I mentioned this conquest earlier, but it turns out that I got some more stuff along with everything else.
1: PowerBook 180c
Dead HD (I have a spare); came with system disks and …
Hi,
I received my PB 3500/Kanga G3 Powerbook the other day, and set out fixing it up with a new HD and general spruce up, it came with 5GB HD and 64MB RAM (32 + 32MB)
I also have…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ByrdTue, 27 Oct 2009 - 23:32
Hi, I'm PowerPup. Been a Macintosh fan ever since I was 6.
These are my favorite gadget conquests I've conquered so valiantly over the last few years. :rambo:
(These pictur…
68kMLANetworkingby PowerPupTue, 27 Oct 2009 - 22:34
Sorry, I'm a little excited. This machine has been my Eleanor for many years. I've wanted one ever since I was a wide-eyed teenager staring at one in the display window at Micro Ce…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Hotdog ZanzibarMon, 26 Oct 2009 - 17:30
I sold my emac to a friend for 90buckss he had been wanting a mac, but doesn't really have the money so I sold him the emac hes just going to pay me a little with each paycheck, bu…
68kMLAHardwareby zerotypeqMon, 26 Oct 2009 - 16:01
I've got an old SE FDHD with a problem. I had set it up for my 10 yr old nephew with system 6.0.8 and a copy of MOTU Performer 2.2 to get him started with keyboards and midi. It wa…
there are a few things that I want to know....
I am running Virtual Apple ][ and i am looking for apple prodos 3.3 disks.....does anyone know where i can find 3.3 disk images for …
Hi everyone,
As the title says, I'm the proud owner of a Plussed 512, a Farallon Etherwave localtalk-to-ethernet bridge and of an internet connection - and my goal is obviously to…
68kMLANetworkingby numero6Sun, 25 Oct 2009 - 14:27
Today I got a G4 466MHz and wanted to do a clean reinstall of OS 9.1. I took my original retail Os 9.1 CD (not an bundled to a machine one) an tried to boot. CD-Rom starts to seek…
68kMLATroubleshootingby avwSun, 25 Oct 2009 - 00:49
These are many of my conquests since i started collection macs /repairing computers about 2 years ago:
>iMac DV+, my first mac (now my friend's first mac)- garage sale $10 …
I have the motherboard for a bondi blue 233 MHz iMac. I remember that this Mac cannot use a drive bigger than 6 GB for a start up disk. I remember trying to partion a larger drive …
Had some good luck with free conquests recently:
Power Mac G4/450DP
2X Snow iMac/600's
Beige G3/233 AIO
Beige G3/233 DT
PB 3400c
3X Duo 280c's
IIci
5X SE's
Apple IIgs
2X …
Does anyone happen to have a copy of the TapGuard 1 or TapGuard 2 PowerBook utility, which is meant to keep a cursor from jumping around due to accidental contact with a trackpad w…
68kMLASoftwareby beachycoveThu, 22 Oct 2009 - 03:43
Picked up a Free Powerbook 3400 that the guy considered non Functional. I turned it on with another power adapter and it booted after holding down the PRAM reset. First time the …
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindThu, 22 Oct 2009 - 01:49
I just scored (for free) one LC 475, two Quadra 630s, two Quadra 650s, and a Beige G3 MT. I haven't been able to look them over too carefully yet (have to lay low so the SO doesn't…
This is sort of interesting....
The write-up gets the nomenclature wrong, as there never was a 604e that ran at 300Mhz; that distinction belongs to the 604ev, which is a different…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:38
This is sort of interesting....
The write-up seemingly gets the nomenclature wrong, as there never was a 604e that ran at 300Mhz; that distinction belongs to the 604ev, which is a…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:35
Hi folks!
New to the forum but I've been around Macs since the 128. I still have several vintage Macs in running order and a few that aren't.
Included in the collection, Lisa 2/1…
My 8600/200 604e with 256k cache, which has an Adaptec scsi pci card and 9 GB 68-pin drive, gives a repeated "bus error" message on cold startup in 8.6. Essentially, it gets to the…
68kMLATroubleshootingby beachycoveMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 18:39
HI I HAVE A IMAC G3 DV AND THE 400 MHZ PROCESSOR JUST ISNT DOING IT FOR ME SO STUPID ME I WENT ON EBAY WITHOUT ANY RESEARCH AND BOUGHT A 600 MHZ IMAC G3 MOTHERBOARD AND I AM HAVING…
Howdy all
I've got a ye olde G3 beige desktop, with a zip drive, 256MB RAM, 8GB disk, etc. OS X 10.2.8.
It will work correctly for about 30 mins - an hour, but will then turn off…
68kMLAHardwareby billynomatesMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 12:58
hi, I'm a PC. I used to be a Mac though.
I grew up with Macs. my dad owned an SE and had internet access since basically I was born (if you can really call late 80s/early 90s real…
I've been running this 8500 with a Sonnet 500MHz G3 processor for years. I've had no issues with it and I've been quite satisfied. I've rigged this machine with 768MB of memory, …
68kMLATroubleshootingby stretchMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 05:50
Hi guys,
I recently got a very nice iMac G4 (17" 1.25GHz/USB 2.0 model). It works fine - but, when I start it up, it makes a strange sound.
It makes the normal startup bong, and …