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Something for the oldies, something newer... — #1

I had two conquests late this afternoon, both of which I feel are worth sharing! First, for something I can use with my old 68Ks. I got two brand new shrinkwrapped boxes of floppi…
68kMLA Software by Scott Baret Fri, 5 Mar 2010 - 22:45

SE 30 KEY BOARD PROBLEM HELP — #1

Help, I tried to book up my SE 30 the other day. When the Key board and mouse are connected, the SE will get to the welcome mac screen and will not complete the boot up process. …
68kMLA Peripherals by orangecrrrush Fri, 5 Mar 2010 - 22:02

Cleaning The External Case of a Compact Mac — #1

I'd like to clean the case on my classic II, what is the recommended procedure for doing so? It's mostly just grimy, but it does have 4 distinct areas where apparently old Apple s…
68kMLA 68k by Paralel Fri, 5 Mar 2010 - 06:40

Just conquered a 1ghz G4 upgrade — #1

Sonnet Crescendo 1ghz G4 for beige PCI Powermacs. I've been seeing a few of these being sold by Mac dealers on ebay for $225-$250 so grabbed this one because it was only $100. You …
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Thu, 4 Mar 2010 - 19:00

][ screen font — #1

I seem to remember the old Apple monitors having visibly separated scan lines. Can anyone confirm? The thrust of my question is to determine if A2like or Apple2Forever is a bette…
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Thu, 4 Mar 2010 - 16:49

SE/30 Programmers Key/Switch — #1

Can the Programmers Key (switch) from a Macintosh II be used on a SE/30? I have a spare one from a dead Mac II, and I thought having a reset button on the side of the SE/30 would …
68kMLA 68k by Tempest Thu, 4 Mar 2010 - 16:43

My System Folder Disappeared! — #1

Ok this has to be the oddest thing that has ever happened. I booted up my SE/30 and my system folder isn't there. The HD doesn't seem to indicate it's even there so it's not off …
68kMLA Software by Tempest Thu, 4 Mar 2010 - 03:07

Rage128 Pro 16mb w/DVD decoder (bulk purchase) — #1

Having tried one and found it worked fine in beige machines, I cleaned my seller out of his entire stock to upgrade the rest of my beige PCI Powermacs. I might even have one left o…
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 23:14

Yay finally repaired my PB1400 — #1

Screen cost me £7.27 from eBay How nice to have an old friend back ... Ok Front bezel claims to be a 1400C/133 when it's in fact a 1400/166 was a cs but the Active Matrix screen i…
68kMLA Networking by zerohour Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 14:59

Hard drive spin up, blank screen? — #1

One of the things i added to my souped up PowerMac 7300 was a SCSI card and an LVD hard drive, Seagate 80GB@ 10,000RPM . Now this drive takes a bit longer then its original HDD to …
68kMLA Hardware by sp00nix Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 13:03

Mac SE/30 SCSI problem — #1

OK my spare SE/30 is having a major problem! I think it's the SCSI chip. Which is not socketted! It will hang on boots and reboot, and after messing with it, SCSI is dead on the…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by TjLaZer Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 06:30

SE/30 Speaker Replacement — #1

I have an SE/30 with what I believe is a dead speaker in it. There's no internal sound, but I get sound just fine if I plug in speakers. I have a working speaker I pulled from an…
68kMLA Hardware by Tempest Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 05:15

IT BURNS! — #1

hi all- as you may have become aware, i recently got a new(ish) iMac g3. however, it gets HOT! i did some research and found out it's cooled via convection, which seems unhealthy.…
68kMLA Hardware by cjtmacclassic Wed, 3 Mar 2010 - 05:09

Boot disk with patched Apple SC HD Setup 7.5.3 — #1

How can I make boot floppy disk if I have only new Macbook Pro and don't have a working vintage mac? There are many instructions how to make it on an old mac, but there is no instr…
68kMLA Peripherals by filipp76 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 - 17:03

Lifespan of a PRAM Battery In a Mac Classic II — #1

Does anyone know how long a replacement PRAM battery that is a decent brand (SAFT) will last in a Mac Classic II that is in storage? The PRAM battery in a Mac Classic II I bought …
68kMLA Hardware by Paralel Tue, 2 Mar 2010 - 16:35

Apple 10T/5 Workgroup Hub — #1

I never knew that these existed, but sure enough, one came plugged into the LaserWriter I acquired today. It is essentially a 4-port standard RJ45 ethernet hub attached to an AAUI …
68kMLA Networking by beachycove Tue, 2 Mar 2010 - 03:38

Macintosh SE FDHD — #1

I posted a wanted ad for vintage macs on freecycle just recently since my curiosity about the old things has gotten the better of me. Hello. If you have any old macs you wan…
68kMLA General by Performa6360 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 - 03:16

and a LaserWriter 12/640PS — #1

On top of my other conquest, I just picked up separately a free LaserWriter 12/640PS from my dentist's office (they had bought new equipment). I had been eyeing it up for years. Qu…
68kMLA Peripherals by beachycove Tue, 2 Mar 2010 - 00:26

stuff I forgot I owned — #1

So I had to rip every box out of my house storage area to find one freakin power cable for my digital cable box and I ended up finding a few things I forgot I owned: -Commodore 64…
68kMLA Software by netfreak Mon, 1 Mar 2010 - 20:24

The Mother of All Conquests — #1

Agreed today to buy this lot from a friend for $60 (text of the advert follows): 2 beige G3 Macs, 1 desktop, 1 tower 2 desktop Apple 6100/DOS Centris 660AV IICI Quadra 650 IIC…
68kMLA Peripherals by beachycove Mon, 1 Mar 2010 - 15:49

Idea! iPhone Section — #1

I know that this forum is meant to be for 68k Macs, but I thought that since you have PPC Mac sections, you should have an iPhone section. What do you guys think?
68kMLA 68k by agg23 Mon, 1 Mar 2010 - 15:46

More Apple service training videos — #1

All the following Apple-branded service training videos on VHS videocassette, to join the 68k Powerbook service videos previously purchased, and those donated by tyrannis, for digi…
68kMLA Software by Bunsen Mon, 1 Mar 2010 - 09:00

Kurzweil K150fs - anybody use a ][ for SMP? — #1

I have been away from the pre-mac Apple world for a long time. My parents bought for me a Franklin Ace (clone) when I was a kid, but they never got me software except for some lame…
68kMLA Hardware by CJ_Miller Mon, 1 Mar 2010 - 08:14
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