Recommendations/comments/cautions please Click to expand... You forgot to say what your primary use will be.

I still say Suse Linux PPC is the way to go. Many things JUST WORK right of the box with that Distro. Ubuntu is good as well. Arch Linux, and then if you want to customize EVERY…

I can send you a set of disks, but they will contain the files directly off of Apple's Old Software List. They will be Disk Image files and the first file is saved in both Binary …

I am sure you are sick and tired of hearing this, but the fact that you are re-working such a key piece of software for the (real) Macintosh platform is hugely appreciated. Classic…

Look up: Richard Martin Belleville, MI 48111 on LEMswap, he has tons of working g4 macs in lots cheap, pickup only if you are in that area.

Are you saying that i can install the LC580 board into my LC520 ?

Two PM's and no response. tomlee actually is close to where I work.

Has "the bug" been fixed? It affects several forums I visit, where I have to turn off style sheets in order to read longer messages rather than get repeated portions near the botto…

Still no System Disks. Anyone? Click to expand... tomlee59 offered to meet you halfway (sort of,) or mail you one if you send him a self-addressed stamped envelope. PM him.

Still no System Disks. Anyone?

If you find an LC 580, you can also watch TV on it.

its glued on but removable, its glued on cause depending on how its twisted it will effect the orientation of the screen, once in the right place, plop

Ok, one other thing. Can I remove the yoke from around the long end of the tube and save it for parts or is it permanently attached? There are places where it looks there are dollo…

Has "the bug" been fixed? It affects several forums I visit, where I have to turn off style sheets in order to read longer messages rather than get repeated portions near the botto…

What and where can i find a OS 9 browser ? The browsers that come with OS 9 thru 9.2 are really flakey running in OS 9 . Click to expand... The two most 'up to date' are: iC…

I managed to get my 128K Mac upgraded 512ke system on the registry tonight. If you are looking for me there is one more piece of info there. hehe Here's my decoding for the Mac.…

I usually use an insulated pair of pliers to remove my anode caps (the correct term for the "suction cup") from CRTs. I carefully use the pliers to pinch one of the two pincers inw…

I seem to recall reading in the manual for the original Macintosh that the numeric keypad plugged into the keyboard port on the front, and had two RJ-12 jacks - one for the connect…

Well I got it and had to open it up to see the upgrade board and it was in there, but it wasn't plugged in to the expansion slot! I also accidentally snapped the tail end off of th…

Brilliant! What does the numeric keypad plug into? Serial port? Click to expand... The numeric keypads are actually connected in a chain with the keyboard on the early Macs. Yo…

Hah, since when does the US Government (specifically the DOD) need a particularly good reason for anything? Here's a longish excerpt from an article written by a forensic data rec…

Brilliant! What does the numeric keypad plug into? Serial port?

you can disconnect it from the crt, not sure about the board there's a pair of pincers in that suction cup that keep it in place, feel around the rubber, you should be able to fig…

yea thats a goldmine, too bad I am so far away

Woah.