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LC III questions! — #2

The LCIII has 512KB of VRAM standard, soldered onto the motherboard, which cannot be removed, which gives you either: Up to 16 bit (Thousands) of colours on a 12" monitor at 512x3…
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:43

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn? Hack-a-Mac w/X86 or GX? — #14

I'm still kicking myself I didn't bid for the CAMMjet I sold for work last year. /ouch /ouch /ouch Here's an article I found through LEM which may be of interest: How Does Ubuntu…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:38

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #50

Oh, and someone said that it probebly had 16/32mb of ram? i'm hoping its 32, as that gives me an (Apple) maxed out 36mb of ram!
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:32

Classic II restoration — #5

Very nice job, 4season! Be proud of the success you have accomplished. Just keep practicing with those type of skills and they will get you someplace in life. I guess that Class…
68kMLA Hardware by 4seasonphoto Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:27

LC III questions! — #1

I figure i'll get better results if i post here. According to Mactracker, the LC III had 1 ram slot. If this is the case, what is the other slot that looks like a ram slot? EDIT:…
68kMLA Hardware by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:20

8 used, olden-times Mac books — #2

Cool! The only Mac book I have is Macs for Dummies, either the second or third edition. The Mac book I want is a MacBook! }
68kMLA PowerPC by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:13

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn? Hack-a-Mac w/X86 or GX? — #13

Thanks for the link, it's been snagged and I'll peruse it offline! As far as "feisty fawn" or the "jaunty whatever" that alk is trying to get up and running over on 'fritter, I th…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:07

My 512k Build... "FLUP FLUP FLUP" — #7

The term 'flupping' was originally coined as a specific appellation for a specific diode-related fault in the PAB of early Macintosh models, a fault that may precipitate capacitor …
68kMLA Hardware by equill Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 06:04

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn? Hack-a-Mac w/X86 or GX? — #12

What does it weigh w/battery installed? Click to expand... I don't have my atomic scales with me, so you'll have to use the datasheet! http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_…
68kMLA Hardware by porter Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:44

My 512k Build... "FLUP FLUP FLUP" — #6

Well crew, I replaced 7 suspected capacitors (as per Larry Pina's book) last night, but not the High Voltage 200v capacitors. Today, I have purchased said capacitors and will tack…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:43

It's Blue, but so am I — #18

Well, lowendmac groups them thusly: iMac (October 1999)o Blueberry 350 MHz CD o DV 400 MHz DVD o DV Special Edition 400 MHz DVD iMac (Summer 2000), new color palette o I…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:33

My 512k Build... "FLUP FLUP FLUP" — #5

If you're not comfortable with capacitor swapping, find a good working platinum Mac Plus analog board (if it's pulled from the machine you can tell what color machine it was from b…
68kMLA Hardware by Scott Baret Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:33

Ubuntu Feisty Fawn? Hack-a-Mac w/X86 or GX? — #11

Huh? Are you talking about a 10.1" HP Mini NetBook or an HP NoteBook? Click to expand... Apparently the full title is "HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC ". It has an Atom, real hardisk,…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:25

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #49

Great plan! Just a note, it would be wise to ask for any SCSI hard drives, as the converters go for chump change on eBay.
68kMLA 68k by JRL Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 05:06

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #47

Oh, and i asked my grandma who works at a school to ask the computer guy if they had some spare parts, i made a list of what i want, and it included 50 pin scsi harddrives! *cross…
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 03:42

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #46

ok. I don't have enough pocket money to get it right now, but i'm assuming that you searched for 'Apple SCSI hard drive' to get that?
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 03:38

It's Blue, but so am I — #17

here's the compatible systems. / 350MHz or a 400MHz / 500MHz or faster Click to expand... Wait - what about the Summer 2000 iMac DV+ 450MHz? Which side of the line does that f…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 02:03

Dually G5 1.8Ghz w/ 1GB RAM. Only $270!!! — #13

tada! Ok. When you install ram in a G5, it is NOT like the old power macs. The olds ones were like this 1|2|3|4|5 1|2|3|4|5. The new PowerMac G5s go likes this 4|3|…
68kMLA PowerPC by coius Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 02:02

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #45

You definitely can. The shop where I bought my HD from has a stack of 68-pin and 80-pin 9.1 GB SCSI hard drives for $5 each and I bet you can find them for that much somewhere …
68kMLA 68k by JRL Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 01:54

It's Blue, but so am I — #16

You might find my travails with a 450MHz slottie informative. availability of iMac G3's in Melbourne Click to expand... is indeed pretty decent, especially if you look …
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 01:48

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #43

yeah, well i doubt i'll find a scsi harddrive for like... $4. I spent all of my pocket money on the LC III, the monitor adaptor, and the PC floppy drive, and i am not getting mone…
68kMLA 68k by macgeek417 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 01:35

Posible conquest: LCIII! — #42

BTW, for those SCSI HDs, try searching at mom-n-pop computer stores which have a used parts bargain bin. I found my 9.1 GB Seagate (that's currently in my Macintosh LC 475) at one …
68kMLA 68k by JRL Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 01:28

It's Blue, but so am I — #15

I'd hope to think the availability of iMac G3's in Melbourne would be otherwise quite good. Even if you can pick up a cheap iMac G3, you could transplant the case plastics and the …
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 - 01:23
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