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I scored two new Macs at the VCF this weekend!! 1. Mac IIcx. Doesn't boot but has a 13" Apple HiRes. Caps look OK, may need a new battery. 2. Mac SE. Boots, Min…
· 12 posts · started 21 Apr 2013 - 23:03 · last 8 May 2013 - 20:02
68k
Since so many troubleshooting threads wind up like this: http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19583 An official detailed recapping guide for eve…
· 71 posts · started 8 Nov 2012 - 17:46 · last 8 May 2013 - 17:01
Software
Hello-- So today when I went to use my quadra at my school, I looked at the front of it, and someone had pried the rainbow apple logo right of the front of my c…
· 7 posts · started 30 Apr 2013 - 22:00 · last 7 May 2013 - 22:43
General
I finally found a copy of SoftARC's FirstClass Server. Version 2.4, for a whopping 10 bucks shipped on ebay! First step is to make copies of these diskettes, se…
· 1 posts · started 7 May 2013 - 02:30 · last 7 May 2013 - 02:30
Troubleshooting
I've got an SE/30 logic board from a fellow collector for repair, actually recap only but they apparently send me the hopeless cases. It was dead, no video and …
· 13 posts · started 1 May 2013 - 20:37 · last 6 May 2013 - 22:24
Troubleshooting
Hey guys As some of you might know, I'm in the process of refurbishing some of the components in my Plus. After spending the past year with it not working, I fi…
· 5 posts · started 15 Apr 2013 - 00:26 · last 6 May 2013 - 21:14
Peripherals
OK, so I've been trying to remove the computers from my collection but I couldn't pass up on this craigslist find Mint in box 128k upgraded to 512k all accessor…
· 14 posts · started 2 May 2013 - 23:21 · last 6 May 2013 - 20:45
Software
I prefer the old Picasso Mac Welcome to Macintosh boot over the System 7.5 boot screen. I seem to recall there was an extension or maybe a hack that turned the …
· 13 posts · started 17 Jan 2013 - 20:57 · last 6 May 2013 - 07:41
Software
Does anybody know about these software packages? It seems like one of those things that might have failed, as I have never heard of it. Here is an article about…
· 2 posts · started 5 May 2013 - 19:37 · last 6 May 2013 - 00:40
Hardware
Okay, conducted a hardware test IAW the following instructions: 1. Simultaneously press the CONTROL and RESET keys during boot. 2. Enter CALL -151 and press RET…
· 6 posts · started 4 May 2013 - 03:05 · last 5 May 2013 - 18:17
68k
Sort of a pleasant little surprise...found a 15" IBM flat screen monitor (2005 vintage) for just $32. I was hoping to use it as a TV substitute but can't seem t…
· 1 posts · started 5 May 2013 - 02:36 · last 5 May 2013 - 02:36
Software
I'm trying to strategize a setup for my slowly-increasing collection of MIDI gear, and one of the things I'd like is for it to be portable. To that end, I'd lik…
· 4 posts · started 9 Mar 2013 - 01:10 · last 4 May 2013 - 17:14
Troubleshooting
This thread has its roots in my MDD Zip750 thread conquest posts. NOT A RECOMMENDATION!I thought I'd made another major Zip conquest a while back. I picked up a…
· 19 posts · started 1 May 2013 - 19:53 · last 4 May 2013 - 15:46
Troubleshooting
. . . booted to crackling speakers and :?: twice, bombed upon booting from TechTool Pro CD in a known good drive. Now it doesn't power up, no biggie! ;D EXCELLE…
· 37 posts · started 21 Mar 2013 - 15:50 · last 4 May 2013 - 01:24
Hardware
This current portable I am working on, on the 12V side its only making 1.38v when turned on, trying to track down the VREG responsible. Anyone have any insight?…
· 8 posts · started 30 Mar 2013 - 02:39 · last 3 May 2013 - 09:16
Troubleshooting
I have an 800k Sony drive that has stopped booting on a 512k or a Plus, but still reads\writes OK when attached to my IIsi. The IIsi has SWIM chip, the Compacts…
· 14 posts · started 12 Apr 2013 - 08:40 · last 3 May 2013 - 03:29
Networking
Howdy! Will soon acquire an Apple //c Plus, and have a Macintosh Classic II running OS 7.5.5. Am able to Appletalk between the Classic II and my Powerbook 3400c…
· 26 posts · started 29 Apr 2013 - 15:39 · last 3 May 2013 - 02:59
Hardware
So I bought a 344MB IBM drive on eBay to replace the dead HDD on my Outbound laptop. The weirdest thing happens. When I plug the HDD in and boot, the top 1/2 of…
· 19 posts · started 19 Apr 2013 - 17:17 · last 2 May 2013 - 16:50
Peripherals
The SE's superdrive. If I swap it into an external 800k floppy enclosure, does that work as an external 1.44mb for the SE?
· 9 posts · started 1 May 2013 - 22:24 · last 2 May 2013 - 06:49
PowerPC
I recently obtained a 1Ghz PPC Powerbook Titanium (Model: M8859) as per this thread (viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20660&p=200276#p200276). It works great…
· 6 posts · started 28 Mar 2013 - 21:25 · last 1 May 2013 - 17:42
Hardware
Hi guys, A couple weeks back, I posted a question about using modern hard drives with old macintosh computers. A few of you mentioned that it would be easier to…
· 5 posts · started 30 Apr 2013 - 09:07 · last 1 May 2013 - 04:54
Peripherals
I have a keyboard suffering with two dead keys, I've tried following some of the guides online for removing the black plastic surround, so that i can access the…
· 3 posts · started 10 Apr 2013 - 11:09 · last 30 Apr 2013 - 17:39
Hardware
I have collected a nice 110, this was supplied with 3 Sram cards. At first, none of those cards were recognized, all but one battery cell was flat. i removed th…
· 1 posts · started 30 Apr 2013 - 16:52 · last 30 Apr 2013 - 16:52
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