Hey all, I have a Macintosh II that has a hard drive that Uniserver set me up with (thanks man!). The problem I'm having is I can't wrap my brain around how to …
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Hey everyone - I know the 667MHz DVI TiBooks have a placeholder for where the second fan for the faster models went. Does anyone know if the logic board for the…
I like how there is pads for SMD caps. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Capacitor-ESR-Inductance-Resistor-Meter-Transistor-Tester-Detect-NPN-PNP-Mosfet-/261229081706?pt=…
I was talking with a friend today and I asked him if he still had a few things he told me about a while ago (old mac hardware). I picked up today: Macintosh LC …
Hi, I brought out the TiBook again, and I was reminded of a weird problem with the Airport card. It won't work under Mac OS 9. I updated the software, reinstall…
I decided recently to dust off the old Mac Pro for the kids to play with. (The primary motivating factor was someone giving me a matching 30" Cinema display the…
I've come up with a few questions about OSX, I've been sitting on the fence about adopting it. First, I recall a discussion about a specific eMac install set th…
Tangential discussion shifted from: You Know You're an Old-School Mac Guy When... p.7 . . . holding down the mouse button to put away removable media is intuiti…
My Quadra 950 boots perfectly but does not seem to want to play with a keyboard or mouse - neither work at all at any point in the boot process or otherwise - a…
Hello, I seem to be having some trouble trying to select a start up disk using OS 7.1. I go to control panel, then starup disk. I see my three partitions there,…
In vintage computing the main benefit of solving a problem is it helps you to find the next problem. After fixing my IIsi logic board (caps) and its PSU (caps) …
Found it for a buck And it had apple logos.. Looked unusual so bought it..
Hi, So I'm doing some cleaning and I found this under a desk... Now I'm wondering if this could be used on a Mac IIfx? I have no idea if this scanner ever had 6…
here's a shot while getting OS 7.6 downloaded off my file server via FTP Got it all configured and now I no longer have to use FTP, I can AFP to my 10.5 server …
I have a Classic II that needs to be recapped. I have noticed during times of heavy HD access that the edges of the screen will visibly wobble. Is this a caps i…
Back in 2004 or so there was a short lived alpha quality port of the Mac-On-Linux virtual machine to Darwin platforms. I took a keen interest in it as my Alumin…
I noticed my 7500's PSU is making very high-pitched noises while running certain loads. It's worse when I put in a replacement 150MHz 604 CPU card, and then esp…
I came back home to Pittsburgh yesterday. I've got my first day of business tomorrow (tutoring) so I'm using today to unpack and unwind a bit (already did my ho…
OK, I know that this isn't a classic Mac snag, but I'm really stoked that I finally got my Raspberry Pi in the mail. I'm actually using it as I type. :lol: I ha…
I was excited when I won this on eBay. Described as "Mint in box" and "unused." I was doubly excited when I won it for only $50. I had put a minimum bid on it n…
I tried searching but failed. Can someone tell me how deep I have to go to remove the bezel of a compact mac? (The SE is in question.) I know that the CRT is mo…
Found at goodbytes. $100. Will post pics later. Apple is selling the same display for $999 I got it untested (they didn't have a compatible machine to test). I …
Is there any benefit to having an FPU installed in a Classic II if I'm not running something like CAD, etc...?
All the talk of the upcoming Mac Pro had me renew my search for a Cube. Picked one up today. 450 MHz, 640 MB RAM, original 20 GB hard drive, Rage 128 Pro graphi…