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Hey everyone, Sorry I have been so inactive recently. School and work has kept me extremely busy. Anyway, it's high time I check back in. Today I received my ne…
· 3 posts · started 6 Dec 2008 - 02:19 · last 9 Dec 2008 - 17:26
Yes, that's right. I just found a used Macintosh Classic on the curb right next to my house! It was even in a fancy bag. It was quite a cold day when I found it…
· 5 posts · started 8 Dec 2008 - 00:34 · last 8 Dec 2008 - 22:25
Yup! Thanks to Bunsen here, he alerted all of us to 33/66Mhz 68040 PowerBook processors, I finally had the enthusiasm to fix all the problems with the PowerBook…
· 3 posts · started 7 Dec 2008 - 19:33 · last 8 Dec 2008 - 21:40
I've got a Powermac 7500 with the video input and I'd like to use that in BeOS/ppc (which runs well on a 7500 upgraded with the 604e from my 7300, which sits in…
· 8 posts · started 2 Nov 2008 - 22:14 · last 8 Dec 2008 - 13:00
anyone have a dsk image of zork? it needs to be a 140k image as that is all that my copy of adt will handle - (it runs in sys7 on my se) the only copy i have fo…
· 8 posts · started 7 Dec 2008 - 18:31 · last 8 Dec 2008 - 06:18
Something happened on my SE/30 and I've lost most, but not all, the icons of my apps and documents. Don't know when it happened either, as I only noticed it tod…
· 8 posts · started 24 Aug 2008 - 11:15 · last 7 Dec 2008 - 01:57
This came up on a local buy-sell site: 7200/75 with 14" monitor. It turned out to be in a selection of possessions being cleared out by a lovely elderly lady no…
· 5 posts · started 6 Dec 2008 - 19:00 · last 7 Dec 2008 - 00:58
Hi all new member to group I recieved free from a neighbor about a week or so ago 4 Macs I was very excited a Mac 840av,a Power mac 7600/120 a Performa 631cd an…
· 4 posts · started 26 Oct 2008 - 21:39 · last 6 Dec 2008 - 11:01
I posted an AD a while ago for an old 68k mac to play with. I got a call tonight and this guy has an old Duo (did not specify which one) and an SE with an old S…
· 12 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 04:38 · last 6 Dec 2008 - 08:49
Okay, not mine, but I got to play with 'em [] ]'> The other day, a couple of HP boxes arrived at the office. Boxes seemed awfully big and heavy for 24" L…
· 8 posts · started 5 Dec 2008 - 04:08 · last 6 Dec 2008 - 08:09
Lovingly researched and cataloged on an Atari 800 these retro computer and gaming items might be just what you are missing for your retro needs. Please browse f…
· 3 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 18:53 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 17:39
Networking is fun. So fun, that I would like to have all my computers boot over the network, from a centralized network server (Windows 2000 Server, and Novell …
· 32 posts · started 24 Oct 2008 - 21:04 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 17:10
So here;s my upgrade plans for the 9500: Processor - Sonnet Crescendo PCI 1GHz G4 upgrade Memory - 1.5 GB RAM, Interleaved Disk - 5-100 GB SATA Drive * OR Compa…
· 49 posts · started 8 Oct 2008 - 23:25 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 10:39
Hey all, Got this a bit over a week ago, but I finally got around to posting about it. I picked up an eMac that needs the capacitor repair for $10 at my univers…
· 4 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 16:10 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 02:42
A little addition to the family - a trade for some in-home mac support fixing an iMac with some 10.3/Safari/Mail problems. Once that was up, I was given... A 75…
· 3 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 23:53 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 01:56
233mhz iMac G3 in box(pretty dirty though) 3x 350mhz 512mb ram At some point I'll put a couple of the powermacs on the Trading Post
· 5 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 15:31 · last 4 Dec 2008 - 20:13
So i bought this quadra 950 a few years back and it was working fine untill recently. now sometimes it gong and power on fine, but no video. other times it will…
· 9 posts · started 3 Dec 2008 - 20:23 · last 4 Dec 2008 - 17:05
Hey, I've got a Tibook with no screen. When I try to output via DVI to my screen, it works, however it still thinks there are 2 screens(the external and interna…
· 6 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 22:23 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 21:44
Soooooo... are we gonna have a Winter Warmup in '09? I'll actually have time to participate, unlike this summer...
