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Hi all, I looked through the archives here for any mention of 500-series PRAM batteries (it turns out that they are actually full-on 50-mAh backup batteries, no…
· 12 posts · started 5 Oct 2015 - 17:27 · last 17 Oct 2015 - 13:07
Troubleshooting
Hi Guys i have recently restored an LC , apparently working , starts , boots sounds but ADB port does not work, i have recapped LB but the problem still remain.…
· 4 posts · started 15 Oct 2015 - 22:48 · last 16 Oct 2015 - 22:06
Peripherals
Figured I would wait till I had a complete system before posting this thread. My first post in this forum was in the compact mac section regarding a Macintosh S…
· 5 posts · started 14 Oct 2015 - 01:21 · last 16 Oct 2015 - 18:15
Peripherals
I've got a couple of teardrop ADB mice that I've cleaned inside and out with alcohol, and they're lovely in most regards. That said, I can't seem to find a way …
· 19 posts · started 13 Oct 2015 - 00:32 · last 16 Oct 2015 - 05:13
OS 9
I have a limited number of SATA and ATA133 cards but I have a fair number of Ultra SCSI PCI cards that I’ve pretty much never used and some 10,000 rpm hard driv…
· 16 posts · started 5 Feb 2015 - 19:25 · last 16 Oct 2015 - 04:34
Hardware
Hey, everyone. Now that I have my G3 operational I want to get some faster storage in there. The G3MT came with an Adaptec 29160 card installed that I put back …
· 18 posts · started 3 Oct 2015 - 07:23 · last 15 Oct 2015 - 19:10
Hardware
Topic pretty much explains it all. I have an 8600/250 I am trying to get up and running in my quest for the towers of power. I get boot chime, everything seems …
· 13 posts · started 13 Oct 2015 - 19:12 · last 15 Oct 2015 - 19:09
Troubleshooting
Looks like I have literally burned out the logic board on my IIsi. I powered it up today after a few weeks in storage to test some RAM sticks, and it was behavi…
· 22 posts · started 4 Oct 2015 - 00:55 · last 14 Oct 2015 - 04:12
Hardware
Hey all, I've got a Gigabit Ethernet model that I'm wanting to upgrade. It has the 500Mhz Dual Processor in it, and I believe it has a GeForce 2 or 3 in it. I a…
· 9 posts · started 12 Mar 2015 - 18:56 · last 14 Oct 2015 - 00:04
OS 9
Hi, I'm struggling to install Mac OS 9.1 on my 6100. The only CD-ROm drive I have is a third party one and I cannot make it boot from the original Mac OS 9.1 in…
· 10 posts · started 1 Jul 2015 - 21:13 · last 13 Oct 2015 - 23:39
Hardware
Hello! first post here, although I have been reading and following threads for a few months now. I've recently started acquiring old Macs (I've been collecting …
· 7 posts · started 20 Aug 2015 - 19:37 · last 13 Oct 2015 - 21:44
Hardware
Does anyone know what power supplies Daystar equipped their Genesis line with? I would assume it would be the same as a 9500 but I also know some of the clone m…
· 8 posts · started 2 Oct 2015 - 02:30 · last 13 Oct 2015 - 01:17
Troubleshooting
So, I got myself into a bit of a bind. Everything was going perfectly well with the recap of my SE/30's logic board until I got to the axial caps. A combination…
· 6 posts · started 11 Oct 2015 - 11:03 · last 11 Oct 2015 - 23:41
PowerPC
I recently (well, last year ) acquired a bag full of old SIMMs, DIMMs and the like... I am slowly going thru them and trying to identify them based on number of…
· 15 posts · started 12 Aug 2015 - 02:16 · last 11 Oct 2015 - 02:38
Development
Was wondering if anyone has ever come across the NCSA Mosiac Source for Mac or Windows? It was only available by request. I've been attempting to track it down …
· 1 posts · started 10 Oct 2015 - 01:38 · last 10 Oct 2015 - 01:38
68k
I have an LC III that came with a 40MB hard drive, only other SCSI drive I have laying around is a 6GB Seagate drive... I put it in the LC, created a 500MB part…
· 6 posts · started 7 Oct 2015 - 00:19 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 23:22
Peripherals
I have a Performa 475 with a bad original 160MB hard drive. It exhibits the spin up / spin down symptom. From reading the forums, that seems to be a problem wit…
· 2 posts · started 8 Oct 2015 - 20:53 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 21:46
68k
Hi all, new here but I am a long time vintage computer tinkerer. Have owned many classic Macs and Amiga's over the years. I have been lucking enough to just pic…
· 18 posts · started 1 Oct 2015 - 10:38 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 19:01
68k
Hi everybody.I've been visiting 68k LMA but this is my first topic. I got a SE/30 and recapped it.And when I turned it on,I got both Death Chime and Simasimac.I…
· 19 posts · started 6 Sep 2015 - 14:26 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 18:23
68k
Just curious whether or not 64MB SIMMS are recognised on the 550 logic board or if 36MB (4 + 32) truly is the limit. Thanks!
· 21 posts · started 5 Oct 2015 - 22:35 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 02:58
PowerPC
Do you guys buy new Kapton tape pieces when reworking G4 Ibook/Powerbooks? Apples seems to love using that stuff to keep cables plugged in.
· 6 posts · started 22 Sep 2015 - 22:22 · last 8 Oct 2015 - 01:41
OS 9
Resetting the iLok time demo, the easy way:1- Install iLok 5.05 (attached)2- Drag and drop your startup HD to the "Make all visible" app. (attached)3- Run the s…
· 1 posts · started 7 Oct 2015 - 16:51 · last 7 Oct 2015 - 16:51
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