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Wanted: Advice on performing 68040 upgrade for Q605 — #19

You never know - companies are still buying them, so it's just a matter of time before some older product becomes "obsolete" and the chips work their way onto eBay. Or if a company…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by johnklos Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:51

SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #20

Once you get an SE/30, you'll definitely want Mode32. However, a Classic II only supports 10MB of physical memory (the 2MB on the board + 2 4MB SIMMs) so Mode32 is superfluous for …
68kMLA Networking by phreakout Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:29

SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #19

Once you get an SE/30, you'll definitely want Mode32. However, a Classic II only supports 10MB of physical memory (the 2MB on the board + 2 4MB SIMMs) so Mode32 is superfluous for …
68kMLA Networking by phreakout Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:29

Port Access on early Macs — #19

Today, there is a Windows and Mac version of StuffIt. See here: http://www.stuffit.com/ Oh, ok, so then I CAN do it in Windows. LOL! Click to expand... It's not necessarily a…
68kMLA Software by jukingeo Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 02:26

Wanted: Advice on performing 68040 upgrade for Q605 — #18

On the other hand, if you can get your hands on a Freescale made m68040 Click to expand... Yeah, like that's gonna happen. They are like $250-$300 each in bulk according to Fre…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Quadraman Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 01:26

Port Access on early Macs — #18

Yes, in general it's best to transfer the compressed archive to the Mac, and uncompress it there. This makes sure that all the different parts of a Mac file stay together.
68kMLA Software by Bunsen Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 01:25

Port Access on early Macs — #17

Today, there is a Windows and Mac version of StuffIt. See here: http://www.stuffit.com/ Oh, ok, so then I CAN do it in Windows. LOL! Click to expand... It's not necessarily a…
68kMLA Software by aftermac Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 00:58

What browser — #27

As Raskin put it, there really isn't any real difference anymore between Apple's OS and that of its competitors. Yes, I am sure that it is all ever-so powerful, and as OSes go, it …
68kMLA PowerPC by beachycove Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 00:28

Deep IIci rejuvenation, possible ROM select problem — #11

I'm sorry, I think my continuity tester was on the fritz. I switched to a different one that has an audible indicator and I found much more connections. All data and address bits…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Sat, 6 Feb 2010 - 00:11

SE/30 Common Fixable problems — #18

Once you get an SE/30, you'll definitely want Mode32. However, a Classic II only supports 10MB of physical memory (the 2MB on the board + 2 4MB SIMMs) so Mode32 is superfluous for …
68kMLA Networking by jukingeo Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 20:27

Port Access on early Macs — #16

So is BinHex (or StuffIt)a program for the Mac ? Click to expand... Originally, yes. However, Both had their source ported to Unix C, so if you really wanted to, you can have …
68kMLA Software by jukingeo Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 19:58

Icons for old machines in Specs pages — #7

I see that you have icons from IconFactory for many of the older machines - while this is nice and quaint, has anyone investigated the possibility of asking the widget:widget peopl…
68kMLA Software by Anonymous Freak Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 19:38

Wanted: Advice on performing 68040 upgrade for Q605 — #17

Thanks. I did the MC88920/88916 swap, and pull pin 9 high (?) or something like that.http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html on one machine but could never get video. But…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by johnklos Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:52

Icons for old machines in Specs pages — #5

Where are these icons? I don't see any on any of the Wiki specs pages... Am I missing another specs page somewhere? Click to expand... [wiki]Macintosh Quadra 840AV[/wiki] is …
68kMLA Software by ChristTrekker Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:48

Icons for old machines in Specs pages — #3

Where are these icons? I don't see any on any of the Wiki specs pages... Am I missing another specs page somewhere?
68kMLA Software by Anonymous Freak Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:38

Icons for old machines in Specs pages — #2

I asked permission for the IF icons. If the ones you mention would be better representations, then by all means, ask! The worst that can happen is they say "no".
68kMLA Software by ChristTrekker Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:30

Wanted: Advice on performing 68040 upgrade for Q605 — #16

Would you still need a heat sink/fan if you were using an 040 that was actually rated for 40mhz? Click to expand... Yes. The 40 MHz part is made exactly the same as the 25 MHz …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by johnklos Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 18:10

Winners! — #5

What do the winners win? Click to expand... crap prizes. :lol: Click to expand... HEhehhehehe
68kMLA 68k by Mars478 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 16:42

Wanted: Advice on performing 68040 upgrade for Q605 — #15

At first I swapped resistors to go to 33MHz and afterwards I installed 40MHz oscillator, as per instructions on Marc Schrier's page. http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/q605_40.html'&a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by trag Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 16:19

Winners! — #4

What do the winners win? Click to expand... crap prizes. :lol:
68kMLA 68k by Dog Cow Fri, 5 Feb 2010 - 15:56
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