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My Performa has a strange quirk. It seems to be morally opposed to giving system errors with text in them. Either that, or it's just too lazy for words. These e…
· 8 posts · started 17 Oct 2014 - 07:17 · last 22 Oct 2014 - 19:09
Development
We had this game on my fathers computer back in the day. As far as we both can remember it was named "Beast". The mechanics were simple. You moved your characte…
· 9 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 16:47 · last 22 Oct 2014 - 18:41
Software
Sometimes its not about the hardware!! An auction sat on eBay for a long, long time for four non-readable floppies. Decided to buy them after a couple price dro…
· 8 posts · started 15 Oct 2014 - 02:31 · last 22 Oct 2014 - 13:27
Troubleshooting
Hi, I am working on another SE/30 logic board, and have done a full recap. It works perfectly (good, loud bong and all), but I can't move the cursor. Now, what …
· 3 posts · started 22 Oct 2014 - 03:29 · last 22 Oct 2014 - 06:25
Hardware
I finally woke up really early today to look for electronics at garage sales. I make it clear to everyone that I am looking for old computers and consoles, but …
· 7 posts · started 19 Oct 2014 - 05:01 · last 22 Oct 2014 - 00:16
Hardware
what upgrades are available for the macintosh se/30 and where can I buy them? The upgrades I know about but do not know where to buy are 8 16mb dimms, a acceler…
· 12 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 22:26 · last 21 Oct 2014 - 20:39
Hardware
I am interested in a compact mac for retro gaming. Which one would be the best? would a macintosh plus be a good candidate? New to the forums. My current and pr…
· 21 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 04:58 · last 21 Oct 2014 - 17:02
Software
Hi! I'm trying to get an iMac G3 Rev.D 333 Mhz Tray Loading working. Somebody has installed a later OS 9 for iMac DV slot loading and messed up the OS. Well, my…
· 13 posts · started 15 Sep 2014 - 22:08 · last 21 Oct 2014 - 13:53
Peripherals
Hello, let me introduce myself. I'm a retro computer collector from Finland. My collection consists mostly of 8 and 16 bit Commodores but I have also other make…
· 7 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 15:56 · last 21 Oct 2014 - 01:03
Troubleshooting
Ok to start I had a 1.25 and a 1.67 set of PowerBooks. The 125 was kernel panic king with no obvious reason so I start pulling it apart to swap better pieces to…
· 3 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 12:25 · last 20 Oct 2014 - 16:36
Troubleshooting
updating this list of possibilities for adat expansion on interfacessuch as the 2408, or DIGI 001, DIGI 002, etc any interface that features ADAT expansionhttp:…
· 1 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 14:21 · last 20 Oct 2014 - 14:21
Hardware
Hey guys How hard do you think it would be to come by a Portable power adapter on its own, I would think pretty rare. Are any other power adapters compatible wi…
· 19 posts · started 19 Oct 2014 - 06:22 · last 20 Oct 2014 - 10:51
PowerPC
I got a powerbook g4 Titanium 667MHz DVI from a friend. It has had a hard life so far the right hinge is broke, peeling paint, but it does work except for I get…
· 1 posts · started 19 Oct 2014 - 01:57 · last 19 Oct 2014 - 01:57
Networking
From their twenty year stint in a New England barn, I procured one Mac SE and two Mac SE/30s. I was mostly interested in the SE/30s, as I had worked with one ba…
· 12 posts · started 14 Oct 2014 - 15:05 · last 18 Oct 2014 - 14:07
Hardware
I picked up the Performa and G4 today. I am glad to say the Performa arrived in one piece, but I wish I could say the same about the G4. It was loose in a box, …
· 8 posts · started 18 Oct 2014 - 05:11 · last 18 Oct 2014 - 06:07
Troubleshooting
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=863.0you must be logged in to access this pageMinimum Requirements for Reason v2.5 (as posted in the reason v2.5 …
· 7 posts · started 23 Sep 2014 - 16:14 · last 17 Oct 2014 - 19:01
Software
Hey everyone! I'm SO glad I found this forum, I've been reading posts as a guest for a while and just now got around to making an account. Today I pulled my Mac…
· 3 posts · started 16 Oct 2014 - 04:16 · last 17 Oct 2014 - 00:06
Hardware
Finally i have my portable working! Just got it's logicboard back from it's 8,000 mile round trip to techknight (who i must thank for all the work he put in, re…
· 13 posts · started 11 Oct 2014 - 14:43 · last 15 Oct 2014 - 18:16
68k
Its been far too long since I have owned a Mac XL. I do not recall if the disks are interchangeable with a Mac. That is if I have a floppy formatted for use in …
· 3 posts · started 15 Oct 2014 - 00:08 · last 15 Oct 2014 - 04:12
Hardware
Hi gang! I recently pulled one of my old project machines from storage after ~10 years. This is a Color Classic that I long ago upgraded to a Color Classic II m…
· 4 posts · started 14 Oct 2014 - 22:03 · last 15 Oct 2014 - 02:57
Peripherals
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vista-V1200-6MB-Storage-Device-for-Apple-II-/201172658417 Hehehe. Looks like this company took 6 HD floppies and RAIDed them somehow for…
· 5 posts · started 14 Oct 2014 - 03:22 · last 14 Oct 2014 - 16:44
Troubleshooting
OK so my VGA adapter arrived today. The generic one with the switches. Well I have a Acer wide screen LCD that I want to use with the Macintosh IIci. I would li…
· 19 posts · started 26 Sep 2014 - 02:51 · last 14 Oct 2014 - 16:11
General
I know this card I have is for a 1400. Other than sticking it in a 1400 is there any other way to tell what speed it is. Google search returned not so informati…
· 3 posts · started 8 Oct 2014 - 21:35 · last 14 Oct 2014 - 14:53
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