And I refuse to call these 'beige'. They are not beige! Apple hasn't made a beige Mac since 1986! They are platinum! Anyway, this was a 4-week process, but tota…
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I got a ThinkPad 600e back in July, and I think its CD drive was broken, because no matter what version of Windows I tried (2000, 98, XP), setup wouldn't get pa…
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 aroun…
I have made myself a nearly perfect Mac Plus out of a dead one with help from a dead 512. I had a couple of strange Ram issues which are discussed here. Just wh…
What is it? I googled it but couldn't find anything specific. It loads automatically when my Quadra 840AV boots up. What is it for? Dewey
Wow, this pretty much makes up for the craptop I recieved: A generic PC with a AMD Thunderbird 1000 CPU, apparently @ 1ghz; it has no RAM, not sure on the HD, a…
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…
I have just recently upgraded my G4 450MHz (sawtooth) with a Sonnet Encore 1.8Ghz processor and installed Leopard. I still have the original graphics card in it…
Went to ECU surplus today with John8520, and we both got for $30 each dual 450 GBEs with no RAM/HD (but we have them), DVD-ROM in mine, DVD-RAM in his, SCSI in …
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 :-…
Won an auction on two iMacs for $10. Just a little drive out of town to pick em up! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=182007598 From the picture i…
ADT PRO in conjunction with the proper null modem cables & a USB to serial connector driver from Prolific (PL-2303) I managed to eventually make disk im…
So, after posting my two first messages around here, it's time for me to introduce myself, say hi to everybody and thank you for your welcome. So, basically I'm…
Hi! I had a Plus with a dead CRT, and a 512 with a dead mainboard. I thought of building a working Plus out of those two dead bodies, since I read that upgradin…
Hi I am looking for audio software to process my records. I have OS 8.0 right now on system. I tried audacity but it is for OS 9.0 and up Dwight
Can I put this card in an 8500? http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Radeon-9200LE-128-128MB-Video-Card-PCI-used-NR_W0QQitemZ110303526939QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110303526939…
:beige: Turns out my Mac Plus is just an upgraded 128k or 512k. Is there anyway to find out which model it was originally? Like a reverse keygen?
In a moment of nostalgia earlier, I was reading the MLA Wiki entry on the LC III. And toward the bottom of the page, an expansion to 132MBs is mentioned. Is thi…
Recently I've decided to set up a VPN on my internal network. Mostly because I want to gain some experience with VPNs, not to mention that since I've had to dow…
No hardware conquests this week, but I bought some games today.... Ziplock bag with: Starcraft (PC) Brood War (PC) Instructions for Starcraft Prima strategy gui…
I bought a G4 yesterday! It is the 466 Mhz model with a single CPU,a big heatsink and a Rage 128 Pro. The configuration is stock,but includes 512 MB memory and …
A couple of days ago at the MIT Swap Fest I bought- a New in box 68040 LC/LC II/Color Classic upgrade card-$5 An OrangPC 233mhz Pentium MMX Windows Compatibilit…
Hey Folks I have a Classic II, who's harddrive seems to have problems. Since some days now, the harddrive spins up, and immediately starts getting slower again …
The 575 mobo in my Mystic seems to have died. :'( Some months ago, I came in to see the screen black and hearing the drive alternating spinning up, then down. I…
Got a Pismo 500mhz in a 400mhz case. Runs great. Paid $180.00 CDN Dayna Pocket SCSI/link model DP0901- Need info on power input. Color StyleWriter 2400 Localtal…
Got myself a BlackBerry Curve 8330 off of eBay for the decent sum of $290 shipped NIB. Works great on my Sprint account, and gets 3G coverage here unlike the iP…
Just got back from my latest conquest: an original iMac, complete with keyboard, hockey puck mouse and translucent power cord. Free from Craigslist. It still ha…
Today's visit wasn't as good. The owner was there today, but for the past seven or so Tuesdays he has not been. So I had to deal with him. Thankfully though the…
I have one coming in the mail. It "powers on but that's it" I am praying it is as simple as a OS reinstall, I hope it doesn't need a new HD. I plan on putting 8…
I realize this is a bit of a stretch, but does anybody know if there's any Java compiler available for 68k Macs? I love my little compact for writing, and typin…
Not sure if this fits into the "conquest" category, but I just ordered up myself a Hackintosh from Newegg: 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Quad (will be overclocking this p…
So I recently pulled my IIci out of storage and I'm going to restore her to working condition. Aside from a few minor problems all seems well, except that I can…
I thought I'd pass along a promising link I just received from a friend. http://hpc.sourceforge.net/index.php [] ]'>
I'm going to go ahead and admit there's some voids of my knowledge about the classic macos. What I have is a quadra running System 7.5 who's system software is …
Also, a Powermac 6100 DOS Compatable, cant be tested as I lack the oddball monitor. Along with that a Powermac G4 Quicksilver with 1gb RAM exact, it came with O…
Yessiree, an SE has recently come into my possession! I got it from an old family friend. She's an amazing old lady. She lives in the home her grandfather built…
I remember these from the day. Were they thermal printers? Or some kind of ink-jet? Anybody know if this is battery powered or required a power brick?
Finally! I can now get the wide screen projector used like it should, the loner one i was using only did 4:3. It took way too long for this but I'm glad its her…
This mac has 384mb of ram and a 450mhz G3. Its all stock really, with a 9gb HD and the apple CD drive. Was 5$
I am trying to change the hard drive icon in OS X, but when I change it, it has a black background on it when in Preview and other applications, the background …
I have the Disk Controller II inserted into my socket 6 (using ROM 1 for my Apple IIgs). When I turn the computer on, the disk drive doesn't perform any sort of…
Hi, I was lucky enough to just have to pay postage for the interesting PDAs, from a friend: - Psion Revo "doesn't turn on"; excellent condition. Seemingly was j…
Got a Mac Classic? If so, then you've got an 18-year old Mac (at least in spirit, anyway). It was originally released on October 15, 1990, the same day that the…
Today I found two P4 systems in the hall before I went home: System 1: ATX case with missing side Intel P4 motherboard with P4 2.53 ghz processor, heatsink/fan …
DB25 SCSI (could be parallel) terminator Mac OS 9.2.1 CD PowerBook Video Adapter Cable (yes!) 4-port USB card (Belkin, but I've installed it in my HP Pavilion C…
Well, I know it's rather late, but I finally got round to sending out the superdeluxe RetroChallenge mouse pads to the winners. Enjoy!
Hot off of eBay for about $70 is a lovely, beat-down 'Book supposedly fresh out of gov't service. Two broken hinges, cracks in the lower case, and cracked adhes…
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 (…
I have a 6100, angle adapter, newertech processor upgrade and two apple av cards (not hpv), two Apple Video - VGA adapters and an old multi-scan VGA monitor (op…
Yay for wallgreens! http://i35.tinypic.com/ev5j5f.jpg Considering all the random conquests that have been happening recently, I figured this would be worth it.