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I recently acquired two copies of Battle Chess, both of which I am going to use on Mac Classics. I read in the manual that you can play two Macs against each ot…
· 2 posts · started 15 Jan 2008 - 06:19 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 07:08
ok so its not a real SE/30 computer that i'm operateing with, its an emulator. SoftMacXP to be excat. from what i've been able to dicern its the same I/O as far…
· 9 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 01:22 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 07:01
OK, REALLY!? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140195628229&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004 I mean why woul…
· 4 posts · started 15 Jan 2008 - 00:27 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 06:50
got the 6200 I bought for my birthday. Got it installed. Windows version of "World of Warcraft" is already faster. Just out of curiosity, i am going to install …
· 6 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 19:14 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 06:03
I got a case for free, it is a Fantom Drives and what looks like to be from the iBook Clamshell era as this has the graphite color, BTW it is IDE 3.5". I unplug…
· 1 posts · started 15 Jan 2008 - 05:59 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 05:59
I've been thinking lately about getting my greedy hands on a copy of the new OSX Server for various work-related reasons, but came across a little nugget by acc…
· 1 posts · started 15 Jan 2008 - 00:57 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 00:57
So, today makes one full week since I relocated to my new store. I'm now the Apple Solutions Consultant in the Albuquerque Best Buy store. My Apple Shop is righ…
· 7 posts · started 13 Jan 2008 - 23:48 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 04:44
So this happens from time to time, I need to use my Classic II RIGHT NOW. I might as well be dead if I can't use it in th next few minutes. The thing won't boot…
· 8 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 01:58 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 03:49
I am fixing an iMac for a friend and she has TONS addresses and numbers of friends and family on her mailing list using an old version of MyMailList. I am despe…
· 1 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 02:49 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 02:49
Can a PowerMac 5500 use PC100 RAM? It looks like the same size and pin configuration, but I'm not 100% sure. Thanks!
· 4 posts · started 13 Jan 2008 - 22:53 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 02:35
I found an HP-35 calculator in a computer recycling bin yesterday. I opened it up and cleaned the power on/off switch contacts, since the switch was a little fi…
· 14 posts · started 12 Jan 2008 - 14:17 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 02:05
RE-PC sells all kind of computer parts. http://www.repc.com/ Anything in a computer, PC or Mac, it's there All kind of sun boxes and servers. Printers of all ty…
· 9 posts · started 12 Jan 2008 - 21:13 · last 13 Jan 2008 - 23:59
So, I got a copy of Leopard and I was planning to install it on my Mini (1.42Ghz G4), but first I was going to back everything up so I could wipe the drive and …
· 25 posts · started 8 Nov 2007 - 16:25 · last 13 Jan 2008 - 19:06
This article is an excellent explanation of yellowing of plastics: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189
· 8 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 23:37 · last 13 Jan 2008 - 02:57
Finally decided to get a better IBM POWER box. Grabbed this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300153221291 on eBay for $161 shipped UP…
· 17 posts · started 3 Jan 2008 - 23:27 · last 12 Jan 2008 - 15:56
I collected these from a friend at the weekend. $20. The 8600 has a 400MHz G3 card (it was originally an 8600/200) and an ATA-66 controller card; the G3 is a lo…
· 9 posts · started 9 Jan 2008 - 02:08 · last 12 Jan 2008 - 13:52
http://computor.insaneotaku.com/pci_overclock.html Has anybody here ever tried this? It seems like hocus-pocus to just stick a 66MHz oscillator in there and hav…
· 21 posts · started 31 Oct 2007 - 15:00 · last 12 Jan 2008 - 07:59
http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/CratePaper.html Here's the cluster playing music http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/InMyLife-0416.mp3 http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/…
· 4 posts · started 19 Dec 2007 - 10:23 · last 12 Jan 2008 - 02:09
2GB of glorious 667Mhz DDR2 RAM
· 2 posts · started 11 Jan 2008 - 20:48 · last 12 Jan 2008 - 00:05
http://www.icab.de/ Now up to version 4.0... and wow. It's a lot better. It's been completely rewritten in Cocoa and now supports tabbed browsing, plugin manage…
· 14 posts · started 1 Jan 2008 - 13:44 · last 11 Jan 2008 - 19:04
I am having a strange problem with an ADB keyboard hooked up to a IIgs. If I connect it up and turn on, everything works fine. But, if I then turn off the compu…
· 4 posts · started 11 Jan 2008 - 04:47 · last 11 Jan 2008 - 08:35
More ram for my MacBook: 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-5300 667Mhz So-DIMMs I also got a new Video card for my desktop (Better than the Radeon 9550) PNY Verto GeForce 6200 A…
