This really isn't new hardware, but it feels like it. After sitting idly for the better part of four years, I replaced the power supply in my IIci last night. T…
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So I'm noticing a lot of ebay auctions and youtube videos that show classic macs and lisa's with disks that clearly aren't original (black, blue, red disks) but…
This would be the lombard I mentioned in my thread in Conquests. It chimes (one of the speakers is scratchy) and the hard drive powers up. The issue is nothing …
Earlier this week I won 2 Powermac G5 systems of a well known auction site for $240 shipped. Both are June 2004 models with 1GB of RAM with dual 2GHz processors…
Stock 450 mhz cube for next to nothing.. Installed a 120 gb hd, airport card and replaced the rage 128 with a Geforce2 MX yesterday. I've got better video cards…
If anyone programs for the Mac anymore, then they might find this document of use: http://68kmla.org/wiki/Programmers_One_Liners
Hi there! I've got a Macintosh 512K that would seem to be upgraded to a 512Ke (its internal floppy can read 800K disks). Now, it also has a SCSI port sticking o…
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, but I finally got around to installing BeOS 5 Pro on my Power Computing 604/150 last night, so it's sitting happily on …
I have a Macintosh LC running System 7.0. When I insert a 1.44MB floppy into its SuperDrive, it prompts me to format the disk, but gives me the options of "One-…
This thread is created as a place to look at the real differences between these two revisions. The hope is that this will be based on physical hardware at our d…
Just received a PowerBook 180 as a gift from a middle-aged couple who had no use for it and were going to dump it. b: For an 18-year-old computer, this thing is…
It works. I used Audion's MP3Pro encoder to make files at 64Kbps Stereo, and then fiddled with the MP3Dec preferences to find an acceptable level of cpu loading…
A while back I found a 400mhz G4 Sawtooth for $5. After replacing the DVD-ROM drive with something I can actually use, it works except for one strange issue. Ea…
I recently acquired 2 color classics on CL and while I can boot them from an external CD drive, format the HD with drive setup 1.7.3 and install the OS, 7.1, 7.…
Seems like the original series of CRT iMacs turned Apple around when they came out. For some time the used machines were the cheapest G3 you could find making t…
I probably won't be making any hackintoshes, and I probably won't butcher my working Apple CD SC Plus for it, but wouldn't that make a splendid case? I haven't …
ok, im well on my way to reconstructing my old 1400 tht got stolen a few years ago. I just found my 2 24mb modules tht I had hidden . My problem is that it wont…
On the intarweb somewhere, there is a TechStep for sale. Anyway, normally I wouldn't do this, I'd just have to grin and bear it, but since it is for a rare Appl…
Hi all. I'm going to the airport tomorrow and was wondering if a Macintosh Classic would be affected by the baggage check X-Ray machines. any advice greatly app…
As the title may suggest, I'm taking a plane to Missouri tomorrow and was wondering if an old apple II would be affected by the x-rays on the way back. any inpu…
So we all know that the vintage compacts we so dearly love have a limited lifespan. While the cases may last for ever, the electronics are not likely to fare so…
I know this could be filed under a hardware but it's technically software related. I just found my old CD-R/RW that Ricoh made a few years back (I got it in '98…
Well, that was my best group of conquests ever! I really cannot believe how much stuff this guy had. His uncle was an Apple Certified something-or-other, and he…
Not sure I've posted a conquest before, so I'll post this little gem. Photos Apple System Profiler Report (edited for privacy) http://eastrain.com/68kmla/dtk/DT…
Keeping me busy this week! Opcode Max 2.5.1 for OS 6 Arboretum Systems CD release #4: Ionizer, Harmony, Hyperprism, RayGun, Xx Arboretum Systems CD release #4.8…
So I picked up this G4 Dual 1GHz MDD tower yesterday for under $50. It had no HD, RAM, or Video card. So without that all it wouldn't boot, the LED power light …
I'm up visiting my dad in PA for the summer, and I needed parts for some computers I'm working on, so I went to the local recycling center. When I walked in I s…
Freecycle has provided me with a new piece of kit, namely a 17" CRT Studio Display. It's powered through the ADC port and looks very neat and tidy sat on my des…
Does anyone know the Default Device Handler Identification for a basic ADB mouse? or where I can find a table of Handler ID's Thanks
Well, I started out with a Mac IIci with the ROMs removed and PLCC sockets in their place and for a long time I was waiting for a deal on a ROM programmer. I fi…
Ok, so it turns out that my uncle has an old apple II that's been sitting in the back yard with no protection from the environment for about 3 years. what i wan…
Just got a free 15" PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB hard drive. It only has a combo drive because it's a low end of the 1.67/1.5 model. It does have a dec…
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/290444424128 [] ]'> b: [] ]'> Getting a postage quote tomorrow.
Hello all, Does anyone know what version of Macsbug is required for use on a Mac 128k or 512k? What system version will it work with? Is it available for downlo…
It's hard to google for anything containing the word "screenshot" these days, and even harder to google for anything AppleScript that relates to pre-Mac OS X. D…
Hey Guys, I've got a question for you. So I've got this Colour Classic upgraded with a Performa 5500/6500 logic board and I've been experiencing intermittend is…
Since I bought an accelerator and it came with an extra SE logic board with a DPD card, I have been trying to figure out what to do with this whole setup. Since…
Does anyone have them ? FYI the TechStep is a diagnostic machine for old macs.... It can test Hardware directly. http://www.forcedperfect.net/hardware/other/tec…
Okay pictures will come as soon as I get done verifying everything is functional. I was at the mega church World Harvest church near Columbus, OH today for thei…
I don't how many, if any users here have dealt with musical keyboards and old Macs, but I'll try anyways. I've recently acquired a Mac Classic (40 meg HD, 4 meg…
My SE is starting to be a really nice box to work on, but several things about juggling disks and images have been confusing me: 1. I have 800k drives, but can'…
It seems that by the time it is 20 years old, a lot of hate for StuffIt has been accumulated in the mainstream Mac community. What do you think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/PC66-256MB-SODIMM-Apple-G3-iMac-Lombard-Wallstreet-/400129682681 These seem cheap if they do in fact work on Wallstreets (they need low dens…
Anybody have any experience with a Paradise 10 or 20 hard disk drive from the mid-80s? Interesting eBay auction recently included one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB…
I mentioned this in Conquests, but I snagged quite the PowerBook yesterday. Bottom specs read 14.1 inch 233mhz with 32mb RAM, 2GB HD... nothing all that special…
I have a Macintosh II down in the basement that I had not touched for at least 3 years. I don't even remember where I got it or when... I figured it had a IIfx …
I have added the 160 pin PPC ROM module pinout to the Wiki. If anyone wants to go clean up the formatting I'd appreciate it. I'm not so good with that stuff. I …
so a little back story...... In about September I fixed up a 800mhz Quicksilver for one of the teachers in my school and in return I got a G4 sawtooth, and now …
Now this is an odd find: On offer is a VINTAGE COLLECTABLE - BRAND NEW Apple PowerBook {x00} Series Video Service Course as part of the Apple Service Training C…
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