I'm pretty sure FutureBASIC 2 can access the serial ports. It's free, so no harm trying it out. Click to expand... I have looked on Future Basic's website and I don't see a Fut…

Imagine how much more complicated it would be if Apple didn't drop support for older hardware from time to time. This is the problem with Windows. They support so much legacy hardw…

Those are great Too bad there's not an 'Ask me about _____'!

Geo, To clarify some things: - Mode32 is a System Extension file, meaning that it is like a .dll file under Windows. The file is designed to "patch" a Mac that was "crippled" wi…

Success!!! Cleaning up all of the flux after all of the soldering took the longest. The soldering itself was not too bad. There were one or two pads that had corroded a bit …

As far as I know there was no serial to ethernet adapter, but the LocalTalk to Ethernet bridges I mentioned in an earlier post are effectively the same thing. Click to expand...…

What do the winners win?

As far as I know there was no serial to ethernet adapter, but the LocalTalk to Ethernet bridges I mentioned in an earlier post are effectively the same thing. Click to expand...…

Geo, To clarify some things: - Mode32 is a System Extension file, meaning that it is like a .dll file under Windows. The file is designed to "patch" a Mac that was "crippled" wi…

If you can't find a socket with clips, you can get something like Arctic Silver thermal adhesive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100005&cm_re=arc…

Mark mentioned that the BBS was going down at the end of the month... I thought he meant February, but maybe not???

nb: 40MHz is not always stable though. A heatsink/fan for the 040 would be a good idea. Click to expand... I can confirm it - at 40 MHz heatsink is a must and you should use a…

FYI, I also have two working 150s, one with the display bezel in bad condition, but otherwise fine; the other in good to very good condition. I still have one power supply too. Be …

How much are you willing to pay for it? I can ship it out...

Imagine how much more complicated it would be if Apple didn't drop support for older hardware from time to time. This is the problem with Windows. They support so much legacy hardw…

ok so i got my my apple colour classic today and leaky caps :disapprove: here a list of caps for any one who needs it c4,c5,c6,c9,c10,c11 47uf 16v c2,c3 100uf 6.3v c8 10uf…

Saying that a G3/500 would be faster than a G4/400 in non-Altivec apps isn't as straightforward a statement as it seems. The G4 introuduced some new efficiencies to the core that m…

Yes, I received one. Click to expand... That's the thing, I never got one...

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 don't recall what the differences between 3.0 and QuickBASIC are, though I believe that QB is newer. QB is the one which I used on my SE/30 back in the day. 3.0 has separate vers…

Not without major, major modification. Do a google search for "Takky" or "Power Colour Classic". Definitely not for the faint of heart.

Microsoft BASIC can control serial ports. Have a look at my site. Check the Mac BASIC category in the Downloads. Click to expand... There were several BASIC files there, there …

I'll take it if you can't fix it. I have two of them with bad LCD screens here.

Can't you also put a 5200/6200 motherboard in those?

It's a pity I didn't find this thread sooner. I dumped a bunch of Zip drives recently both SCSI and parallel models. I have an intense dislike for Zip drives and strip them out of …