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Beige G3 Conquest — #1

Went round to a mate's place today who I haven't seen for a couple of years, and he gave me a beige G3. I haven't had a good look at it yet, haven't even dusted it off, but… It h…
68kMLA PowerPC by AusNick Tue, 13 Oct 2009 - 14:14

wiki skin thoughts — #1

Looking for feedback on [wiki]68kMLA Wiki talk:Custom skin[/wiki]...
68kMLA 68k by ChristTrekker Mon, 12 Oct 2009 - 20:58

IIx Dead — #1

I have recently acquired an Apple Macintosh IIx which does not power on. No chimes, No nothing. I have replaced the power supply and both batteries but still nothing. Power on…
68kMLA Hardware by patatas Mon, 12 Oct 2009 - 17:14

is this a good deal? — #1

some one on my local craigslist is selling 2 powermac g5s 2.0 ghz dual processor that "One powers on but has no boot, Other one powers on but randomly turns off." for $100. is this…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Mon, 12 Oct 2009 - 16:16

What Component is causing my iMac G5 to whine? — #1

Hi, does anyone know which component is causing my iMac G5 to whine like a cat? As it does more processor intensive tasks it gets louder, and it sounds like a fan, but I tried run…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 - 02:06

PB 180 resurrection — #1

Hey everyone, FIrst time poster here. :scrambled: I was wondering if anyone would be able to point me in the right direction as to what I should do with my PowerBook 180. Back …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by virusys Sun, 11 Oct 2009 - 18:29

Color Classic not working right... — #1

The videos not great, but since I can't describe the issue well and since my English stinks, here's a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDssVHugr40 The first 30 sec's and las…
68kMLA Hardware by Connor Sat, 10 Oct 2009 - 20:24

PowerMac 7300/180 recovered — #1

I only discovered today that these models are well suited to BeOS 4.5, being one of the few models "directly" compatible (without caveats). I found it at the local recycler and hop…
68kMLA General by nigwil Sat, 10 Oct 2009 - 10:50

1GHz eMac today! — #1

Today I drove about 75 kilometers to pick up a eMac listed on Kijiji for $160CAD. Its pretty sweet. Although it only had OS X 10.2 installed with 128MB ram, I put in a 256MB stick …
68kMLA Software by beta_train Sat, 10 Oct 2009 - 00:06

MaxxBoxx — #1

Anybody here seen one of these in person, or actually own(ed) one? Just curious.
68kMLA Software by ChristTrekker Fri, 9 Oct 2009 - 14:04

Recell iBook G3 Battery — #1

I have a iBook G3 Snow and I would like to know if I could recell it easily and within $40? If not I might as well just buy a new in package battery off eBay for $40. agg23
68kMLA PowerPC by agg23 Thu, 8 Oct 2009 - 15:16

Possible 68k Conquest — #1

I may have an opportunity to pick up the following for free. One Mac SE with 20MB internal HD & Gemini 68030 card One Mac SE/30 with 20MB internal HD One Mac IIcx with t…
68kMLA 68k by jkoci Wed, 7 Oct 2009 - 23:44

Mac HD file transferring — #1

I just registered here. I have a Performa 600CD that had gone strong for 17 years, but died a year ago with the same issue described here while I was loading up some game. It proba…
68kMLA Hardware by CP5670 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 - 20:36

PPC G5 Halts, Panics, Crashes - heat related? — #1

Hiya all, some of you might of notice I recently acquired a very, very cheap PPC G5 2Ghz (DP), sub $150 system). Now as far as I'm aware this model doesn't have liquid cooled CPU'…
68kMLA Hardware by UltraNEO* Wed, 7 Oct 2009 - 04:03

Outbound Notebook — #1

i got an outbound notebook at a nearby thrift-shop :beige: , i think it came w/ its power cord, but the power supply does not have the kangaroo on it. i cannot figure out how to…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Tue, 6 Oct 2009 - 18:16

G4 won't boot from optical drive — #1

I installed NetBSD on my MP Gig-E G4, but now want to load Linux. So I burned YDL to a DVD and tried to boot it by holding "c" during startup. It completely ignores this and just…
68kMLA Software by ChristTrekker Tue, 6 Oct 2009 - 15:28

512k Enchanced with all the fixins (incl. boxes!) — #1

I'll make this first post brief 'cause I know all you nuts are just in it for the pictures. Normally I'm not to interested in pre-SE macs, but when I was given an offer for a 512k…
68kMLA Peripherals by John8520 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 - 02:55

B&W G3 w/ Surprise — #1

I saw an ad for a B&W minitower on Freecycle today and snapped it up: 300mhz G3 256mb RAM (I think) CD-ROM ZIP HD (unknown) ...and a Radeon 7000, with DVI, VGA, and S…
68kMLA Hardware by sambapati87 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 - 00:54

Parts Pismo — #1

To join with another parts Pismo and make a working unit. $15 is not bad for that, complete with DVD and battery (unknown condition). The one I have had no HD cage or ribbon, and …
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Tue, 6 Oct 2009 - 00:08

TWO boxed QuickTakes for the price of One — #1

I bought a QuickTake 200 camera in box on eBay recently...I waited 2 weeks, and it still did not arrive. Finally, it arrived today, and I was pleasantly surprised with TWO QuickTak…
68kMLA 68k by Gil Mon, 5 Oct 2009 - 21:26

Bondi Mac, — #1

I got a 400Mh Boindi Imac, !!!!!!! This is my 6th Imac g3 this one is all stock from what I know , I am going to boot it when i find a keyboard and mouse!! can't wait edit thi…
68kMLA PowerPC by Mycatisbigfoot Mon, 5 Oct 2009 - 21:24

A pair of LCs, a few odds & ends — #1

Back in August, I picked up a few freebies from Anthony (AnalogKid) but right before I took off on vacation and never posted! I was very glad to help him free some space and get so…
68kMLA Hardware by oneboyarmy Mon, 5 Oct 2009 - 01:05

Idea! Macpedia! — #1

What if there was a wiki about old macs where we combined Jag's House, Gamba, and others links into one place to make finding info easier? It would be similar to the 68kMLA wiki b…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by agg23 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 - 14:20
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