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I have a Logitech V220 wireless mouse "for laptops", which I'd like to use with my Titanium Powerbook (I don't like trackpads). The only Mac driver package on t…
· 4 posts · started 11 Jun 2013 - 11:41 · last 15 Jun 2013 - 11:51
Hardware
Alright, I have three PowerBook 500-series systems. All of them have *SOMETHING* "off" with them. They are: 540c with some case damage, but perfect screen, no h…
· 6 posts · started 14 Jun 2013 - 07:39 · last 15 Jun 2013 - 06:52
Troubleshooting
So...my SE/30 board came yesterday. Its awesome, and everything. Its been recapped too, which may/may not be a bonus. And I've almost got it running an OS. Almo…
· 6 posts · started 13 Jun 2013 - 12:52 · last 15 Jun 2013 - 04:22
Troubleshooting
Hi, I know this isn't a PPC PowerBook, but here goes anyway... I just got a MacBook Pro (model A1226, 2.2 GHz), and the video circuitry is acting weird. I suspe…
· 11 posts · started 14 Jun 2013 - 03:39 · last 15 Jun 2013 - 01:58
Hardware
hi, now my mac is finally booting, after removing the vga card. After starting the mac all seems working, but after executing an program i get an crash (apple s…
· 37 posts · started 6 Jun 2013 - 19:54 · last 15 Jun 2013 - 00:37
Hardware
Well so far I can say this case design is not my favorite. both the Quadra 800 and 840av had alot of rattling plastic pieces in the case when arrived. The Quadr…
· 8 posts · started 12 Jun 2013 - 18:42 · last 14 Jun 2013 - 20:41
PowerPC
Did the whole 68k-->PPC transition make OS8 not wonderful for 68k's, and not so great for some PPC's ether? Looks like even the 60mhz Power Macintosh 610…
· 25 posts · started 23 Feb 2013 - 17:54 · last 13 Jun 2013 - 21:33
Hardware
Hello, I have 2 LISA power supplies here. One thing I can say, for both power supplies They get very hot. You can even see black marks on the bottom of the PCB'…
· 3 posts · started 23 May 2013 - 18:33 · last 13 Jun 2013 - 20:13
Troubleshooting
Esteemed folks; I recently acquired a IIci in a load of other Apple gear. It had been a developer's primary desktop for many years before it was shut off and st…
· 4 posts · started 12 Jun 2013 - 05:31 · last 12 Jun 2013 - 20:00
Software
Hi all, Every now and then I have a go at finding old Mac shareware/freeware collections online. Today I was looking for the original BMUG PD CD Rom Volume 1 fr…
· 8 posts · started 3 Jun 2013 - 06:52 · last 12 Jun 2013 - 00:26
Hardware
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PowerKey-Sophisticated-Circuits-for-Apple-Macintosh-Original-box-/261224549186 My IIci has an ATX power supply, but I couldn't g…
· 11 posts · started 8 Jun 2013 - 23:25 · last 11 Jun 2013 - 21:41
Troubleshooting
I have a nice powerbook 180, I would going to try to do the resedit hack and install OS 8.1. However, whenever I plug a SCSI CDROM into the computer it won't bo…
· 3 posts · started 9 Jun 2013 - 01:21 · last 11 Jun 2013 - 19:33
Hardware
Searched the site, but I couldn't find any information on this. I recently acquired a 2nd Mac Classic. It's missing its case screws, so I opened it up... The li…
· 21 posts · started 10 Jun 2013 - 04:31 · last 11 Jun 2013 - 19:29
Software
Comment at http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/apple-color-emoji/ says that Apple had color fonts back in 1987, predating Color Emoji by over 20 years. Any…
· 4 posts · started 29 May 2013 - 18:08 · last 11 Jun 2013 - 04:37
Troubleshooting
No joke. It smells like fish. I've had this machine for over a year and it's never smelled. All of a sudden, there's a strong fishy odor coming from the back. I…
· 19 posts · started 21 Aug 2012 - 22:53 · last 11 Jun 2013 - 01:08
68k
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200931526566? Haven't seen one of these in a while on ebay. It is missing the bezel and no cache card.
· 7 posts · started 9 Jun 2013 - 19:43 · last 10 Jun 2013 - 22:05
Software
After years of looking, today I picked up an AWS 9150, complete with DAT, 5 drive sled, CD-ROM (and bezel) — all the fixin's. Haven't booted it yet, as I am jus…
· 12 posts · started 7 Jun 2013 - 02:45 · last 9 Jun 2013 - 00:57
Software
Not sure If I should post this here, but it seems appropriate… I'm trying to disassemble a leaking 5300 battery (want to remove the cells and put a few weights …
· 32 posts · started 4 Jun 2013 - 17:35 · last 8 Jun 2013 - 18:56
Troubleshooting
photo-3 by oldmacs, on Flickr Just wondering what that could mean- It is on my PowerBook 150- It shows up sometimes and disappears and reappears while using the…
· 8 posts · started 10 May 2013 - 13:40 · last 8 Jun 2013 - 17:04
Software
Hi, I'm thinking of doing a "Mystic" conversion, and I have an extra Performa 575 board available, so I'm wondering if anybody knows the modification that needs…
· 12 posts · started 5 Jun 2013 - 19:26 · last 8 Jun 2013 - 02:45
Networking
I don't have a machine that is capable of doing the feats listed below at the present time, so I thought I'd ask for some help. (This is for the Guide.) 1.) Can…
· 48 posts · started 18 May 2013 - 04:36 · last 8 Jun 2013 - 00:44
Software
Hello, I would like to ask for some advice about setting up a PowerBook Pismo as a MIDI synthesizer. I have a M-Audio Keystudio 49: http://www.m-audio.com/produ…
· 14 posts · started 3 Jun 2013 - 22:49 · last 8 Jun 2013 - 00:34
68k
I just won this Q800. Just realized, they came with a CD-ROM. So this one has a Blank Plate where the CD-ROM would have been. I wonder if this was a S/O maybe u…
· 18 posts · started 5 Jun 2013 - 21:43 · last 7 Jun 2013 - 23:39
OS 9
Picked up another molar. This one in immaculate cosmetic condition. It was supposed to be a replacement for one of the ones I have. When I had my stuff in a sel…
· 4 posts · started 2 Jun 2013 - 22:59 · last 7 Jun 2013 - 13:00
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