It all sounds bad, so bad... I messed with those other jumper things... to my misfortune! I would let go & write it off as a bad experience.

> So to paraphrase, the ][ could be upgraded to a ][+? Yes. Later ]['s used the same motherboard as early ][+'s. Just more RAM, and Integer BASIC instead of Applesoft BAS…

I never use them - I just use jumpers to set the SCSI ID.

You've just about got the breaking points listed. Click to expand... Thanks! So to paraphrase, the ][ could be upgraded to a ][+? Could an upgraded ][ and ][+ be upgraded to a…

As fake as this sounds, I already cleaned it off with Goo Gone. Still though, the real problem remains, how will I ever know what pins to attach the SCSI ID jumper cables to?

Pics or it didn't happen.

The picture isn't the best quality, and it doesn't show the entire room. However, just about everything in the basement is from the 70s - 80s and is all in perfect condition. The d…

And trying the 20 or the 4gb only gives me Sad Mac "0000000F" "00000002." Click to expand... According to Pina, "0000000F" "00000003." the problem is: "The internal hard drive …

YUCK! Got feathers? :?: jt

73s: Thanks much for your reply and advice. Memory seems okay, 0F/02 only showed up when I changed drives - some kind of conflict? Tried resetting PRAM, still showed up. Tried cl…

I just spent 5 minutes washing tar off my hands. Today I received a MacDirect SCSI enclosure with some Conner hard drive in it from eBay. It was described as working. I added it to…

and as a side note the //c came BEFORE the enhanced //e. It was because of the //c that they came out with the "enhanced" //e. I always thought that was an oxymoron since the e in …

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.

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

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

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…

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…

Is the cooling plate touching the top of the cpu?, I would open it up and see what there is to see (unless you have issues doing that). Click to expand... The problem "seems" t…