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This monitor powers on "when it receives a video signal", however when connected through my KVM it refuses to turn on. Is there any way I can short two pins tog…
· 2 posts · started 23 May 2013 - 02:31 · last 23 May 2013 - 04:19
Troubleshooting
My son's 4th gen iPod classic has started giving him a "click of death" which I'm assuming means the hard drive inside has died. Is this something he can fix ea…
· 5 posts · started 22 May 2013 - 22:10 · last 23 May 2013 - 04:06
Hardware
So I'm putting together a Quadra 840AV basically out of parts (got a motherboard + RAM en route, need to find a housing for it.) But I'm trying to expand it a l…
· 14 posts · started 20 May 2013 - 17:08 · last 22 May 2013 - 04:30
Peripherals
What's the difference between the 8524S and the 8524SA? Does anyone know? TIA Randy
· 3 posts · started 20 May 2013 - 03:54 · last 21 May 2013 - 19:56
Hardware
Today I picked all this stuff up for $200. Upon going through it I feel like there's way more than $200 worth here. Definitely keeping all of it for life! http:…
· 23 posts · started 17 May 2013 - 00:50 · last 20 May 2013 - 20:54
Networking
So I have a Mac SE thats giving me Simasimac. I'm thinking of washing the board and also doing something about the corrosion near the back. However, its an SE b…
· 6 posts · started 19 May 2013 - 13:08 · last 20 May 2013 - 19:46
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My Mac Plus (platinum) was running fine until yesterday. It was booting off a minimal 6.0.8 floppy. :b&w: Now the internal drive immediately ejects the …
· 8 posts · started 15 May 2013 - 08:02 · last 20 May 2013 - 12:19
Hardware
Hi, I treated my SE/30 to a Sonnet Allegro "doubler" accelerator, boosting it to 33Mhz '030 off the socketed board. It installed easily bar having to lengthen t…
· 1 posts · started 20 May 2013 - 11:25 · last 20 May 2013 - 11:25
Networking
To go with my partway restored SE/30, I seem to have picked up some sort of retro mac bug. Background: I just picked up a used (obviously!) 1400cs. It's a fairl…
· 19 posts · started 6 Feb 2013 - 08:59 · last 20 May 2013 - 11:12
PowerPC
I had to kill a little time while I was waiting on someone so I started looking around on craigslist and saw a couple of xserves in the free section. Only thing…
· 6 posts · started 18 May 2013 - 03:38 · last 20 May 2013 - 06:37
OS 9
Thanks to a heads up from my longtime buddy jr, it's finally mine . . . ALL MINE!!!!!!!! Muahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: …
· 3 posts · started 19 May 2013 - 00:28 · last 19 May 2013 - 04:35
Peripherals
I found this image while searching the web. I used to have tangerine speakers just like that. I emailed the owner of that pic, but he hasn't seen them in 10 yea…
· 1 posts · started 18 May 2013 - 05:03 · last 18 May 2013 - 05:03
Peripherals
I've had this machine for about a month now, just havent gotten around to posting. But, a little while back, I was looking around for an LC III, and a seller on…
· 13 posts · started 17 May 2013 - 05:50 · last 18 May 2013 - 01:18
Hardware
The Apple HiColor 15" LCD Monitor Patent Pending ) This is a project to turn a Gateway FPD15-40 LCD into an Apple-esque ADB capable VGA monitor. I'm using the b…
· 9 posts · started 17 May 2013 - 02:41 · last 17 May 2013 - 18:07
Software
Was there ever an equivalent of the OSX Mac Hardware Test suite for Compacts? I could really do with some diagnostics. Maybe a library of scripts to exercise th…
· 6 posts · started 16 May 2013 - 02:02 · last 17 May 2013 - 12:58
Hardware
I recently recapped 2x Color Classic logic boards. One of them works well and turns on immediately from the keyboard, with new Pram battery installed. The other…
· 10 posts · started 20 Mar 2013 - 18:03 · last 17 May 2013 - 07:59
OS 8
Does anyone know of/have such a list? I have some old NICs, I want to see which ones work with the OS, so I can upgrade to 100BaseT(from 10BaseT).
· 1 posts · started 16 May 2013 - 20:07 · last 16 May 2013 - 20:07
Peripherals
well, in that case, I think it's misleading that Apple but in a bluelight for the promo video. Looks alot better, IMO.
· 19 posts · started 14 May 2013 - 14:04 · last 16 May 2013 - 19:05
Peripherals
I've got a pair of adapters for turning Laptop Optical Drives into standard IDE & MOLEX connector internals for desktop/tower use. Is there such a thing…
· 23 posts · started 12 May 2013 - 00:14 · last 16 May 2013 - 17:24
Hardware
Turns out the seller doesn't want the Performa back, so I'm going to try and fix it. I've run into a bit of a snag. I can't figure out what it is. Nothing looks…
· 18 posts · started 1 May 2013 - 03:51 · last 16 May 2013 - 06:27
Troubleshooting
Per James1095's suggestion i just replaced just the (Lite Brown Caps) The Brand name of these pieces of crap is (ELNA) Long-Life These Certain caps are the only…
· 9 posts · started 21 Dec 2012 - 07:51 · last 16 May 2013 - 05:40
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In a thread here I can no longer find, somebody posted a link to a video of a conference presentation on 400/800k drive maintenance. The presenter had up on scr…
· 4 posts · started 3 May 2013 - 12:06 · last 16 May 2013 - 01:52
Peripherals
http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/interior-upholstery/50619-boiling-plastic-restore.html this is kind of interesting, He is saying boiling old plastics in wat…
· 7 posts · started 15 May 2013 - 19:24 · last 15 May 2013 - 21:37
68k
Local computer recycler put these two machines (and others) on ebay. They charge a MINT for shipping so their auctions tend to end up very low. Thankfully I liv…
· 7 posts · started 13 May 2013 - 08:55 · last 15 May 2013 - 05:25
68k
Found this morning a Weller WEC-20 Soldering Station. Was dirty, but complete, and only 5 €. Tested, and working great. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_n…
· 13 posts · started 12 May 2013 - 12:45 · last 14 May 2013 - 19:50
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