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3400c battery — #1

when the computer gets bumped it sometimes turns off when running on a battery, according to the repair manual, it needs a foam gasket to keep it in tighter. This thing's from 1997…
68kMLA Hardware by MrMacPlus Mon, 3 Nov 2008 - 00:41

Beige G3 floppy issues — #1

I've been tinkering with my beige G3 running 9.2.2 as of late and discovered it is having some issues with its floppy drive. Specifically, whenever I eject a floppy, it spits it o…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by macluxo Sun, 2 Nov 2008 - 00:52

Best Apple IIe emulator to use? — #1

Hi, I've not really been playing with my old Apple II stuff, but am going to try and spend a bit more time on it. I was just wondering what the view was on the best IIe emulator o…
68kMLA Software by gavo Sat, 1 Nov 2008 - 07:38

iMac cursor turns into a bomb — #1

I've never seen it myself until now, but I've heard of it. The cursor turns into a little bomb icon. So weird. http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0324pe1.jpg
68kMLA Peripherals by Mike Richardson Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 20:51

Beige G3 shuts down with heavy drive usage! — #1

Hi guys, As some of you will already know, I'm currently having fun restoring a thrift-store-salvaged Beige G3 Tower - I've successfully upgraded the RAM, created an Admin account…
68kMLA Hardware by Huxley Thu, 30 Oct 2008 - 15:30

Newton developer/programming stuff on ebay — #1

Hi. Just thought I'd draw your attention to a pile of Newton developer's tools that are being offloaded in Melbourne, Australia. With our dollar currently around 60 cents US, pri…
68kMLA Development by Bunsen Wed, 29 Oct 2008 - 15:44

Clamshell iBook won't boot — #1

Hi all! I have a dead blue Clamshell iBook lying around that I'd like to rescue. When turned on, it chimes, and shows the question mark. Nothing wrong until now: it won't boot fro…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by superpantoufle Mon, 27 Oct 2008 - 21:50

Bigger drive in iMac — #1

Have one of my tray-load iMacs going now and have put a 40GB drive in to replace its' old 4GB. Drive has not been partitioned. Can't exactly boot into Mac OS :-/ - just hangs a…
68kMLA Hardware by blixanz Mon, 27 Oct 2008 - 09:14

3400c Memory — #1

How much is a 128MB stick worth? I have one in a broken machine and it might need to be sold if I can't get a replacement machine to use. Thanks.
68kMLA Hardware by MrMacPlus Sun, 26 Oct 2008 - 04:45

B&W G3 Powerlogix no boot — #1

I have a powerlogix powerforce g3 and my computer wont boot with it installed. It still boots with the orignal processor. The powerlogix was previously installed into a beige g3 …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by sircabulon Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 23:58

.kext problem in G4/733 DA — #1

I'm preparing a G4 as in the title for my wife, who currently uses an eMac/1GHz, so that she can use an ADC Cinema Display HD (23") with it. Erase and install (using a SuperDuper!…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Sat, 18 Oct 2008 - 14:44

Steel wool best for corrosion removal? — #1

As you can see by this pic the inside of this GS has some rust and other corrosion, so my question is: what should I remove it with? Is steel wool the best option? Or is there some…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Thu, 16 Oct 2008 - 21:03

Dead FireWire on a G4? — #1

Has FireWire been known to give out on a G4 AGP Graphics? I hooked up my FireWire DVD drive as I always do to install the OS, but on this particular G4 it doesn't work. The drive …
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 - 08:09

Problems after Lombard reset — #1

Today I had to press the reset button on the back of my Lombard. After doing so MacOS X attempts to boot and stops at a circle with a line through it on a gray background. I know…
68kMLA Software by quinterro Tue, 14 Oct 2008 - 20:39

Headless AIO G3 in a box — #1

http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0551uf1.jpg http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim0549ph0.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1999/hpim0550gp4.jpg Had a G…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Tue, 14 Oct 2008 - 07:10

b&w g3 will not start — #1

I just got a blue and white g3 to replace my beige. I want to put my sonnet accelerator into the b&w, but whenever I clock the bus down, it will not boot. I would just ke…
68kMLA Hardware by sircabulon Mon, 13 Oct 2008 - 20:24

Quartz — #1

Hey guys, can someone help me enable Quartz Extreme on my PCI Radeon 7000 WHILE still being able to use my AGP card? I need to use both because this quicksilver I have is needed fo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Mon, 13 Oct 2008 - 16:31

Should I buy it. — #1

I have a chance to buy a iMac Oct 2005 2.1 ghz, 500 gb hd, 2.5gb ram, and isight cam. Under Apple Care, he has replaced everything but the motherboard. He is asking $695CDN. What …
68kMLA Hardware by Maconthemove Sun, 12 Oct 2008 - 23:31

Panther-ised! With a BIG issue though :( — #1

So, about 5 years late, my iMac 333 is finally running Panther! However...there is a slight (big) problem.... The internal 24x notebook CD-ROM drive, well, lets just say its se…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by LCGuy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 - 07:07

Is This Tablet Broken? — #1

If anyone has or uses a Wacom digitizer tablet I could sure use some help. I have not been able to locate any kind of user guide for this thing. I was given a Wacom drawing tablet…
68kMLA Software by Sludgedragon Sat, 11 Oct 2008 - 03:41

Got an old Newton Message Pad 110 — #1

I've got an old Newton Message Pad 110. Model# H0059. I don't have any of the cable that go with it. However, it did function when I originally got it. Anyway, how would I go ab…
68kMLA Networking by Monster_user Fri, 10 Oct 2008 - 01:29

Power book G4 1.5ghz plays jump randomly — #1

Hey, my sisters room mate came to me with her laptop telling me that it plays an elevator version of jump by van halen randomly. I couldn't find anything on google about it and do…
68kMLA Hardware by sircabulon Tue, 7 Oct 2008 - 01:30
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