I cant paste video links on topics... I have never been able too - wondering if its just me, or being in Ireland or what ever - heres a short vid showing the problem.....but ap…

So, my latest conquest has still not successfully run under it's own steam yet and I am beat as to why. It will chime, and will power up the monitor (I have tried both my old Phil…

Hello guys, this is my first post in this community, who already helped me a lot with some nice thread I followed in the past. I'm italian so forgive me for my english, not so sur…

Recently bought a powerbook 100 from an acquaintance. He threw the battery away because it was starting to leak. I don't really want another battery, but I'd like to get a shell o…

  Today I used my newly acquired Lisa XL with Macintosh motherboard to test my other incomplete Lisa XL I switched motherboard and PSU and tested. And yes.... it worked!! Not very …

I have an Apple III I bought many years ago from a member of this forum. Can't remember who, sadly! I have not started it in years, but I know it needs some care. The first thing …

In a bit of experimentation I have been trying various SSD schemes in my PB 3400c.   Compact Flash cards in the HD spot with a generic Asian CF-to-IDE adapter work just fine as do…

I know this isn't a mechanical problem, as I've gone so far as to unplug the power button to see what I can do here. I know the power button works, because it can boot the thing f…

I have a Lisa that has yet to start up, but I have a little time to work on it now.  I got a power supply with the Lisa that was assumed non-working (since I don't know whether or …

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Does anyone know if there is any kind of replacement AirPort card that allows the TiBook to do WPA2?

So I got an Apple IIgs from Uniserver - thanks! This is my first ever Apple II system. Now I just need to figure out how the heck this thing works. When I first power it on, there…

I just bought a near-pristine (Only one or two paint chips, good hinges) 400 MHz PowerBook G4 for a really good price. I would like to keep it that way. Does anyone have suggestion…

Inspired by many movies on the Internet about opening up a Lisa I decided to take of the top of my former Lisa. As maybe some older members know I acquired one some years ago. It i…

Just a quick question.. How can you upgrade the emate 300 memory.. I see an extra slot but not sure what is compatible with that slot... Anyone know what I should be looking for???…

I've cut out the board and made a note of where the wires came from.  There were 4x 26650 lithium cells.  As I can't tab or solder them myself and I don't think the holders I've fo…

KansasFest 2015, the 27th annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Rebecca “Burger Becky” Heineman, a prolific computer game programmer, d…

Anything I can do? Was trying to format a CF card in a PCMCIA adapter [that read on my 3400; it's not Cardbus].  First time I inserted it, the machine either froze or restarted.  …

From what I've read, the first Apple II floppy drive (the Disk II) wasn't invented until about six months after the release of the Apple II - so the computer's ROM code wouldn't ha…

I’ve been trying to reassemble at least one working Pismo from a collection of parts able to make one great unit and one functional unit—in theory. The machines belonged to a clien…

Hello guys, I found a very nice IIgs with monitor and drives. I works great, but I can't connect it to the RGB screen as I don't have the proper cable. Does anyone have a spare t…

1) This isn't about Einstein... 2) Does anyone have any thoughts on possible compatibility of any ARM-based smartphone and NewtonOS? - That's it.  I don't really know enough to a…

Hi. Now that I have started to use my 3400 on a more regular basis, I have been noticing many software problems; probably due to whatever the previous owner had installed/hacked w…

I own a "former Macintosh XL". Just a case and monitor. I would like to restore it. Now it looks like mission impossible ...... but I just started. This week I bought a Widget HD.…

I was thinking about replacing the lithium PRAM battery in my 5300c, because it's dead.  I also bought a replacement NiMH PRAM battery for my impending 3400c.  I opted not to buy t…