Thanks for creating and hosting this forum. I bought my first mac, a Mac Plus, in 1986. So I guess -- probably like so many here -- I was a "Mac" guy way back when Mac was cool, an…

Couple nice G4s and a Q840AV. But mine, but I think I know whose they are.

Hello, I'm emulating a Mac Plus in my Linux machine, but I'm using the same image in another emulator that is emulating a Mac IIci, the thing is that when I'm trying to mount my h…

I just scored (for free) one LC 475, two Quadra 630s, two Quadra 650s, and a Beige G3 MT. I haven't been able to look them over too carefully yet (have to lay low so the SO doesn't…

Hi folks! New to the forum but I've been around Macs since the 128. I still have several vintage Macs in running order and a few that aren't. Included in the collection, Lisa 2/1…

hi, I'm a PC. I used to be a Mac though. I grew up with Macs. my dad owned an SE and had internet access since basically I was born (if you can really call late 80s/early 90s real…

I just came to own a LC III which powers up. I do not have System 7 disks (yet) but did install a Quantum 105MB HD. I am looking to find an installation manual so I can prep the …

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I may have an opportunity to pick up the following for free. One Mac SE with 20MB internal HD & Gemini 68030 card One Mac SE/30 with 20MB internal HD One Mac IIcx with t…

any hope/help in repair?

I bought a QuickTake 200 camera in box on eBay recently...I waited 2 weeks, and it still did not arrive. Finally, it arrived today, and I was pleasantly surprised with TWO QuickTak…

Has anyone seen this before? I bought a Plus on eBay for $10 and it has a daughtercard with an 030 (and FPU). I bought the Plus just to get a working analog board, so wasn't expe…

This week I finished off my first reel of 500 47uF tantalum capacitors. Woohoo. I haven't been keeping records so I'm not sure exactly how many old Mac logic boards repaired tha…

Going to get it on LEMSwap for $21 shipped (aka for the cost of shipping). The seller told me it has some screen burn, and the floppy has some difficulty with accepting/ejecting d…

Hi all, picked up a Mac on eBay I've never seen in the flesh before: a Quadra 950, lovely condition and should come up well with a strip down and blast with my air compressor. Co…

I believe the SE/30, and IIx ROMs are identical. Since the Mac II can be upgraded to FDHD, does that also upgrade it to the IIx ROM? I know the SE/30 can use a IIfx and IIsi ROM.…

Serial number 0001, the first Macintosh Plus given to Gene Roddenberry? That crafty Apple, getting their product placed in Star Trek IV like that. But which came first, the chicken…

Well I've got the PowerBook Duo/DuoDockage Hacking Bug again, so I'm starting this thread to keep track of the numerous topics that are BOUND to develop once I get rolling . . .…

OK, so who has done this? Enquiring minds want to know!

Does anyone happen to have the SE/30 ROM SIM/Logic Board schematics? thanks. Thinking about trying something....

Since it's such a common vector for SPAM attacks, external links in signatures have now been disabled. You can still link to pages on the MLA wiki using the wiki tags (see here) an…

I bought this on eBay a few weeks ago and it arrived yesterday. It's an SE dual 800k (sticker on back says 1MB RAM, but it actually has 4 or 5), that came with a Rodime 20 Plus ext…

Goodwill ComputerWorks - Austin decided to resume selling older hardware. The result was an afternoon of 68k conquest: Quadra 605 LC III IIsi Atari 1040 STE unused - CIB Atar…

Hi, Just opened my Macintosh Plus to give it a quick check-over, to make sure that no components have blatantly malfunctioned. Generally, it looks okay on the interior: { …

Hi all, Did the SE/30 have diferent chimes over time? Mine has the usual "Macintosh II" chime, just as stated in Macracker for that model. But this sounds wrong to my ears, in re…