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Hey folks, first post here. For about a year now I've been working in the office of a warehouse/trucking company. The warehouse here is chock full of old junk t…
· 7 posts · started 15 Apr 2010 - 19:11 · last 19 Apr 2010 - 13:49
PowerPC
Shouldn't the beige G3 be in with the PCI Powermacs since it's an Old World machine?
· 5 posts · started 18 Mar 2010 - 19:32 · last 19 Apr 2010 - 06:32
Hardware
i understand that there is a bit of a speed gain in a file system's performance when you mount it with asynchronous writes enabled, but there is the risk of los…
· 26 posts · started 20 Nov 2009 - 06:51 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 23:31
PowerPC
Hello all, I recently acquired a PowerBook 540c. So far, I'm very happy with it, blah blah and blah. Anyways, as I was snooping around the System Folder, I noti…
· 8 posts · started 9 Mar 2010 - 02:31 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 23:28
Hardware
Hi All, My son's trusty Powerbook 540c has recently started to shut down at random while in use. After this happens it will not restart unless I unplug the powe…
· 6 posts · started 11 Apr 2010 - 00:17 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 23:25
Hardware
After allowing at least five of these to slip past me on eBay over the last few years, I finally picked up a Duo 2300c in good condition. It's physically near m…
· 17 posts · started 18 Mar 2010 - 21:32 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 23:16
PowerPC
A while back I attempted to install Tiger on my 266 MHZ Beige G3. Today I received a Sonnet G4/500MHZ CPU I had bought off eBay. I installed it and tested it. I…
· 6 posts · started 17 Apr 2010 - 23:06 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 22:40
Software
Just found this little charmer. Yellowed as can be, and gives a "043420" error code when turned on. What I found interesting, though, was the "Maccessories Swiv…
· 7 posts · started 16 Apr 2010 - 16:16 · last 18 Apr 2010 - 02:19
68k
UPDATE: PDFs are being created, please scroll down for a list! [] ]'> So back in April I went to a computer show and got some really awesome Apple items …
· 13 posts · started 17 Jul 2008 - 22:10 · last 17 Apr 2010 - 18:04
Peripherals
Onoes! The DIY SCSI PCMCIA drive and SCSI RAM disk projects that have been referenced here often are offline. Wayback machine has zilch. I'm now trying to retri…
· 4 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 14:03 · last 17 Apr 2010 - 12:30
Peripherals
This is actually three seperate conquests, in a way. One was entirely accidental. Seems these classic Macs just fall onto my head now I'm not looking First: 14 …
· 23 posts · started 26 Mar 2010 - 22:11 · last 17 Apr 2010 - 11:59
PowerPC
Hi, Today I picked up a WorkGroup Server 9650/350 - nigh on my idea of the "ultimate" Mac (just short of a Quad G5!). Super expandability with a super case to w…
· 9 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 12:50 · last 17 Apr 2010 - 08:47
68k
I am having a LOT of fun picking around in these ROMs. I was trying to extract the easter egg images from the Mac SE ROM, and I've hit a bump in the road. There…
· 11 posts · started 1 Mar 2010 - 02:10 · last 16 Apr 2010 - 16:54
Software
How big an improvement in eMate performance (not storage, which is an obvious enough improvement) with one of these installed? Apparently the width of the syste…
· 10 posts · started 5 Nov 2007 - 09:23 · last 16 Apr 2010 - 06:36
Peripherals
I'm using my SE/30 as a distraction free writing machine, but one of the biggest issues I have is the keyboard home keys on the D and K keys. Its an "Apple Keyb…
· 8 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 02:55 · last 14 Apr 2010 - 06:21
Networking
What use of an old Mac Quadra 700, with floppy drive and all orginal accesories? What comes to my mind: Overclock to 33Mhz, Arcada machine? Case mod? Or some ot…
· 10 posts · started 11 Apr 2010 - 12:41 · last 13 Apr 2010 - 17:18
Troubleshooting
Just got a Macintosh Plus from local auction site. Comes with Macintosh Plus 1Mb, Mouse, Keyboard and a box of original manuals (with disks). Too bad the case i…
· 4 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 14:22 · last 13 Apr 2010 - 14:15
Software
KANSAS CITY, MO -- April 12, 2010 -- KansasFest, the 21st annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers…
· 1 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 15:29 · last 12 Apr 2010 - 15:29
Development
Is it public domain? Or am I stuck trying to find a copy on Ebay? Thanks
· 2 posts · started 12 Apr 2010 - 10:10 · last 12 Apr 2010 - 13:48
Software
I found tons of discussions on mode32 but I'm a little confused on whether or not I need it. I just did a clean install of 7.5.3 and under About this macintosh …
· 3 posts · started 11 Apr 2010 - 19:38 · last 11 Apr 2010 - 20:59
Troubleshooting
Is there any way to re low-level-format a stepper 20mb miniscribe? i have one pulled from a macintosh SE and its giving me fits. of course. it works perfectly f…
· 3 posts · started 11 Apr 2010 - 00:46 · last 11 Apr 2010 - 03:43
PowerPC
came out office's electronic recycling bin. also an Amiga 4000D.
· 6 posts · started 21 Mar 2010 - 03:59 · last 10 Apr 2010 - 10:53
Software
Hey ya'll! I just got a free iBook G4 for helping a friend migrate data from it to her MacBook, then connecting her BlackBerry to her MacBook! Specs: 1.07GHz G4…
· 8 posts · started 9 Apr 2010 - 19:42 · last 10 Apr 2010 - 06:21
Troubleshooting
With the help of Byrd, I recently did a successful ROM switch from my 'dead analogue board Mac Plus' to my 'dead ROM Mac Plus'. Of course one mac had to lose, n…
· 3 posts · started 9 Apr 2010 - 15:57 · last 10 Apr 2010 - 02:43
Peripherals
Agreed today to buy this lot from a friend for $60 (text of the advert follows): 2 beige G3 Macs, 1 desktop, 1 tower 2 desktop Apple 6100/DOS Centris 660AV IICI…
· 50 posts · started 1 Mar 2010 - 15:49 · last 10 Apr 2010 - 02:32
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