Looking for RGB cable for Apple IIgs — #1
Hello guys,
I found a very nice IIgs with monitor and drives. I works great, but I can't connect it to the RGB screen as I don't have the proper cable.
Does anyone have a spare t…
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ARM - Newton — #1
1) This isn't about Einstein...
2) Does anyone have any thoughts on possible compatibility of any ARM-based smartphone and NewtonOS?
- That's it. I don't really know enough to a…
Fresh install of 7.6.1 on 3400c — #1
Hi.
Now that I have started to use my 3400 on a more regular basis, I have been noticing many software problems; probably due to whatever the previous owner had installed/hacked w…
Widget drive — #1
I own a "former Macintosh XL". Just a case and monitor. I would like to restore it. Now it looks like mission impossible ...... but I just started.
This week I bought a Widget HD.…
PPC Powerbook PRAM Battery Sources — #1
I was thinking about replacing the lithium PRAM battery in my 5300c, because it's dead. I also bought a replacement NiMH PRAM battery for my impending 3400c. I opted not to buy t…
PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #1
I'm hoping this can be a repository for specific repair help/information for the Powerbook 3400c. Macdrone has been doing sort of research/experimentation on repairing some of his…
Arabic Script — #1
I can't believe there'd be ingest on this list, and my research (years ago) never led me to conclude it's necessarily possible... By this I meant handwriting recognition sorry.
A…
Help me decide which PowerBook(s) to keep — #1
Pending my giving away of a 165c, I have three PowerBook's left, and I have to get rid of at least one system for space reasons.
PowerBook 3400c/200 with CD-ROM and Floppy module…
Finally found a use for my iBook G4 :/ — #1
About two weeks ago I switched from Roadrunner to U-Verse. The modem for Roadrunner was in my office, while the modem for U-Verse was in my living room and on the opposite side of…
PB 3400 Power Issues — #1
I'm sure this isn't totally new, but I'll describe the chain of events specific to this PB.
I bought it on eBay untested. There wasn't that much corrosion on the board. I remove…
PB 1400 memory issue detected — #1
Im going to assume there is some defect with the RAM card I installed. But what threw me off is that it boots then halfway through startup it pauses to say something about a memory…
Manual PCMCIA Eject Circuit Board - Powerbook 3400c — #1
I have a 3400c that had some corrosion beneath the PRAM battery. It wasn't actually that bad, and I've cleaned the board with still unknown results. Hopefully three capacitors on…
Out with the old, in with the new — #1
These are technically things I acquired in 2014 but I've only gotten a chance to start playing with them recently.
First off, picked up an iMac G4 mostly so I could have a fast OS…
Scored Two Macintosh Plus systems — #1
I traded a PM G5 I had for two full 4MB Mac Plus systems with someone on craigslist.
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"Suspicious" power adapters — #1
Got these in the mail today, $20ish for the lot. Supposedly dead, so going to reference and replace capacitors to see where that takes me.
I better keep them in a box at night, si…
AS-IS eBay Duo 230 — #1
This would be my second PowerBook Duo 230, which I obtained from eBay for a mere $15, sold as-is for parts, as the previous owner could not get it to power on. My guess is they did…
Mac SE smooth body — #1
Heres a few pictures of an SE I got in a lot last year. The front case is totally smooth.
Back case looks like ordinary se case. Don't know whats original or swapped.
I opened it…
PowerMac G5 power supply recap — #1
I was wondering if anyone tried recapping the bad power supply in a PowerMac G5.
If that is the problem with them. Is bad caps the cause of so many PowerMac G5 logic board Issues.
Feeler: Mac Portable max-out RAM upgrade — #1
My 5120 doesnt have any expansion cards, and I had noticed decent cards are hard to come by, if not impossible.
Soo...
I have been thinking, I was going to design and build a R…
For some strange reason I snagged an original 1.6 G5 tower — #1
Browsing ebay late at night before bed can make for some odd acquisitions.
Today I got in the original model G5 1.6Ghz in pretty decent condition. Sold for $30 shipped (one of tho…
Can C610 be expanded like LC with Workstation? — #1
Back in the old day, Macintosh LC had very limited space and was limited to either 2 dlsk drives (original LC) or 1 disk drive and 1 hard drive, no internal CD or other drive optio…
Autobody Shop For Metal Powerbooks? — #1
This is not Elfen posting but his youngest daughter, he's in the hospital for observation as it looks like its a bad allergy issue that is he undergoing. Details tomorrow when I ge…
Powermac G5 Purchase got me back in — #1
Hello everyone. I really love this site and often lurk on here kinda living vicariously through all of you my love for retromac computing. I still have my Lombard, MDD, and a fe…
Replacement feet for Apple //e? — #1
I managed to finally get myself an Apple //e, but it is missing three of the four feet. I did some googling and found some references to a Radio Shack item, but the website comes u…
Target Disk Mode Question (iBook OS loading) — #1
I have hit a snag in trying to get one of my iBook 500s loaded with 10.4. I am trying to do target disk mode from a G4 iBook to the recipient G3 500 iBook. I can put the host 1.33 …