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MacPhone, from INTERMATRIX: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Macintosh-MACPHONE-Telemanagement-System-/120576810208?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&am…
Got a PowerBook 190cs today with 8MB RAM, 500MB hard drive, about 300 floppies with software, webcam, Stylewriter printer, original sales invoices, all previous…
A few months ago I got a Macintosh Classic II from eBay. It works perfectly but after I turn it on it makes screeching noises, and after about 5 minutes it gets…
I got a 400 mhz. Lombard off the 'bay in decent condition last week. Seller said "no cracks," but when I got it, it did have two. He worked with me and gave me …
Thought I got some ideas about macs, as I own more than 10 of them, and using strictly MacOS 9 since 1999, i wanted to help a friend of mine to setup her iBook …
Just a quickie: I want an external scsi HD running OS 6.0.8 - I have under my desk a 10GB scsi drive, I believe it is possible to use SeaTools and make the driv…
Hi, I've repaired many 128k logic boards in the past and know how to use the error code chart, or at least I thought I did. I keep getting an error code of 04A0…
Same here! I would check EVERY transaction on my online statement and double check every transaction with my monthly statement...and still will be off!!! I'm us…
Yesterday, I purchased a 2001 iMac G3 for $20 on Craigslist. It came with the original manuals (still in the shrink-wrap), pro keyboard/mouse, and pre-installed…
Hello once again: Amidst the degrading display problem I have been having with my SE, I can safely say that my 512ke/Plus hybrid is working perfectly, as if it …
Hello: This is my first post on the 68k forum. I own three compact Macs (a 1986 512ke, which was upgraded to a 1987 Plus, a 1988 Plus, and a 1988 Mac SE (SuperD…
Hi all, I need some help with a recurring question I have. I've got a Mac Plus, which has been upgraded from a 512K, and it is in great condition. Everything wo…
My Powerbook 180 powers up fine, but over the first 3-5 minutes of use, the screen turns dark at the corners, and progressively darkens the screen from the edge…
Sometimes when I close the lid of my 540c, it will fall right asleep. A vast majority of the time, I either need to practically slam it down to make it sleep, o…
I've been rooting around for a while now trying to get a LaserWriter for my Mac Plus. I happened to find a LaserWriter Plus about a month ago on Craigslist but …
I own two Colour StyleWriter printers. They were on the free section on Craigslist not too long ago, and I figured I would pick them up (they came with three 13…
hi, some time ago i did a little c++ programming on a sun solaris machine. i used the gcc compiler and it was terribly simple. write your program into a file, f…
Just pondering. Have this been done before? How hard it could be? The old iMacs CRT is nice and the thing looks good. Older minis are not expensive and it looks…
One of my mates recently picked up a Wallstreet and a Lombard at a swap meet which we're working on, they both have issues of their own, and we could use some h…
I'm looking for a MessagePad 110. I can't seem to find one. Anyone have any suggestions other than bay? Also, I'm a bit of a newbie at this. If I'm able to buy …
Well, after two years kicking around an idea to get a Mac 512K on a modern network, I've finally got all the pieces together I needed. Thanks to Dog Cow for hoo…
180, 270, 540, 190, 5300, 3400 I had 180c and it boiled hot. I also had 270c and was cool. How do the others compare?
Okay, this totally sucks. The analog board on my SE converted to an SE/30 has possibly bitten the dust. It must be the vertical sweep IC (U2) that failed or som…
I've got an SE/30 with an ethernet card. I've got it set up with a proper IP address and now can get it on my network (and the internet). However, I'm stumped a…
Has anyone gotten Eudora 6.2.4 settings to work successfully with a Hotmail or msn.com e-mail account? I am having some problems...
Got a little video related mystery for you all: I've been testing out my miniature CRT monitors on my QS G4 (OS X 10.4.11, Geforce 4MX AGP video card, VGA + ADC…
I was helping to supercharge a G3. We were installing a superdrive. He tries to wiggle the molex cord out of the stock drive but cannot. I then try to pull it o…
often when I plug in my yikes G4, it trips the breaker causing my fire alarm to be set off. is this a cause of concern?
Hi everyone, Looking for some help in recovering from a less-than-brilliant move on my part. I recently came across a Mac 128k for sale in my area, and quickly …
Now that my PowerBook 180c is up and running and my PowerBook 150 has been broken in as a tutoring machine, I feel it's time to solve some problems with display…
Hi - I'm new to Macs, I have just bought an Macintosh Plus with no disks. I read a Windows PC cannot make a floppy the little Mac+ can read, is that correct? If…
Is it OK to power a G3 Lombard from a PowerBook 1400's power supply? I had two 1400 style PSUs which unfortunately broke so I bought a new one a couple of years…
What are some of the signs of a flyback transformer that is bad or going bad?
Because MIDI latency and jitter on modern computers is a problem. I've been contemplating in either get a dedicated hardware MIDI sequencer or an old Mac for MI…
Hi everybody, I have an issue with my Quadra 700 + MacOs 8.1: my second HD automounts and works fine, but doesn't boot. I attached a second HD (MAB3045SC, 4.5GB…
I have a IIfx to sort, today I've sorted many problems (at one point the PSU blew smoke into the room whilst switched off! freeky ) but currently have a few iss…
September 19, 2009 Ross Martin has implemented FPU emulation for Mini vMac, for x86 linux. This is a major step towards a more complete Mac II emulation. He als…
Classilla 9.2 is out today. Here's what I posted to the Mac OS 9 list, for your entertainment. ) This is posted with it, natch. Classilla 9.2 is out today. Afte…
Hi everyone. I got a g3 today, rev. 2 300 MHz from a school. I can't get it to connect to the Internet. Any ideas? It's running OS 8.6. I don't think the cd dri…
i seem to remember i needed this to fix he bugs in myst 68k. cyanworlds and google are not helpful has anyone got a copy? - I own a real, legal copy of myt i bo…
As this Conner hard drive I have seems very noisy and about to die, I'd like to try building a dual floppy Macintosh Portable. I have never owned a dual floppy …
I took apart my Macintosh Portable this evening to make a count of the different capacitors I'll be needing to replace as part of the standard "holy crap this i…
Hi all, I am currently working on repairing the keyboard that came with my Macintosh 512k(e). Four of they keys have broken off, and one of the keyswitches is b…
I have a G5 1.9ghz I-sight, and of course, it has the dreaded lines in the LCD problem. also had the random shutdowns and no bootups. I cured that problem by re…
Most think that Macintosh System started at version 0.97. Before the forums went down, we went through modding a 128k Guide Disk to allow access to the full Sys…
A Mac 128k that starts up and displays the Sad Mac with vertical lines has what- capacitor failure? A friend has asked, and I have never even seen one of these …
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Its been far too long since I have owned a Mac XL. I do not recall if the disks are interchangeable with a Mac. That is if I have a floppy formatted for use in …
This one arrived today - talk about well packed!. Got the camera out in case it just might blow up (never seem to have the camera running when that happens) Wha…
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another opcode app to discover + researchhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/dec94/opcodeoverture.htmlQuoteCONCLUSIONAny successful music typesetting …