Heya, I've got a Quantum ProDrive ELS 170S, which is identical (except for 10MB size difference) to the ELS 160S that is shipped as a configuration option for t…
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I used to think that the CH Mach 3 and original Apple joysticks were the best of the best for the Apple II. Oh boy. I just stumbled upon a pair of these "Standa…
Not strictly a peripheral per se, but you can connect one to a Mac! Can anyone please direct me to a modern 'normal' telephone ring tone that isn't the star war…
Hi, I have started with recapping the Analog boards of my Mac 128K to Plus series. I have just done 2x in the last days and there were obvious differences after…
So it's not so much conquest as "repossession" 8) I had totally forgotten I had these. - A boxed Newer Technology MacClip, which I bought in a liquidation sale …
This Nubus card (the 4 8 and the 8 24 are same thing, it is just that the addition of two 256k vram simms makes the 4 8 into an 8 24) is currently on eBay. It i…
I got an original LC I in today that was dead (you can hear a low level clicking in the supply). Swapped the PS for one out of an LC III and it started up. So I…
I picked up a Macintosh SE and a Macintosh SE/30 from a local craigslist ad for FREE. The SE/30 works beautifully and is in excellent condition. What a find! Bu…
I received this earlier today via courier upon completing a transaction on eBay. I have always wanted an SE/30 - not only for their durability similar to the 68…
Originally had a similar issue to the person on this thread http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16291 however my issue was resolved when removi…
So my Power Mac 7600 has a 300MHz Newertech Maxpowr G3 card installed. Problem is....I can't find an owner's manual online anywhere to set the DIP switch settin…
Ok, so I bought the iMac knowing that the ethernet port wasn't working. I looked at the pins and all of them are fine. I've already reset the PMU and the NVRAM …
Hi, I've been looking for on Farnell, Digikey, Mouser, Google, Ebay,... you name it for a 620uf 400v snap-in capacitor ( D=40mm, H=42mm ). It's in the Sony PSU …
Anyone ever see one of these? They were apparently made only for the French market, and combined a 9600 modem with telephony and fax functionality.
This will be my last question for awhile, I promise. Ok so I decided to revert my quadra to 7.6.1. The installation was a success, but the computer fails to boo…
Hey all, You may have seen these, but so far, there are two auctions for bulk lots of G3 iMacs in several colours (no Dalmations or Flower Powers that I can see…
Does an Apple Multiport Server NuBus card have a practical modern use? Could it be used to change a LocalTalk network into a star topology?
Did you see that post over at TUAW? I find it pretty impressive and really cool that a ][ is still in regular use to drive that industrial machine...
I picked up a Sonnet Presto for my LCIII+ recently for a damned good price, been looking for one for a couple of years, so was stoked to get it! Only problem is…
there must be a tool to do this - to read/write to disks and give you information on how it does?
Hi there! I had my SE/30 working, then reformatted the drive and now I can't get anything to work again :disapprove: I am using Silverlining 5.8.3 to partition …
In one of my earlier conquests, I received a couple of Apple IIes, one with a bunch of cards. I have been trying to gather info on some of these, but I still ne…
Hey all, new user here. Always been a PC guy, but these old Macs certainly have their charm. I recently rescued a 512k from a guy who was going to turn it into …
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Seems my thread titles are only getting weirder. This machine is a resurrected old portable powerhouse with a massive windshield and chrome accents. It was in a…
Ok so i have decided to install 7.6.1 on my quadra 610. Since I don't have any cd caddies yet, I was forced to use the 19 =P floppy install. It was working grea…
My box of 128MB MO disks from Verbatim came with a Control Panel called "MO DISK MASTER." I like it because it'll mount any of my MO drives regardless of brand …
So my replacement hard drive is arriving in a few hours and I wanted to know if there is a specific way to replace it with the defective one in my Quadra 610. O…
Another recycling job, mint condition, 400Mhz/128MB but wouldn't boot. Took it home, disabled the very dead PRAM battery and now it's purring away happily on 9.…
I forgot about a non-working PowerBook 180c that I had, so I took the HDD out of it. I got a Y adapter cable for the power. I was afraid it wouldn't work, but I…
Are the CPU cards for all these Macs universally interchangeable? Are there exceptions?
Hi all, When I first got my Mac Plus, it had no video at all. The video came back after I hit it vigorously on the left hand side. Since then it has got more an…
I acquired another Powerbook G4, 1.67, 17 inch laptop (I have three now!) but this one doesn't seem to want to boot. I have tried a few things to get it booting…
Ok so my quadra 610 has been acting up a little the past few days. I managed to perform a complete install of OS 7.6.1. The problem is that my compute only mana…
I have a PCI PC compatibility card by Apple it has the 166mhz Pentium and its in my PowerMac 9600 the number of the card is 820-0930-A. I says I can upgrade to …
BackStory Alert: proceed to ScreenShot if uninterested . . . Two days ago, I was checking out the backside of a 6500 I'd long since picked up dirt cheap at thri…
I have just acquired this machine: I bought it hoping it as an MDD, but unsure. Turns out it was a FW800. Oh well. All is not lost. I intend to retrofit it to M…
Has anyone tried this yet? You can get 36GB 2.5" Ultra320 drives for $25. Pretty cheap. I was wondering if an Ultra320 drive would even work on an old PowerBook…
Not sure where to put this but I will try here: I have come across a troublesome LC575. The machine will start up by pressing the power on button on the keyboar…
Did anyone ever get around to making a support package for PCMCIA bluetooth cards like the Zoom 4312 or Motorola BTPCM100? It would be totally awesome if I coul…
So a month ago I was at a convention when I dropped my Newton from waist height. Of course the Newton survived but the hinges for the screen cover exploded and …
Hi I need help, I have a PowerBook 230, which has damaged the screen, I got a screen of a powerbook 210, which appears to be identical, I need some tutorial to …
I just scored a printer :beige: I usually don't look at those, never print really... but this morning i spotted a Style Writer 2200 in a nice bag including PSU …
Quite some time ago I got a powerbook 140, with a dead hardrive. I managed to get it working again by putting the harddrive in a fridge. This was however tempor…
I ordered some RAM SIMMs and was sent some that are the 3 chip type (after insisting on low-profile SIMMs), and I was wondering if anyone knows if they are ok t…
I have an Apple IIgs in OK condition. The monitor is giving me issues. First, it makes a horrible high pitched sound when turned on (only slightly subdued when …
Hi, I have an early eMac (700 MHz) that seems to have a weak power supply. It won't start up like normal. The hard drive spins up, and the fan works, but the sc…
I've been noticing my recently acquired 2.7ghz G5 has a tendency to put itself into sleep mode once in a while, particularly when the CPU is under high usage. I…
I’ve been mostly using a 9600 running 9.2.2 for a few older games. Quite often when it came to a save or a reload, I’d have an annoying wait while the drive spu…
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I could use some advice on how to get an unusual 170 running again. About a month ago, I won a JLPGA PowerBook 170 only to receive a badly damaged unit. The scr…