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Selected Recycler Scores — #1

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…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mike Richardson Thu, 26 Nov 2009 - 05:04

how to check firmware version? — #1

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…
68kMLA OS 9 by enigmaaaaa Wed, 25 Nov 2009 - 16:18

Color Classic at 560x384 ?? — #1

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…
68kMLA Networking by midijamman Wed, 25 Nov 2009 - 14:13

Power Mac G4 MDD Cooling — #1

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by NCQU Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 23:16

First Usenet post about Macintosh and Lisa — #1

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…
68kMLA Development by Dog Cow Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 18:08

IIci acquisition — #1

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…
68kMLA Software by offensive_jerk Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 05:28

Interface information for 400KB Floppy drive — #1

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…
68kMLA 68k by redrouteone Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 04:18

New Farallon PhoneNet adapters — #1

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…
68kMLA Networking by olePigeon Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 04:06

How do you remove the PM 5500 fan/HS? — #1

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…
68kMLA Software by JRL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 03:24

Ibook Clam Shell — #1

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…
68kMLA Hardware by Mycatisbigfoot Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 02:08

Power Macintosh 8500 - Almost working! — #1

Hi, I posted awhile ago about a non working Power Mac 8500. The problem was that it had no video out. Fortunately, it was just the adapter that didn't work, and I found a new Mac …
68kMLA OS 9 by thinkdifferent Tue, 24 Nov 2009 - 02:00

Office: Mac Question — #1

What's the best version of Word for Mac to run in Mac OS 10.4.11? I was going to poke around and see if I could find a used copy of Office 2003, but I want to make sure that's the …
68kMLA Software by J English Smith Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 23:25

What to do with my LC III... — #1

What to do with my LC III... Right now it's just sitting here, so anyone got any ideas of what I could use it for? It'd be a shame for it to just sit here unused...
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 18:30

Macintosh Performa 6116 & Roland mt-32 — #1

I am thinking of buying a macintosh performa 6116. I would like to connect to this machine a roland mt-32 so to play old adventures like sierra with roland sound. Does this mac mod…
68kMLA OS 9 by Dimitris1980 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 07:02

Power Mac G4 won't turn on — #1

My Sawtooth won't turn on! I have replaced every component other than the logic board and power supply with spares. When I press the power button, nothing happens. Is it the logic …
68kMLA Hardware by sammy7000 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 05:13

My first hack a success! — #1

I successfully applied the hires 640x480 hack on my Color Classic. I've never even soldered before. Turned out great. My next step is to solder on a resister so I can expan…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 02:59

Screen longevity — #1

Having several modern CCFL backlit LCDs that have gone dim, I'm wondering how well the 68k portables' LCDs hold up to age. What are some of the common problems, and what should on…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by bbraun Sun, 22 Nov 2009 - 23:00

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #1

My Quadra 605 running MacOS 7.6 does not see the shares on my FreeBSD 7.2 with Netatalk running. I can confirm that afpd and atalkd are running. The network is currently Q605 -&am…
68kMLA Networking by weif Sun, 22 Nov 2009 - 17:48

Dead Plus... What to do? — #1

I have a dead Macintosh Plus (early non-Platinum) just sitting here. I think for the most part a lot of it works, despite the PSU being a little bit flaky due to bad joints and the…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 - 04:40

Stack 'o Macs — #1

The last month or so I've been busy acquiring and storing several Macs. Some were nearly complete, others not so much. They were all no-cost, though I did have to spend several hou…
68kMLA PowerPC by Franklinstein Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 16:18

IIci: What's the ROM slot for? — #1

I have a Mac IIci with no ROM in the ROM slot, but it works fine. What's the ROM slot for? Does it provide any advantages?
68kMLA Software by olePigeon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:23
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