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Posible conquest: LCIII! — #77

OK... i have OS 9.2.2 running on my imac. how can i get the iMac to appear in the chooser of the LC III, or connect to the iMac? I am running the 7.5 Network Access Disk.
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 16:55

Web browser for OS X 10.2.8 — #3

What is that supposed to mean? Are there others making a 10.2.8 compatible browser with up to date features? (Oh Mr. Porter is the best Will Hay film EVAH!)
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 12:17

Web browser for OS X 10.2.8 — #2

It makes me wonder why, if Opera can turn out an up to date browser that does not require Tiger, why can't anyone else? Click to expand... Because they do.... Code: MAC…
68kMLA PowerPC by porter Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 04:51

Replacing Power Macintosh 5500 hard drive — #8

I can second what Gil and LCGuy have written. The plastic HDD sled used by Apple for IDE (as they were, so long ago) was/is different in detail from that for SCSI HDDs. It has a …
68kMLA PowerPC by equill Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 04:48

Web browser for OS X 10.2.8 — #1

So after my G4 lost it's ethernet port after a recent lightening storm, I was left with my 5 year old Windows laptop for internet use, but it bit the dust after overheating so I am…
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 04:41

Replacing Power Macintosh 5500 hard drive — #7

What I do is use a flathead screwdriver on the tab, and use it to get some leverage. Even then, it takes a LOT of force, and you can end up breaking the tab. :-/
68kMLA PowerPC by Gil Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 04:38

Replacing Power Macintosh 5500 hard drive — #6

I've had the HDD out of my 5260 (which uses the same shell) a couple of times..I can back up what Gil said...you have to REALLY haul on the HDD to get it out...be gentle, don't bre…
68kMLA PowerPC by LCGuy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 03:20

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #74

Or you could just buy/find a keyboard. Head onto your local Freecycle and ask for an old ADB keyboard. Click to expand... ... Or i could just head onto Freecycle and ask for…
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 02:46

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #73

Or you could just buy/find a keyboard. Head onto your local Freecycle and ask for an old ADB keyboard.
68kMLA 68k by LCGuy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 02:35

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #72

the imac is running OS X, and i have no keyboard. i could put Key Caps on a floppy....
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 02:31

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #71

I can't tell from the other side of the world...can you access the iMac from the LCIII?
68kMLA 68k by LCGuy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 02:24

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #70

i can select EtherTalk and the activity LED blinks a bunch. does it have the right drivers?
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 02:17

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #69

Yeah, it will. You'll want to make sure you've got the correct drivers for your ethernet card on it however.
68kMLA 68k by LCGuy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 - 01:56

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #67

OK... i'm really not looking foreword to all of those disk swaps. would it be possible to install from my iMac via a network? Click to expand... Network installs work for most …
68kMLA 68k by porter Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 22:24

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #66

OK... i'm really not looking foreword to all of those disk swaps. would it be possible to install from my iMac via a network?
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 22:18

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #65

formatting a floppy took 10 minutes! like... 10kbps slow. 512kbps isnt slow...
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 21:51

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #64

Wow... i didnt know floppies were so slow... Click to expand... 500kbps slow? Sheesh, back in my day.....
68kMLA 68k by porter Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 21:27

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #63

Wow... i didnt know floppies were so slow... Formatting... Verifing format... Re-Verifying format...
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 21:18

Replacing Power Macintosh 5500 hard drive — #5

Nope, just push up on the tab and pull out. It's possible that the hard drive was never touched, and after 10 years, it might take some force to get it out. Click to expand... …
68kMLA PowerPC by JRL Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 19:26

Replacing Power Macintosh 5500 hard drive — #4

Nope, just push up on the tab and pull out. It's possible that the hard drive was never touched, and after 10 years, it might take some force to get it out.
68kMLA PowerPC by Gil Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 19:02
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