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Hi, As per my Conquests post, I've built up one "good" Lombard Powerbook G3 from two, which is specced as: - 333 @ 433Mhz (did this once before, and it's rock s…
· 5 posts · started 17 Nov 2008 - 22:45 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 05:23
Well I have a Audiomedia II card, would that work in System 7 Enviroment in A/UX?
· 10 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 16:33 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 04:41
Normally don't pay for these, but for $15 I couldn't resist: - Graphite iMac G3/700MHz - 60GB HD - CD-RW drive - ATI Rage 128 Ultra graphics with 16MB VRAM - Wh…
· 12 posts · started 15 Nov 2008 - 00:38 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 03:03
Went to the tip shop this morning and had a bit of a look. One thing that caught my eye were two big ol' HDDs. Had a closer look, they were SCSI drives! Big hon…
· 4 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 06:11 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 02:34
What type of cable will I need so I can print from my 520c to a USB printer? Also, where can I get a modem and/or ethernet card for it?
· 6 posts · started 12 Nov 2008 - 01:45 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 20:38
I have two older Macs (PPC7600 and G3 B&W) that I want to network. The PPC7600 is running OS 7.5 and the G3 is running OS 8.6 I have both HD's named and…
· 17 posts · started 17 Nov 2008 - 16:17 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 20:23
Is the BBS down? I have been trying for part of today to get on, and nothing. Anyone know what's going on?
· 2 posts · started 17 Nov 2008 - 20:48 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 16:22
Its a apple branded floppy disk. Has a rainbow apple logo on it. Its 800k too!
· 5 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 03:09 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 15:53
I just got a pair of AppleDesign Powered Speakers today from the recycler. Unfortunately the rubber around the speaker cones has rotted off, affecting the sound…
· 3 posts · started 15 Nov 2008 - 00:12 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 14:38
I can get one on a local pickup. The ad says it is 500mhz but I think it may be 800mhz. 256mb ram and Windows XP. Working battery. They want $125. Is it worth t…
· 8 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 00:35 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 07:06
Hey Guys: In a move of nostalgia, I dusted off my old 233 Beige G3 MT (bought it at the old CompUSA Apple Store within a Store) and wanted to fire it up. Well, …
· 19 posts · started 6 Sep 2008 - 18:23 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 06:06
I am trying to convert my IIsi to run off of a compact flash card via an ACARD IDE->SCSI bridge. I finally found card that I am able to format using FWB …
· 1 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 05:06 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 05:06
Not the baddest piece of machinery on earth, but a friend unloaded a Pavilion 505w on me; 2.4GHz Celeron 512MBs of RAM (2GB system max) 80GB Seagate DVD-ROM/CD-…
· 7 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 19:11 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 01:54
If I try to unstuff with Stuffit and get the message: Code: Sorry, a system error happened. «Stuffit Expander address error.» The Stuffit version I am using is …
· 9 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 10:48 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 00:16
There's a Fujitsi Scanpartner 300C for sale near me, which is SCSI-scanner with a feeder. I've been looking for such a thing to pair with my Power Mac. The manu…
· 4 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 21:18 · last 17 Nov 2008 - 20:18
Hi, I just bought three 1st gen Airport cards on an auction site. Actually I only really needed one to get my Pismo online wirelessly, but sometimes you place o…
· 3 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 14:37 · last 17 Nov 2008 - 09:27
Wow this thing is neat. Its sooo small, it makes my macbook look huge. 8mb Of RAM, DOS 6.21, Win3.1, 120mb HD, really light, small, portable and fast with its f…
· 13 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 00:05 · last 17 Nov 2008 - 02:34
I got a chance to get these two gems for a good price plus an Apple Performa display (meh....) and some Apple Extended II Keyboards. Not bad. Ok, here's the bad…
· 5 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 06:18 · last 16 Nov 2008 - 19:42
I found this nice laptop, actually runing elive linux, its come with 96mb of ram, a 6gb hd with win2000 and a ls120mb (auto eject!!) floppy drive, and dvd, but …
· 2 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 00:39 · last 16 Nov 2008 - 15:55
Specs in my signature; Today, my CPU cards arrived in the mail and they were the last parts I was waiting on in order to make my 9600 operational again. But I s…
· 29 posts · started 3 Nov 2008 - 21:05 · last 16 Nov 2008 - 06:20
I'm in the midst of organising my old Macs, and the Quadra 605 that was working fine previously all of a sudden won't start up. It chimes, the hard drive starts…
· 8 posts · started 12 Jan 2008 - 19:03 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 23:04
I've been trying to figure out how to get the oldest Mac that can do AppleShare (Mac 512k) and a modern Mac running Leopard to share files. Since Leopard doesn'…
· 17 posts · started 12 Nov 2008 - 13:10 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 22:37
A negative Conquest in my opinion.
