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Macintosh 512k! — #3

I have loads of 1.4mb floppies. I'll try Taping the whole. formatting as 800k, then formatting as 400k Probably will not work. But lets see.
68kMLA Peripherals by Mars478 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 - 03:28

Macintosh 512k! — #2

If it works anything like the Amiga you can format a 1.4mb to 800k (and maybe 400k too). Just tape over the hole so it behaves like a double-density disk. Years ago I did that all …
68kMLA Peripherals by protocol7 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 - 02:36

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #19

My room doesn't smell like old pizza! But I think one of my cats coughed up a big, nasty hairball in my closet, and another peed on some stuff in my closet... And I don't hav…
68kMLA Peripherals by macgeek417 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 - 02:18

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #18

I know it sucks but clean up your room, theres 1 con to 2 pro's con: you have to clean up your room pro 1: you can have another mac pro 2: your room wont smell like old pizza, a…
68kMLA Peripherals by Osgeld Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 23:41

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #15

Well, first my grandma has to make sure it isn't needed, then... "You'll have to get *at least* 2 bags of trash out of your room before I let you get *another* computer" : I o…
68kMLA Peripherals by macgeek417 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 18:10

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #14

That is a really nice 9500. I agree, room must be found! Best of luck. Perhaps making or sourcing some new storage shelves and tidying up the existing collection would help it a…
68kMLA Peripherals by Bunsen Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 06:35

It was just sitting there.... — #5

Thank you for the replies. I'm glad to hear they are easy to work on. I am currently procrastinating from replacing a 2400c HD as I understand they are anything but user friendly. …
68kMLA Peripherals by JRL Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 03:15

It was just sitting there.... — #4

Thank you for the replies. I'm glad to hear they are easy to work on. I am currently procrastinating from replacing a 2400c HD as I understand they are anything but user friendly. …
68kMLA Peripherals by LCARS Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 03:08

It was just sitting there.... — #3

They are very easy to work on. Some of em use IDE HDs, And yes 7.5 is best for that. My Powerbook 150 ran 7.5.3 like greased soap. Click to expand... Only one of them does; the…
68kMLA Peripherals by JRL Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 01:10

It was just sitting there.... — #2

They are very easy to work on. Some of em use IDE HDs, And yes 7.5 is best for that. My Powerbook 150 ran 7.5.3 like greased soap.
68kMLA Peripherals by Mars478 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 00:16

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #12

I got the KB and Teardrop mouse, and am probebly gona get the 9500/200 (it'd make a great OS 9 machine!) I'm gonna make room, but first my grandma has to check and make sure that …
68kMLA Peripherals by macgeek417 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 - 04:29

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #10

My mom probebly won't let me ("You don't have room...") Click to expand... Well make room for it goddamnit, its a 9500! Surely you've got something that you can get rid of?
68kMLA Peripherals by LCGuy Sun, 23 Aug 2009 - 02:52

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #9

OK, i'm up in my grandma's attic imaging all of the old mac floppys i found. here is what I found: Legions (4 disks) Word tales (5 Disks, missing disks 3 and 5) Pac In Time (2 D…
68kMLA Peripherals by macgeek417 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 - 00:27

Possible ReConquest: Preforma 630CD — #8

Oh, and how do you get out the harddrive and stuff from it? If I can't keep the whole thing, I might as well strip it.
68kMLA Peripherals by macgeek417 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 - 21:47

eBay auction, weird upgrade card to a 512k? — #4

What is this on this 512k?Its in the second picture over the power button. Looks like SCSI to me. Click to expand... You got it! Since it doesn't appear to be a 512ke, (were t…
68kMLA Peripherals by Trash80toHP_Mini Sat, 22 Aug 2009 - 19:21

eBay auction, weird upgrade card to a 512k? — #3

Yes that is a common SCSI upgrade to the 512K, designed to replace the battery cover. It required an upgrade to 128K ROMs and most likely has 800K drive upgrade as well. The Plus d…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mac128 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 - 19:14
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