A few months back, I was helping someone out by taking a large collection of books to the library for donation. There were lots and lots of boxes of books, but …
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Hi all. Got a decent deal on these two HDs. They arrived physically well, but with marginal packing Anyway, I formatted them (not low-level) using the patched v…
Hello all, was taking another run at getting one of my PB 1400s to use the 3Com Etherlink III card, as using the Orinoco cards won't work at home - they no long…
Hello. As I was able to upgrade my Apple Network Server 500/132 a bit I would like to use it again as... well, server! For this project I am looking for helpful…
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I managed to score this 1984 Apple Scribe Printer on eBay for 99 cents. The guy was pretty local, so shipping was only $11 bucks. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "…
My TV has one (don't know left or right) dead speaker. Don't know if the speaker or some other component is broke. I tried a zillion settings with software, new…
This one http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/index.html Would it be possible to run Quartz Extreme on it with PCI Extreme? If so, it would be a neat way for any…
Hey folks, I'd like to say a public "thank you" to a fellow 68KMLA'er (TheNixer) for my latest conquest. I've got myself a Performa 200! I realise it's "just a …
I don't know if ever this has been covered here, but this came across tonight after watching an program on TV about "Commodore 64" and how it changed the cultur…
Figure I would finally take a picture of my most rare Mac CD's ever and share it here. I have not seen a picture of these discs anywhere on the internet and hav…
I got myself an iMac G3 500 MHz 256MB RAM for 99 cents (AUD) from eBay. (eBay lot link, screenshot) A bit dusty, but for just 99 cents, I shouldn't complain. { …
I was reading up on overclocking my LC III (using this guide here), and was wondering if it's worth it to do this modification to it. I'm thinking about install…
Anybody have a copy of this? Trying to rebuild my old Mac IIci. The file on Macdrivermuseum.net is broken: http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/accel/carrera040_1.8.s…
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?29001-Mac-prototype-I-just-acquired-today Unfortunately it's not mine, but some really, really lucky blok…
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First time I seen a set of these on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-BRAND-NEW-Apple-Workgroup-Server-95-Accessory-Kit-/150739856751 Anybody going to …
I've had this unit in storage for about a year now (it was part of a free conquest, which involved various Mac software, and a bodacious amount of SCSI adapters…
Thank you for purchasing the EDUCORP 8.0 Shareware CD-ROM. This is a two CD-ROM set containing over 1 Gigabyte of public domain and shareware software! The firs…
I wasn't sure to put this topic here or to put it in the Compact Mac forum... :-/ I'm having difficult installing System 7.5.3 on my SE/30 equipped with a CF-ID…
A week or so, somebody advertised an SE to give away, i replied i was interested in collecting the Mac. I was quite disappointed to discover that the SE was ind…
Hi, I have a Rev. 1, B&W G3, and Im looking into buying an XLR8 upgrade. Its suposed to be very good and outpreform the Sonnet 1Ghz. Is there any way to…
Got today few parts as a trade-in for PM 6100/60. -Newertech 7MX71/81 (G3-prosessor card with Graphics card plate) -SCSI cable 25-50 -Seagate SCSI HD 1 or 2GB -…
I finally got copies of Designing Cards and Drivers for the Macintosh Family and Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware today. Armed with the information these …
Just for the records, … Did you know that "Civilization II" is/was availaible for 68k as well? I tried to backup my CD I bought 1998, and discovered a 68k CIV I…
Hello, I am trying to make my mac68k usefull, and I am searching for usefull software for it. Could anyone give me a hint? NeoCDTV2
I have spent a fair bit of time over the past few days experimenting with an installation of Microsoft Office (Word 5.1 etc.) on A/UX, and have discovered that …
Lots of spammers on the wiki lately. Is there anything that can be done on the technical side to try to stop them?
I'm currently trying to run an old piece of awkward software from 1986 and it just won't run if there is more than 19mb System Ram. I tested this under emulatio…
Hi Everybody! So, I was running backups of the web stuff on my slice today and it occurred to me that the next week or so is probably a good time to update the …
I have had a look with HexEdit (as well as MacsBug on my PowerMac) and have pretty much determined that the problem lies in CheckSysVersion. { "lightbox_close":…
Finally... after nearly a month. Long story short... my Corsair RAM failed.... one of the contacts fell off a module, while the other was acting up. I sent them…
I have a powerbook 1400c that works perfectly except from the fact that it refuses to format floppies as HFS or ProDOS, it will format them as MsDOS just fine. …
In the past few days, and after a long search, I received as an eBay purchase a Word 5 manual (the original user's manual from Microsoft). This may not seem a b…
Does anyone of you have somwhere in your archives older versions of Apple's "Network Software Installers"? Apple has only versions 1.4.4 and up on their servers…
Hi Guys, I recently acquired ethernet cards for my SE/30, but I'm unsure of their brand, I asked the seller and he was also unsure. Can you help me to identify …
Please forgive me if this has been asked before, I've noticed members post very nice screenshots from their Compact Macs onto this forum so I know it is possibl…
Hello y'all ! I just got a Asante EN/SC Ethernet to SCSI converter ! Yeah, it's the old dark gray VHS-size box, to match the PowerBook series of that time. The …
I see that you have icons from IconFactory for many of the older machines - while this is nice and quaint, has anyone investigated the possibility of asking the…
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. . . what's the best way to get around the password protection to overwrite a password protected Windows install/do the above? Maybe I should have posted this …
Here I have a Classic II I have acquired off ebay for a low price of $29+Shipping. The computer wouldn't boot right away upon turning it on, it showed a "?" sym…
I normally post this stuff in my IIfx thread, but this time I'd also like to share it here in order to point out some of this years nicer conquests, if you can …
Steve's passing has inspired me to pick up my resto /mod / now memorial project that I began years ago on my Classic. The case is in awful shape and needs *fill…
Soo... I just installed WC3 on my cube which runs 9.2.2. All is well, until I want to play a network game. It starts running the software updater first. No swea…
I am working on getting linux on the 2300c (more on that later), but I can't seem to get BootX 1.2.2 running. It continuously quits with a Type 3 error. This is…
Would anybody happen to have this? Thanks! BTW, the Mac Driver Museum link leads to a non-existent FTP. -JRL
Ladles and Jellyspoons! It is with great pleasure that this evening at 12.30 midnight UTC i am able to offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity. An opportunit…