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

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Im trying to make a somewhat comprehensive list of compact Macs and the many, many variations. I noticed that the Plus normally carries the model M0001A. But I see there is a varia…

KansasFest 2015, the 27th annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Rebecca “Burger Becky” Heineman, a prolific computer game programmer, d…

I traded a PM G5 I had for two full 4MB Mac Plus systems with someone on craigslist. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Pr…

Back in the old day, Macintosh LC had very limited space and was limited to either 2 dlsk drives (original LC) or 1 disk drive and 1 hard drive, no internal CD or other drive optio…

Hello everyone. I really love this site and often lurk on here kinda living vicariously through all of you my love for retromac computing. I still have my Lombard, MDD, and a fe…

I conquested an Asante MacCon during my "forced absence" by the mods, so it's a not very recent. I managed to score it for only $85 as opposed to the close to $200 that they normal…

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In a box of parts, I have a 16MHz 68882 in a socket on what I think is a right angle LCPDS card. It is a small device, shaped rather like an LCPDS network card, but that could just…

Hello Macintosh fans, My name is Emiel, I am from Holland (somewhere in Europe). The first time a have worked with a Mac was in 1987 at the graphic and printing school. I don't k…

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

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…

I'd like to clean the case on my classic II, what is the recommended procedure for doing so? It's mostly just grimy, but it does have 4 distinct areas where apparently old Apple s…

Can the Programmers Key (switch) from a Macintosh II be used on a SE/30? I have a spare one from a dead Mac II, and I thought having a reset button on the side of the SE/30 would …

I know that this forum is meant to be for 68k Macs, but I thought that since you have PPC Mac sections, you should have an iPhone section. What do you guys think?