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Rescued a 512k today. WTB a pristine system disk? — #10

And that's why I posted links to Rescue My Classic Mac. Were all pretty busy and/or aren't prepared to burn a disk at any given time. Charity only seems to go as far as convenience…
68kMLA Software by Mac128 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 04:09

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #8

I got the yoke off now (it just needed a little twist once the screws were loosened to break the grip of the glue). The only thing I need to get off now is the metal band around th…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 04:05

Early Mac schematic — #14

Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums but have been a collector for awhile (roughly mid 1994), and have been following these posts for several years, and I have have to say they hav…
68kMLA Software by HarrisonIII Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 01:58

New Retro Computing Magazine!! — #1

Ladles and Jellyspoons! It is with great pleasure that this evening at 12.30 midnight UTC i am able to offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity. An opportunity that you will, …
68kMLA Software by wgoodf Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 00:27

Need...System...7!!! — #2

I can send you a set of disks, but they will contain the files directly off of Apple's Old Software List. They will be Disk Image files and the first file is saved in both Binary …
68kMLA Software by phreakout Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 22:55

Need...System...7!!! — #1

hello macpeepls- my copy of system 7.5.3 on floppy disk has been rendered unreadable by baby drool. So, i was wondering if anyone would be willing to send along a copy of 7.5.3 s…
68kMLA Software by cjtmacclassic Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 22:04

Potential Conquest: Anyone in Dearborn, MI? — #1

If so, have a look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-10-POWERMAC-G4-COMPUTERS-MIXED-LOT-LQQK_W0QQitemZ110481109021QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b92ff01d#ht_334…
68kMLA Hardware by kondspi Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 21:38

Rescued a 512k today. WTB a pristine system disk? — #8

Still no System Disks. Anyone? Click to expand... tomlee59 offered to meet you halfway (sort of,) or mail you one if you send him a self-addressed stamped envelope. PM him.
68kMLA Software by Anonymous Freak Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 18:39

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #7

its glued on but removable, its glued on cause depending on how its twisted it will effect the orientation of the screen, once in the right place, plop
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 16:17

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #6

Ok, one other thing. Can I remove the yoke from around the long end of the tube and save it for parts or is it permanently attached? There are places where it looks there are dollo…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 16:12

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #5

I usually use an insulated pair of pliers to remove my anode caps (the correct term for the "suction cup") from CRTs. I carefully use the pliers to pinch one of the two pincers inw…
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 03:49

Mac SE with a difference — #9

Well I got it and had to open it up to see the upgrade board and it was in there, but it wasn't plugged in to the expansion slot! I also accidentally snapped the tail end off of th…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 03:37

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #14

Hah, since when does the US Government (specifically the DOD) need a particularly good reason for anything? Here's a longish excerpt from an article written by a forensic data rec…
68kMLA Hardware by ~Coxy Fri, 29 Jan 2010 - 03:27

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #4

you can disconnect it from the crt, not sure about the board there's a pair of pincers in that suction cup that keep it in place, feel around the rubber, you should be able to fig…
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 23:56

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #3

No pic. I snapped the end off with the prongs that connects to the video board. The CRT is useless now. I just need to disconnect that red wire so I can throw it out.
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 23:18

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #2

Could you post a pic? Your description is a bit confusing. The yoke is not connected to the suction-cup thingumabob. Rather, it's the assembly that surrounds the neck of the crt (h…
68kMLA Hardware by tomlee59 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 23:07

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #1

I accidentally snapped the end of the yoke off a SE CRT recently but I can't get it disconnected from the power board. The red line with the suction cup at the CRT end is what I ca…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 21:54

B&W G3! — #4

Yeah that's my plan. I'm gonna combine them into a great G3. I'm going to get some more RAM from my schools RAM reserve (Made that up) I think I may just stick with regular OSX 10.…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 14:35

B&W G3! — #3

i have one w/ a G4 in it. they are very easy to OC, i would suggest swapping the 400mhz cpu and pci cards in from your dead g3, and then OCing the cpu to 450mhz (i added an extra f…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 14:06

B&W G3! — #2

OK Here is the specs: 300mhz proc (Back of it says 350, strange...) 192MB RAM (128,64) 12GB HD OSX 10.4.11 Good Plastics. Pics compared to my other BW Soon.
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 13:51

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #13

If the US government states you need to overwrite a HD with 1's for so many passes, there is a good reason for it. I would asume the head of the drives reads a few magnetic particl…
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 05:53

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #12

If you wipe a drive with one pass of zeroes then all the data is gone for good, whether you have a clean room and electron microscope or not. Click to expand... Has anyone pro…
68kMLA Hardware by ~Coxy Thu, 28 Jan 2010 - 05:05
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