Oh, well this is rather unfortunate. ADC was the stupidest thing apple ever created. I do have a PC 15" monitor that I can use, but the quality on apple displays is far superior. T…

Yeah, I am trashing the mouse building idea. I am working out a deal with trag who is selling some New Platinum Plus Mice for 10$(including shipping). So It seems to me like the m…

Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:59 pmbecause there was a rain storm today / I'll leave it un powered for 2 days. Click to expand... Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:55 amNo boot. I powered it on.…

Never actually seen a lime or tangerine iMac in real life... oddly enough those would be my first choice after graphite.

Thank all that is holy. Image sigs are a blight on civilization. Click to expand... qft

Images don't work though... Click to expand... Thank all that is holy. Image sigs are a blight on civilization.

Dual CPUs under OS 9: short version. The operating system itself will not use the second processor. Some programs will - mostly Photoshop

There is/was a guy on ebay out of the Dayton area with old macs, have you tried ebay?

I think I've already made my contribution as to the Lounge and other topics under discussion here. I just have one question: Is it really that bad around here? Seriously? There…

I recall reading a tutorial once about converting a Disk II to use directly on an Apple III, instead of buying the more expensive Disk III mechanism. But in recent Googling, I can …

Were can you get old Macs in Ohio? Preferably the Dayton area? I can't find anyplace that sells them, or people who want to get rid of them. :'( Thanks, agg23

Oh, well this is rather unfortunate. ADC was the stupidest thing apple ever created. I do have a PC 15" monitor that I can use, but the quality on apple displays is far superior. T…

Just a note man, if you don't have any prior experience to physical hardware hacking, it wouldn't be a good idea. Click to expand... For 6 bucks, I would buy one off eBay. I ca…

Everything you describe sounds like voltage problems. Your Mac is out of whack. Get yourself a multimeter and go to work, starting with Dr. Lee's excellent notes. Then get yourself…

2. The raster seems to be a little out of whack. I'm assuming the CRT itself needs adjustment, Click to expand... It could even be the power supply.

Definitely try the PRAM battery. That thing may be storing the speed settings you choose in the software in the Mac's PRAM. If so, the setting would be lost without a PRAM batt…

JackHammer. Fast and Wide SCSI. Once you've got a network and fast video and maybe a CPU upgrade, the limiting factor in the IIci is the disk access. The JackHammer (or the SE…

I like the idea of having one of those adapters, but the G3 cost $50 and the display wouldn't be much more. It just doesn't seem right to pay more for an adapter than you do for th…

I always love to know the story behind machines. This may sound weird, but when I get computers off of FreeCycle I ask the person who is giving it away the story of the machine. It…

Pictures, Pictures, PICTURES!

eriously though, wood must be moved. Who knows what's trapped behind there, some potential gems. The Macs damaged by moisture, well it's surprising just how much they can withstand…

OK, Well I don't have an Oscilloscope... Has anyone ever done this? I am not going to take the Mac Apart. Would a Semi-Dead ADB Mouse work? Does anyone have instructions for a part…

well right now id rather have a better video card thena better cpu ( though a dual 800 mhz Qs would be nice) tiger is already struggeling with just the screen saver with…

bah any computer with a gui is a toy Click to expand... Guess that's better... heh. I have the same system, a QuickSilver 2001 but with a 32mb GeForce2 MX card installed. I…

bah any computer with a gui is a toy