As Raskin put it, there really isn't any real difference anymore between Apple's OS and that of its competitors. Yes, I am sure that it is all ever-so powerful, and as OSes go, it …

I'm sorry, I think my continuity tester was on the fritz. I switched to a different one that has an audible indicator and I found much more connections. All data and address bits…

With the help of a friend I finally have my Mac plus up and running. It has 4MB, a 500MB external HD, an CD Drive (an Apple CD150), and is running System 6.0.8. At first everythi…

Ok, I just saw that thread under the Classic Mac thread. I will read through it. Thanx for the tip off! Geo

Once you get an SE/30, you'll definitely want Mode32. However, a Classic II only supports 10MB of physical memory (the 2MB on the board + 2 4MB SIMMs) so Mode32 is superfluous for …

So is BinHex (or StuffIt)a program for the Mac ? Click to expand... Originally, yes. However, Both had their source ported to Unix C, so if you really wanted to, you can have …

I see that you have icons from IconFactory for many of the older machines - while this is nice and quaint, has anyone investigated the possibility of asking the widget:widget peopl…

Thanks. Just turns out I hadn't gone to the right pages.

Thanks. I did the MC88920/88916 swap, and pull pin 9 high (?) or something like that.http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html on one machine but could never get video. But…

Where are these icons? I don't see any on any of the Wiki specs pages... Am I missing another specs page somewhere? Click to expand... [wiki]Macintosh Quadra 840AV[/wiki] is …

Where are these icons? I don't see any on any of the Wiki specs pages.. Click to expand... Hence, this topic.

Where are these icons? I don't see any on any of the Wiki specs pages... Am I missing another specs page somewhere?

I asked permission for the IF icons. If the ones you mention would be better representations, then by all means, ask! The worst that can happen is they say "no".

Would you still need a heat sink/fan if you were using an 040 that was actually rated for 40mhz? Click to expand... Yes. The 40 MHz part is made exactly the same as the 25 MHz …

What do the winners win? Click to expand... crap prizes. :lol: Click to expand... HEhehhehehe

At first I swapped resistors to go to 33MHz and afterwards I installed 40MHz oscillator, as per instructions on Marc Schrier's page. http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html'&a…

What do the winners win? Click to expand... crap prizes. :lol:

I have this on my site: http://macgui.com/downloads/?file_id=17336

All of the data bits of the onboard ROMs are indeed directly connected to the ROM SIMM slot. Also to RAM bank B. RAM bank A is also connected, but via 3-state bidirectional buffe…

I see that you have icons from IconFactory for many of the older machines - while this is nice and quaint, has anyone investigated the possibility of asking the widget:widget peopl…

Who still uses 1ghz Pentium III/Athlon Thunderbird class machines as their primary computer anymore? Click to expand... I'm only using it until I can get my IIvx working &l…

to bad, they make great computers, i have one Click to expand... How loud are they? I've been curious. Click to expand... They are almost as loud a MDD, which got the nickn…

Hey, thanks for your thoughts! Sorry to hear that!!! I haven't been able to use a zip long enough to have that happen yet! I've used one at work some and hope to finally get one…

That's great -- you're going to love that upgraded CC. You'll be able to watch Cinepak-encoded video at quite-respectable framerates. I used to have a 575 playing "Forbidden Planet…

Oh dear, it sure does look like Staz is under water. That's a shame, I remain a big fan of FutureBASIC. I'll dig it out of my archives, since they made it freeware anyway.