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Beige G3 floppy issues — #7

There is no extension for the floppy drive. Its driver is built-into the ROM of the Mac, and may also be inside the system file somewhere. The CD-ROM has an extension. Neither l…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dennis Nedry Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 05:33

Best Apple IIe emulator to use? — #5

Honestly, the best way to use IIe software without a IIe (and the only one I know of that is guaranteed to be 100% legal) is the Apple IIe card for an LC I'm not sure how/if the I…
68kMLA Software by gavo Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 04:58

Best Apple IIe emulator to use? — #4

I'm pretty sure AppleWin has what youre after.http://applewin.berlios.de Click to expand... Cheers for that - does indeed look like it will fit the bill - had a quick play with i…
68kMLA Software by gavo Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 04:49

Beige G3 floppy issues — #6

i have ran into these issues before, sometimes the driver extension can get messed up, sometimes it can be the eject system getting gummed up, or a bad cable connection. i think i…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by madmax_2069 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 03:38

Best Apple IIe emulator to use? — #3

Honestly, the best way to use IIe software without a IIe (and the only one I know of that is guaranteed to be 100% legal) is the Apple IIe card for an LC. LCs are easy to find and …
68kMLA Software by Scott Baret Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 02:47

Beige G3 floppy issues — #5

I had been planning on putting a fresh copy of an OS on there, and I ended up putting 8.5 on my G3. Ejecting floppies doesn't appear to be a problem any more. I really wonder if …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by macluxo Sun, 2 Nov 2008 - 23:50

Beige G3 floppy issues — #4

I would never have thought of that. Is there some specific reason behind that suggestion, Bunsen? Are you suggesting to rebuild the desktop on the HD or the floppy, or both?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dennis Nedry Sun, 2 Nov 2008 - 22:44

Beige G3 floppy issues — #2

I would first just remove the drive and clean all the dust out of it. Then insert a disk into the bare drive and manually eject it a few times to try to observe any problems. Cou…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dennis Nedry Sun, 2 Nov 2008 - 01:51

Upgrading my Beige G3 — #16

The only relevant tip would be that you have to configure the jumper block yourself to run the CPU at 500 MHz (or as near as you can get it by multiplying 66 MHz). Apart from that…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Sat, 1 Nov 2008 - 12:40

iMac cursor turns into a bomb — #5

It has to do with a bad install disc. Thankfully I use only backups so I don't scratch my originals. Click to expand... Thats a very good idea, I have a 9.0 disc here that I go…
68kMLA Peripherals by LCGuy Fri, 31 Oct 2008 - 05:53

iMac cursor turns into a bomb — #4

That is awesome, click on something and you get an explosion before whatever you click on opens.
68kMLA Peripherals by Christopher Fri, 31 Oct 2008 - 01:50

iMac cursor turns into a bomb — #3

It has to do with a bad install disc. Thankfully I use only backups so I don't scratch my originals.
68kMLA Peripherals by Mike Richardson Fri, 31 Oct 2008 - 00:58

iMac cursor turns into a bomb — #2

Now that is strange! Maybe a system extension that customizes the mouse pointer? Do share when you figure it out! Huxley
68kMLA Peripherals by Huxley Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 21:22

Beige G3 shuts down with heavy drive usage! — #2

Off-hand, an immediate suggestion is to take in Franklinstein's comment about Royal VRMs in the Beige DT and MT (in your other recent post, about ZIF CPUs). Beyond that, some test…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 16:24

Upgrading my Beige G3 — #15

It's been a long, long drought since ic-china had much in the way of 500MHz ZIF cards, and even now it is only the 750s rather than 7400s. Grab while the skips/dumpsters of the wo…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 16:07

Upgrading my Beige G3 — #14

That's an awesome tip - thanks! That being said, I'm about to put down $21 for this item: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230304040895 ...and I though…
68kMLA Hardware by Huxley Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 15:46

3400c Memory — #3

Well, really, I suppose the question should be this. "Is Powerbook Guy's price of $99USD a ripoff?"
68kMLA Hardware by MrMacPlus Wed, 29 Oct 2008 - 00:49

Clamshell iBook won't boot — #4

The discs you are using, are they CD-Rs? Or is it a DVD-R? The early iMacs and iBooks have issues with burned discs. It seems they were an early implementation of a new laser, …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by coius Tue, 28 Oct 2008 - 17:55

Clamshell iBook won't boot — #3

Oops, just seeing I posted in the wrong forum. Sorry about that! May some moderator move the topic?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by superpantoufle Tue, 28 Oct 2008 - 08:53

G4 (sawtooth) graphic cards — #31

www.buy.com has the wang model of 6200, that is where i bought mine from buy.com xfx 6200 wang that is where i bought mine from. as heavymetal4god said it could be bad nvram set…
68kMLA Hardware by madmax_2069 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 - 06:28
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