Wondering if I could challenge myself to use only PowerPC for a week? Things I do: Watch YouTube (I'm thinking MacTubes/YouView) Browse the Web Edit video and upload it to YouTu…

I have been given this CD, probably included with a monitor. Tons of pictures and screen savers.

Hi folks.... I just upgraded the OS in my Color Classic (with a Color Classic II logic board) to 7.5.5 After that, I installed a ethernet card and software.  The software has a o…

Can somebody advise where the + side of the C8 capacitor is connected on a CC LB ? The pad is really bad and i will like to run a clean wire.

Hi Folks.... Can anyone tell me the CFM and the dBA of the *original* Color Classic fan? The original fan is 80 mm X 80 mm by 25 mm.  I believe the fan housing can take at least …

I'm having a strange behaviour (just started recently) with freezes on my Quadra 700. The first time it just happened whilst I was using it, and the segment of the hard disk that …

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Hello.... I am new.  I am moving to another country soon (I am in the USA now).  I sold or gave away all of my Apple computers but for my Color Classic.  I am trying to fix it up …

Just added this to my collection Macintosh LC 520     The 68030 is too slow to play Doom but it does run Master of Orion well enough.    

Now that I got my SE\30, Classic II and Mac Plus working, it is time for some preventative measures. Where can one get analog parts for the usual suspects? I'm down to my least bit…

First, please note that I have never used a 68020 or 68040. The Mac OS can really be divided into three main groups: System 6.0.x (1989-1991) System 7.0.x/7.1.x (1991-1994) Syst…

I have no idea what I'm doing, and only minimal familiarity with the Mac, so please bear with me. I have a Performa 636CD (same as LC 630, or Quadra 630 with nerfed CPU), and some…

Yesterday i spotted an LC III for sale, was only 10 euros, but advised only for spares. Already have one of those, but too cheap not to call the owner. The LC was complete, and n…

Hi guys I was hoping someone could help ID a few motherboards, these are two separate boards I am looking at and I want to make sure they are Apple II and not Apple II+ motherboar…

So I picked up an Macintosh SE FDHD to get software moved between my pc and both my Macintosh SE's. After replaceing some ram that died after 5 minutes of running its doing all nic…

I had a few bad Macintosh Conquests lately.  From a local recycler I got a Powerbook 140 & a Macintosh IIcx which don't work.  The Powerbook is beyond help, the Macintosh I…

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Is it a conquest if you uncover something in your own storage space? I have a workshop in my garage that's been home to my Apple/Mac accumulation for over 10 years. I'm moving lat…

I am posting this from my recently conquered and initially troublesome, but now operational 9600/200MP which I received as some of you might recall from a member a couple of hundre…

Hello all, This is an update on recent events. A few days ago the MLA's database was corrupted due to a non-graceful shutdown at the hosting provider. I restored from a previous 2…

As the title suggests, I am jonesing for some info regarding the use of modernish TFT displays on pre-PPC Macs, as I have a couple of VGA adaptors and limited space. I assume the o…

So, under that cover panel on the Classic just above the power switch, there are what appear to be two unlabelled adjustable potentiometers or such on the analogue board... I've ne…

Hi, This afternoon, I have decided to restart my Apple ///, after some effort it works but the speaker make continuously a buzzing noise. Have you any idea of what could cause thi…

is this possible? for example, i have a delta 410 card.. that on windows lets me use it with protools m-powered, whille on mac os x.. its dissallowed by the software (i believe thi…

The 68000 on one of my Mac 512k's seems to have had three pins connected to something at one point.   Curious if folks can guess what device/upgrade might have originally been i…