Does anyone know what a basic SE/30 would have cost in the first half of 1990?

I just did last month. I got a 20mb SE with a 68020 accelerator installed and was trying to get it apart because the accelerator wasn't seated securely in the slot. I yanked on a c…

The only one I ever snapped was totally on purpose, with a hammer, while building the Macminitosh. Kind of fun, though! But I'm always afraid whenever I have to use some force…

I came very close on my Classic II while refurbing it. I am rather hesitant now to monkey around inside my Mac now unless I have no other choice...

OK who here has snapped the neck of a CRT during a repair attempt? Raise your hand! lol My first classic Mac, an SE. I did this a few years ago. SNAP! I was bummed. Well I fo…

BeOS blew even NeXT away. Click to expand... I'm not sure I'd agree. BeOS was often said to be the spiritual successor to AmigaDOS, but they left out at least one important thi…

BeOS blew even NeXT away.

Ah, thanks. It's got the normal 540c chime. Oh well... Thanks for your help though!

Determine by startup chime. If it has a 540 chime, it is 68k. If it has a 500/PPC chime, it is PowerPC. http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/

Nope, it doesn't have graphing calculator installed. Once I can get my PC and my 540c to play nice, though, I'll see if I can find a utility to tell me what processor is installed.…

Do you have Graphing Calculator installed? If so, it will give an error when you open it on a 68k Mac. "Sorry, Requires Power Macintosh" or something to that effect.

It may have been a universal install; it appears as if the people who installed the software were from Tiger Foods. :?: They could have just made a universal set of floppies. If…

I believe 7.5.3 has Apple System Profiler. Run that and see what it says for processor. It's very likely that the install was a "Universal" install for any system. Of course, it…

Hello all, I recently acquired a PowerBook 540c. So far, I'm very happy with it, blah blah and blah. Anyways, as I was snooping around the System Folder, I noticed something: a Po…

You forgot the part about how a disgruntled Steve Jobs formed a rogue startup called NeXT that created the OS that blew both Windows and Mac OS away. What's even more amazing is t…

we used to take 409 and pour it in a new spray bottle with about 25% rubbing alcohol in it back when I worked at a compaq refurb house ... anyway kills the foaming action that happ…

Sounds good to me. Thanks for your input.

It doesn't damage the plastic in any way? Click to expand... If you knew me better, while reflecting on my previous comment about having used 409 to clean Mac plastics since 19…

It doesn't damage the plastic in any way?

I''ve found 409 to work on any plastic surface. The dirtier it is, the longer you simply need to leave the 409 on it. I've even used 409 on wooden tables that have pen marks (bal…

I'll have to try 409 sometime. Would it work on the plastic of a slot-loading iMac as well?

I will give you my advise from my experience. My first Mac was a 128k purchased in January 1984. I upgraded and continued using that box until I purchased a Mac IIvx in 1993. I …

I'm quite glad I listened to my inner voice that said not to use the magic eraser on the Mac. I never realized they were such a powerful tool. The spongelike appearance is deceptiv…

outside the scope of this topic, but rubbing alcohol and a little elbow grease will get rid of sharpie pretty quick dont use magic eraser, I erased some wallpaper with it

I've used the following: RECOMMENDED: Endust for Electronics: Good at removing both dust and sticker gunk, also surprisingly good on sharpie marks (won't remove them entirely, but…