This is a hack I did quite some time ago and, like almost all of my hacks, it has never quite been finished! :-/ I was going to post this after having welded an…
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. . . attempt made today. It was a half-@$$ed attempt, so I was unsurprised by the nasty results . . . but still . . . :-/ I built the frame, some spacers and a…
I have something weird going on with a Mac Plus Analog board that I recapped. I regrettably didn't power it on before I recapped the board but last time, a few …
I can't vouch for ALL the links from back in the day, but hopefully, some of them are still good. : For starters: here's the link to my Peripherals: LINKS Proje…
Many years ago I acquired a 540c and 520c in a single eBay auction. Both operate perfectly (the 520c screen was kind of janky), but the 540c's case was slightly…
Cover { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please t…
The MR824 diode that is a recommended replacement for the GI854s used at CR1 and CR5 on compact Mac analog boards appears to be discontinued, does anyone here k…
Received 5 boards from rollermanz in the uk to try and fix. Some look hopeful , some look anything but. Anyway took a few pics of the boards before I did anythi…
Hi guys I'm finally starting my own "conquests" topic. I'll regularly update it, by posting one Mac after the other. And also try to keep the following posts sh…
Hi, All, I have here some sort of card (accelerator?) that was installed in my new-to-me Mac IIfx. Google is unable to give me relevant information. However, I …
Hi, I have a basically brand new 17-inch PowerBook G4, but I cannot figure out why the keyboard backlight is so dim. It was dim from the start, so I replaced th…
I own a "former Macintosh XL". Just a case and monitor. I would like to restore it. Now it looks like mission impossible ...... but I just started. This week I …
I've got the following card for my 475: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested …
Hi, I realized that both Firmtek and Wiebetech sold Sil3132 based controller cards for late-2005 PowerMac G5. I had a Sil3132 card sitting in a drawer so I deci…
Hi, Is there a way to secure a Gopher server with a password, like it can be done on a http with a .htaccess ?
I have had a nagging desire to get one of these machines for at least a year, and I finally decided to make it happen. The auction got out of hand in the final …
Stemming from previous discussions I've got a pretty usable Serial Disk driver. It currently uses a program on a linux, osx, or other posixy type system to serv…
I have been a little busy lately. I think I may have had a breakthrough on the serial SCC based MacBottom. I was brainstorming thinking about how to obtain a dr…
Hi all, I have an Apple III that has been sitting in my storage for a while. Now that I have space to put it on, I installed it and started playing with it. It …
Hi folks. As you all know many of the existing color IW II ribbons are unusable because the foam rollers have deteriorated. I find it a bit sad that the IW II c…
does anyone have the audiodesk installer?http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=1060.msg1102#newv1.0 - v1.02i thought i had this already.. maybe its…
Hello chaps, I've recently added an HD20 to my 512k and have installed 3.2 in order to do AppleTalk networking etc. The only issue is that System 3.2 doesn't ap…
So I have a Macintosh Plus and a Powerbook 180 - these are my only pre-OS X macs (and, coincidentally, my only floppy disk equipped macs). Since neither machine…
I was able to get my Macintosh 512K web server running and on the internet for current RetroChallenge. It is running System 2.0/Finder 1.1g with 64K ROMs. Here …
In my Macintosh XL I found three cables. Two are for a disk, but not for a floppy drive. 26 holes in two rows of 13. Who knows what they are? And what is the wh…