Hi, No matter where I look, I keep hearing great things about the Apple ][ series of computers. So what exactly makes them that great? My oldest computer is a Mac SE, so obvious…

Well the two old powerbooks (190cs and 500 with PowerPC) arrived yesterday. I must say, wow! the Powerbook 500 was really built well. Compared to the 190cs which creaks and groans…

For once, the overused eBay buzzword "RARE!!!ZOMGLOLBBQ!!!1101!!" is totally justified. And the price, though high, has some level of realism, considering. Apple IIc LCD Flat Pa…

Anyone know where one can find manuals. I just picked up a PISMO and would like to have a user manual and/or a repair manual. It has a dead main battery and the pram has been dis…

Hey All - I have a 12" PB G4 867 MHz that just stopped working one day. According to my cousin who was borrowing it long-term at the time, on Sunday everything was fine, and then …

Just as a heads up, on Jan 5th 1999 was the day the PowerMac G3 blue/white systems were announced. This pertains to the 300, 350 and 400MHz models, although the 450 was really only…

For the last few weeks the built-in ethernet on this little beast has not provided an IP address. Renewing the DHCP lease does nothing as well. I've tried different Cat5 ethernet…

Hey guys, I have recently (2 months ago) aquired 2 Powerbook G3 Pismos. One is 400 MHz the other is 500 Mhz. The 400 has a cracked LCD and it doesn't boot. The 500 has "many missin…

Got a Titanium PowerBook G4 (A1025) that has issues. Symptoms: Turning it on results in a Beep, then the led comes on, then flashes twice, then steady for a little while (couple …

Anyone know a good source for an OEM look togle switch for the PSU? The II+ I got has a broken one... TIA!

I have two mac minis, both are G4. When i plug one in, the fan just turns on. The other one does nothing when plugged in or when the power button is pressed. Any ideas what coul…

I posted an AD on craigslist for an Apple II system. So far I have 2 responses. 1) A nice looking Apple II+ with 2 5.25 disk drives, and a monitor. The person said "make me an off…

These forums are so great for help so here's a dilly of a pickle: I have a Pismo that I just got and initialized the HD and zeroed all data. I have a retail copy of Jaguar which I…

I have a Power R video adapter that is for the Mac II and LC. I have a IIGS ROM 3 that is using an old color monitor IIe and was wondering if I can use this adapter to connect a VG…

Hey, I've got a Tibook with no screen. When I try to output via DVI to my screen, it works, however it still thinks there are 2 screens(the external and internal) even though the …

Hi, As per my Conquests post, I've built up one "good" Lombard Powerbook G3 from two, which is specced as: - 333 @ 433Mhz (did this once before, and it's rock solid yet again!), …

As my PowerBook 150 has bitten the dust I no longer have a portable computer. I have been reading Wikipidia articles and websites about the PowerBook 1400. I am used to the cruddy…

Managed to get a replacement power board for my 2400 (thanks to a nameless soul on here who pointed me in the right direction ) All fitted, power applied and...still GLOD :'( …

Installed new pram battery as I say on another thread, and these replacement cells seem to work fine, though to be honest, not having a multimeter, I haven't tested the charge prop…

I picked up a 3400 on eBay a week or two ago. It was sold w/o an ac adapter but w/ a charged battery. When it arrived, I played with it a bit, booting it up on two occasions. Aft…

Didn't know where to file this under but I was thinking about the PB 3400c... Back in it's day it was an industrial beast (touted the "fastest" laptop on the planet with a big pri…

when the computer gets bumped it sometimes turns off when running on a battery, according to the repair manual, it needs a foam gasket to keep it in tighter. This thing's from 1997…

Hi guys, As some of you will already know, I'm currently having fun restoring a thrift-store-salvaged Beige G3 Tower - I've successfully upgraded the RAM, created an Admin account…

Have one of my tray-load iMacs going now and have put a 40GB drive in to replace its' old 4GB. Drive has not been partitioned. Can't exactly boot into Mac OS :-/ - just hangs a…

How much is a 128MB stick worth? I have one in a broken machine and it might need to be sold if I can't get a replacement machine to use. Thanks.