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I think Monaco is one of the best, if not the best, programmer's (and general-purpose monospace) font ever. Many agree with me. But some don't. If you are one o…
· 7 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 17:02 · last 13 Aug 2013 - 00:54
Hardware
Yesterday a Bondi was advertised for free... well sort of, because it was described as an Apple CRT display...and not working unit I already have one of those (…
· 1 posts · started 12 Aug 2013 - 22:10 · last 12 Aug 2013 - 22:10
Troubleshooting
Today I got a powerbook 170 and a 145b. According to the previous owner the 170 was the only one working. But apparently both are working, there's just a faulty…
· 5 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 17:45 · last 12 Aug 2013 - 21:57
PowerPC
Up until now, I don't know that I've ever actually SEEN a Mirrored Drive Door system in person - save maybe a glance in an Apple Store when I was vacationing el…
· 8 posts · started 31 Jul 2013 - 18:41 · last 12 Aug 2013 - 02:44
Software
On the topic of Canadian Pride I'm calling it a Marsland machine. By accident I discovered this in my city while talking to the guy at the electronics shop. Wor…
· 5 posts · started 9 Aug 2013 - 00:06 · last 11 Aug 2013 - 00:11
Software
Mainboard 1 - 47uf 33v - Radial 4 - 47uf 16v - SMT http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic/EEE-1CA470WR/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtZ1n0r9vR22cS6GEbW2ftocdkiN2ijlcU%3d…
· 2 posts · started 10 Aug 2013 - 22:11 · last 10 Aug 2013 - 22:11
Troubleshooting
my buddy just dropped 1700 on this lisa, we are trying to determine if this is a Lisa II or Macintosh XL, or Macintosh Professional the PSU is bad. He wants to …
· 21 posts · started 7 May 2013 - 08:44 · last 10 Aug 2013 - 17:15
Peripherals
Hi Everyone, I picked up an Avid Meridien BOB today at my local university surplus. It was cheap enough and came with some useful cables so I thought I'd buy no…
· 2 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 22:10 · last 10 Aug 2013 - 15:46
Hardware
Hi All- Just got a Macintosh IIsi with issues. It chimes, and then starts reading the hard drive and I can hear it make an error noise once it has finished load…
· 13 posts · started 5 Aug 2013 - 12:22 · last 10 Aug 2013 - 05:22
Hardware
Hey, Got a couple of pizza box's here (a LC and Performa 450) that are giving me intermittent ram problems, the LC has oxidised contacts on the ram simm, and th…
· 11 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 19:12 · last 9 Aug 2013 - 22:45
68k
AD has been discussed before but I'm curious if anyone has thought of extracting the resources and then reverse-engineering the behaviors of the originals.
· 5 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 15:08 · last 9 Aug 2013 - 15:40
Software
My Dad picked up an SE when they were new. He used it for years, but when work went PC-only, the SE sort of slipped out of usage and at some point ended up in t…
· 7 posts · started 7 Aug 2013 - 15:34 · last 9 Aug 2013 - 05:29
Software
A few days ago, Trash80 posted a photo of a T-handled Compact screwdriver which looked to be the same as the one Apple issued to the AASPs back in the 1980s. I …
· 11 posts · started 1 Aug 2013 - 21:13 · last 9 Aug 2013 - 03:44
Troubleshooting
Hi! I've been trying to decipher how the Mac interfaces with the Suprdrive floppy drive through the ISM part of the SWIM chip. I've almost got it, but I don't u…
· 21 posts · started 1 Jul 2013 - 20:22 · last 7 Aug 2013 - 16:41
Troubleshooting
So I received a LC475 from mcdermd early this year. When i got it, and opened it up, it gleamed and sparkled like stroll through bronners on the 4th of july (ht…
· 26 posts · started 25 Mar 2013 - 00:29 · last 7 Aug 2013 - 07:41
Troubleshooting
Today I received the Mac Plus from mcdermd (Thanks again!). Plugged everything in, got a "bing", short "whirr" from the floppy drive, screen came on, but never …
· 24 posts · started 6 Aug 2013 - 22:04 · last 7 Aug 2013 - 06:17
Software
I'm trying to get my HP SureStore 5000 (SS5K) running with my Quadra 605. It's in an external SCSI box with 4 other devices. 1. Has anyone ever gotten the SureS…
· 4 posts · started 3 Aug 2013 - 14:00 · last 7 Aug 2013 - 00:01
Troubleshooting
Basics for first time cap job: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3932529 4.5" Mini-Diagonal Cutters Model: 6400061 | Catalog #: 64-061 $7.49…
· 27 posts · started 9 Dec 2012 - 19:04 · last 6 Aug 2013 - 19:22
Hardware
Just thought I ought to share one of the personal favourites of my collection with you folks.... my SE Superdrive, which I've been playing with today. The old O…
· 14 posts · started 1 Aug 2013 - 14:31 · last 6 Aug 2013 - 01:16
68k
Saw this auction listing . . . 1992 Classic Mac, Mac LC, Mac IIci/IIsi, Quadra, Powerbook (& more) Technical Reference, 2nd ed. Technical Introduction t…
· 1 posts · started 5 Aug 2013 - 23:57 · last 5 Aug 2013 - 23:57
Hardware
Was looking for a 1400 for a long time. Found a local ad for a 1400 c /166, no PSU and nothing more than the Powerbook. A phone call later and the 1400 was mine…
· 11 posts · started 30 Jul 2013 - 21:32 · last 5 Aug 2013 - 14:35
Networking
So I made a swap today, and got a few as-is 600 series Thinkpads. The 600E is missing pretty much everything but the main chassis and the 600 isn't much better,…
· 11 posts · started 29 Jul 2013 - 04:28 · last 5 Aug 2013 - 05:09
Software
Hello, I recently acquired an Apple dot matrix printer. I would like to know if these are rare or not. It is the last parallel printer Apple produced and it was…
· 1 posts · started 4 Aug 2013 - 18:25 · last 4 Aug 2013 - 18:25
Hardware
. . . if they're the really the same, where did the other 63MB vacate its seat on the memory bus? :?: I'm wondering if the 1MB limit for Bank A might be the phy…
· 3 posts · started 25 Jul 2013 - 19:27 · last 4 Aug 2013 - 17:47
68k
I want to try my hand at some conversions of a few contemporary (mostly freeware) 2D indie games for 68000/68020/entry level 68030 Macs. Some I've been thinking…
· 2 posts · started 4 Aug 2013 - 04:33 · last 4 Aug 2013 - 17:40
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