IRS Refund Madness! Multiple Conquests! — #5
A bit about the Sun...
The video connector is called a 13W3, adapters easily found on ebay. The keyboard is a sun-specific interface and the mouse plugs into the keyboard. BTW, the…
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Not work boot disk for Macintosh Classic II. Please Help :( — #1
I have an old Macintosh Classic II computer. Lately, instead of booting normally, it has been flashing a disk icon with a question mark on it.
I need to boot it from a floppy. Unf…
IRS Refund Madness! Multiple Conquests! — #3
I do remember seeing somewhere a mention of a Mac Plus without a "Macintosh" label. Could you get a "closer-up" shot of the D?
And yes, check the inside for upgrades, you may have…
IRS Refund Madness! Multiple Conquests! — #4
A bit about the Sun...
The video connector is called a 13W3, adapters easily found on ebay. The keyboard is a sun-specific interface and the mouse plugs into the keyboard. BTW, th…
IRS Refund Madness! Multiple Conquests! — #2
There's no lettering on the front, just a "Nike Swoop" and a rectangle, could be a "D" or something else. I've never seen a pic of one like this.
Close-up of my Beige Plus's "S…
Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #14
With ROM, it skips the "real" A0 and A1. This is because each address on the address bus is sent to all 4 ROM chips. Because there are 4 8-bit ROM chips, each address requested f…
DVD in a Quadra? — #10
Heh, I got one of those, too. Won't work in a Quadra but should work in any PCI Mac. ;D
Just got a big sentimental score! — #5
MicroQuadraFeetsMacs™ are awesome conquests even without all those wonderful memories!
So I wish you the best of luck in restoring your newfound "old friend" and may you have …
IRS Refund Madness! Multiple Conquests! — #1
Not ALL that amazing, AFAIK, but I got some pretty neat stuff, I'm a very happy camper! :rambo:
Here's all the new IRS Funded Goodies arranged on the MacCoffeeTable™ I've ment…
WGS 9150, are they rare? — #7
Here we go. According to my notes, I have a PM9100/120 S/N XB51800V4US, a WGS9150/120 and a WGS9150/80 S/N XC44405V36R in the attic. I kind of wonder if the first two listings …
Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #13
UPDATE:
Today I solved the problem with my Mac IIci. It is fully-functional off of Built-In ROM. Address Line 16 was damaged UNDERNEATH the battery holder. A battery had explode…
WGS 9150, are they rare? — #6
I have an 80MHz version. It was crashing at random intervals, but I applied some new thermal paste to its 601 and now runs like a champ. I also put a PDS AV card in it, which reall…
Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #12
UPDATE:
Today I solved the problem with my Mac IIci. It is fully-functional off of Built-In ROM. Address Line 16 was damaged UNDERNEATH the battery holder. A battery had explod…
Just got a big sentimental score! — #4
I just scored the first Mac I ever used! My best friends Quadra 605, that he received for Christmas 1993. Neither he or I have seen or used the computer in over 12 years. Long stor…
Just got a big sentimental score! — #3
Thanks! Definitely a lot of good memories associated with this computer. It was a year before I was able to get a computer of my own, so I was at my friends just about every day! …
De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #21
The fabled Power Macintosh Plus DOES EXIST!
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The entry level model was the last of the 68K "Macintosh Más" produced from 1991 to 1996. B…
Just got a big sentimental score! — #2
Congratulations!
It really is a fun feeling to recover a computer that has memories associated with it.
Plus, The Quadra 605 is a nice machine. Good luck restoring it to working …
Just got a big sentimental score! — #1
I just scored the first Mac I ever used! My best friends Quadra 605, that he received for Christmas 1993. Neither he or I have seen or used the computer in over 12 years. Long stor…
DVD in a Quadra? — #9
hell even early G3s have trouble decoding DVDs.
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Add a Wired4DVD card and even a PPC601 or PPC604 can play DVDs well. It's a PCI card though
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De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #20
I think for a while Apple had a plant in India where they churned out LCIIs, near the plant that churned out 1950's Morris Minors long after they were discontinued. Ask any PC sysa…
WGS 9150, are they rare? — #5
I think they are rare, no idea of the numbers produced. It is one of a handfull of systems I don't have in my collection yet.
good LCDs to hack with — #18
How about US $116.68 with free shipping?
8.4" TFT LCD TV Monitor AV Player with VGA - 800 x 600 4:3
If you look in the SuperDuo thread in Hacks, I link to an ebay store …
De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #19
I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997!
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Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…
De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #18
I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997!
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Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…
Free: Original 128K upgraded to 512K — #18
The SCSI port is run through the battery cover.
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Yup. Classic Dove MacSnap (most likely). Requires 800K disk upgrade and 128K ROMs.
I would highly doub…