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I just snagged a copy of ClarisWorks from a thrift store today. Version 1.0, the shrinkwrap was still on the box (albeit ripped open) and the floppy envelope wa…
· 3 posts · started 22 Sep 2008 - 16:59 · last 22 Sep 2008 - 17:41
PowerPC
Brand new Mouse Systems serial mouse: 50 cents (local computer store) Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One: Free from school. They gave me an AppleDesign keyboard and …
· 12 posts · started 21 Sep 2008 - 15:30 · last 22 Sep 2008 - 08:59
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WOO! There was an ad on the local CL advertising this beautiful old computer, with original boxes, some disks, and a printer, all for free! I fired off an email…
· 19 posts · started 27 Aug 2008 - 00:53 · last 22 Sep 2008 - 01:58
Peripherals
At a thrift store the other day I picked up a brand new (sealed) UMAX Astra 3400, and a box of brand new sony HD floppies, for $12 and $2 respectively. The scan…
· 1 posts · started 22 Sep 2008 - 01:45 · last 22 Sep 2008 - 01:45
Troubleshooting
Hi Guys: I have a Pismo and a Powerbook 1400c that I'd like to get replacement (bigger) hard drives for. What should I look for? I don't want to just get a gene…
· 13 posts · started 20 Sep 2008 - 16:55 · last 22 Sep 2008 - 00:38
PowerPC
Just got rid of one ,300 mhz...and still have one more..the 225 model..My question is..Does anyone in the forum, surf with 'em ? How do you like the 6500 overal…
· 8 posts · started 4 Sep 2008 - 11:18 · last 21 Sep 2008 - 22:39
Hardware
I was at a yard sale and they had a free pile! I picked up A Quadra 605, apple design speakers(1993), 14" apple monitor, a cyrix 686 cpu sealed in original paka…
· 6 posts · started 20 Sep 2008 - 04:50 · last 21 Sep 2008 - 20:27
68k
Just now noticed this- the copright date on the bottom of the pages is 2001-2007, not to 2008. Thought someone might like to know.
· 14 posts · started 3 Aug 2008 - 02:53 · last 21 Sep 2008 - 17:30
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This is a pretty cool idea ... http://www.geocities.com/bobdavis321/Tech.html#LED
· 3 posts · started 20 Sep 2008 - 21:08 · last 21 Sep 2008 - 07:58
Hardware
I have installed a quantum 2-gig internal drive. All was well with formating, installing system software, etc. I was on my way to installing netBSD when after a…
· 7 posts · started 17 Sep 2008 - 14:14 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 23:43
Hardware
I finally was able to pick up my Quadra 660av today, It has 68MB of RAM and OS 8.1 flooded with extensions... Not OK. I will have to reinstall the system and se…
· 12 posts · started 17 Sep 2008 - 00:50 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 23:22
Hardware
Do you guys reckon its safe to run HappyPlusClock 24/7 in an SE after removing/disconnecting that damn fan? ...?
· 12 posts · started 13 Sep 2008 - 02:21 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 21:47
PowerPC
For my Sawtooth. I've been running the 128 pro in it since I swapped the Radeon into my 9500 and it's not very good under Tiger and the benchmarks for the Nvidi…
· 6 posts · started 17 Sep 2008 - 18:21 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 19:50
Troubleshooting
Will a beige g3 mobo run without a personality card installed?
· 7 posts · started 14 Sep 2008 - 20:26 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 07:47
Troubleshooting
Hi, I've a trouble on my external disk drive (model #M0131) in my MacPlus. It normally reads and writes all 800k floppy disks, but is not able to eject them any…
· 5 posts · started 19 Sep 2008 - 16:42 · last 20 Sep 2008 - 05:27
Troubleshooting
I´m using mac for 12 years now, but today I got an really new "bug". My machine is an 9600 with Sonnet 800MHz and 1GB Ram and OS 9.1. My mac reserves about 840M…
· 17 posts · started 6 Sep 2008 - 04:24 · last 19 Sep 2008 - 22:23
PowerPC
Although I use FW most of the time, high(er)-speed USB is getting to be a real need. USB 2.0 cards abound around here. Are there any that are particularly good …
· 5 posts · started 18 Sep 2008 - 22:05 · last 19 Sep 2008 - 19:42
Hardware
I was just watching my 1985 10" Sony Trinitron TV, realizing it was going to be obsolete soon when the US goes digital. When I realized it is about the same siz…
· 9 posts · started 19 Sep 2008 - 01:42 · last 19 Sep 2008 - 06:44
General
I walked into the pathetic audio section of Jewel Osco and saw a pair of wireless headphones for $5.99! It has a slight ground loop and they are a bit tinny, bu…
· 1 posts · started 18 Sep 2008 - 20:34 · last 18 Sep 2008 - 20:34
OS 9
Look at this: Macintosh In Austria ( http://www.carrier.co.at/res/mac/index.html) pointed at Realtek Semiconductor – Gigabit-Ethernet-Drivers for Mac OS 9 The R…
· 1 posts · started 18 Sep 2008 - 01:22 · last 18 Sep 2008 - 01:22
PowerPC
I have a dual 450Mhz Sawtooth with a Uni-North Rev. 7 and 1GB RAM. I am wondering that if I bumped it to 500Mhz or 550, would it matter? Would I see a performan…
· 14 posts · started 13 Sep 2008 - 18:21 · last 17 Sep 2008 - 22:39
Peripherals
I was offered a working SE/30 from central CA for shipping, but since I have 2 I don't need another. This is the info I got: "I got the SE/30 from a friend who …
· 3 posts · started 3 Aug 2008 - 21:25 · last 17 Sep 2008 - 14:32
Hardware
Well, today I traded my seldom-used iMac 400mhz for a nice beige desktop g3 - technically the iMac is still mine, it's just residing somewhere else. This one is…
· 10 posts · started 16 Sep 2008 - 01:40 · last 17 Sep 2008 - 11:41
Software
So it seems that Apple offers free downloads to 6.0.3 and other software from that era but nothing earlier. Since the earliest Mac that will run it is the Plus,…
· 24 posts · started 27 Aug 2008 - 19:15 · last 17 Sep 2008 - 05:05
Troubleshooting
now this ere emac i got my hands on has a problem ( doesnt it always ?) it works fine other for the fact that it spits out any cd i put in there orginal or cd-r…
· 8 posts · started 15 Sep 2008 - 19:07 · last 16 Sep 2008 - 23:55
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