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I think I'm going to be picking up a 605 after work today, with NIC and a 2GB drive, I'm told.
· 5 posts · started 9 Dec 2010 - 22:49 · last 10 Dec 2010 - 19:28
In my most recent haul of Macs, I picked up a Umax S900 - unfortunately, I'm getting no audio from the internal speaker, and the headphone jack on the front is …
· 18 posts · started 6 Nov 2010 - 20:50 · last 10 Dec 2010 - 10:30
Ok I have been trying to research this, from what I can gather, the HD20 will not work on a stock, standard 128k mac? From what I have managed to find googling …
· 6 posts · started 25 Nov 2010 - 22:08 · last 9 Dec 2010 - 23:08
A working Apple III has appeared on the market locally, making me wonder about acquiring another archaic computer for the "lab." Before I make any such leap int…
· 7 posts · started 8 Dec 2010 - 01:03 · last 8 Dec 2010 - 21:21
I have a 200MHz dual 604e in front of me now, on which it is written, pn 630-2125-A" and then "8500/9500 ONLY". Why 8500/9500 only?
· 7 posts · started 3 Oct 2010 - 06:11 · last 8 Dec 2010 - 16:41
I have an old, licit version of Acrobat 5 that I just decided to install on my G5, as a downgrade from X.5 to X.4 and thus to Classic potentiality has been in t…
· 3 posts · started 7 Dec 2010 - 01:50 · last 8 Dec 2010 - 06:37
i have an image that I want to use with the program Backdrop for system 6....but first I have to make it macpaint format, any idea how? I've tried using graphic…
· 9 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 16:03 · last 8 Dec 2010 - 02:16
I keep seeing references to the ROM 3 boards being faster, but slightly less compatible. My googling has failed to turn up any definitive answer to what these c…
· 14 posts · started 2 Jun 2010 - 17:35 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 22:30
I have been reading through old posts and notice that System .85 was shipped on the guided tour disk with the original Macintosh, this got me thinking, Is .85 t…
· 11 posts · started 19 Nov 2010 - 07:49 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 21:21
I'm looking for good midi software for a Mac SE. I know that you guys will probably recommend Performer, but I can't find a copy anywhere... I have a Midi MacMa…
· 10 posts · started 29 Nov 2010 - 02:36 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 13:18
Hello I suppose I ought to introduce myself briefly. I love using Modern Macs, and I have hardly used the "Classic" compact models, except for a brief interlude…
· 4 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 10:58 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 09:23
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· 12 posts · started 30 Nov 2010 - 22:57 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 01:09
We have 15 copies of Quark XPress installed on our server, a Novell 4.x client, using ASIP 6.1. Strange things are happening with XPress. If a Power Mac, non-G3…
· 9 posts · started 3 Dec 2010 - 19:54 · last 7 Dec 2010 - 00:54
I've revived the microswitch in several of my ADB mice without having to replace it. Getting the same replacement can be hard, as the click force should be matc…
· 1 posts · started 6 Dec 2010 - 19:56 · last 6 Dec 2010 - 19:56
Hello. I recently picked up a Macintosh Plus. Since a Macintosh Plus can run up to 7.5.5, wouldn't this mean that if I was to put system 7.5 on the Mac that it …
· 4 posts · started 6 Dec 2010 - 13:12 · last 6 Dec 2010 - 16:31
Anybody have any project ideas involving mini-itx boards?(for anyone that doesn't know, a mini-itx board is a motherboard that's about 17x17cm). This one has a …
· 5 posts · started 26 Jul 2010 - 03:37 · last 6 Dec 2010 - 15:22
Yay! I just found a copy of macpix.sit.hqx! A free pascal interpreter for mac (by the people who did Dr.Pascal) that's mentioned in my copy of Pascal-An Introdu…
· 5 posts · started 4 Dec 2010 - 00:17 · last 6 Dec 2010 - 05:34
Well, here it is, the first computer I ever owned, an LC 575 (LC_575 will be happy!). The one I had was a late 1994 model, with 5MB of RAM and a 160MB HDD. This…
· 14 posts · started 29 Nov 2010 - 10:13 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 14:29
Today I picked up an original Macintosh, with mouse, no keyboard, and giving a memory error — but an original, honest to goodness Macintosh. It's in pretty good…
· 3 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 00:46 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 09:14
I recently picked a very nice G4 sawtooth 400mhz AGP. Have got OS 9.22 and Tiger installed on separate drives. The mac has a DVD rom drive. I have a spare apple…
· 1 posts · started 5 Dec 2010 - 06:14 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 06:14
Thought this auction for the Appleline and Apple Cluster Controller was interesting. It's more information than I think I've ever found about them in any one pl…
· 2 posts · started 24 Nov 2010 - 16:45 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 04:18
You may have heard about the, um, decomposed IIcx I got. I like the IIcx/IIci form factor and could ultimately use one as a A/UX Mac (Currently no Mac I have is…
· 4 posts · started 4 Dec 2010 - 05:04 · last 5 Dec 2010 - 02:52
Okay, I have the opportunity to snag a working 520C for a "donation" to the college. Any opinions of what I should give? Having seen them on Ebay between 45 to …
· 19 posts · started 16 Jun 2009 - 15:53 · last 4 Dec 2010 - 13:55
I'm looking for a copy of MacTerminal 1.1 or 2.2. Anyone knows where to find it? I checked the "abandonware" sites, but no luck....
