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These interfaces were created between 1990-1999 and are only usable by those who have a mac with a serial port. they came built in on older beige colored g3 or …
· 3 posts · started 10 Nov 2009 - 11:23 · last 31 Jan 2010 - 12:10
razor blades everywhere.
· 24 posts · started 16 Apr 2007 - 18:33 · last 31 Jan 2010 - 12:06
Powerbook G4 1.67ghz, 15.4 inch, hi res screen. 1gb 80gb. Has battery problem that I think I can solve. otherwise runs well off AC. Also has a slightly loose ke…
· 4 posts · started 11 Jan 2010 - 13:23 · last 31 Jan 2010 - 12:02
WTF
Just a few days ago, I was visiting a client and commented on his Bondi iMac when he pulled out a beat-up box with a PowerBook Duo 230 and dock. He has no idea …
· 5 posts · started 18 Jan 2010 - 10:09 · last 18 Jan 2010 - 19:30

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Has anyone ever done a Mac mini inside of an iMac G3 while retaining the original CRT? On a tray-loader you have an actual Mac-style video cable right there. Al…
· 4 posts · started 25 Jan 2010 - 08:21 · last 28 Jan 2010 - 13:28
I am wanting to use linux on one for my power macs for a while, what would a good version to run? Machine Specs: G4 Processor running a 450 mhz 12gb hd 1gb of r…
· 22 posts · started 15 Jan 2010 - 20:34 · last 27 Jan 2010 - 21:18
Found a pawn shop on ebay selling a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz low res with bad screen for $100. Supposedly works apart from the screen. I have a Bookendz docking sta…
· 9 posts · started 24 Jan 2010 - 19:15 · last 27 Jan 2010 - 19:35
Hello, I got the guts to a G3 iMac here, i thin its 400 or 450mhz. I'm going to re-purpose is as a StepMania machine for my GF. There are some labels on the pin…
· 6 posts · started 23 Jan 2010 - 14:56 · last 24 Jan 2010 - 12:35
Hi all, Ok, I consider myself as a near hardcore macuser (and vintage Macs collector) for a long time, yet yesterday I felt just like a dumb newbie. Not that th…
· 11 posts · started 19 Jan 2010 - 20:46 · last 21 Jan 2010 - 05:21
I happened to browse the local classifieds but rarely do since nothing cheap is ever there, and came across someone selling G4/450 towers for $20 a pop. No ram …
· 12 posts · started 17 Jan 2010 - 23:47 · last 18 Jan 2010 - 04:40
15", 700mhz, so the earliest one. $85 shipped. The listing says "parts or repair" but that they wiped the hard drive, it boots to a :?: , and worked fine before…
· 3 posts · started 15 Jan 2010 - 18:17 · last 15 Jan 2010 - 20:37
Alright, in my cleaning effort, (nearly) all of my PowerBooks have been dug out. I have found the following: Macintosh Portable, Backlit: Dead. Documented in my…
· 11 posts · started 9 Jan 2010 - 22:03 · last 14 Jan 2010 - 02:06
The site is up! This year we have a DOOM competition too! Roll Up - Roll Up!! http://www.retrochallenge.org
· 38 posts · started 27 Nov 2009 - 14:32 · last 12 Jan 2010 - 21:02
Christmas came sort of early for me this year, well last year now. I gots my hands on a 17 inch iMac (G4/800), a snow iBook (G3/800), and a Bondi iMac (G3/233).…
· 1 posts · started 5 Jan 2010 - 08:00 · last 5 Jan 2010 - 08:00
Last night from Craigslist, the LCD is bright and the arm is tight. The guy told me that this was hardly used. I got it for 130.00 with speakers, mouse and keyb…
· 16 posts · started 7 Dec 2009 - 16:42 · last 4 Jan 2010 - 05:19
Hi I'm looking for a solution to this problem. I'd like to use one of my old mac's (iMac G3, iBook G3, PowerBook G3, PowerBook Titanium G4) as a TV. I have been…
· 10 posts · started 28 Dec 2009 - 18:38 · last 4 Jan 2010 - 04:03
i have an LG external and also internal ( in my QS G4 ) burner that can use those DVD-ROM's Can i install and run system 8.1 from at DVD-ROM in the G4 or my 850…
· 4 posts · started 3 Jan 2010 - 21:12 · last 4 Jan 2010 - 00:39
I'm not sure if this is the board to ask but i have come to trust the gurus of the 68kMLA to provide me with the correct information/help if this question does …
· 2 posts · started 3 Jan 2010 - 19:50 · last 3 Jan 2010 - 20:40
I was looking this weekend at SSD laptop drives (for a G4 PB with an ATA-100 bus), and after gulping at the prices for even smallish drives, two thoughts struck…
· 6 posts · started 14 Dec 2009 - 01:43 · last 28 Dec 2009 - 08:15
Well would Ram from a tray loading I-mac Work in an Clam shell I book? I just mine and it only has stock ram, (the built in) Also This is a 366Mh Ibook with Fir…
· 6 posts · started 16 Dec 2009 - 23:17 · last 26 Dec 2009 - 22:24
In the near future I'm most likely going to be doing a RAM upgrade on an iMac DV 400 (slot loading) for someone. The poor thing is running 10.4.11, and only has…
· 12 posts · started 15 Nov 2009 - 02:08 · last 22 Dec 2009 - 17:48
Have any of you used the AsanteFast 10/100 NuBus ethernet card under 8.6 or 9.1? Does it work properly? Any issues or special knowledge for installing the drive…
· 8 posts · started 31 May 2008 - 18:43 · last 15 Dec 2009 - 18:51
Got this from school. Joins my other 2 Clams. It's the FireWire model, I installed OS X Server on it before as a fun project and it's still on there More Pics t…
· 6 posts · started 4 Nov 2009 - 19:54 · last 14 Dec 2009 - 22:11
I have an Apple //c with orig ROM. I have done the bootstrap via serial cable to my G4 laptop by way of USB - serial connector, and successfully pushed over .DS…
· 2 posts · started 14 Dec 2009 - 16:57 · last 14 Dec 2009 - 17:16
I picked this one up on eBay about a week ago. I was looking for a cheap G4, mainly so that I could install 10.4 onto my PowerBook G3 Lombard's hard disk, since…
· 4 posts · started 3 Dec 2009 - 01:48 · last 14 Dec 2009 - 03:29
I am going to be getting a Purple iMac G3, tray-loading. It has Mac OS 10.3.9, 333MHZ, 2 hard drives in it (that's what they told me, an 8GB and a 30GB), 256MB …
· 3 posts · started 27 Nov 2009 - 06:10 · last 14 Dec 2009 - 03:22
I found one of these at the flea market with no power adapter, battery or hard disk. Would there be a way to use one of my Wallstreet/Lombard AC bricks on it wi…
· 5 posts · started 5 Dec 2009 - 18:28 · last 14 Dec 2009 - 02:12
I was able to find a vnc viewer for my System 7.5, but somehow can't find a vnc viewer for OS 9. Can someone point me to a vnc viewer app for OS 9?
