 18:20 · last 17 Jan 2011 - 21:39
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I have two I-O Data IDSC21 adapters that I bought ages ago. I'd like to know if anyone else here has one of these and is using it successfully with a 68k Mac? I…
· 7 posts · started 14 Jan 2011 - 11:02 · last 16 Jan 2011 - 22:17
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No it is not a Mac, but it is relevant to me because it is a bit retro and fits in with my mostly Mac studio. It is a beautiful, black Z-80 based MSX computer w…
· 4 posts · started 15 Jan 2011 - 03:24 · last 16 Jan 2011 - 14:54
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OK, so I'm downsizing big time as we all know (took ANOTHER load to Goodwill today) but I found something pretty cool in my closet today while I was clearing ou…
· 3 posts · started 9 Jan 2011 - 05:01 · last 15 Jan 2011 - 19:34
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I go to plug in my Apple Keyboard into my Powerbook, along with a mouse, using an S-video cable. The second I plug in, a low static-like string of pops eminate …
· 5 posts · started 5 Jan 2011 - 00:01 · last 6 Jan 2011 - 05:36
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Local Goodwill turned up a KVM for old Macs! Supports 3 machines (ADB and monitor) and also has a converter so you can use a PC or Mac monitor on your desk. Not…
· 5 posts · started 5 Jan 2011 - 23:57 · last 6 Jan 2011 - 01:15
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. . . for those of you who refer to the Classic of Clickydom, Alps Mechanical Key Switch correct, Apple Extended Keyboard as the "Aircraft Carrier," meet the AM…
· 13 posts · started 31 Dec 2010 - 21:55 · last 5 Jan 2011 - 19:39
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I was wondering if we could come up with a list of unique Mac peripherals that can be mounted as a disk on the desktop. Obviously, most SCSI and USB devices can…
· 6 posts · started 30 Dec 2010 - 10:40 · last 31 Dec 2010 - 14:28
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Saw this incredibly detailed auction on eBay for a 128K manufactured the week of the SuperBowl. Nice detailed pictures of the early differences from later units…
· 8 posts · started 18 Dec 2010 - 17:50 · last 19 Dec 2010 - 22:55
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Today at the local Goodwill I picked up a ThunderScan for Apple II for $5 If you haven't heard of it, it is a scanner that uses an ImageBanger ImageWriter for t…
· 7 posts · started 4 Oct 2010 - 05:29 · last 14 Dec 2010 - 05:56
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Hi, i found this cable in the street, looks like midi or something like that, anyone knows what exactly is? or for what is? { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightb…
· 7 posts · started 11 Dec 2010 - 00:23 · last 11 Dec 2010 - 17:32
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Hello I suppose I ought to introduce myself briefly. I love using Modern Macs, and I have hardly used the "Classic" compact models, except for a brief interlude…
· 4 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 10:58 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 09:23
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Well, here it is, the first computer I ever owned, an LC 575 (LC_575 will be happy!). The one I had was a late 1994 model, with 5MB of RAM and a 160MB HDD. This…
· 14 posts · started 29 Nov 2010 - 10:13 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 14:29
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Today I picked up an original Macintosh, with mouse, no keyboard, and giving a memory error — but an original, honest to goodness Macintosh. It's in pretty good…
· 3 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 00:46 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 09:14
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It's almost universal knowledge here that nearly all (or maybe just all) Apple printers are based upon or are simply rebadged Canon and Hewlett-Packard printers…
· 19 posts · started 21 Nov 2010 - 02:49 · last 29 Nov 2010 - 02:17
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I have a Hyperdrive FX-20 external SCSI hard drive that I acquired with a Mac Plus off eBay a few months ago. The Mac Plus works great, but the FX-20 isn't work…
· 6 posts · started 24 Nov 2010 - 18:38 · last 25 Nov 2010 - 00:45
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Today I took home from my school's basement (with permission!) one of HP's popular personal printers of the 90's: a LaserJet 4L. Hauling it home was not easy, a…
· 5 posts · started 11 Nov 2010 - 00:55 · last 11 Nov 2010 - 03:49
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A local furniture store here in Chantilly, VA is going out of business and I went over today to see if there was any furniture left worth buying. I didn't immed…
· 10 posts · started 6 Nov 2010 - 21:32 · last 10 Nov 2010 - 04:24
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one of my last 'finds', IIgs rom 3, not on ebay { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The re…
· 4 posts · started 31 Oct 2010 - 14:41 · last 2 Nov 2010 - 15:34
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I finally brought home the Performa that I mention was in my school basement, using the same method as the IIsi! And that method is: a North Face backpack. Thos…
· 3 posts · started 31 Oct 2010 - 16:10 · last 31 Oct 2010 - 20:23
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Hi all, I have just acquired an Apple //e (read all about it in Conquests) and when I go to play some of the games, they load up but don't go any further. I tri…
· 15 posts · started 11 Oct 2010 - 23:43 · last 24 Oct 2010 - 00:33
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Just got a apple IIgs today and I am going to need some help with it since this is my first apple II. I got it plugged it in to the monitor that I got too ( app…
· 10 posts · started 10 Oct 2010 - 20:05 · last 14 Oct 2010 - 00:14
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How come these are so hard to come by? I have one of these in my LC 475, and it would be really cool for me IMO to own another, just for the fun factor.
· 6 posts · started 13 Oct 2010 - 01:26 · last 13 Oct 2010 - 20:25
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Take a look at This Ebay item. Scroll down to the third picture showing the back of the case. There is a fancy "D" carved into it. I have no idea what this migh…
· 8 posts · started 23 Jul 2008 - 20:26 · last 13 Oct 2010 - 04:20
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I've just got an Apricot F1 circa 1984/5 and comes with a wireless (infra-red) keyboard and a version of the GEM user interface. This is probably one of the mor…
· 4 posts · started 3 Oct 2010 - 13:23 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 23:42
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