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OS 9
Well.. I've got an iMAC G3 600mhz with 1 gig og ram currently running 10.4. I was wondering if it's difficult to install Os 9 on this thing, since I miss th OS.…
· 5 posts · started 15 Jan 2009 - 15:18 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 17:19
Troubleshooting
I awoke this morning to find an email notification that there had been a new post in one of our more popular threads here in the Compact Mac Forum. (I will refr…
· 43 posts · started 7 Jan 2009 - 21:37 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 08:00
Troubleshooting
Okay, I need some help on this one... My wife (bless her soul) has killed another PB, first my lombard, then my DVI and now my pismo. Alright, it was dead after…
· 3 posts · started 15 Jan 2009 - 03:25 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 07:14
Troubleshooting
So, having been able to play with the duo more. I have noticed that the screen has vertical lines that 'flow', half the screen one way, and half the other way. …
· 10 posts · started 13 Dec 2008 - 05:45 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 04:56
Troubleshooting
Is it possible to get screen burn on a 68k powerbook lcd if a machine is left on (without backlighting) 24/7? I know this can happen with a crt, but what about …
· 11 posts · started 22 Sep 2008 - 18:02 · last 15 Jan 2009 - 01:22
Networking
I set up the G3MT in the living room, which is not accessible to the wired network. I have set up a Netgear ME101 bridge, talking to a Netgear ME102 AP (which i…
· 5 posts · started 12 Jan 2009 - 00:04 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 22:22
68k
Attention Brazilian Members! I have found 2 Macintosh computers in São Paulo that may be of interest to you. I have found a Quadra 950 and a 5200/75 in a Shop d…
· 2 posts · started 14 Jan 2009 - 12:20 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 12:56
Software
According to alexa.com, 68kmla.org is ranked 561,566th most visited site on the web. You can download a text file of the top one million of their website. Thoug…
· 13 posts · started 12 Jan 2009 - 17:32 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 11:58
PowerPC
Picked up from my brother in law who just upgraded to a new iMac. Unsure if I'll keep it. I may use it to replace my Power Mac 7300 which has a G4 400mhz sonnet…
· 21 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 00:28 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 11:12
Development
DSP
Is there documentation on programming the DSPs in the AV Quadras?
· 5 posts · started 13 Jan 2009 - 20:49 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 11:02
Networking
I'm updating my binhex and unbinhex tools to work on windows with Services For Macintosh AFP shares. Resource forks are held as a stream called "AFP_Resource" a…
· 4 posts · started 13 Jan 2009 - 20:30 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 01:38
Troubleshooting
Anyone know of any software that can display an image on a Mac Plus or SE desktop instead of the standard cheesy wallpaper from the control panel? I could have …
· 11 posts · started 26 Nov 2008 - 16:40 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 00:44
Hardware
Greetings from Brazil! I'm traveling down here, and took the time to take a look in the Sao Paulo Electronics District. Found some things: -a Performa 6230CD (W…
· 5 posts · started 10 Jan 2009 - 18:22 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 22:48
Hardware
Going to be collecting an older MacBook for FREE. Here's the catch: "...the hard drive and processor are fried due to a spill of wine..." I can get a new hard d…
· 18 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 08:31 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 16:19
Hardware
Well -- grabbed a Classic II off Freecycle today -- little to no yellowing, 4MB of RAM, whiney caps. Original keyboard/mouse. Worked when I saw it at the guy's …
· 10 posts · started 11 Jan 2009 - 23:32 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 15:33
Troubleshooting
Hi all, I've just received a lovely working Powerbook 170 from ebay, the ebayer claimed it kept switching off, luckily it was a loose connection in the Power Ad…
· 12 posts · started 8 Jan 2009 - 16:11 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 11:50
PowerPC
My older brother gave me a GeForce 6200 AGP video card. It's in my PC for now but would not mind trying it out in my G4. Also I was given the use of my brother-…
· 10 posts · started 12 Jan 2009 - 03:26 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 05:04
Hardware
just the chip and the voltage regulator from the IBM server it came from not a whoel work station so yes i got my hands on a pentium 3 xeon 1266 mhz 512 kb l2 1…
· 6 posts · started 1 Jan 2009 - 03:17 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 01:58
Troubleshooting
Hi, I recently got the task of fixing my friend's iBook G4. These are the symptoms: Machine turns on. Backlight comes on for 1/5th of a second, then turns off. …
· 10 posts · started 20 Feb 2008 - 01:39 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 01:34
Networking
Just another one of those curiosity threads, but who has actually managed to use all the ports on their 'Book? I just managed it a little earlier, and things go…
· 5 posts · started 12 Jan 2009 - 01:40 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 17:09
Troubleshooting
I was just wondering if anyone here who doesn't own any 68k macs uses emulators. I have been using 68k emulators such as BasiliskII on Windows since several yea…
· 5 posts · started 26 Dec 2008 - 13:38 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 13:08
Hardware
Box full of ZIF processors. Anywhere from G3 233 MHz up to G4 450 MHz. Must be at least 100 processors and half are G4. From the recycler.
· 26 posts · started 7 Jan 2009 - 01:20 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 09:17
Hardware
Hi, I installed the FDD that Scott Baret sent me, put the other HDD back in, and turned it on... It rejected my system disk every time. 3 possibilities of malfu…
· 12 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 12:42 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 07:40
Hardware
Hey, it's been a long while since I've had a real conquest. This is gonna be my first conquest of 2009 and my first Freecycle conquest. I had put a post up on f…
· 25 posts · started 5 Jan 2009 - 04:42 · last 12 Jan 2009 - 01:48
Peripherals
I just got an excellent condition (little to no yellowing!) apple adjustable keyboard set for a total of $25. In running through my iMate I noticed that some of…
· 2 posts · started 11 Jan 2009 - 16:10 · last 11 Jan 2009 - 18:40
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