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I'm thinking of pulling it out of my closet and upgrade the OS a little. Trouble is, the only computer I have that has floppy is an eMachines T2080. But I figur…
· 7 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 15:22 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 14:45
68k
So today I went to a thrift store in hopes of finding any old macs. Nada, Later on in chinatown, I thought i'd stop by an old hardware shop which sells electron…
· 12 posts · started 10 Aug 2009 - 20:30 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 14:43
68k
After a bit of a fight between me and another bidder, I picked up this on eBay last night. I'm hoping they're 64MB sticks...if so Christmas has come early, and …
· 9 posts · started 5 Aug 2009 - 01:48 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 11:15
68k
People have been looking for these off and on: ebay #160354370085 look like 512k ones. Cheap.
· 3 posts · started 12 Aug 2009 - 06:21 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 07:17
Troubleshooting
Torrent: http://www.box.net/shared/x0zx2ay1yn If it shows no seeds, my computer is turned off.
· 61 posts · started 4 Apr 2009 - 00:35 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 04:19
Hardware
I finally got around to tearing down the old Macintosh 512k to see what the problem is. Visually the electronics appeared fine, so it looks like I need your hel…
· 18 posts · started 9 Aug 2009 - 12:49 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 01:40
68k
OK several problems. When turn on, it doesn't not make the bong sound. I don't know if a Mac SE 30 should make that sound or not when starting up. Second, sound…
· 4 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 15:07 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 01:33
OS 9
I found a post somewhere the other day with a pic of OS9 with the Hi-Tech theme. I got the impression that the guy who posted it had hacked the original theme f…
· 4 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 16:09 · last 12 Aug 2009 - 00:48
Games
1] You moved your character around through a maze and had to avoid traps. 2] It got progressively harder until it was really frustrating because you kept hearin…
· 1 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 22:10 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 22:10
Software
I got this bag a while ago and decided to look at it tonight. 2 of the RAM sticks are new and have 'NEI - 100 37101' & on another sticker 'n1 x 36-70' a…
· 3 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 06:56 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 16:29
Hardware
Hi, I've been busy the past week restoring my dead SE/30 - I have a spare SE/30 machine for parts as well. Both had the Simasimac at startup, so I took about re…
· 4 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 06:30 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 12:12
68k
Hi all, I've an Apple external 800K floppy drive (the one with the lines on top and red LED at the front) with a flaky 800K drive I'd like to replace. I've a sp…
· 2 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 00:12 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 05:06
Hardware
I noticed this OS mentioned in one of Dr. Bunsen's posts, I thought ubuntu support was strictly x86! 8-o How does this compare with the NetBook Remix a/o the cu…
· 19 posts · started 7 Aug 2009 - 22:33 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 05:01
PowerPC
Sorry for the new topic, this is the emergency. I found the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-mixed-Macintosh-CDs_W0QQitemZ270440956609QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_C…
· 1 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 02:51 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 02:51
PowerPC
I fancied a trip to a semi-local used bookstore the other day (Sunday) and rescued 8 used Mac books. They are: Power Macintosh 8600 Users' Manual The Power Mac …
· 7 posts · started 4 Aug 2009 - 17:46 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 02:07
Games
Did system 6.0.6 come in both HD and DD disks, or just DD?
· 2 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 00:35 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 01:39
Hardware
I got an LC475 with a 3rd socket beside the two VRam slots. It´s a little bit smaller than the two VRams, and I have no idea what this could be. At this picture…
· 8 posts · started 8 Aug 2009 - 15:23 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 01:37
Troubleshooting
My Macintosh LC III from GreenDoc came today in the mail. Besides some uniform yellowing, it's in perfect condition; both tabs snap together nicely (no tab issu…
· 1 posts · started 11 Aug 2009 - 01:33 · last 11 Aug 2009 - 01:33
Software
Hey everyone, the eMac in my sig has some DVD problems. I installed a nice superdrive, (Not apple branded) from an old DVD player/creator. The DiskDrive does NO…
· 4 posts · started 10 Aug 2009 - 16:05 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 21:59
PowerPC
I went to a book sale where it was $3 for a filled bag. There were a lot of computer books, not just many vintage Mac ones. I did manage to find Macworld Illust…
· 2 posts · started 10 Aug 2009 - 16:31 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 17:57
Hardware
Today's haul: Macintosh LC 475, AppleCD 300e Plus, Apple Personal LaserWriter printer, a SCSI scanner, a Performa Plus CRT, and a bunch of cables. The LC and CD…
· 12 posts · started 31 Jul 2009 - 17:16 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 15:59
Software
I was wondering if anyone has (or knows of a source for) the old Macintosh Software Supplements which Apple used to send out on disk back in the 80's.
· 1 posts · started 10 Aug 2009 - 15:29 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 15:29
68k
We now have 1024 members. would that be a GigaMember?
· 19 posts · started 4 Aug 2009 - 01:18 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 10:07
Hardware
Latest find, just today. At the Frankston Tip Shop And the more I saw of it, the more excited I got. Price was right. $5 Sapphire slotloader, firewire ports, VG…
· 21 posts · started 6 Aug 2009 - 11:23 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 08:30
Networking
Does anyone know if there was ever a LocalTalk card in the form of a PCI card, for PC/Windows? I know I've seen ISA cards, but most of them are circa 1990 or so…
· 16 posts · started 26 Jul 2009 - 16:03 · last 10 Aug 2009 - 06:36
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