· 6 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 17:08 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 21:36
Well its a Q800 in a IIvx Case..............dont know what else to say really. Has 52mb RAM, and A/UX on the HD.
· 9 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 16:13 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 21:25
Managed to get a replacement power board for my 2400 (thanks to a nameless soul on here who pointed me in the right direction ) All fitted, power applied and...…
· 5 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 12:17 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 17:09
snapshot of craigslist ad for my new car Was in an accident a bit back, but the owner I got it from bought it and fixed it (that's what he does for a living). I…
· 51 posts · started 2 Nov 2008 - 21:42 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 06:14
Got it off eBay for $125 including postage. http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/6127/img0044zb0.jpg
· 2 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 21:04 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 05:18
Hello all, I have a .toast file with Mac OS 7.6 on it. I know the file works because it was tested before being sent to me. I burn it in Toast ( 7.1 ) and go to…
· 10 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 02:22 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 05:10
Today installed it on my powermac 8500 { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested c…
· 12 posts · started 5 Nov 2008 - 22:21 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 02:41
With New World Macs I get, I'd like to be able to find the RAM amount quickly and easily, so is there an Open Firmware command to get the total amount of RAM?
· 11 posts · started 11 Nov 2008 - 10:20 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 20:10
Hi, My girlfriend asked if I could build up a notebook for one of her best friends, so I was lucky enough to score: Lombard # 1: The old "$20 special", 333Mhz 1…
· 8 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 09:20 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 03:43
I finally downloaded Netscap 7.0.2 on my Mac OS 9-running Power Mac 5500. Needless to say, it's the best classic mac browser I've ever used. Pages actually load…
· 2 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 01:49 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 03:06
So I got my 9500 today, which i got from MacG4's end of summer sale. Before I even booted it, I opened the case up (not hard, really) and popped in my hard driv…
· 21 posts · started 4 Oct 2008 - 02:30 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 02:35
My friend is getting pissed off with his "useless" clamshell with OS 9, he can't find a bittorrent client for it. he wishes it had windows 95 so it could downlo…
· 8 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 22:42 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 01:57
Hi, anyone know of a 68k mac drum machine? I'm immediatley thinking of something I can download onto the mac, a program...
· 9 posts · started 28 Apr 2008 - 14:46 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 22:22
Hallo everybody, I was adding new devices to my old Quadra 610 (with 7.5.1 installed). I connected a Quantum ST2.1S HD and after a little I was able to initiali…
· 10 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 22:41 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 11:01
Well... Got a 3rd one, the other two were fried. I got another one. This one apparently has an Athlon 1800, 1.2ghz. I don't know whether this is true. I will pu…
· 11 posts · started 8 Nov 2008 - 18:09 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 01:04
Is this even possible? I have a powercurve 601 (with a G3 upgrade) sitting in my closet that I'm going to get running sometime. Could I add in a USB2 card and h…
· 46 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 13:58 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 00:54
I ordered the bulb and it came today. I don't really have any good instructions how to do this but I think I'll have a stab at it. Does anyone have any last-min…
· 10 posts · started 29 Sep 2008 - 21:53 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 23:47
Hi, I'm trying to develop an application for 68K in C++. I am looking for a version of Codewarrior that will let me do that. It's ridiculous how difficult it is…
· 3 posts · started 12 Nov 2008 - 18:17 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 21:10
So I have the Performa 578 in my room, set up with System 7.5.3, upgraded to 7.5.5., Open Transport, etc.. So today I turn it on, it freezes. I restart, and the…
· 6 posts · started 11 Nov 2008 - 21:47 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 21:09
I accepted an offer on Freecycle for an older Compaq computer, expecting a Pentium 2 or older. What I got was a Presario S5400NX! 2.6ghz P4 with Hyperthreading …
· 2 posts · started 12 Nov 2008 - 01:15 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 08:57
after working on some Dell XPS systems that someone pulled out of a dumpster, i told them I would take $50 off their bill if I could grab on. it didn't come wit…
· 6 posts · started 11 Nov 2008 - 15:41 · last 12 Nov 2008 - 06:18
I received this one after it repeatedly failed to establish a network connection regardless of network card and cable used. I received it as a P4 1.4ghz with no…
· 2 posts · started 11 Nov 2008 - 19:31 · last 11 Nov 2008 - 22:09
Hello everyone. I'm a Mac user (iMac intel Core Duo at home and a MacBook Pro for work) But I have been thinking about getting a Apple Newton 2000 or 2100 for n…
· 6 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 21:34 · last 11 Nov 2008 - 20:54
My Q950 in trouble [V] , after i have restart the machine ..power-up but dispay remain blank , the video card is ok have test it on 840av and working fine , wha…
· 5 posts · started 3 Nov 2008 - 18:36 · last 11 Nov 2008 - 20:10
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