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180, 270, 540, 190, 5300, 3400 I had 180c and it boiled hot. I also had 270c and was cool. How do the others compare?
· 18 posts · started 29 Aug 2010 - 20:38 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 19:03
OS 9
I worked with someone on a G4 MYSTIC model. Trying to get OS 9 working. OS X was already working fine. It had a 1.2ghz CPU. It would hang early in Mac OS 9.2.2 …
· 11 posts · started 12 Sep 2010 - 04:39 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 04:23
Hardware
Landed a PowerBook 1400c/166 + 64MB of RAM (yes, the full caboodle), and all the peripherals and even a rehabilitatable battery, for cost of shipping. In great …
· 8 posts · started 9 Sep 2010 - 04:19 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 04:06
Troubleshooting
Okay, this totally sucks. The analog board on my SE converted to an SE/30 has possibly bitten the dust. It must be the vertical sweep IC (U2) that failed or som…
· 16 posts · started 24 Aug 2010 - 18:52 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 02:04
Hardware
We discovered a mystery in the field of graphics performance. There is a Power Mac G3 and a Power Mac G4 in this scenario. The G3 is running Mac OS 10.3.9, and …
· 10 posts · started 14 Sep 2010 - 03:35 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 01:59
Hardware
Is it safe to extensively run a 7200 if missing the entire backpanel? This entire innards exposed. Not using PCI cards. They would wiggle.
· 12 posts · started 12 Sep 2010 - 04:42 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 01:55
PowerPC
I was typing rapidly in text edit. I then pressed the delete key to delete some text. I heard a very short buzz sound that sounded like an electric head shaver …
· 5 posts · started 14 Sep 2010 - 02:40 · last 18 Sep 2010 - 01:52
Troubleshooting
I've got an SE/30 with an ethernet card. I've got it set up with a proper IP address and now can get it on my network (and the internet). However, I'm stumped a…
· 27 posts · started 15 Jun 2009 - 16:18 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 23:35
Troubleshooting
Has anyone gotten Eudora 6.2.4 settings to work successfully with a Hotmail or msn.com e-mail account? I am having some problems...
· 1 posts · started 17 Sep 2010 - 22:58 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 22:58
Networking
I am looking for tips and links about using these in any PCI PowerMac. Ultimately, I'd like to try one in a Pippin (yes, I have the PCI adapter board, a selecti…
· 8 posts · started 17 Sep 2010 - 20:03 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 21:27
Hardware
Running Linux on an eMate??
· 8 posts · started 2 Jul 2007 - 20:24 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 20:19
Troubleshooting
Got a little video related mystery for you all: I've been testing out my miniature CRT monitors on my QS G4 (OS X 10.4.11, Geforce 4MX AGP video card, VGA + ADC…
· 16 posts · started 14 Sep 2010 - 18:47 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 17:57
PowerPC
I don't know quite where to post this question, so it might as well be here. I recently came across the observation [ http://lowendmac.com/tech/g3g4.shtml , tow…
· 31 posts · started 8 Jan 2009 - 17:17 · last 17 Sep 2010 - 16:36
Networking
I have a Color Classic with System 7.6.1 and ShareWay IP that let's my share files to my Intel iMac with 10.5.2. From there, I run a program called iPhone Remot…
· 18 posts · started 9 May 2008 - 04:53 · last 16 Sep 2010 - 23:09
Development
JDW raised an interesting point in the HD20 thread. I have found this thread to be quite interesting, especially the technical points hinting at the HD20's inte…
· 54 posts · started 17 Sep 2007 - 20:52 · last 16 Sep 2010 - 19:14
OS 8
Hi all, I don't post much but I need the forum's help. I need to be able to access my PowerBook 540 server through FTP (since I don't have a good way to transfe…
· 6 posts · started 16 Sep 2010 - 00:06 · last 16 Sep 2010 - 04:06
General
Just wondering... does anyone know of an extension/control panel that would save you having to hold down the option key when emptying the trash if it contained …
· 6 posts · started 20 Aug 2010 - 16:31 · last 16 Sep 2010 - 02:00
PowerPC
Found a Kodak DC40, which is their version of the QuickTake 100 / 150 camera. It works! However, it's a PITA to get pictures off it to the web. Kodak's PhotoEnh…
· 8 posts · started 12 Sep 2010 - 06:35 · last 15 Sep 2010 - 07:31
Software
Okay, I'm a greedy bastard, I'm not going to name the other forum for fear that someone will outbid me. It's not an Apple forum. But someone has posted that the…
· 15 posts · started 1 Sep 2010 - 05:32 · last 15 Sep 2010 - 05:12
Hardware
i don't know if this is the right forum, but i have an Outbound Notebook, a 68k mac laptop clone, that i got at a thrift shop. it does not appear to have a powe…
· 12 posts · started 14 Oct 2009 - 02:43 · last 15 Sep 2010 - 03:16
Hardware
I just got ahold of this baby. I noticed one problem though. When I start it up after several days of not using it, it turns on, no startup sound and some bars …
· 8 posts · started 8 Sep 2010 - 13:11 · last 15 Sep 2010 - 02:16
Troubleshooting
I was helping to supercharge a G3. We were installing a superdrive. He tries to wiggle the molex cord out of the stock drive but cannot. I then try to pull it o…
· 10 posts · started 13 Sep 2010 - 01:18 · last 14 Sep 2010 - 02:41
68k
Hi. I am new to 68kmla. I recently acquired a Mac SE/30 on the cheap. It is a nice clean machine and came with an ethernet card installed. The card is labelled …
· 2 posts · started 9 Sep 2010 - 16:01 · last 13 Sep 2010 - 21:16
Peripherals
They recently opened a Goodwill store about 20 minutes from my house. I was pleasantly surprised when I got there. ***UMAX Astra 1200S scanner in box*** - $4.99…
· 32 posts · started 23 May 2009 - 18:15 · last 13 Sep 2010 - 08:52
Hardware
I have a Sonnet G3 PCI card that i removed from my 8500. Could i use that card in my Performa 6360 ?
· 14 posts · started 11 Feb 2010 - 08:25 · last 13 Sep 2010 - 03:00
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