· 6 posts · started 8 Dec 2009 - 04:57 · last 10 Dec 2009 - 01:16
I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I've been lurking in the background just reading the forums. I had registered before, but somehow got sidetracked…
· 11 posts · started 4 Dec 2009 - 06:20 · last 9 Dec 2009 - 02:53
I am running Tiger OS Server on a 400Mh power mac g4 to give out open directory as well as the other things need for it, I would like to get netboot going, so I…
· 1 posts · started 8 Dec 2009 - 03:00 · last 8 Dec 2009 - 03:00
it's a Dual core, 2.0GHZ, 16GB ram, 1.4TB HDD's, Nvidia 6600LE Vid card, Pioneer DVD DL? Where can I find a GOOD pcie Video card (in case I do not sell my G5) b…
· 38 posts · started 10 Sep 2009 - 16:19 · last 23 Nov 2009 - 01:35
Hi there! I think both of the following are for older PowerBooks, but I don't know what kind would use them! First one is below. Has "A 8Mx64 EDO 3V 120 Connect…
· 6 posts · started 11 Nov 2009 - 20:57 · last 20 Nov 2009 - 23:00
The last month or so I've been busy acquiring and storing several Macs. Some were nearly complete, others not so much. They were all no-cost, though I did have …
· 2 posts · started 20 Nov 2009 - 16:18 · last 20 Nov 2009 - 16:36
I'm a sucker for benchmarking. I've been using Speedometer 4.0, but thought that maybe I'd like to try MacBench. Is there a version of MacBench that works not o…
· 7 posts · started 18 Nov 2009 - 02:00 · last 19 Nov 2009 - 19:45
I got an MDD (DP 1.0), Sawtooth, and 9600/200 (with XLR8 processor) for free today. All of them came with disks and dox. Also got 3 floppy disks, a zip disk, a …
· 11 posts · started 18 Nov 2009 - 01:56 · last 18 Nov 2009 - 19:45
Is there a key combo to start up a G3 mac with the Apple USB M7803 pro keyboard? My older USB keyboard have a power button, just got the M7803 (yea I know I am …
· 1 posts · started 14 Nov 2009 - 04:46 · last 14 Nov 2009 - 04:46
Aluminum 17" 1.67 on ebay for 460.00. Not one scratch or any dents, which is a miracle b/c everyone i've seen looks like it was through the war...
· 11 posts · started 24 Oct 2009 - 20:19 · last 13 Nov 2009 - 18:04
Its not exactly a free conquest, but I think the deals on these finds is pretty good! I'm picking up a Dual 1.25GHz G4 + 17" LCD for $50 tomorrow and a 1.8GHz 2…
· 8 posts · started 9 Nov 2009 - 04:13 · last 10 Nov 2009 - 09:44
Went round to a mate's place today who I haven't seen for a couple of years, and he gave me a beige G3. I haven't had a good look at it yet, haven't even dusted…
· 18 posts · started 13 Oct 2009 - 14:14 · last 3 Nov 2009 - 23:53
Does anyone know for sure whether or not a Road Rocket pcmcia video card will work in a cardbus-enabled 2400c or 3400c? The publicity from the period states onl…
· 4 posts · started 17 Oct 2009 - 04:02 · last 3 Nov 2009 - 12:53
HI I HAVE A IMAC G3 DV AND THE 400 MHZ PROCESSOR JUST ISNT DOING IT FOR ME SO STUPID ME I WENT ON EBAY WITHOUT ANY RESEARCH AND BOUGHT A 600 MHZ IMAC G3 MOTHERB…
· 12 posts · started 19 Oct 2009 - 18:24 · last 26 Oct 2009 - 18:09
Found it quite by accident. A very small application. You can change the startup image from that tired looking gray apple to something else. Says it's for Tiger…
· 4 posts · started 25 Oct 2009 - 01:36 · last 25 Oct 2009 - 21:21
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