I usually use a thin screwdriver. I know, not the recommended way of doing it, but as long as you are extremely gentle, you should be fine. I've been doing this for years, and have…

What is the version of your Mac OS 9 CD? If you have a Mac OS 9.1 retail CD, you can install that straight away, without any trouble. If you have 9.0.0 or 9.0.4, you have to insta…

Thanks. Just a fast question : do i have to install OS 9 first and then add OS 9.1 ? Or Can I just trash the 9.1 that's installed now and then just run the OS 9.1 installer ? …

Unless you have a proper IC puller, or some other device that can get under and lift both sides at the same time, then the trick is to ease each side up a very small amount at a ti…

It was a different seller. Did anyone bid on the boxed Excel 2.2 that ended today?

Macguy, I am going to send you the files via email tomorrow. One thing to note, though. You may want to try a "clean installation" of Mac OS 9.1, if you can. This has worked fo…

I guess every machine is different. Since the addition of the 3rd drive, it's been noticeably warmer in my room which is nice because the heating for the house isn't so great u…

I wondered where that MacDraw auction had gone... You didn't buy from seller jmorand did you?

You are so lucky I didn't see that auction. I would have bid $25 on it.

A good piece of software if you're running on a modern Mac is Reason. Has enough features to create tracks without any MIDI input, but if you're wanting to do serious keyboard sess…

A broad (1"+) wood chisel can be used to pry the processor out of the socket, working slowly one side at a time. You don't hit it, you turn it like you might a screwdriver, and you…

I'm finally getting around to swapping the 68LC040 in my Q605 for a full 68040. I have a 68040 donor machine ready to go, put I have no experience pulling chips. Any advice on wher…

I just won two separate Claris auctions on eBay. One had MacDraw II but also looked to have some sort of Claris clip art collection bundled with it. The other was MacWrite II. Both…

Hey that's pretty cool. I tried doing something like that with my Mac Classic II, I got the internet set up with it fine, but I couldn't find a stable browser for Mac OS 7.5.5 .…

current status: IBM PC-DOS 2000 + pcmcia + PC card 16 (network everywhere) 100 base T lan + linksys 802.11G to 100 baseT wifi bridge + graphical web browser http://cheesefactory.…

You are certain that this card is compatible with OS 9, and doesn't require special drivers? Click to expand... Not really sure. I started off this question noting …

You are certain that this card is compatible with OS 9, and doesn't require special drivers?

Used and in the school's packaging, for the most part. From the classrooms or the library.

I tried installing Apple's USB Adapter card support 1.3.5 but it would not go because, i think, my OS is 9.1. Then I installed Apple's USB Adapter card support 1.4.1 . However , n…

The following exerpt is from off of the PDF file containing original install instructions, courtesy of Belkin.com: When installing the F5U005-MAC in a PowerPC-based Macintosh® com…

Hmm... That is weird. I have my Sawtooth G4 maxed out with three HDs and it's DVD drive, Everything worked fine. I know yours is a quicksilver, but they're not that far apart. I h…

Switching both to cable select worked. Which is strange because I've always been told that optical drive buses on mac's weren't "smart" enough to know which is which and label them…

Very much frustrated here because Apple Profiler and Norton System Works for OS 9 can not see the card. I have installed OS 9 ( using original apple installer for OS 9 ) and updat…

Thank you!!! I think its working. Wow, amazing stuff!!!

I get an address error. Can anyone help???