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Rescued a 512k today. WTB a pristine system disk? — #14

No sweat. I really appreciate this. As for versions, I think System 4.1 was the last version to support the 512k M0001, am I right? Whatever is supported will be cool. Thanks aga…
68kMLA Software by mchineboy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 03:19

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #7

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 an…
68kMLA PowerPC by ppuskari Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 00:55

G4 AGP Graphics — #3

My Quicksilver is currently using a PCI card since it gave up its AGP GeForce2 MX for my Cube. (16MB Rage, but that machine is in server duty and only used over screen sharing,…
68kMLA Hardware by oneboyarmy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 00:51

G4 AGP Graphics — #2

I've never dealt with an AGP Mac before, but I know for a fact that a PC with an AGP slot will quite happily run with only a PCI video card, so I can't see how a Mac would be any d…
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Mon, 1 Feb 2010 - 00:32

Ooh, what is this? — #21

There were a handful of external monitor adapters for the SE but they were nothing like the ones made for the SE/30. One was by Radius for use with their portrait monitor. There wa…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 23:58

Rescued a 512k today. WTB a pristine system disk? — #13

Two PM's and no response. tomlee actually is close to where I work. Click to expand... Sorry -- I've been swamped, and will be until the middle of Feb. If I don't get back to y…
68kMLA Software by tomlee59 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 21:04

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #6

Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch... I could have sworn I read somewhere that openSUSE was dropping PPC support. Ubuntu is community-maintained now, but it's very formidable (I recomm…
68kMLA PowerPC by QuadSix50 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 17:20

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #5

You can put linux on about anything Some toasters, some fridges, my old 386-16. My oldest mac with linux was a Performa 6300 I think. Been a long time since I booted that mac…
68kMLA PowerPC by ppuskari Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 16:25

What linux OS could I use in QS G4 ? — #4

You forgot to say what your primary use will be. Click to expand... for now just dip me toe into the linux ocean and see what midi/audio programmes it has to offer i was not a…
68kMLA PowerPC by macguy Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 05:29

Rescued a 512k today. WTB a pristine system disk? — #12

No misunderstanding with me. However some people bristle at the idea of paying for these things when most of us are willing to donate what is essentially a very inexpensive item fo…
68kMLA Software by Mac128 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 01:47

Early Mac schematic — #16

My experience is that digital boards rarely fail, and a classic Mac that doesn't boot nearly always has analog problems. Click to expand... All of the dead 128k digital boards …
68kMLA Software by Mac128 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 01:34

HD help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — #3

never mind.........the someone changed the jumper setting to slave (I blame the computer gremlins) :lol: I can now breathe normally Click to expand... I LOVE your avatar! …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 00:51

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #13

Do not remove the band -- there's no non-destructive way to do it, and no real non-destructive way to reuse it, unfortunately.
68kMLA Hardware by tomlee59 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 - 00:07

What browser — #19

I get the idea some people here only use Classilla occasionally, when they're using their older Macs. I just wanted to mention that I use my old Mac (8500 upgraded with 400 MHz Son…
68kMLA PowerPC by Anonymous Freak Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 22:22

Just arrived from eBay: DVD-RAM — #8

It needs to have the DVD Extension and Disc Authoring though. Click to expand... Are you sure? ISTR reading that once the disk is formatted (HFS or HFS+) it can be mounted rea…
68kMLA OS 9 by Bunsen Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 20:33

Disconnecting CRT from powerboard — #12

Does your replacement CRT lack a band or something? Click to expand... I don't have a replacement CRT but I want to save the frame and attaching band in case I find one that do…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 20:06

LC520 accelerator — #13

Oh, good catch. I didn't know that. I've upgraded my Color Classic to an LC 575. It's pretty darn sweet.
68kMLA 68k by olePigeon Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 19:28

What browser — #18

I've actually found Netscape 7.02 pretty darn usable on my Wallstreet. The integrated chat and email still work and I rarely get a crash.
68kMLA PowerPC by Hrududu Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 18:05

HD help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — #2

never mind.........the someone changed the jumper setting to slave (I blame the computer gremlins) :lol: I can now breathe normally
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ken27238 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 17:35

What browser — #17

I get the idea some people here only use Classilla occasionally, when they're using their older Macs. Click to expand... Hay, you're a talking about me. Albeit these days i us…
68kMLA PowerPC by macguy Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 17:27

What browser — #16

I get the idea some people here only use Classilla occasionally, when they're using their older Macs. I just wanted to mention that I use my old Mac (8500 upgraded with 400 MHz Son…
68kMLA PowerPC by noidentity Sat, 30 Jan 2010 - 11:58
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