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Hi, I was looking at my Apple /// & /// plus, I can't find a model number, only a serial number, they both start with A3S2-, then a 6 digit serial numbe…
· 6 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 06:53 · last 28 Feb 2008 - 22:21
Troubleshooting
Are there any differences between those 2? I just tried the voltage tweak to make my brand new G4 ZIF 400 run at 500mhz but it failed. The machine freezes a few…
· 7 posts · started 19 Feb 2008 - 06:26 · last 28 Feb 2008 - 03:02
68k
I went to the local computer thrift shop, and found Where in the World and Where in Europe (are) Carmden Sandiego for the Apple II. Now I finally have something…
· 5 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 05:32 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 23:10
68k
Well, comrades, after a long drought (read: parents and then girlfriend thinking I had too many computers) of 68k-hunting, I scored pretty big today. I now work…
· 7 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 09:45 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 22:50
Hardware
Hi We have a Power Mac G4. Recently we haver tried to hook it up to a mac calibrated monitor but this is proving to be a problem. The G4 is booting as normal. T…
· 26 posts · started 2 Jan 2008 - 14:50 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 22:47
Hardware
I picked up 2 older PC laptops today from Freecycle. One of them's a 486 DX2, 50mhz, with 24mb RAM, and a 1gb hard drive, but a broken screen. Works fine with a…
· 5 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 23:57 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 19:30
Troubleshooting
Hey everyone. I finally got ahold of a 68k Mac. The web page is at http://emichtm.dyndns.org More to come soon! However, the screen picture is washed out. It is…
· 8 posts · started 17 Feb 2008 - 05:46 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 18:51
Troubleshooting
Is it possible to connect an external 400k floppy drive intended for use with an original Mac 128 to a IIsi? http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=5911…
· 16 posts · started 21 Feb 2008 - 03:00 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 18:48
Hardware
The SCSI bus on my Performa 5420 seems to have died. No drives work, internal or external, in any configuration, regardless of the OS. The same drives work fine…
· 2 posts · started 22 Feb 2008 - 09:37 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 07:32
Peripherals
ran this little utility: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60655 and it reset the battery! This is a wallstreet II PDQ. It's now charging, Maybe I …
· 1 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 07:02 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 07:02
Troubleshooting
Well, after having problems with Cox Communications with Internet and TV where we were getting intermittent interruptions, Cox came out and checked a few things…
· 12 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 20:46 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 20:10
Hardware
Yay! i got a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet II (PDQ) with the following specs: 266Mhz G3 w/ 1MB L2 Cache 192MB RAM (upgraded from 128) 100GB HDD (upgraded from nothing…
· 9 posts · started 26 Feb 2008 - 01:18 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 19:38
PowerPC
I discovered today (much to my surprise) that the PB 270c/ 280c can be read without backlighting - albeit only in a sunlit area. It is not altogether easy to re…
· 5 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 03:12 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 13:04
Troubleshooting
I thought this deserving of its own separate post as the previous deals mainly with the flashing LED on the A9M0106 Apple 3.5" Drive. A little history, Larry Pi…
· 32 posts · started 17 Aug 2007 - 02:18 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 07:54
Software
Did the UniDisk 3.5" external drive have a port cover like the Apple 3.5" external drive? Or since it was only intended for use with Apple IIs, was it just alwa…
· 1 posts · started 26 Feb 2008 - 06:33 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 06:33
Software
This morning I was reading Tom Lee's Classic Mac Repair Notes, and he says that apparently you can use a SuperDrive in a pre-SuperDrive Mac, but it will behave …
· 15 posts · started 23 Feb 2008 - 22:57 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 03:11
68k
Anyone here have patch editors for use with Opcode Galaxy? I'm looking for editors for my Kawai K1r (plain K1 will do) and Yamaha TX81Z. Tanks.. nn
· 4 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 15:40 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 02:23
OS 9
The "molar Macs": they have a reputation as ugly by design, but I think they are rather elegant machines. They do, however, have to be seen in person to be full…
· 10 posts · started 20 Feb 2008 - 03:14 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 22:28
Software
So yesterday I got a Quadra 605 (among other things). I cleaned it out a bit, installed a full blown 040 and an ethernet card, and am trying to install 7.6 from…
· 10 posts · started 24 Feb 2008 - 20:01 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 21:32
Hardware
Somebody was telling me about a SE/30 he was going to send me and he said the screen was fuzzy. Is that a problem with the CRT or bad caps on the motherboard? A…
· 4 posts · started 24 Feb 2008 - 07:02 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 07:19
Hardware
I have a 3400c/200 sitting in pieces in my basement. Last time I tried turning it on all it did was click once and not work. Anyone know whats wrong? This was a…
· 3 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 02:11 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 05:02
Peripherals
Here's what I got for $60 from a local guy on craigslist Quadra 605 with original disks IIci 4x phonenet cables 2x serial cables SimFarm in box IIc carrying cas…
· 3 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 03:24 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 04:27
Games
So, I found a guy who had some old Mac software he wanted to get rid of. Most of it was from the mid-90's, but he had a few older titles including Sim City and …
· 3 posts · started 24 Feb 2008 - 19:35 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 03:47
Networking
Click on the link below to see what happens when an Atari 1030 (300 baud) modem is combined with an Apple Airport Express with a bad power supply. The end resul…
· 2 posts · started 24 Feb 2008 - 21:56 · last 25 Feb 2008 - 02:52
Hardware
i have a radius 1 meg video board for an se It came from a machine that was used to test raduis monitors bacj when motorola produced them. It was use to power t…
· 3 posts · started 23 Feb 2008 - 23:55 · last 24 Feb 2008 - 20:19
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