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Finally — #2

Congrats! I like the 9500 tower just because it's slimmer but wow do I prefer working on the 9600s. The 9500s are just vile, vile machines. Pretty sure I have scars from a few!
68kMLA Hardware by oneboyarmy Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 05:51

Finally — #1

I have been looking for a 6 slot PCI Powermac for what seems like years now (they are too pricey to ship usually) and yesterday I snagged 2 of them from a local recycler. One unit …
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 04:08

2X Mac IIcis and A bunch of other stuff. — #5

It was one of the removable storage systems that were all the rage at the time. Back around 1993 there were two main competitors: SyQuest, with their 44 and 88MB disks and drives, …
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 02:24

2X Mac IIcis and A bunch of other stuff. — #4

Yeah, I REALLY don't want to read his files. I'll probably just wipe the HDs With the installers that came with them. Also, Whats a Bernoulli Drive?
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 01:59

2X Mac IIcis and A bunch of other stuff. — #2

Nice score. Just please, whatever you do, make sure you do end up erasing his old files, without reading them. There's no need to give us vintage Mac enthusiasts a bad name (and…
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 01:44

7100 vs 6100 — #10

Soon, I will test them each for one day as my computer, pitting them to massive stresses. Which one that works properly, gets chosen as top Nubus PPC from the last 2 I have not got…
68kMLA Hardware by tyrannis Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 23:25

2X Mac IIcis and A bunch of other stuff. — #1

Hey guys! A guy on Freecycle is shipping this to me. -- 2 Mac IIci's -- both have the motherboards, cache card, hard drive, internal 3.5" drive ... but I moved all the RAM, the b…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 22:28

It's Blue, but so am I — #5

Give it a week. My gigabit G4 did that and it's currently running software update for some iLife 06 apps I just installed.
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 18:52

It's Blue, but so am I — #4

G'day Bunsen, Dunno about legendary, but you do get the odd good score. And I don't just mean Mac hardware. Nah, it's not run by Outlook but I think if it was, the prices would …
68kMLA Hardware by AusNick Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 16:51

It's Blue, but so am I — #3

Nice one. Good luck with the resurrection. I've heard the Frankston tip shop is a bit legendary. Is it run by Outlook Environmental, like the one in Reservoir?
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 13:32

It's Blue, but so am I — #2

What's wrong with it? Do you know? } Is it plugged in? Does your house have power? :lol:
68kMLA Hardware by macgeek417 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 11:26

It's Blue, but so am I — #1

Latest find, just today. At the Frankston Tip Shop And the more I saw of it, the more excited I got. Price was right. $5 Sapphire slotloader, firewire ports, VGA out. Looked …
68kMLA Hardware by AusNick Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 11:23

Recent conquests — #10

My TAM arrived today - was quicker than I thought it'd be! First thing I did when I pulled it out of the box was switch over the voltage on the base unit, set it up then took an i…
68kMLA Hardware by macman142 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 - 08:12

Macintosh IIci motherboard no video — #9

I tried equill's configuration (x4 1 MB in the first bank, x4 2 MB in the second) but with no change. I will try the Apple Color Plus '14 next since I think Macintosh IIcis will w…
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 17:35

Macintosh IIci motherboard no video — #8

… The IIci uses DRAM for video and maps it to Bank A. Contrary to other Macintosh models, always install the lowest density SIMMs in Bank A for best performance. Click to expand…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 16:08

7100 vs 6100 — #9

6100 / 1mb cache module Click to expand... You can't use motherboard cache if you have a G3 fitted. Besides, they have cache on them.
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 06:11

Macintosh IIci motherboard no video — #6

The monitor I'm using is the Macintosh '12 RGB. I do have a Apple Color Plus '14 display which as for as I'm aware of works with the IIci (or am I mistaken?) I also have x4 1 MB S…
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 04:45

PPC Mac Clones — #27

The Vertegri ImediaEngine V7, based on the Tanzania architecture / 240 MHz PowerPC 604e / 64 MB / 2.1 GB / in a heavy, metal portable case. / the first line of portables to ever us…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 04:08

Performa 6400 with goodies inside! — #6

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68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 03:40
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