Ok so far no big losses. I guess I'll stick with my SE/30.

I would not switch to a Mac mini:- slower, more expensive hard drive and more expensive optical drive (if you ever want to replace it) - only one HD and one optical drive - non-u…

Magaroids will only work on a Mac 512KE and earlier. It won't even work on a Plus. I think that Arkanoid won't work on anything later than an SE (maybe a Classic).

Just as the opposite example. Missile Command is a game written in 1984 for the Mac 128k and System 1.0. It also runs on the latest Power Mac G3 system with OS 9.2.2.

Sounds like it was a slightly used/upgraded system and the seller found a mint box to stuff it in. If I was going to flip a shrinkwrapped item I would not open it.

I know for a fact Dinosaur Discovery Kit (from First Byte) doesn't work on SE/30s. This was explicitly stated in the third edition of the Macintosh Bible. (It supposedly only works…

Yes, shame he opened it to take the photos, but I guess he felt he had to, to post it. I would have just used a stock 1400 photo, I guess. Interesting that there's a wireless card…

Do the ATI OS 9 drivers properly support the 9700? I thought the 9200 (RV250) was the last card officially supported by ATI for OS 9, but I would be delighted to be wrong.

Probably anything that didn't follow Apple's programming guidelines and made undocumented Toolbox calls and the like.

This may sound like a dumb question, but are there any classic Mac games that will run a 68000 Mac but not on the 68030 SE/30? I know the Atari Falcon (a 68030 machine) had all ki…

Ahh I wish it was cheaper and shipped to Canada. I'd love to get my hands on the complete unit. I have a few 1400s but none came with any of the original packaging...just the com…

Yep, you're right - no matter what you do, Mac OS 9 and below simply cannot address any more than 1.5GB of RAM, its a limitation built into the OS, and short of rewriting the Mac O…

I checked the fit of all the socketed items and they're all as tight as they can be. The RAM looks brand new and is also in tightly. I guess it's the capacitors then. I have an …

I have the exact same machine as that (1400c/166), and mine came new in box as well. Of course though, that was back in December 1997, when PowerBook 1400s were still being manufa…

So what browser are you using on your Quadra running Mac OS 8.1 or lower? Is iCab 2.9.9 the best available?

16 Meg 30-pin SIMMs are still listed at OWC (Item # OWC30PS16MB) for $9.97. If you need 'em, grab 'em while they're available and max out that SE30 or Q950.

I presume the 1.5GB RAM limit in OS9 is why my Sawtooth (AGP graphics G4) with 2GB RAM installed shows Built-in Memory 1.99GB; VM Off; Largest Unused Block 1.45GB; and MacOS using …

HeHeHe! :lol: I think I've got a NuBus Token Ring Card for interfacing with an IBM Mainframe . . .. . . how'd something like THAT go over at work? ) Click to expan…

There is/was also a wonderful site by Stuart Bell. I now get a "404 Not Found" error, though. Click to expand... It's been down for a few months, alas. There's a couple of ono…

On this page: http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~shamada/fullmac/repairEng.html#WavyDisplay Check out the sections on "12. Too Bright Monitor with Horizontal Sweep Lines" and "14. Wavy Displa…

And performing an unsupported hack on a Colour Classic board isn't? Click to expand... Having performed all but the 575 analogue board hack, I would say the others are minor ha…

Ditto Tom Lee's excellent advice. Moreover, it could be iffy fluid-filled capacitors as well. Heat does influence them.

Ok I checked the switch and no dice, it still is the same.... Here are the pictures you asked for......

The Plus should handle those ambient conditions ok. Perhaps you have poor connections that are particularly sensitive to changes in temperature. Common culprits would be RAM, as we…

What does that screen mean? I have such bad luck. :'( Click to expand... Looks like it could be a power supply issue. The lines are probably the brightness turned up too high…