After installing system 7.5 my machine actually works a lot better, I haven't been getting any weird startup issues or anything else of the sort but as of today my disk drive doesn…
I have recently acquired an 867MHz Titanium Powerbook G4. Since having it the past few days, I've learned this thing has got a huge set if problems. Most of these I think can be …
I was thinking that maybe instead of just the "Software" forum we could have Sub-Forums for each of the system softwares up to OS 9? I'm not sure if this has been discussed before.…
I've been thinking about this for a little while now, and it seems to me that in my old Elementary school, there were candy iMacs that could go all the way down to Black & …
Last night I opened my 512k to record all its capacitors (I think I've found a way around my worries about lead, so now I'll be ready to replace those capacitors!!! ).
But anyw…
These issues aren't so major, but i'm after some ideas as to why they may be occuring.
1. When powering up the Mac from a Cold Start (such as turning it on after being switched of…
68kMLATroubleshootingby iMac600Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 05:54
Folks, I did all the work this past Spring, but it took me until now to upload the photos to my Flickr account. Simply put, I used both liquid and gel versions of RetroBright on m…
68kMLATroubleshootingby JDWSun, 16 Aug 2009 - 10:49
Anyway, yesterday I call my Grandpa (who had noticed that one of his friends had a couple old Apple ][gs, and I ended up getting one a while back), and tell him that I've gotten ar…
68kMLATroubleshootingby MrMacPlusSat, 15 Aug 2009 - 18:35
So I was poking around craigslist yesterday, when I came across "First Gen iPod - $20." Interested, I clicked to find what appeared indeed to be a 1G iPod! E-mailed the girl, and w…
68kMLATroubleshootingby MultiFinderSat, 15 Aug 2009 - 03:52
Hello all!
I'm hoping that one or more SE gurus here can help point out something (simple?) that I've missed. I'm new to the compact Macs, but enjoy tinkering with and using the S…
68kMLATroubleshootingby cseals3Thu, 13 Aug 2009 - 00:36
I've just acquired a beat-up firewire clamshell -- the screen is cracked, and the rest of the poor thing looks like it was run over by a truck (for all I know, it was). Other than …
68kMLATroubleshootingby tomlee59Tue, 11 Aug 2009 - 20:51
This thread will give you a very bad impression of me, I'm sure.
A few years ago I acquired an old SE 30. The other day I was showing it off to friends online, and I thought I'd s…
68kMLATroubleshootingby RezmasonTue, 11 Aug 2009 - 03:06
My Macintosh LC III from GreenDoc came today in the mail.
Besides some uniform yellowing, it's in perfect condition; both tabs snap together nicely (no tab issue, luckily). The on…
68kMLATroubleshootingby JRLTue, 11 Aug 2009 - 01:33
Ok then - Mac Plus, it boots, or rather it can boot all the way to the desktop and it can sit there for a while - usually less than ten mins - then it re-boots. it generally gets t…
68kMLATroubleshootingby wgoodfSun, 9 Aug 2009 - 17:34
Just picked this up from Dan Knight yesterday. Paid $15 for it.
Included the video cable. Cabinet is pretty yellowed, not nearly the same shade as my Iigs.
It's a bass ackward m…
68kMLATroubleshootingby iamdigitalmanTue, 4 Aug 2009 - 23:36
I've noticed occasional screen interference when the hard drive is accessed on a Classic II. The cables are connected securely and I'm assuming the problem is with the analog board…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Scott BaretTue, 4 Aug 2009 - 22:23
Hey everyone! Just got my eMac 700. It was a teachers and had a trillion stickers. I haven't powered it up, but dang this thing is heavy!!!
I might put OS 9 on it :beige:
I'll…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Mars478Mon, 3 Aug 2009 - 21:06
Hi all,
I'm back from a leave of absence from these forums; I stopped posting for a while following a few problems between me and certain other members here. I'm back in the hope…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ApostropheSun, 2 Aug 2009 - 00:16
Greetings,
Wondering if anyone has experienced this, something similar, or any thoughts on the cause or a solution. At my wife's office, on an iMac G4, using Toast Titanium, the o…
I had bought some new equipment for my IIfx for connecting it to internet. I hadn't used it for about two years and it worked perfectly then, and now it won't start No boot soun…
Dear 68kMLA Community,
My times on this forum have been wonderful. I have enjoyed learning about the vintage Macintoshes from all of you, and I would not be in this position with …
Now this is an odd find:
On offer is a VINTAGE COLLECTABLE - BRAND NEW Apple PowerBook {x00} Series Video Service Course as part of the Apple Service Training Courses. This …