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OK, sorry if this is a repost but a search on Mac-o-lantern didn't bring anything up. Still plenty of time before Halloween!
· 29 posts · started 10 Aug 2008 - 20:10 · last 28 Jan 2009 - 03:39
Hardware
I've got a dead Duo 270c and I suspect the PRAM battery. An on-line source calls it a 6 volt battery but that seems kinda high. Has anyone bought one, preferabl…
· 3 posts · started 27 Jan 2009 - 23:48 · last 28 Jan 2009 - 01:48
Networking
I am curious about finding drivers or shareware drivers that can let me use the newer printers (like Canon's Pixma printers) in OS9 or even 8? I haven't used th…
· 13 posts · started 27 Jan 2009 - 20:12 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 23:41
Peripherals
I'm running Leopard 10.5.5 and using an old Apple Keyboard II with Griffin iMate plugged into USB. It works perfectly, but does anyone know if it's possible to …
· 3 posts · started 26 Jan 2009 - 16:37 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 23:35
Software
I love this old Apple marketing stuff. This name tag button for sale on eBay really shows the arrogance instilled in Apple by the Macintosh and also how out of …
· 2 posts · started 27 Jan 2009 - 17:08 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 20:06
Hardware
Today I acquired a Commodore Vic-20, 8 game cassettes, Commodore Datasette reader, and a Vic-1111 16K Ram Cartridge. Everything is in good shape, except that it…
· 4 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 16:18 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 15:39
Hardware
Hello everyone This conquest is not mine, but a friend of mine. He picked up a great shape iBook G4 1.2GHz model with 30GB Hard Drive 512 ram and a carrying cas…
· 6 posts · started 14 Jan 2009 - 14:22 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 10:27
Hardware
Had a horrible time trying to find out what was wrong with it only to discover after a lot of messing about it was my us/uk adapter had died for the charger so …
· 1 posts · started 27 Jan 2009 - 08:23 · last 27 Jan 2009 - 08:23
Troubleshooting
For those interested, I'm currently running a BBS called Age of Reason on an Enhanced Apple IIe. The BBS is running GBBS Pro and features the adventure game Lan…
· 10 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 15:10 · last 26 Jan 2009 - 23:23
Troubleshooting
Hey there! Has anybody found that browsers for OS 8 and 9 no longer load pages correctly? I want to see my facebook on Mozilla and not even that works fine...Do…
· 13 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 21:26 · last 26 Jan 2009 - 21:16
Peripherals
I was able to get an Apple II plus, 16k language card, Apple III monitor, 2 original 5.25 floppy drives, all the original manuals with some duplicates, 3 large …
· 2 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 21:46 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 23:19
68k
I'm currently ripping apart my SE/30 for a case mod and I noticed how loud the fan is. It connects to the analog board with 2 wires. Can I use a 2-pin to 3-pin …
· 7 posts · started 22 Jan 2009 - 03:36 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 21:39
PowerPC
My friend and I helped out a bit at the non-profit computer recycler today unloading a truck. Someone held a drive on their behalf. They expected just a small t…
· 4 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 00:12 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 18:06
Hardware
MDD 1.25 GHz Dual, looks like the OS 9 one. Doesn't turn on. Might be bad PSU. cost was $50
· 3 posts · started 13 Jan 2009 - 08:32 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 13:58
68k
Hi, first post on this forum. I have an AppleColor High-Resolution RGB Monitor (the 13" Trinitron display made in the late 80's through the early 90's), which s…
· 3 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 06:52 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 07:30
68k
Has anyone heard of a "Memory Plus" nubus video card? I can find no reference to any such brand/manufacturer, and cannot remember these cards from back in the d…
· 5 posts · started 23 Jan 2009 - 00:47 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 05:40
Hardware
So, I have a choice. Sadly, I don't have enough for all 3, sadly. There is a Power Macintosh G3 233mhz desktop form factor. I don't see any other specs than CPU…
· 29 posts · started 20 Jan 2009 - 03:14 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 04:55
Hardware
Hi, No matter where I look, I keep hearing great things about the Apple ][ series of computers. So what exactly makes them that great? My oldest computer is a M…
· 36 posts · started 16 Jan 2009 - 23:48 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 02:33
Troubleshooting
I used to have an Apple AudioVision 14, and the raster was crooked. It got worse and worse, and let me tell you, it got so bad that you started to hold you head…
· 6 posts · started 24 Jan 2009 - 03:12 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 23:33
Software
Those of you who have been following my RetroChallenge blog will know that recently I have been trying to get my PowerBook 520c to boot from a Compact Flash car…
· 3 posts · started 17 Jan 2009 - 20:51 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 23:08
Peripherals
Well the keyboard is vintage, but I'm pretty sure capitalsoldier has made a mistake with respect to the box. Under the circumstances, the $125 price tag might b…
· 4 posts · started 22 Jan 2009 - 02:20 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 21:51
Hardware
Well, its a good nubus card, with all resolutions supporting 24 Bit color, and is accelerated in quickdraw. Both sides of the board are covered in chips, and it…
· 7 posts · started 24 Jan 2009 - 13:59 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 16:05
Hardware
Well today, January 22,2009, the Macintosh IIci, Serial #10441BU737 has had a catastrophic failure of the logic board power system. Before then, there were bus …
· 8 posts · started 22 Jan 2009 - 23:19 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 09:10
Hardware
After months and months of waiting, I broke down and bought an LC off craigslist. It is the original LC. When I checked it out, i heard the startup chime, but t…
· 11 posts · started 18 Jul 2008 - 04:56 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 08:56
68k
I recently acquired a Performa 5400 motherboard. Would it work in a 630, or a 6200/6300?
· 10 posts · started 6 Jan 2009 - 00:40 · last 24 Jan 2009 - 07:07
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