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Hi. I got a color classic the other day and I did the vga mod to it and put my lc575 motherboard inside of it. I booted it and it looked perfect. Well perfect a…
· 3 posts · started 18 Feb 2015 - 19:16 · last 19 Feb 2015 - 07:58
68k
I got my StarRouter, and with the supplies I already have for my never-used StarController I had it up and connected to my Mac. However, the disks for the StarC…
· 8 posts · started 10 Sep 2014 - 22:49 · last 18 Feb 2015 - 22:48
PowerPC
Per this: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21834 Is this battery compatible with the 3400c? http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Rechargeable-LI-ION-Battery-M7318-NEW-p-1…
· 6 posts · started 18 Feb 2015 - 16:27 · last 18 Feb 2015 - 17:30
Hardware
So I have two Macintosh SEs, one I keep in its original condition (20MB hard drive loud fan etc) The other one is my play Mac which I upgraded with more RAM, Ha…
· 7 posts · started 7 Feb 2015 - 19:16 · last 18 Feb 2015 - 05:02
Software
Today I was feeling nostalgic, and I wanted to find some of the Kaleidoscope schemes I loved as a kid. Unfortunately the original official website is no longer …
· 16 posts · started 15 Feb 2015 - 07:17 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 23:49
Peripherals
Hey all, I got a 512k recently, and the keyboard has a broken stem on the backspace key. I have ordered a new switch and replacement keycap, but since the origi…
· 3 posts · started 17 Feb 2015 - 16:39 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 23:20
Software
Got the first of my G3 all-in-ones running. I installed virtual of with windows 95 then installed Microsoft rdp which is happily letting me download files direc…
· 14 posts · started 13 Feb 2015 - 23:55 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 23:05
Hardware
So, what can learned people tell me about these machines, the //gs Limited Edition with Steve Wozniak's signature printed on the front bezel? I procured one nea…
· 15 posts · started 15 Feb 2015 - 19:15 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 06:00
Hardware
Anyone know the specs for the Y1 something... resistor?
· 36 posts · started 9 Feb 2015 - 20:37 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 04:35
68k
Can anyone tell me which CD-ROM drive originally came in the IIvx and also will bezel from any other case work?
· 3 posts · started 16 Feb 2015 - 20:03 · last 17 Feb 2015 - 04:35
Hardware
I dont think I have ever seen a 30-pin module for a Mac this large before.... Four are maxed out. Four are barely populated, which seems odd. These came in a Ma…
· 19 posts · started 13 Feb 2015 - 20:58 · last 16 Feb 2015 - 17:36
Troubleshooting
Today my everyday use machine, a 12in screen Powerbook G4 1.5GHz, died horribly. Apps slowed to a crawl, noisey fan, palm rest on the case by HD side heats up, …
· 19 posts · started 19 Nov 2014 - 05:28 · last 16 Feb 2015 - 02:41
Software
My partner's mother used to work for a local school district, and she would frequently get Mac equipment at low or no cost. She had mentioned to me that she had…
· 6 posts · started 4 Jan 2015 - 21:20 · last 16 Feb 2015 - 00:58
Troubleshooting
Hello guys! While still trying to get my two Pluses working, last week I've bought a nice Macintosh SE (the FDHD model) for about 60 euros including shipping (t…
· 7 posts · started 6 Feb 2015 - 21:29 · last 15 Feb 2015 - 14:29
Software
Greetings all- I'm trying to get some classics from macintoshgarden.org to my newly restored Classic II. I have lots of pieces to the puzzle but no clear soluti…
· 2 posts · started 14 Feb 2015 - 19:13 · last 15 Feb 2015 - 14:25
Troubleshooting
i had the need for one, so i made one. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested c…
· 64 posts · started 29 Jan 2015 - 13:31 · last 15 Feb 2015 - 08:23
PowerPC
How easy would it be to update some of the command-line tools on older versions of Mac OS X? Can they be taken from Linux or FreeBSD?
· 11 posts · started 12 Feb 2015 - 18:28 · last 15 Feb 2015 - 02:13
Troubleshooting
Hi, I was happy to discover this forum recently. I hope someone can help. When cold, my Mac 512K powers up, boots from disk, and runs perfectly fine for up to a…
· 1 posts · started 15 Feb 2015 - 00:06 · last 15 Feb 2015 - 00:06
Hardware
Hello, first post here but long time reader. I just wanted to share my recently purchased Rev. 1 300mhz G3 I bought on CL for $20. Always wanted one, I have a l…
· 16 posts · started 22 Jan 2015 - 22:53 · last 14 Feb 2015 - 21:21
OS 9
Yeah well, bought another one of these black Powerbooks… A Lombard, not very exiting. Bought it cause it's in pretty good shape compare to the one i have, as a …
· 3 posts · started 14 Feb 2015 - 13:08 · last 14 Feb 2015 - 19:56
68k
Picked this up near Boston for $50 thanks to a great tip here at the MLA! It's a standard 512k with a 10MB Hyperdrive installed. It's in really good shape, and …
· 7 posts · started 13 Feb 2015 - 14:47 · last 13 Feb 2015 - 19:10
Software
Hi, does anyone know where to find the Appletalk Peek/Poke tools which are mentioned, e.g., in http://basalgangster.macgui.com/RetroMacComputing/The_Long_View/E…
· 15 posts · started 4 Feb 2015 - 19:25 · last 13 Feb 2015 - 16:39
Hardware
Hi, I'd like to get an Apple ADC LCD display for my G4 Cube, and wondered what is the correct match aesthetically: - Apple Cinema Display ADC 22" (released arou…
· 14 posts · started 12 Feb 2015 - 09:56 · last 13 Feb 2015 - 07:22
68k
Some of you have been following my frantic search to locate more male DB-19 connectors, used to mate with the Mac's external floppy port for Floppy Emu. These t…
· 7 posts · started 12 Feb 2015 - 22:30 · last 13 Feb 2015 - 02:11
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