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Networking
The Microdrive I mentioned elsewhere arrived today, complete with generic USB adapter. And lookit - it's got an Apple on the back! Must have been an iPod pull. …
· 6 posts · started 3 Jul 2008 - 03:20 · last 8 Jul 2008 - 05:03
Hardware
I am having some trouble installing a system on a CF card installed in a 2300c via an IDE-CF adapter (Chinese & utterly generic). The attempt thus far, …
· 18 posts · started 21 Jun 2008 - 22:07 · last 8 Jul 2008 - 04:59
Hardware
So my friend offered me some gear: an 8600 which I stripped. I took the RAM (8x64MB sticks), the VRAM, CPU (Sonnet 400MHz G3 512k Cache), AV Module, PRAM batter…
· 3 posts · started 1 Jul 2008 - 00:26 · last 8 Jul 2008 - 02:00
Troubleshooting
A customer owns a Dual 1.8ghz PowerMac G5 that has issues. He also bought a stripped G5 containing a working mainboard. I get to take the non-functional mainboa…
· 3 posts · started 4 Jul 2008 - 01:13 · last 8 Jul 2008 - 01:53
Peripherals
Just purchased (off a MacTalk member in Perth) an Apple Newton 2000 MessagePad (upgraded to 2100 specifications). Included in the bundle were all cables and ada…
· 6 posts · started 4 Jul 2008 - 09:15 · last 7 Jul 2008 - 18:30
Hardware
Free. Zero. Zip. Nada. I'm not sure of its specs yet except it has a Seagate 40gb hard disk. The reason it went for free is some complete idiot decided to flick…
· 22 posts · started 30 Jun 2008 - 08:00 · last 7 Jul 2008 - 11:56
Hardware
Hi, I'm in a good mood; today me and my dad were over at the house we're trying to sell, to clean up the yard and stuff. While there, I picked up our hp Photosm…
· 7 posts · started 2 Jul 2008 - 03:27 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 23:15
Software
I was given as a gift a CLEAR Apple Macintosh IIsi casing about 5 years ago. I have never heard or seen of another one. I know about the Clear Macintosh Portabl…
· 2 posts · started 6 Jul 2008 - 15:14 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 19:37
68k
Closing some gas in my understanding: How did the 68000 do complex mathematical calculations? Obviously both the Mac and Lisa had spreadsheet and graphics/CAD-t…
· 7 posts · started 5 Jul 2008 - 23:42 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 18:28
Hardware
Got this from techfury90 a few days ago, for free, I guess it could be considered an early birthday present. (My birthday is July 18th, btw, so get your package…
· 21 posts · started 2 Jul 2008 - 20:35 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 01:51
Troubleshooting
Ok, equant, here's an interim method that might end up being the final method. It doesn't absolutely minimize power, but it provides a large reduction with almo…
· 12 posts · started 3 Jul 2008 - 02:25 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 01:25
Hardware
I spotted a "SCSI DVD-RW" external drive on eBay that was selling at a reasonable price. The enclosure was definitely Wide SCSI but the mechanism was ATA/IDE. I…
· 12 posts · started 1 Jul 2008 - 19:34 · last 6 Jul 2008 - 00:37
Hardware
I got this one from the flea market. It came with a P3-600 processor, no memory and no hard drive. I've added some memory and it is now running Damn Small Linux…
· 1 posts · started 5 Jul 2008 - 20:06 · last 5 Jul 2008 - 20:06
Hardware
I'm wondering, why is it that when I play an MP3 on my Performa 6200CD in iTunes, that it only plays the mp3 and then isn't responsive at all? In some cases if …
· 11 posts · started 2 Jul 2008 - 08:35 · last 5 Jul 2008 - 14:43
Hardware
I noticed Arfink and Gobabushka are looking to use a Tandy 102 in the challenge, that is cool. Do either of you have the expansion based that allows the Tandy 1…
· 13 posts · started 30 Jun 2008 - 05:14 · last 5 Jul 2008 - 11:33
Hardware
[For those of a non-UK disposition, the title is what's called 'Yorkshire' - an offshoot of English whereby letters and sounds are just randomly ignored] I land…
· 6 posts · started 4 Jul 2008 - 08:50 · last 5 Jul 2008 - 11:25
Networking
Spewing. Got given some PC stuff a couple of days ago, and in amongst it there was a PC card ethernet adapter, I was quite excited, Mum was mad that I had yet m…
· 5 posts · started 4 Jul 2008 - 17:53 · last 5 Jul 2008 - 06:12
68k
Has anyone ever tried getting an Apple IIe PDS Expansion Card to work in a Quadra 950 PDS slot? I am thinking about making a retro machine and I was like "yeah …
· 7 posts · started 17 Apr 2008 - 00:17 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 13:29
Peripherals
Conquests have been quiet here lately, but last week I got a PowerMac G3 (Blue and White) @ 350 Mhz, 256 MB memory, 40 GB HD, a matching (Blue and White) 21in A…
· 5 posts · started 4 Jul 2008 - 09:51 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 12:32
Hardware
Both from Mactalk, yet to receive: - Stripped G4 Quicksilver with "1Ghz" CPU. I'm 99% sure Apple didn't make a single processor G4, so hoping this is a dualie! …
· 5 posts · started 3 Jul 2008 - 06:57 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 11:39
Hardware
...or, "Can I start early?" I know I said that I couldn't do an endurance challenge real well, but on the night of 10 June, my Pismo was forcibly removed from m…
· 8 posts · started 16 Jun 2008 - 14:51 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 02:02
Hardware
Ok I have asked at the lisa list but I will also ask here (68kmla has always been so helpful) so if you are part of the lisa list I am sorry you have to read th…
· 59 posts · started 2 May 2008 - 13:43 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 01:47
68k
I have an Apple //e and a Mac Plus. I will be getting a Mac Classic II in the near future. I would like to get a printer for these. I know nothing about the pri…
· 4 posts · started 26 Jun 2008 - 08:48 · last 4 Jul 2008 - 01:31
Development
Curious if anyone knows of any cross compiler or Apple II Dev tools that run on 68k macs? Thanks, Nathan
· 9 posts · started 30 Jun 2008 - 20:36 · last 3 Jul 2008 - 23:34
Hardware
658 pieces of BU40.... --wait for it--..........7 transistors starting at $.99. I checked the datasheets and the ratings for collector-base and collector-emitte…
· 2 posts · started 3 Jul 2008 - 17:50 · last 3 Jul 2008 - 18:43
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