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my retro challance if i do it is digging up my compaq 486 and fitting it out with a second hd ( 210 mb ) and either a cd rom or an internal zip disk the geek fa…
· 14 posts · started 7 Jun 2007 - 15:49 · last 14 Jun 2007 - 20:29
PowerPC
Will this work with a 1400CS? The plug that connects to the Powerbook looks the same as on the 1400 type power supply. Are the voltages the same as well?
· 8 posts · started 14 Jun 2007 - 02:35 · last 14 Jun 2007 - 18:17
Software
Bonjour mes petits choux, Does anyone here use the LimeWire client Drumbeat for os9? I've been trying to get it up and running on my Wallstreet but it won't hav…
· 16 posts · started 10 Jun 2007 - 06:07 · last 14 Jun 2007 - 18:15
Hardware
The saga of my Micron Xceed continues! I've had the card and grayscale adapter for years but due to a boring set of circumstances (moving/job search/family/etc)…
· 1 posts · started 14 Jun 2007 - 16:16 · last 14 Jun 2007 - 16:16
Networking
I'm on my TiBook right now, OS X 10.4.9. How do I got about using the IRdA port on the back? I'd like to see if I can beam things back and forth my Zaurus for e…
· 3 posts · started 13 Jun 2007 - 04:17 · last 14 Jun 2007 - 00:32
Peripherals
I got a HP ScanJet 5P from the thrift store today. It has SCSI interface, and runs on OS 7 and up. I really need drivers though and the internet isn't being to …
· 7 posts · started 12 Jun 2007 - 03:37 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 18:36
Networking
I just need the control panel called Network which was a classic networking control panel. It should be on most systems 7.0-7.5.1. Could somone email it to me? …
· 2 posts · started 13 Jun 2007 - 06:18 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 18:22
68k
I was recently thinking about the sidebar in the 2004 builds of Windows Longhorn and thought about how a file manager using this system would work. I imagine it…
· 3 posts · started 5 Jun 2007 - 15:59 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 07:57
Troubleshooting
does / has anyone used the handle on their clamshell ibook to actually carry it anywhere? i just did, and the wife laughed at me and said i looked daft.
· 36 posts · started 7 Jun 2007 - 21:29 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 06:48
Troubleshooting
Picked up some free books on Macs. They cover System 6 and 7. Macintosh Hard Disk Management-Second Edition Macs for Dummies The Internet for Macs for Dummies T…
· 12 posts · started 17 May 2007 - 18:01 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 04:22
Peripherals
It finally happened! I found a Mac sitting out in someone's (my neighbor's) trash! It's a Bondi iMac, not sure of the specs. No keyboard or mouse but it looks n…
· 8 posts · started 11 Jun 2007 - 03:38 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 02:59
Peripherals
Does anyone have a 1xx SCSI adapter that can check something for me? I just bought one off ebay and it arrived today, but it only has 29 pins in the square end …
· 4 posts · started 12 Jun 2007 - 20:40 · last 13 Jun 2007 - 02:02
Hardware
I got this one on ebay, has a 20gb HD, Upgraded GPU, 400mhz g3, 490mb of ram, and it is a rev B!!!!!! Having lots of fun with it, I posted from It!!!! Just one …
· 38 posts · started 9 Jun 2007 - 16:56 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 23:48
OS 9
Hi guys, I'm looking to get a game that I wasted my youth playing - it was an After Dark module called "Lunatic Fringe." I've done some digging on google, but t…
· 6 posts · started 31 May 2007 - 05:02 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 18:09
Software
Hello, Im using MacOS8.1 (68k) I would like to use the MS Office on it. What was the latest version, which was able to run on my machine? Where can I get it? Ca…
· 8 posts · started 12 Jun 2007 - 10:21 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 13:54
Troubleshooting
How's the stability of OS 8.6 vs 9.2? Any difference? My wallstreet came with 8.6 and I might just keep it on there rather than putting 9 on as originally plann…
· 47 posts · started 10 May 2007 - 03:36 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 07:44
68k
I've NEVER seen a MacTV mod, so I figured to be the first, using a parts machine that could only be revived by cheating and using parts from a 520... I finished…
· 6 posts · started 11 Jun 2007 - 06:53 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 01:01
Troubleshooting
Well you know how I was looking for a Pro Mouse for ages to go with my G3, as I wanted an optical mouse rather than the old ball-driven ADB II, and love the loo…
· 19 posts · started 10 Jun 2007 - 15:08 · last 12 Jun 2007 - 00:11
Hardware
I just picked up a free Sun Ultra 5 (just the machine, no peripherals) from a local guy. I don't know anything about it, except that it's modern enough to run S…
· 6 posts · started 8 Jun 2007 - 20:13 · last 11 Jun 2007 - 22:08
OS 9
Is there a way to make a separate partition of Ubuntu 7.04 without harming my Mac OS 9.2 install and dual boot between them? I've been gathering music resources…
· 4 posts · started 11 Jun 2007 - 13:28 · last 11 Jun 2007 - 19:47
Peripherals
Woo Hoo!! Scored a COMPLETE IIGS system today, IIGS, monitor, Imagewriter II, external hard drive, external floppy drive, and dozens of shareware discs. I could…
· 5 posts · started 10 Jun 2007 - 20:48 · last 11 Jun 2007 - 17:23
Networking
Nothing too exciting unless you're me and get excited over everything... USB floppy drive. White, matching the newest Macs. Works great. Looks like it was never…
· 18 posts · started 9 Jun 2007 - 04:33 · last 11 Jun 2007 - 09:05
Hardware
I got this Apple //c clone today. I need to make/buy an external PSU though. So yeah Pics Tomorrow
· 8 posts · started 20 May 2007 - 02:34 · last 10 Jun 2007 - 17:27
Troubleshooting
Some background.. For the past few weeks I've been tinkering with a Mac Plus I found in a back alley somewhere near my work. I've managed to get System 6.0.8 in…
· 4 posts · started 10 Jun 2007 - 04:09 · last 10 Jun 2007 - 17:23
Troubleshooting
Well, I've just had a very satisfying morning. I opened up my 512K Mac (see earlier thread) and took out the 400K disk drive. It was reading ok, but not ejectin…
· 4 posts · started 9 Jun 2007 - 04:04 · last 10 Jun 2007 - 06:37
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