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I have a stock Mac Cube, a long time ago I installed BG2 on it, and was happily playing away. Then one day the hard drive crashed. I recently replaced it, insta…
· 2 posts · started 29 Oct 2011 - 19:45 · last 6 Nov 2011 - 19:14
Hardware
I finally broke down and got a new battery for my clamshell, which has been AC-only for the past five years. The battery is a Newer Technology NuPower 63W model…
· 18 posts · started 5 Nov 2010 - 02:37 · last 5 Nov 2011 - 18:20
PowerPC
Though problem of not being able to print in OS 9 occurred over a week before my Nov. 2 post, it's only today that after not doing anything, after selecting my …
· 1 posts · started 5 Nov 2011 - 17:48 · last 5 Nov 2011 - 17:48
68k
As mentioned in the Conquests thread, I bought an LC III+ yesterday. Its serial number tag includes an actual manufacture date (as many mid-1990s stickers do); …
· 2 posts · started 3 Nov 2011 - 21:35 · last 5 Nov 2011 - 01:32
Peripherals
Post your unusual things you have. Gravis Mac Gamepad. Ment to be ADB but has a serial? type connector. Must be in the wrong box but looks the same as the pictu…
· 69 posts · started 15 Mar 2008 - 09:37 · last 4 Nov 2011 - 15:32
Hardware
I just picked up another Gigabit Ethernet. Unlike my last rescue, this one was complete internally. It didn't chime at first, so I took out the RAM sticks and p…
· 6 posts · started 3 Nov 2011 - 15:40 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 22:39
Networking
Hey guys.. I joined here because I just recently bought a Mac Classic. Got it for a steal. Found it on eBay for $15, and since it was local, I didn't have to pa…
· 11 posts · started 3 Nov 2011 - 16:30 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 19:26
Hardware
I've just been given an iMac G3 with what appears to be a power issue. It powers on for a second or two, then shuts off, the power light never going green, and …
· 3 posts · started 2 Nov 2011 - 19:00 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 16:41
Hardware
I want (I was going to say "need," but that wouldn't be honest) to remove the 90º PDS angle bit from a IIsi nubus adapter, in order to use it in a SE/30 (in ord…
· 35 posts · started 22 Oct 2011 - 03:16 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 02:16
Peripherals
I finally bit the bullet and bought it. There had been an LCIII+ listed on the Pittsburgh Craigslist every month since the spring. Since nobody wanted to give t…
· 2 posts · started 2 Nov 2011 - 22:30 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 00:29
Hardware
Ironically, the other day as i was making a comment about how robust old macs are, and how my Classic has survived so long and still works fine, i take it out t…
· 16 posts · started 26 Oct 2011 - 16:01 · last 2 Nov 2011 - 16:33
Software
Some months ago I couldn't print in OS 9 and fixed problem by removing items in Print Queue. It worked fine for months. New problem: After I down-loaded "Bean",…
· 1 posts · started 2 Nov 2011 - 15:52 · last 2 Nov 2011 - 15:52
General
Was anyone else watching the Performa 200 on ebay? Did it really (legitimately) sell for this price? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110760042917?ssPageName=STRK:MEW…
· 2 posts · started 1 Nov 2011 - 04:24 · last 2 Nov 2011 - 13:12
Hardware
Bought an Newlife Computer upgrade card on eBay out of curiousity. It is pretty cool, has a 68030 + coprocessor on board, 4 memory simms, and looks like SCSI po…
· 21 posts · started 24 Oct 2011 - 23:35 · last 2 Nov 2011 - 05:26
Software
I just picked up an SE from Ebay with a 20Mb hard drive and 4Mb RAM. It's currently running System 7, but feels a little sluggish compared to my Macintosh Plus.…
· 5 posts · started 1 Nov 2011 - 04:14 · last 1 Nov 2011 - 17:12
Networking
I tried connecting the macplus to my pc via a serial cable. Cable on the macplus end has a din connector that goes into the plus's printer or modem port and a 2…
· 7 posts · started 27 Oct 2011 - 05:08 · last 1 Nov 2011 - 15:37
Software
I download the System 6.0.8.sea.bin files from the Apple website, then used Stuffit in OS X Lion to unpack them to "System Startup" and "System Addition" files.…
· 8 posts · started 29 Oct 2011 - 20:39 · last 30 Oct 2011 - 23:08
Networking
You knew it was inevitable...
· 26 posts · started 6 Sep 2011 - 01:37 · last 29 Oct 2011 - 23:30
PowerPC
Walked around town yesterday with my friend and spotted a store with lots of stuffs inside. My friend was looking for a video card to fix his G3 as it doesn't s…
· 3 posts · started 28 Oct 2011 - 04:52 · last 28 Oct 2011 - 22:31
Hardware
Today I picked up a Power Macintosh 8600/300 with a Applevision 1710 monitor. I have been told it all worked when it was last used but i haven't been able to po…
· 18 posts · started 14 Oct 2011 - 04:00 · last 28 Oct 2011 - 04:42
Peripherals
Two weeks ago, my old tutoring computer (PowerBook 150) bit the dust. This week, I put a flaky 140 into service (questionable screen, no HD). However, its tenur…
· 3 posts · started 21 Oct 2011 - 21:49 · last 28 Oct 2011 - 00:23
Hardware
I have searched the web and looked in many forums and haven't found a problem remotely like the one I’m having. The problem is with my MMD FW800. It’s a dual pr…
· 5 posts · started 26 Oct 2011 - 03:09 · last 27 Oct 2011 - 19:03
General
How does one login and/or register to post some documentation on the Wiki?
· 2 posts · started 26 Oct 2011 - 23:30 · last 27 Oct 2011 - 15:31
Software
Hey all! I've got a Performa 640CD sitting here, and was wondering what i could to with it to give it some good use. It currently has 8.1 on it, but I'd like to…
· 22 posts · started 24 Oct 2011 - 22:49 · last 27 Oct 2011 - 10:31
Hardware
. . . has anyone already tested this configuration as yet? :?: My research aim is to discover whether the OO Pseudo Slot Macintosh Video Address, which is unimp…
· 36 posts · started 23 Sep 2011 - 17:45 · last 27 Oct 2011 - 05:50
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