I have a dead LC II. I'd like to see if the hard drive is still good and if possible, copy any data off of it. However, the connector is most definitely not IDE as it has about 1/3…
Hello,
I'm emulating a Mac Plus in my Linux machine, but I'm using the same image in another emulator that is emulating a Mac IIci, the thing is that when I'm trying to mount my h…
When my Color Classic starts from a cold boot, this is what happens:
1. Upon powering on, the Mac startup chime immediately sounds.
2. The screen then lights up, followed by the …
68kMLAHardwareby enigmaaaaaThu, 29 Oct 2009 - 09:51
Today I dropped by the local college with a friend and checked out the free computer stuff (for the *I've lost count* time) and got:
-Farallon AAUI to BASE10 ethernet adapter (my …
68kMLANetworkingby MrMacPlusWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 04:32
I mentioned this conquest earlier, but it turns out that I got some more stuff along with everything else.
1: PowerBook 180c
Dead HD (I have a spare); came with system disks and …
Hi,
I received my PB 3500/Kanga G3 Powerbook the other day, and set out fixing it up with a new HD and general spruce up, it came with 5GB HD and 64MB RAM (32 + 32MB)
I also have…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ByrdTue, 27 Oct 2009 - 23:32
Hi, I'm PowerPup. Been a Macintosh fan ever since I was 6.
These are my favorite gadget conquests I've conquered so valiantly over the last few years. :rambo:
(These pictur…
68kMLANetworkingby PowerPupTue, 27 Oct 2009 - 22:34
Sorry, I'm a little excited. This machine has been my Eleanor for many years. I've wanted one ever since I was a wide-eyed teenager staring at one in the display window at Micro Ce…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Hotdog ZanzibarMon, 26 Oct 2009 - 17:30
I sold my emac to a friend for 90buckss he had been wanting a mac, but doesn't really have the money so I sold him the emac hes just going to pay me a little with each paycheck, bu…
68kMLAHardwareby zerotypeqMon, 26 Oct 2009 - 16:01
I've got an old SE FDHD with a problem. I had set it up for my 10 yr old nephew with system 6.0.8 and a copy of MOTU Performer 2.2 to get him started with keyboards and midi. It wa…
there are a few things that I want to know....
I am running Virtual Apple ][ and i am looking for apple prodos 3.3 disks.....does anyone know where i can find 3.3 disk images for …
Hi everyone,
As the title says, I'm the proud owner of a Plussed 512, a Farallon Etherwave localtalk-to-ethernet bridge and of an internet connection - and my goal is obviously to…
68kMLANetworkingby numero6Sun, 25 Oct 2009 - 14:27
Today I got a G4 466MHz and wanted to do a clean reinstall of OS 9.1. I took my original retail Os 9.1 CD (not an bundled to a machine one) an tried to boot. CD-Rom starts to seek…
68kMLATroubleshootingby avwSun, 25 Oct 2009 - 00:49
These are many of my conquests since i started collection macs /repairing computers about 2 years ago:
>iMac DV+, my first mac (now my friend's first mac)- garage sale $10 …
I have the motherboard for a bondi blue 233 MHz iMac. I remember that this Mac cannot use a drive bigger than 6 GB for a start up disk. I remember trying to partion a larger drive …
Had some good luck with free conquests recently:
Power Mac G4/450DP
2X Snow iMac/600's
Beige G3/233 AIO
Beige G3/233 DT
PB 3400c
3X Duo 280c's
IIci
5X SE's
Apple IIgs
2X …
Does anyone happen to have a copy of the TapGuard 1 or TapGuard 2 PowerBook utility, which is meant to keep a cursor from jumping around due to accidental contact with a trackpad w…
68kMLASoftwareby beachycoveThu, 22 Oct 2009 - 03:43
Picked up a Free Powerbook 3400 that the guy considered non Functional. I turned it on with another power adapter and it booted after holding down the PRAM reset. First time the …
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindThu, 22 Oct 2009 - 01:49
I just scored (for free) one LC 475, two Quadra 630s, two Quadra 650s, and a Beige G3 MT. I haven't been able to look them over too carefully yet (have to lay low so the SO doesn't…
This is sort of interesting....
The write-up gets the nomenclature wrong, as there never was a 604e that ran at 300Mhz; that distinction belongs to the 604ev, which is a different…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:38
This is sort of interesting....
The write-up seemingly gets the nomenclature wrong, as there never was a 604e that ran at 300Mhz; that distinction belongs to the 604ev, which is a…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 21 Oct 2009 - 00:35
Hi folks!
New to the forum but I've been around Macs since the 128. I still have several vintage Macs in running order and a few that aren't.
Included in the collection, Lisa 2/1…
My 8600/200 604e with 256k cache, which has an Adaptec scsi pci card and 9 GB 68-pin drive, gives a repeated "bus error" message on cold startup in 8.6. Essentially, it gets to the…
68kMLATroubleshootingby beachycoveMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 18:39