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Typo in the forum rules — #1

"Three Strikes…" We operate a "Three Strikes…" policy when it comes to warnings. Members who break the rules will first be issued with a warning via a Private Message. A second off…
68kMLA Hardware by macgeek417 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 21:50

The last G4 Powerbook — #2

Have you tried it on a known-good power adapter? My 12" PowerBook would not charge for a while because the plug (actually the wiring to the plug where it bends before entering the …
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 20:57

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #29

I'd liket to add to my previous post, that I have lived all over the world, but not all over USA. I've lived in Germany, Denmark, France, Norway etc etc.
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 20:46

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #28

not everyone lives in new york, not everyone lives in a city Click to expand... Good point, and one that always gets overlooked in these "what is x worth" discussions... out he…
68kMLA Hardware by luddite Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 20:16

Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #4

I have some known-good RAM I could try. Good idea. The caps are suspect. There was certainly some goo before I cleaned the board. Everything on the board is very clean, includi…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 20:03

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #26

I once got a snow 700mhz model for free from Freecycle. I also got an indigo for free once, so you can do a lot better than $50 for one. If he wants to scrap it for $20, let him be…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 19:51

High ho, Quicksilver! — #26

So what's going to become of the dual 533 Digital Audio you built a while back?
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 19:24

The last G4 Powerbook — #1

Managed to grab a Powerbook G4 15" High Resolution model off of ebay for $200. It has a battery charging issue, which seems to be a common ailment with the aluminum books, but it h…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 19:22

High ho, Quicksilver! — #25

but I do have a decent LCD for my primary system. Click to expand... Dude. My primary system cost me $27. What part of "I don't have the money" do you not get? 90% of the pe…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 16:55

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #24

on the edge of "YEE HAW" and "you got a purdy mouth" Tennessee Click to expand... YEEHAW! Hahahha My dad lived in Tennessee once he came here from Uruguay. I'd like to go ther…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 16:48

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #21

mars, not everyone lives in new york, not everyone lives in a city, hell if i want to see a curb i have to drive 10 min and I have never found a Macintosh on one (found a 386 in a …
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 16:13

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #20

I really doubt that it's top-end. It likely still has the original RAM configuration and HD. But I don't know. No one seems to know, or even care.
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 15:36

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #19

I was getting early G3 iMacs as giveaways even several years ago. If it's a top-end G3 iMac, maybe I'd consider US $10-25, if I wanted one. (Personally I've no interest in PPC/In…
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 15:31

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #18

mars, not everyone lives in new york, not everyone lives in a city, hell if i want to see a curb i have to drive 10 min and I have never found a Macintosh on one (found a 386 in a …
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 15:30

High ho, Quicksilver! — #24

Okay, this is getting silly I just went to the tip to offload a dozen crappy CRTs, and on the back of the pallet was: A Quicksilver 733 A 23" Apple Cinema Display A DR Bott DVIa…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 15:21

High ho, Quicksilver! — #23

get a nice big DVI display and toss that ADC trash. Click to expand... Not all of us can afford to just throw money at the problem you know. Besides: Click to expand... Th…
68kMLA Hardware by MacJunky Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 13:46

High ho, Quicksilver! — #22

get a nice big DVI display and toss that ADC trash. Click to expand... Not all of us can afford to just throw money at the problem you know. Besides: A DR Bott DVIator …
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Thu, 21 Jan 2010 - 12:59
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