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Any at all? Or is $20 on a comm slot Ethernet card going to be a waste of money? I just want to network it w/ my Windows pc's for file sharing - running up and …
· 19 posts · started 6 Oct 2010 - 02:17 · last 11 Oct 2010 - 18:48
Software
If you were to change the MAC OS down or up, will all of the files and programs go to the new OS or will they be deleted?
· 3 posts · started 11 Oct 2010 - 02:24 · last 11 Oct 2010 - 15:55
Hardware
Hi all, With the recent acquisitions I came across recently, I thought I'd spend the weekend cleaning them up and try to get some of the busted ones working aga…
· 6 posts · started 11 Oct 2010 - 00:06 · last 11 Oct 2010 - 01:31
PowerPC
I got my first Mac, a Power Macintosh G3 AIO off of craigslist for $10 (Plus $5 for gas). It was just the computer so I bought the keyboard, mouse and a modem (…
· 2 posts · started 10 Oct 2010 - 18:25 · last 10 Oct 2010 - 19:40
Software
Good day everyone! I just found a cheap (HK$20; ~US$2.578) Sonnet Crescendo G4 400/1M this afternoon when I was walking around in town. It's really cheap and wo…
· 2 posts · started 10 Oct 2010 - 17:47 · last 10 Oct 2010 - 18:42
Troubleshooting
Hello: This is my first post on the 68k forum. I own three compact Macs (a 1986 512ke, which was upgraded to a 1987 Plus, a 1988 Plus, and a 1988 Mac SE (SuperD…
· 43 posts · started 2 Sep 2010 - 19:49 · last 10 Oct 2010 - 18:32
Networking
This tutorial, which came to mind after a recent post, takes an elegant approach to using an old QuickDraw printer with an OSX machine. Gives a usef to an old M…
· 2 posts · started 2 Oct 2010 - 14:27 · last 10 Oct 2010 - 17:17
Hardware
I heard somewhere that the 575 can only use certain types of SIMM's in its ram slot. What kind is it?
· 2 posts · started 9 Oct 2010 - 22:31 · last 9 Oct 2010 - 22:51
Hardware
Does anybody know of audio software that will play on a Mac 512K? I know there were a few, but everything I've found seems to have higher system requirements th…
· 12 posts · started 22 Sep 2010 - 15:07 · last 9 Oct 2010 - 04:38
Troubleshooting
Hi all, I need some help with a recurring question I have. I've got a Mac Plus, which has been upgraded from a 512K, and it is in great condition. Everything wo…
· 8 posts · started 8 Oct 2010 - 01:28 · last 9 Oct 2010 - 03:21
Hardware
Hey all! This is my first post but I figured it'll be appropriate to do it in here since my conquest was what lead me to this forum. About a month ago I noticed…
· 17 posts · started 19 Sep 2010 - 02:05 · last 9 Oct 2010 - 03:12
Software
From a respondent to a craigslist ad that's cleaning house. In they-worked-once-but havent-been-started-in-awhile condition. $300 for the lot. I pickup on Satur…
· 16 posts · started 6 Jul 2010 - 21:36 · last 9 Oct 2010 - 03:10
Troubleshooting
My Powerbook 180 powers up fine, but over the first 3-5 minutes of use, the screen turns dark at the corners, and progressively darkens the screen from the edge…
· 9 posts · started 5 Oct 2010 - 03:01 · last 8 Oct 2010 - 03:22
Hardware
Hi all, I haven't been collecting Macs for all that long, but if you look at my signature, I'm pretty happy with what I've come across so far. My most recent ha…
· 8 posts · started 6 Oct 2010 - 23:50 · last 7 Oct 2010 - 22:33
OS 9
alright, i installed insomniax on mac os x 10.4, and i have since disabled it. but my powerbook still wont sleep on lid close, not even under mac os 9. could my…
· 8 posts · started 17 Sep 2007 - 19:47 · last 7 Oct 2010 - 16:02
Troubleshooting
Sometimes when I close the lid of my 540c, it will fall right asleep. A vast majority of the time, I either need to practically slam it down to make it sleep, o…
· 6 posts · started 2 Sep 2007 - 19:43 · last 7 Oct 2010 - 15:51
68k
Hi, I'm Piotr (Peter), 17 and I live in small village near Katowice-Pyrzowice Airport, Poland. I don't have ANY Apple hardware, because I think that modern Mac'…
· 12 posts · started 6 Aug 2010 - 22:08 · last 7 Oct 2010 - 07:00
Hardware
Although I already have a functional LC, I recently discovered a whole lot of old Mac II's and some others in the basement of my school. As part of a computer c…
· 26 posts · started 2 Oct 2010 - 22:41 · last 7 Oct 2010 - 01:45
Peripherals
I've just got an Apricot F1 circa 1984/5 and comes with a wireless (infra-red) keyboard and a version of the GEM user interface. This is probably one of the mor…
· 4 posts · started 3 Oct 2010 - 13:23 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 23:42
Troubleshooting
I've been rooting around for a while now trying to get a LaserWriter for my Mac Plus. I happened to find a LaserWriter Plus about a month ago on Craigslist but …
· 15 posts · started 28 Sep 2010 - 20:55 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 22:19
Hardware
... and back then I was complaining about the lack of conquests/liberations I got. Well, not any more! In the course of this year I got (all for free, mostly wo…
· 2 posts · started 5 Oct 2010 - 23:22 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 21:54
Hardware
I found an LC520 motherboard and I need to replace the capacitors. Problem is, the markings on C9 have corroded off, so I can't tell what value it is. Does anyo…
· 3 posts · started 17 Mar 2010 - 23:37 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 20:58
Hardware
Over the weekend I managed to get my LC520 back in working condition. Boots from HD just fine, but looks like I need to boot from a floppy and run Disk Tools. I…
· 6 posts · started 3 May 2010 - 17:58 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 20:58
Hardware
I am thinking of investing in one good NiMH battery rebuild for my PB 1400 (but don't want to do it myself). The two aftermarket VST batteries that were my "bet…
· 3 posts · started 6 Oct 2010 - 16:34 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 19:49
Networking
These were donated to my brother's school, but I arranged the deal and picked them up. They're going into the Computer teacher's lab. He has students do project…
· 5 posts · started 6 Sep 2010 - 23:56 · last 6 Oct 2010 - 17:40
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