Our local Goodwill was having a 3-day Thanksgiving sale. So I went there to see what bargains I could find. Aside from getting a C language programming book, a book on doing 3D ef…

Hi all. Just wanted to share my experiences on SSD's (Solid State Drives) and my SE/30. My SE/30's stock Apple drive was getting *very* noisy indeed, and a replacement 9gig IBM d…

hello world- as i am well aware of the art of putting sd memory cards in a macintosh SE, i was wondering if the same could be done to a macintosh classic. why? well, i am working…

OK, so I have to drive an hour and half to pick it up. So that'll cost me $40 in gas, assuming my time isn't worth anything (which it isn't on Sunday.) So a guy is selling all th…

Hi, i want to buy a Lombard harddrive cable, and i found this http://www.pbparts.com/shop.php//lhdc.html it's cheap and they ship to Chile, but anyone have experiences with this si…

hi all ever since i got my Macintosh classic, i have noticed that if i leave it on and don't move any thing, it will go into screensaver mode. when i move the mouse it stops the …

I have a Macintosh II that appears to be a problem with the power supply. I really want to get the Macintosh II working again and have seen a power supply for sale. But I don't wa…

I received this as a donation for my PowerPup project. (He was tired of messing with it so he gave it to me, but I wanted to at least pay for shipping. ) The display doesn't…

Today, I went over to Weird Stuff Warehouse (explained before ). Aside the aforementioned Black Friday sale (25% off in everything in the As-Is section), it turns out that they …

Hi all- I'm new to this site, however, i do know that it is an excellent resource for information. Many people have experienced this exact same problem, but i may need assistance…

Hi, I have a PowerMac 7500 running 10.4.11 with XPostFacto. Basic setup is as follows: -Sonnet 1Ghz G4 -1GB RAM -ATI Radeon 9200 -Generic USB (1.1) -Generic Ethernet card (10…

The site is up! This year we have a DOOM competition too! Roll Up - Roll Up!! http://www.retrochallenge.org

I am going to be getting a Purple iMac G3, tray-loading. It has Mac OS 10.3.9, 333MHZ, 2 hard drives in it (that's what they told me, an 8GB and a 30GB), 256MB Ram. I will be che…

Hey, everybody! I just wanted to let you know that I am taking clients who would like to have their SE/30 logic boards recapped. I have all the tools I need to get the job done i…

IIsi with Daystar Card IIci with accelerator card and nice looking video cards 7500 with Sonnet Card Really Nice IIsi with NO yellowing 2x New Style Apple SCSI Hard Drive Enclo…

Sold on eBay for just under $5000. Yes, that is a Color Classic prototype with clear acrylic case. It is quite possibly the coolest Mac EVER. In all existence. Period. Had I k…

I have a iBook G3 Clamshell Special Edition ( 466 MHz with Fireware port and DVD drive), running OS X 10.3.9. Is there a way to check which version of firmware I have on it? Accor…

Does anyone know if there is a way to run the Color Classic in 560x384 resolution without having the Apple IIe card ? I have been searching the web and have not found a way... Th…

I recently bought a powermac G4 mdd and i am trying to make it run cooler the specs are 10.5.8 leopard dual 1GHZ 1.75GB ram Dual Super drives HDS 250gb 120gb 10gb NVIDIA …

Google gets it wrong. According to their 20 Year Usenet Timeline, the first post mentioning Macintosh and Lisa was made on August, 1982. In fact, the earliest post mentioning Maci…

Just joined here after acquiring my IIci. My second mac, after a core duo macbook. Kinda fun to play around with. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next…

I have started work on a project to emulate the floppy drive used in the original Macintosh. My goal is a device which is plug compatible with the Apple external 400KB floppy driv…

I just scored 7 brand new Farallon PhoneNet adapters for 50 cents each. If I can manage to scrounge up a couple more vintage Macs, I'm gonna host a LAN party with some friends and…

A while back, I determined that the installation issues with my PM 5500/250 I had were due to dried CPU grease. I'm stuck on how to take out the heatsink and fan assembly though. A…

Hey Guys I'm geting a I-book G3, the owner told me it's screen goes black and they have to restart the computer to get the screen to work. I plan to use this G3 for school work a…