So what I thought was a junker 512k might be a prototype. I started to strip it for parts, but I noticed some weird things. For starters, both the bucket and the bezel stickers a…

Let me start off by saying I am not a computer guy......  So this is probably why no one has done this before.  They know it will not work!  I have working pull of a analog boa…

Can it work? I have a Reply card in my Q800's PDS slot and I am seeing Orange DOS card on eBay (nubus) that will fit in my Mac.  Can 2 or more DOS card work together?

So, I am still chicken about doing the VGA mod to my Color Classic.  But I am OK doing the software mod that will let me put a over clocked 575 logic board in my Color Classic. So…

Hi... I need a schematic for a color classic analog board.  Where can I down load one or buy one? Thanks jack

Hi folks... Looking around on ebay, I saw a inexpensive smaller Mac called a Power Mac G4 Cube.  It has no monitor.  I would only be interested in a mod using this if I could some…

Wondering if I could challenge myself to use only PowerPC for a week? Things I do: Watch YouTube (I'm thinking MacTubes/YouView) Browse the Web Edit video and upload it to YouTu…

Done some forum searching and googling, but not turned up a cap list. So I can order them in and not open up my PB170 more than once, does anyone have a cap list they can share?

Hello... I thought I would start a new tread just on the 640 X 480 Mysic mod for the Color Classic.  I have counted four different mods. Thanks all for the many tips!!   One reas…

Hi... I would like to use my Color Classic (with a Color Classic II logic board) to send and recieve email using my gmail account. I am running 7.5.5. Long before Google was aroun…

Hi folks.... I just upgraded the OS in my Color Classic (with a Color Classic II logic board) to 7.5.5 After that, I installed a ethernet card and software.  The software has a o…

Hi folks.... I just bought a MC68882FN33A FPU for my Color Classic II logic board.  I think the "33" at the end of the Motorola model number means that it runs at 33Mhz. (?) Afte…

Hi Folks.... Can anyone tell me the CFM and the dBA of the *original* Color Classic fan? The original fan is 80 mm X 80 mm by 25 mm.  I believe the fan housing can take at least …

I'm having a strange behaviour (just started recently) with freezes on my Quadra 700. The first time it just happened whilst I was using it, and the segment of the hard disk that …

Holla holla, $2. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be load…

I'm frustrated to say the least. Why? Let's start from the beginning. I finally got a case for my various 950 parts that have been sitting for a while unused. I put them all toget…

I saw this at a thrift store a while back, then I came back today and it hadn't gone anywhere. I got it for $5 and it works (I guess?) It just shows static when you turn it on, si…

There was a lot advertised on newton talk today. Someone had been looking for a battery case. He may have one. But it looks like he only wants to sell the lot.

Hello.... I am new.  I am moving to another country soon (I am in the USA now).  I sold or gave away all of my Apple computers but for my Color Classic.  I am trying to fix it up …

What kind of speeds are you getting when copying files from/to the SATA drive? Even if I copy a file from one location to another on the same SSD drive, I get like 2-3MB/sec. I tho…

How we doing people Spent yesterday galavanting all over the country ... did 300 miles - and it resulted in the following finds - a mac classic 2 and Toshiba laptop and a zeni…

So i have a Macintosh that i bought for a good price a while back (probably a year ago) and when i first turned it on it had issues, but i didn't do much with it, and stuck it in m…

I have been performing a recap on a LCIII, the board was pretty clean and capacitors were not completely shot, and most of all even if it was not tested before, the owner just advi…

I posted this IIvi over on the trading post, but I figured I'd ask here about this specific problem. When it went away in storage about 10 years ago, the colours on the display we…

Hello all,  I recently recapped an SE/30 motherboard. I cleaned the board with a toothbrush and soap and hot water, let it dry for a week or more and then replaced the capacitors.…