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4x Quadra 9xx — #3

That's ... awesome! I know you've had trouble finding old Macs near you, which makes it doubly awesome. How did you find these?
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 2 Feb 2010 - 01:57

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #13

As quinterro said, you won't be able to start any PowerPC Mac up off that disc, thats for an Intel PC system. You want a version of Linux thats built for use on a PowerPC, which wi…
68kMLA PowerPC by LCGuy Tue, 2 Feb 2010 - 01:45

New Retro Computing Magazine!! — #3

That's all fine and dandy, but what I want to know is when the second issue is coming out! Perhaps I'll save my review of my Model 100's REX upgrade for the next installme…
68kMLA Software by conceitedjerk Tue, 2 Feb 2010 - 01:45

4x Quadra 9xx — #2

Well what are you waiting for?! Get started on your super-computing cluster!
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 22:32

What browser — #21

Now days they seem to teach Javascript or some such as a beginning language which is probably more applicable to today's life, but I doubt that it is an easier introduction than Ba…
68kMLA PowerPC by Osgeld Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 21:26

What browser — #20

Asked in 2004 what Apple should do next, Jef Raskin replied, "Turn out a good interface." Amen, I say. After nearly ten years of using the damn thing daily, I still can't find my w…
68kMLA PowerPC by trag Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 21:17

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #11

OK guys, try to control the laughter back there. How do i start up in openSUSE 11.2 i1586.iso ? Honestly i have not a clue this being one of my many clueless days do i do a r…
68kMLA PowerPC by ken27238 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 21:03

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #10

OK guys, try to control the laughter back there. How do i start up in openSUSE 11.2 i1586.iso ? Honestly i have not a clue this being one of my many clueless days do i do a …
68kMLA PowerPC by macguy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 20:44

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #14

Not sure if you're already past this part... The suction cup and red (usually red) cable to the side of the CRT is an integral part of the flyback transformer. If you wish to re…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 20:35

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #18

Any chance you work on IIFX motherboards that the idiot previous owners left to battery decay? I know there is at least one pad gone there and who knows what else. but the boards …
68kMLA Hardware by trag Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 20:27

SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #2

After my initial searches for the classic style Macs, it seems that one model, the SE/30 comes to the forefront because of the 68030 processor and 128meg upgradability for the RAM.…
68kMLA Networking by trag Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 20:05

MDD G4... one dumb question — #3

IIRC 200gb or smaller partitions can only be read by os9 say you have a 600gig drive and it is partitioned in 200gb and 400gb it would boot fine off the 200gb partition but absolut…
68kMLA OS 9 by zerotypeq Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 19:22

MDD G4... one dumb question — #2

I'm sure others who have personal experience with such machines can give you a 'from personal experience' answer, but here's my understanding: OS 9 will only recognize partitions …
68kMLA OS 9 by Anonymous Freak Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 17:43

Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #3

If it has a picture of a printer on the second 25 pin port, it is a parallel Zip drive. Do NOT connect this drive to a Mac.
68kMLA Peripherals by Bunsen Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 15:18

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #9

I use ubuntu 6.10 on my powermac G4 and it runs fine, the only thing is its hard to find software for ppc distros linux
68kMLA PowerPC by ken27238 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 14:08

Why was Mike banned? — #3

First things first, regardless of what you may hear from him, we don't hate him. There's no major vendetta against him, no conspiracy theories, or anything like that. Really, we wa…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by LCGuy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 12:39

Mac 630CD needs zip drive — #2

First things first, you must use a SCSI Zip drive on that Mac. Parallel port Zip drives require a parallel port, which is only found on PCs, if you connect a parallel port device t…
68kMLA Peripherals by LCGuy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 12:30

Conquest: Blue G3 — #13

The 8GB limitation was only for Beige G3s and Tray load iMacs. AFAIK the B&W G3 can have a partition of any size for a startup volume, and in any location on the drive. (th…
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 08:50

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #8

Yeah, Suse dropped official support for awhile, then they brought it back a couple years ago, and now it appears they have just dropped it again. I've been installing version 9 and…
68kMLA PowerPC by macguy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 08:07

Just arrived from eBay: DVD-RAM — #9

Whee! My 2-3X Panasonic DVD-RAM discs (4.7 GB, no cartridge,) work just fine in OS X Tiger. Disk Utility formats them no problem. Disc is recognized in 8.6, but won't format, no…
68kMLA OS 9 by Anonymous Freak Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 07:21

Why was Mike banned? — #2

I think it is a fair considering Mike has been contributing to 68mla for over 2 years. A summary of the decision would silence all rumors and questions regarding the situation and…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Strimkind Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 07:07

Conquest: Blue G3 — #12

Any chance you OS 9.x partition is the first partition set? You might be up against the OSX 8 Gig startup volume limitation... Try repartitioning, and installing OS 9 on to a par…
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 06:40

Conquest: Blue G3 — #11

For some reason I can only boot into OS9, if I select OSX in startup disk the mac will chime and it will not output video. Don't know why...
68kMLA Hardware by mac-man6 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 06:30
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