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Black Terminator for the IIfx — #4

searching "macintosh IIfx terminator" fourth link down brings up an old apple doc http://support.apple.com/kb/TA42169 searching "apple part number 590-0705" second link brings up…
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 01:49

Black Terminator for the IIfx — #3

. . . I never did find out what was so special about it. I'm thinking maybe it is some sort of pseudo active termination? ties back the 5v line to pretend to be active termina…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 01:16

Black Terminator for the IIfx — #2

If no one gets to it first, I can at least photograph it for you. I was luck enough to get one in a random conquest a year or so ago. Now I have 2 dead iifx machines (battery acid…
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 23:10

alphaSyntauri — #2

Awesome collection you have there! I'll see about going back to some of the old Computists I found online as well as anything in the myriads of the Copy II+ software and Softsmith…
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 22:18

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #6

Well, I have a B&W G3 running: 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. Click to expand... 8-o 8-o and I thought I was crazy Click to expand…
68kMLA OS 9 by Anonymous Freak Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 22:10

Black Terminator for the IIfx — #1

Does someone have a picture or better yet specs of the legendary black IIfx terminator? My IIfx didn't come with one so I'm either going to have to buy one, find a compatible one,…
68kMLA Hardware by Tempest Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 21:54

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #5

Well, I have a B&W G3 running: 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. Click to expand... 8-o 8-o and I thought I was crazy
68kMLA OS 9 by ken27238 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 21:29

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #3

Well, I have a B&W G3 running: 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. From five partitions. (One 'Classic' and one OS X on each partition.) My G4 Di…
68kMLA OS 9 by Anonymous Freak Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 21:19

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #2

on my main machine I have ubuntu and windows xp64 what usually happens is I start using one more than the other, and the next thing I know I have been using only one for months …
68kMLA OS 9 by Osgeld Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 21:15

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #1

I just installed 8.6 on a spare hard drive that I put into my G4 Sawtooth, It now Quad-boots into any of the following: - Ubuntu 6.10 - Mac OS X 10.1.3 - Mac OS 9.2.2 - Mac OS …
68kMLA OS 9 by ken27238 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 21:07

Old Quadra, new monitor — #7

Phooey! I used a 21" SuperMac bottle with my Q950's built-in video, but it "just worked" so I never had to delve into the mysteries deeply. Next time I fire the old beastie up, I'l…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 20:05

alphaSyntauri — #1

I'll make this a separate topic. I have just about all Syntauri software, I think, but some floppies have partially bad files, and stuff needs to be copied to new disks. At one tim…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 19:43

Portable Backlit (not backlit) — #1

I have found a Portable Backlit without hard disk with a full memory expansion. It has these sympthoms: - without battery it boots well but after booting I get this message "No b…
68kMLA Hardware by Philsan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 19:34

IIfx Monitor? — #23

The IIfx doesn't seem to want to boot properly now. I get the chime but nothing else. It doesn't attempt to access the hard drive or the disk drive (it did the first time I turned …
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 18:55

IIfx Monitor? — #22

I assume that only works if you have the Radius drivers installed. Click to expand... Nope. This feature is built into the firmware on the card and happens (IIRC) before the …
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 18:52

IIfx Monitor? — #21

A lot of SuperMac and Radius cards were for specific proprietary monitors, though many were capable of multiple resolutions with proper software & inits. Click to expand…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 18:49

Old Quadra, new monitor — #6

Again, thank you H3nry for your assistance. I've tried Mode 5 VGA 640x480 - separate sync. Result: green screen. I've tried Mode 5 on other resolutions: same old story. Either no …
68kMLA Hardware by Morrick Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 18:30

Macintosh SE/30 Screen zapping. — #6

You're a bit vague on the details. Are you getting a shock when your hand is placed right in front of the screen? If that is true, then I would agree with tomlee59. But if you h…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 05:09

IIfx Monitor? — #20

The IIfx doesn't seem to want to boot properly now. I get the chime but nothing else. It doesn't attempt to access the hard drive or the disk drive (it did the first time I turned …
68kMLA Hardware by Tempest Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 03:47

Old Quadra, new monitor — #5

OK, try "mode 5 VGA 640x480" separate sync. Avoid mode 6, sync on green, is what I meant to say. If the picture won't stop rolling / tearing, the monitor may require SOG (mode 6) b…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Tue, 16 Feb 2010 - 02:33

Macintosh SE/30 Screen zapping. — #5

Ok So my screen has those diagonal lines and I notice that the screen has like a lot of static electricity in it. I had my hand on screen and turned it on and it zapped the %#$&amp…
68kMLA Hardware by tomlee59 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 - 21:55
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