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LC II Buying info? — #1

Hey, the first mac I ever had was an apple iic it pains me that I do not know what happened to it as it came with that and about 200 floppys or so with tons of non pirated software…
68kMLA Hardware by zerotypeq Fri, 10 Jul 2009 - 04:48

SE/30 EPROM — #1

Hi all, just bought a(nother) SE/30 on ebay, so I can practise with my imminent capacitor replacement for my 'proper' SE/30 running A/UX. The monitor's a bit ghosty and there's no …
68kMLA Hardware by billynomates Wed, 8 Jul 2009 - 10:11

RAM upgrade problem — #1

So I have a Classic II with 4 mb of RAM. I got it open (finally) removed the old memory and installed 2 4mb 30 pin SIMMs. I power up the Mac, go to "About This Macintosh" and it …
68kMLA Hardware by Hatta Wed, 8 Jul 2009 - 04:21

6100 with Sonnet Card and Powertoggle — #1

The Powertoggle works with a normal slot adapter and AV video card, but not with my Sonnet upgrade card and the same video card. It chimes fine with the Sonnet card, but I get no …
68kMLA Hardware by Mr. 680x0 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 - 20:18

Ghosting LCD and 1xx series PowerBooks comparison — #1

On a PowerBook 160 that I have been playing with this morning, I noticed, to my surprise, that if I turn off the 16 greys and set the Monitors Control Panel to display in B/W only,…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Mon, 6 Jul 2009 - 19:31

Classic II case screws — #1

So, I'm trying to get into my Classic II to install some RAM. I have a T-15 driver that will reach the silver screws under the handle. I can take a flashlight, shine it into the …
68kMLA Hardware by Hatta Mon, 6 Jul 2009 - 04:03

Maximum HD capacity on a 6100 — #1

Hi, I've been toying with the Acard 7720 SCSI/IDE adaptor http://www.acard.com/english/fb01-product.jsp?idno_no=23&prod_no=AEC-7720U&type1_title=SCSIDE%20Bridge&am…
68kMLA Hardware by meall Sun, 5 Jul 2009 - 01:55

Pair of 840avs — #1

Gonna get together and trade a G4 (Sawtooth) for a pair of Quadra 840AVs. Not sure what the specs are, but I went ahead and ordered a video adapter off of We Love Macs to get read…
68kMLA Hardware by coius Sat, 4 Jul 2009 - 06:28

IIcx dead — #1

I recently acquired 2 IIcxs. Both completely dead. Plug them in, press the botton, and absolutely *nothing* happens. I will search, but if anybody has some quick pointers on where …
68kMLA Hardware by Erokcx Fri, 3 Jul 2009 - 19:16

Mac II vs IIx — #1

Here's my dilemma. I have a Macintosh IIx logic board with leaky capacitors. Washed the goo off and got it working, but it failed again after only a week. I also have the origin…
68kMLA Hardware by wayoutwest Thu, 2 Jul 2009 - 22:24

PPC Mac Clones — #1

Hello. I wanted to see what others thing of the mac clones. Any particular favorites? Mine is my PowerTower Pro. Its a hilarious fusion of mac and beige PC. Its pretty cool, with a…
68kMLA Hardware by wthww Thu, 2 Jul 2009 - 17:58

In need of power supply for newly aquired IIe... — #1

First, the good news. I just got a new Apple IIe for free from a friend! It's got a printer, color monitor, and two disk drives. Now, the bad. The power supply shorted out within …
68kMLA Hardware by returningmacuser Wed, 1 Jul 2009 - 22:28

Quicksilver uses — #1

So I've got this Quicksilver that I've had for quite sometime now, but unfortunately, its spent more time occupying my closet floor than being used. What is this thing good to use …
68kMLA Hardware by llecount Tue, 30 Jun 2009 - 04:49

PowerBook External Video — #1

I managed to find a PowerBook Video adapter on ebay for a very affordable $3 ($9 with shipping). The item came in its original 1992 Apple packaging and worked out of the box with m…
68kMLA Hardware by thinkdifferent Mon, 29 Jun 2009 - 21:55

2 x Dark blue iMac DV 500s — #1

Hi, I've never had/or been given a slot-loading iMac before, so i was rather pleased to receive two today - and my favourite colour, the dark blue models! One has a perfect CRT b…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Mon, 29 Jun 2009 - 06:14

Mac Classic - Leaky Battery — #1

Today I decided to get out the Mac Classic II I got for my 15th birthday and restore it. Aside from the original CRT I was able to round up all of my original components, which wer…
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Sun, 28 Jun 2009 - 05:04

Help With Hard Drives — #1

I'm at my wit's end and thought I'd give it a shot on this forum. I have two hard drives, one an external WD Passport 120GB that was formatted for Mac and the other is an internal…
68kMLA Hardware by Redjack Fri, 26 Jun 2009 - 07:12

3 hard drives in Rev 1 B&W — #1

Yes, I've finally done it. I've had 2 drives running flawlessly in my 1st B&W G3 for many years now, so today I decided to try and get 3 running in my #2 G3. Specs are ve…
68kMLA Hardware by Hrududu Sat, 20 Jun 2009 - 23:39

Hard Drive upgrades for Sawtooth G4 — #1

Hello again. This time i am trying to install a bigger HDD in my G4 tower. It came with a 10gb drive. I cannot get 10.4 to install on there with any other HDD other then the one i…
68kMLA Hardware by sp00nix Fri, 19 Jun 2009 - 13:03

SCSI on a G4 Sawtooth — #1

Hello everyone, I have a ton of SCSI 160 and 320 cards and HDDs from dell servers. Would the cards work in my G4 tower? If so OS 9.2 work or would i need OS X? I don't know how p…
68kMLA Hardware by sp00nix Wed, 17 Jun 2009 - 02:48

Hard Drives — #1

I come bearing hard drive questions. I need to put a new HD in my 3400c, but I recall hearing once that some ATA-6 drives don't work with that series, does anyone have more data on…
68kMLA Hardware by LCARS Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 22:04

Shonky PB1400cs - can't slide out HD ribbon — #1

Hi, I picked up an "as is" Powerbook 1400cs/166 from eBay for ~ $25 BIN, untested. It arrived tonight with the specs of stock 16MB RAM/1.3GB HD, floppy drive, and Newertech ether…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Wed, 13 May 2009 - 12:03
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