· 26 posts · started 26 Nov 2008 - 15:04 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 18:20
Anyone ever clap eyes on one of these? Photo here (bottom right): http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/ads/ads/macintosh/whymac14.jpg (the rest of this brochure …
· 5 posts · started 28 Nov 2008 - 01:37 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 17:12
These forums are so great for help so here's a dilly of a pickle: I have a Pismo that I just got and initialized the HD and zeroed all data. I have a retail cop…
· 19 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 06:39 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 15:33
DayStar Digital PowerCache Card 33 MHz 68030 for Macintosh IIci This probably came riding along with one of the IIci's from the recycler over the past few month…
· 7 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 15:30 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 19:57
What began as a simple upgrade to a Radeon 7000 Mac Edition cost my 8500 its life. I installed the System7Today ATi Drivers. I opened up the 8500 and installed …
· 19 posts · started 29 Nov 2008 - 07:25 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 16:08
So Friday was a bit of a day for me. Firstly, I saw some other goodies on the library booksale shelf, all 50 cents each: Getting Connected: The Internet at 56K …
· 5 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 01:39 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 10:12
I acquired a Powerbook 1400cs today through an ad on Kijiji. Included manuals, system CD and the floppy drive unit, two power supplies and various disks. It's a…
· 5 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 05:25 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 10:07
So over the weekend I procured a few things: Ti 1ghz PB G4 - 1GB RAM - 60GB HD - Superdrive - Totally messed up LCD & hinge... - 2 extra batteries I hav…
· 3 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 04:59 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 09:56
Alrighty. So I'm presently working on contract to Intel, and have been able to 'play' (evaluate, test, troubleshoot,) systems based on the new "Intel® Core™ i7"…
· 11 posts · started 27 Nov 2008 - 03:02 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 08:21
The local prison, in cooperation with a local nonprofit, hosted an electronics recycling drive. Under the hopes of maybe scoring something, I went and volunteer…
· 16 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 23:03 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 02:34
Hey some of you may remember me putting a Western Digital HD in my quadra 650 a while back.. well now i think it may be busted but it is a strange issue. I boot…
· 2 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 00:06 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 02:28
I don't currently have the tools and or parts to repair the hard drives in my PowerBook, though they both can use an Asante EN/SC Mini and a floppy. I have my m…
· 1 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 00:50 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 00:50
I have been trying to get a G4/450 working. So far it has 1) Not recognized a hard disk or 2) When it sees that hard disk it locks hard when trying to partition…
· 4 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 03:21 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 22:15
Guys, I hope that one of you is happy right now! Living in Switzerland, I usually don't check ebay.com for conquests-to-be, as the shipping costs are really pro…
· 1 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 21:47 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 21:47
I got a free 733mhz Quicksilver with 1.5GB RAM and a Radeon 7500 from my buddy. Currently it is dual booting Leopard and Ubuntu. Seems like a nice little machin…
· 5 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 03:55 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 21:31
From ebay, without RAM or Hard Disk. Was 18$, seems to be in nice shape. Has no cache card, will that make it slow? Thanks! I plan on adding a lapis video card,…
· 3 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:50 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 20:35
iMac Core 2 Duo (White Polycarbonate) 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo Processor 512mb RAM GMA950 Graphics 160GB SATA HD 17" Display iSight Camera Mac OS X Leopard The system…
· 43 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 05:27 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 11:55
Is it the same as quadra 800 RAM? Then I can take some out of my Q800 and use it in the IIci. If not, what type of ram is it?
· 8 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:53 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 08:14
Working on a little retro-computing project with a 512k Mac (actually a Mac 128 upgraded to 512, with an HD 20 attached to it). I'd like to get AppleShare going…
· 8 posts · started 26 Nov 2008 - 07:40 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 05:14
Turbo Pascal Macintosh-Borland Pyro for the Macintosh-Fifth Generation Systems Fastback II- " Laser Super Spool-SuperMac Auto Doubler-Salient MacDraw Pro-Claris…
· 2 posts · started 27 Nov 2008 - 05:51 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 04:44
I got a little conquest action going on right before Thanksgiving day: Performa 550 untested, good cosmetic condition, free LC 520 untested, significantly yello…
· 1 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 02:16 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 02:16
Does anyone know how a IIsi ROM SIMM is marked on the SIMM itself? Or a IIfx ROM SIMM for that matter? I have seen this list with part numbers: http://home.eart…
· 12 posts · started 22 May 2007 - 20:40 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 00:03
It is a 10BaseT card, with BNC and RJ plugs. It is not a perfect rectangle, more like a parallelogram with only one side slanted. The best part? It was new and …
· 3 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:51 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 19:27
Sorry to be an "external force" against some EBAY sellers, but for the rest of us I am pleased to announce that a fully text-searchable PDF of Inside Macintosh …
· 6 posts · started 29 Nov 2008 - 09:15 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 10:11
Do Power Mac 7300s have the connector on the motherboard for an AV card, despite not having been shipped with them?
· 2 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 08:52 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 09:00
Which computer would be the better to use as a av machine. The 840av has a lot of built in features but the 950 can be upgraded by adding a Daystar Quad040 and …
· 14 posts · started 31 Aug 2008 - 17:11 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 04:58
I noticed that in some Macs, there is a long slot behind the last NUBUS slot. It is visible in a IIx (but not a II) a IIvx, and the IIci. Now I know that in a I…
· 4 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 21:02 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 04:28
I was talking to my Grandpa today, and he mentioned that one person he knew had "one of those things" unused. He was of course referring to a compact. Wish me l…
· 1 posts · started 29 Nov 2008 - 04:11 · last 29 Nov 2008 - 04:11
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