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Several months ago, I started this thread. (Quick summary: The floppy drive in my Color Classic was doing weird stuff.) After an attempt at cleaning produced no…
· 6 posts · started 27 May 2009 - 05:45 · last 27 May 2009 - 23:52
Hardware
Got a Centris 610 with bad video - lines/degradation everywhere, pulled VRAM no help. Caps showing significant leakage. Cleaned the board using 99% alcohol and …
· 13 posts · started 2 May 2009 - 06:00 · last 27 May 2009 - 16:16
Software
Hi All, I believe the 2.0 SDK is the last that will run on the 68k Macs. I can find 2.1 on the apple download site, but can confirm that this wont install / run…
· 2 posts · started 24 May 2009 - 05:44 · last 27 May 2009 - 10:48
Software
Does anyone know of a program that will work on System 7.x that will allow you to capture a video of your screen? I've seen screen capture/videos of System 7 bu…
· 9 posts · started 23 May 2009 - 01:31 · last 27 May 2009 - 03:17
Troubleshooting
Well, I was working in OS 9, it crashed and then I heard this horrid Mechanical Fail Noise. I unplugged it. I plug it back in, and it is the WORST failure sound…
· 7 posts · started 26 May 2009 - 00:43 · last 26 May 2009 - 23:48
Peripherals
I just washed all of my IIe's keys. All of them went back fine except the space bar. I do not know how to put it back on. How do you do it?
· 3 posts · started 23 May 2009 - 18:57 · last 26 May 2009 - 22:26
Hardware
So I picked up 3 compacts from the side of the street in Arlington, MA yesterday. Rather I could say my girlfriend grudgingly picked them up for me. I found: } …
· 6 posts · started 25 May 2009 - 17:58 · last 26 May 2009 - 19:04
Development
does anyone have one of these, preferably in digital format? The only one on Apple's site is this horrendous no-formatting guide that's impossible to follow. ht…
· 2 posts · started 25 May 2009 - 15:57 · last 26 May 2009 - 01:46
Software
The 68kMLA administration has become wary of all the abandonware requests that have been made in this forum lately. We would just like to remind you all that th…
· 16 posts · started 23 Apr 2009 - 11:32 · last 25 May 2009 - 20:07
68k
my collection of vintage Mac http://www.mismac.tk
· 13 posts · started 4 Apr 2009 - 17:31 · last 25 May 2009 - 16:34
Troubleshooting
I've noticed a lot of activity in the War Room. Perhaps you guys are talking about the 60 minute policy. Regardless of what you're discussing, will there be any…
· 74 posts · started 26 Apr 2009 - 04:39 · last 25 May 2009 - 11:01
Hardware
I put a "best offer" bid in on a "Quadra 950 Case" of $15-n-change because the shipping was $14-n-change, figuring for $30.00 even, I might hack some electronic…
· 10 posts · started 22 May 2009 - 01:17 · last 24 May 2009 - 22:56
Software
Is there a way to limit the image size in a post? Something like " { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "light…
· 3 posts · started 18 Mar 2009 - 06:26 · last 24 May 2009 - 19:50
Software
Is the RetroChallenge happening this year? I can't remember if it traditionally starts in June or July. Thanks.
· 8 posts · started 23 May 2009 - 16:05 · last 24 May 2009 - 01:01
Troubleshooting
hello again i decided that i needed to reintroduce myself. i've been a member for a long time (back before the big crash when the old forum was lost) but life h…
· 19 posts · started 27 Feb 2009 - 16:03 · last 23 May 2009 - 16:45
68k
An SE/30 I've been fooling with for a while is missing the screws that go underneath the carrying handle. Does anyone know the exact specs for these screws? Do …
· 10 posts · started 18 May 2009 - 21:32 · last 23 May 2009 - 01:44
Peripherals
I have noticed on an old 333 MHz iMac logic board that there are traces for what appear to be: J12 = Mac floppy drive J11 = CD analog audio J4 = Serial port (Us…
· 14 posts · started 9 Nov 2008 - 03:19 · last 22 May 2009 - 17:56
Hardware
Hey all- I found an eMac in a recycling pile today. The machine works perfectly as far as I can tell; slight burn in and a few scratches on the case, but nothin…
· 7 posts · started 21 May 2009 - 02:14 · last 21 May 2009 - 07:41
Troubleshooting
I remember it looking like Dragon Warrior, with first-person battles, and that I died to a dragon early. I also remember playing it at the same time as TaskMake…
· 1 posts · started 21 May 2009 - 02:06 · last 21 May 2009 - 02:06
Networking
I could not believe it when I saw an AirPort Extreme base station at a garage sale with $10 written on it. I asked if it works, they said yes, and it was mine. …
· 3 posts · started 20 May 2009 - 17:45 · last 20 May 2009 - 17:55
Development
I have a Mac Classic II that I've been wanting to do some development on, and I've been trying to track down a good C compiler for System 7 Macs. It sounds like…
· 4 posts · started 13 May 2009 - 18:12 · last 20 May 2009 - 01:27
Troubleshooting
Well, I have decided that it is not impossible to fix the IIci. It is clear to me however, that it will need to be recapped, as the sound is gone. Luckily, ther…
· 6 posts · started 14 May 2009 - 23:03 · last 19 May 2009 - 15:59
Networking
Yesterday I went to a beautiful horse farm in Massachusetts and picked up a dead Color Classic in 9/10 cosmetic condition (more on that in the Compact Macs form…
· 9 posts · started 17 May 2009 - 18:02 · last 19 May 2009 - 15:11
Software
I've had an LCIII for a few years now. It runs System 7.5 for now, but i was wondering if there's any way to install the system on it via a network since it doe…
· 4 posts · started 10 May 2009 - 14:19 · last 19 May 2009 - 12:38
Troubleshooting
I am running HyperCard on my iBook G3 and am having a bit of a problem with speed. It is running a speed-sensitive stack too quickly, rendering it nearly inoper…
· 5 posts · started 17 May 2009 - 19:32 · last 19 May 2009 - 11:04
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