· 4 posts · started 2 Dec 2010 - 21:08 · last 4 Dec 2010 - 05:19
I have a ROM 01 IIGS with a 1MB RAM card and CMS SCSI II SCSI controller. The SCSI controller has the final (1990) ROM and a 50MB hard drive hooked up to it. I …
· 2 posts · started 27 Nov 2010 - 19:34 · last 4 Dec 2010 - 02:00
Yet again I have liberated a Macintosh from my school's basement (as well as a IBM Model M keyboard!). This time it's a IIcx, with the full 8MB of RAM, a 160mb …
· 16 posts · started 2 Dec 2010 - 22:23 · last 3 Dec 2010 - 22:23
Hello Fellow 68kmlaers Im desperately looking for Retrospect backup program for mac os 9, think its version 5 or something. I have a HP SureStore DAT8 backup ta…
· 5 posts · started 22 Nov 2009 - 16:17 · last 3 Dec 2010 - 22:14
Recently I installed a new hard drive in the 1400, a generic PC 40GB one. Installing OS9 worked. The disk tools complained that the drive had encryption enabled…
· 6 posts · started 1 Dec 2010 - 03:16 · last 3 Dec 2010 - 16:50
Hey guys. I just installed OS X Jaguar in PearPC, updated to latest version. :beige: Now I need some stuff for it. Do you know any must have for Jaguar ? Thanks
· 4 posts · started 2 Dec 2010 - 19:56 · last 3 Dec 2010 - 06:48
Hi, this is my first post on MLA. I just bought a IIci, and I need to know: will the onboard video work with a sync on green LCD? It sounds like from reading ol…
· 4 posts · started 3 Sep 2010 - 03:24 · last 2 Dec 2010 - 23:25
Just got my TV card in the mail. Installed it, opened Apple Video Player, and got the "please ensure that the necessary video hardware is installed correctly" m…
· 6 posts · started 30 Nov 2010 - 01:13 · last 2 Dec 2010 - 09:44
I have never posted anything under the "Conquests" section before, as I am always getting old Mac/Windows stuff, and it can become irritating posting everything…
· 38 posts · started 18 Nov 2010 - 03:58 · last 2 Dec 2010 - 06:07
Hi I got two powermacs 7200 and 8200 (same as 7200 but different casing). And both have been stripped of their ram and video ram. When i start them up, nothing …
· 5 posts · started 30 Nov 2010 - 09:04 · last 1 Dec 2010 - 11:37
I've been running Mac Systems since 6.0.3 and yet somehow this version escaped me for all of these years. Are there any advantages to running this vs. 7.1? ie. …
· 23 posts · started 18 Jan 2010 - 21:57 · last 30 Nov 2010 - 23:43
Just out of curiosity, has anyone had any success with 68k mac overclocks? Is the speed increase any good?
· 6 posts · started 27 Nov 2010 - 17:12 · last 30 Nov 2010 - 20:14
Has anyone seen one of these before? (hope its okay to post ebay links, I don't own it etc..) http://cgi.ebay.com/MacColby-rare-first-portable-macintosh-1984-bi…
· 23 posts · started 22 Nov 2010 - 11:44 · last 29 Nov 2010 - 21:32
Now that I have a working Superdrive coming my way (hopefully two), I'll finally be able to use my IIfx. I have three questions though, keeping in mind that I'm…
· 13 posts · started 23 Nov 2010 - 18:09 · last 29 Nov 2010 - 18:41
I played with it quite a bit and I just can't get it to work. The wiki seems to spit out code instead of parsing it as wiki code. As far as I can tell, it is id…
· 3 posts · started 27 Nov 2010 - 21:48 · last 29 Nov 2010 - 15:48
Hi any idea where to look for old Route 66 for Os9 with european maps? Thanks
· 1 posts · started 28 Nov 2010 - 08:13 · last 28 Nov 2010 - 08:13
so for my first hack i and trying to get a 1.44 mb floppy drive in the 800k 3.5 external drive. i got it installed and plugged back into my SE/30 but when i go …
· 6 posts · started 11 Nov 2010 - 16:27 · last 28 Nov 2010 - 03:46

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My Centris 610 still has the stock 80MB hard drive and it's now 21 years old so I should do something. But i don't want to replace or change OS so it will still…
· 23 posts · started 27 Aug 2007 - 22:19 · last 8 Dec 2010 - 12:14
Hey everyone! I'm SO glad I found this forum, I've been reading posts as a guest for a while and just now got around to making an account. Today I pulled my Mac…
· 1 posts · started 6 Dec 2010 - 17:06 · last 6 Dec 2010 - 17:06
I've been keeping an eye on eBay for a long time (1 year +) looking for a great deal on a local G5, and I finally found what I was looking for. Power Macintosh …
· 2 posts · started 11 Oct 2010 - 21:22 · last 2 Dec 2010 - 22:32
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