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Alright, this might not really be a conquest (since it was a trade and all), but WorkgroupServer and I had a trade. I received: Mac SE power supply Mac SE analo…
· 12 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 15:10 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 18:28
PowerPC
Okay, well, it's conquest time once again, guys. This time at the same college that I've scored: -2x Blue and White G3s (November 2008) -3 various PCs, Athlon p…
· 11 posts · started 19 Jun 2009 - 18:20 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 18:15
Hardware
Where is the CUDA button on the Power Macintosh 8500? And how do you get to it? I got the outer case off, but I have no clue how to get the motherboard out. I d…
· 17 posts · started 29 Nov 2008 - 01:10 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 04:55
68k
Well, we all do stupid things. And I've done a stupid thing. I decided to wash my LC III logicboard, nothing wrong with that. Once it was dry, I reassembled my …
· 4 posts · started 14 Jun 2009 - 20:32 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 04:45
Networking
Okay! My Color Classic is finally running for a long period of time, and was able to turn on after I shut it down and installed a PDS ethernet card. My question…
· 14 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 16:45 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 01:12
OS 8
Does anyone know of a good, free HTML editor for OS 7-9? I looked on Pure-Mac and couldn't really find anything. Better yet: Is there a way to type HTML into Si…
· 7 posts · started 14 Jun 2009 - 04:36 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 01:06
PowerPC
I have found a pristine (though untested, as yet) Apple 12" RGB monitor at a local computer shop, along with an assortment of other old Apple items (two rather …
· 16 posts · started 27 May 2009 - 02:39 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 00:47
Hardware
Hi, This is something I've noticed with Compact Macs. You may have noticed this too, but just in case you didn't I thought it would be interesting to post this …
· 8 posts · started 15 Jun 2009 - 22:02 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 00:37
General
nevermind, i misread the rules
· 1 posts · started 20 Jun 2009 - 00:24 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 00:24
PowerPC
I have a Beige G3 that I have set up running OS 8.5 with AppleShare IP. For some reason, it keeps crashing. I can't seem to figure out the problem. If I boot it…
· 10 posts · started 19 Jun 2009 - 02:30 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 22:36
Troubleshooting
I have three early Sony SuperDrive floppy drives, all of which need repairing. I have lubricated all of these drives and tried everything I can to get them func…
· 3 posts · started 13 Jun 2009 - 16:24 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 17:09
Hardware
Hello everyone, I have a ton of SCSI 160 and 320 cards and HDDs from dell servers. Would the cards work in my G4 tower? If so OS 9.2 work or would i need OS X? …
· 6 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 02:48 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 12:58
Development
While not 68k related, I did pick up a 9500 with a whole slew of external SCSI storage (Exabyte tape drive, DAT tape drive, Jazz drive and two zip drives) and a…
· 7 posts · started 18 Jun 2009 - 17:48 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 12:22
Hardware
Hi Folks, About two weeks ago I made this thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10005 asking for help with my Color Classic, which finally, for two days, worked p…
· 12 posts · started 1 Jun 2009 - 21:21 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 10:40
68k
Just won an eBay auction for this for $8 shipped. The nice thing about this is it's accelerated and seems to have never been used.
· 7 posts · started 14 Jun 2009 - 02:02 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 01:43
PowerPC
Do IceBooks really need their shielding?
· 6 posts · started 18 Jun 2009 - 03:07 · last 19 Jun 2009 - 00:35
Hardware
I have a Power Macintosh 9500 that worked fine up until yesterday. I no longer get a boot chime, but the computer still functions and boots. I checked all cable…
· 3 posts · started 18 Jun 2009 - 03:52 · last 18 Jun 2009 - 19:03
Hardware
So I'm back home from uni, and have therefore been playing around with my old Macs for the last few days. After the Freecycle haul I got back in April, I now ha…
· 2 posts · started 18 Jun 2009 - 02:54 · last 18 Jun 2009 - 04:50
Networking
I have a G4 Powerbook that prints to an Appletalk printer (well, an Appleshare 4 print server, actually) via Airport Extreme, with no problem. Connection is thr…
· 7 posts · started 7 Jul 2008 - 01:15 · last 18 Jun 2009 - 04:03
General
So, is it just me or has the retrochallenge BBS gone down? I hope it comes back soon.
· 6 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 16:03 · last 18 Jun 2009 - 03:19
OS 8
I noticed that whenever using Desktop Pictures in OS 8.1, the picture doesn't overlay the pattern until the desktop is loaded. Is it possible to save an image a…
· 2 posts · started 18 Jun 2009 - 00:29 · last 18 Jun 2009 - 02:29
Peripherals
Could anybody give me a quick link to download this? Gamba's site has this, but I've had some strange issues opening the .bin file and CNET has this too, but it…
· 3 posts · started 13 Jun 2009 - 05:36 · last 17 Jun 2009 - 15:29
Peripherals
Hello Everyone, Okay, my Mac Plus caught fire and nearly burned down the house (godaweful smell too). So, for Christmas this past year my husband bought me a re…
· 9 posts · started 16 Jun 2009 - 02:05 · last 17 Jun 2009 - 12:48
Hardware
For members who frequent the IRC channel, you've probably heard me babbling on about this endlessly already. Due to my absence from these forums I wasn't able t…
· 18 posts · started 23 May 2009 - 15:51 · last 17 Jun 2009 - 04:15
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