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PowerBooks! — #1

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 …
68kMLA Peripherals by JRL Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 00:14

My little Mac Gadgets — #1

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…
68kMLA Networking by PowerPup Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - 22:34

Holy of Holies -- Quadra 840AV! — #1

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…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Hotdog Zanzibar Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - 17:30

unconquest! — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by zerotypeq Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - 16:01

SE FDHD w/20HD SCSI issue — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by Buickguy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - 02:45

Apple ][ Emulated — #1

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 …
68kMLA OS 9 by ken27238 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 - 15:35

A Plus, a Farallon Etherwave and internet... — #1

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…
68kMLA Networking by numero6 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 - 14:27

G4 refuses to boot OS 9.1 CD — #1

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…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by avw Sun, 25 Oct 2009 - 00:49

Scored a perfect Powerbook — #1

Aluminum 17" 1.67 on ebay for 460.00. Not one scratch or any dents, which is a miracle b/c everyone i've seen looks like it was through the war...
68kMLA PowerPC by MacManiac1701A Sat, 24 Oct 2009 - 20:19

iMacs, G3s, SE's, Duos, and more — #1

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by tmtomh Fri, 23 Oct 2009 - 03:19

TapGuard utility — #1

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…
68kMLA Software by beachycove Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - 03:43

Powerbook 3400 — #1

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Thu, 22 Oct 2009 - 01:49

LC 475/Quadra 630/Quadra 650/Beige G3 MT — #1

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…
68kMLA 68k by mainland Wed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:39

Dual 604ev @ 300MHz? — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Wed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:38

Dual 604ev @ 300MHz? — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Wed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:35

Hello all — #1

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…
68kMLA 68k by Buickguy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 - 05:13

8600 bus error: possible causes — #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…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Mon, 19 Oct 2009 - 18:39

PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY IMAC G3 DV! GRAPHITE — #1

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…
68kMLA PowerPC by NCQU Mon, 19 Oct 2009 - 18:24

G3 beige desktop strangeness — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by billynomates Mon, 19 Oct 2009 - 12:58

new guy — #1

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…
68kMLA 68k by Andrevas Mon, 19 Oct 2009 - 10:22

8500 G4 Issue — #1

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, …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by stretch Mon, 19 Oct 2009 - 05:50
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