I remember I got that a lot with my Performa 578. I washed the motherboard, and it went away. Could be cap related, although there are other possibilities.

I hate the ones even more when I dream about getting a nice new car...and I wake up and I'm all happy about being able to go for a drive in my new car and all....and then I realise…

You've just about got the breaking points listed. The original ][ machines could add ][+ ROMs to get Applesoft, which was a requirement for several programs. Likewise, they could…

I like the paneling, and the printer is a great add-on. As is the retro looking stereo gear (I assume) off the left side of the photo.

I finally got it working! The cable that I had purchased was not a cross over cable and the Mac requires one to hook up to the Roland so a bit of splitting and soldering was in ord…

Was there an upgrade path for original Apple II users? If so how far could one go before having to buy a whole new computer? II Plus IIe IIe enhanced IIe Platinum IIgs

I have a Quadra 700 here that constantly gets bus errors at startup, right before it would load extensions. Often though, this does not happen. The ratio is about 50/50 if I had to…

Very well written. Enjoy that machine. Click to expand... Thank you very much, I did try to do that one right! jt =8-D

A bit of insight on the floppy drives... Click to expand... And for further reading: http://www.vintagemacworld.com/drives.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Ex…

A bit of insight on the floppy drives... There were five different non-Powerbook external 3.5" drives produced by Apple during the 1980s and 1990s that plugged into the floppy dri…

Love the wood paneling Is that an old ImageWriter? Nice touch

Really?! Awesome! I had a dream that my Mac Classic 2 started working, but then when I went to turn it on in real life, I kicked my self. Click to expand... Yeah, I always wake…

Wanna hear about a strange dream I had last night? This is great: I dreamt that I was at the reference section of a library at some university. Anyway, I had found a shelf with a w…

there is no description of what exactly the insert/eject mechanism should do. For instance, does it 'sink' a few mm when you put in the disk, or does it stay put? Click to expa…

Wanna hear about a strange dream I had last night? This is great: I dreamt that I was at the reference section of a library at some university. Anyway, I had found a shelf with a w…

Thanks Mac128! Yes, I've been to that website you linked to; the pictures are a bit fuzzy, however, and there is no description of what exactly the insert/eject mechanism should d…

But from my research about these drives, I found that they will not work on my Macintosh 512k without special software, which can only come from a floppy disk that has to be insert…

Most thrift stores for some reason have this aversion to computers. Click to expand... While it is disappointing, I can understand why thrift stores don't want to sell computer…

Most thrift stores for some reason have this aversion to computers. Click to expand... While it is disappointing, I can understand why thrift stores don't want to sell computer…

Very well written. Enjoy that machine.

Nice haul. The Mac looks like its in good condition, with no yellowing. Looks like it comes with some good accessories too...are those game controllers ADB? :O Click to expand.…

Hi, Thanks JRL; I've actually been watching those for a while now. But from my research about these drives, I found that they will not work on my Macintosh 512k without speci…

x2 cheap compatible 800k drives: Linky

The Goodwill here rarely sells computers. However, one time I went there, they had tons and tons of them. Two Sun Ultra 5s, ~15 PCs, and ~5 laptops (including a heavily upgraded P…

Nice haul. The Mac looks like its in good condition, with no yellowing. Looks like it comes with some good accessories too...are those game controllers ADB? :O Click to expand.…