· 21 posts · started 9 Jan 2008 - 06:51 · last 11 Jan 2008 - 05:35
I've noticed something lately. In the Energy Saver control panel of my iMac G3, I'm always sure to have Sleep Mode initiate if idle for 10 minutes. I have no po…
· 6 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 23:02 · last 11 Jan 2008 - 03:07
Hi guys, I have a PowerCD that I would like to connect to my SE FDHD or my Classic. Having never ever used SCSI external stuff, could anyone please give me dire…
· 9 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 21:42 · last 10 Jan 2008 - 21:54
Can anyone identify what this is and what it was used for? It was in an SE/30. The main power bundle from the supply connected opposite the red wire bundle on t…
· 9 posts · started 31 Dec 2007 - 03:20 · last 10 Jan 2008 - 09:33
I'm leaning towards getting a duo 280c. I used to have one and liked it, it was all good, all except the keyboard, which just wasn't very responsive. The 280c d…
· 11 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 09:50 · last 10 Jan 2008 - 05:48
Here's a slightly strange one. My 128K mac had been upgraded to 128K ROMs and internal 800K drive. Since my Plus covers this space well and I wanted a represent…
· 39 posts · started 2 May 2007 - 21:25 · last 10 Jan 2008 - 02:37
once upon a time i had a program, it was called PCX 1.1 i do belive. it did full 2/3/486 and partial 586 emulation on a macintosh computer via a simple DOS inte…
· 13 posts · started 7 Jan 2008 - 16:27 · last 10 Jan 2008 - 01:35
I just recently acquired a messagepad 110 as well as its AC cord. I don't know the particular circuitry inside the AC port, so if I plug in my messagepad while …
· 2 posts · started 9 Jan 2008 - 15:46 · last 9 Jan 2008 - 18:03
i was curious if AirPort/AirPort Extreme were just standard 802.1 Wireless-G interfaces. i mean i dont want to go out and buy a mac with airPort and find out th…
· 13 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 02:48 · last 9 Jan 2008 - 05:24
I noticed that my ibook starts up under reduced processor speed....is there any way to make it start up in high processor speed?
· 4 posts · started 9 Jan 2008 - 02:16 · last 9 Jan 2008 - 04:30
i got yet another half dead powerbook 1400 computer, and with it i aquired the parts finnaly to completley rebuild my original PB1400 computer! i also aquired a…
· 11 posts · started 7 Jan 2008 - 23:03 · last 9 Jan 2008 - 04:23
The backlight in my 12" iBook G4 was getting kind of dim, so I purchased a replacement from these folks: http://www.ccfldirect.com The tubes arrived well-packed…
· 2 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 19:55 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 22:47
So, I know the PM G3 case was basically the PM 8600/9600 604e case. But not having really looked at one, were they in fact beige-coloured? Or is that simply a n…
· 19 posts · started 6 Jan 2008 - 07:04 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 18:24
I plan on restoring my Q630. It needs a new OS, and new HD. I could use more RAM too. Would any 30 pin simm work? Also, where can I find TV Tuner card? Thanks
· 17 posts · started 29 Dec 2007 - 23:28 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 17:49
I'm trying to determine the colour scheme for the IIc over its life-span. In surfing the net, I am finding conflicting information. I know the first version was…
· 6 posts · started 6 Jan 2008 - 07:37 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 17:22
Quick question for anyone who has this... How do you use the Ultrasound machine? The manual doesn't really say how to. (The manual itself isn't too informative,…
· 1 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 07:58 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 07:58
Anybody got a 400K external drive with a rounded connector, instead of the original square connector?
· 1 posts · started 8 Jan 2008 - 06:01 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 06:01
My PowerBook 540c has a grid on the screen. It's as if there is a white border around every single pixel, so the overall effect is a "screen" or white grid. The…
· 23 posts · started 5 Jan 2008 - 03:43 · last 8 Jan 2008 - 05:44
Ran some errands today. Went to the post office and then to the storage unit. To get to the storage place I took a cross street that I've never driven on. Right…
· 7 posts · started 31 Dec 2007 - 20:04 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 23:14
I just got this upgrade, and I installed Leopard on my G4. It runs great aside from graphics at these specs: 1.2 GHz G4 1GB RAM Rage 128 40GB HD It's a great up…
· 10 posts · started 25 Dec 2007 - 22:48 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 21:10
PowerMac 8500/120 500MHz G3 Sonnet card 400MB of ram 40GB and 2GB hard drives ATI Radeon 7000 video card Came with a Logitech Trackball (ADB) and extended keybo…
· 7 posts · started 7 Jan 2008 - 05:06 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 16:02
Just one thing i've been wondering for a while...exactly how many AppleVision 1710 or 1710AV displays are left? I know that back when they were new they did hav…
· 1 posts · started 7 Jan 2008 - 14:43 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 14:43
Picked up a 14" Apple monitor yesterday but got a bit of a surprise when the woman I was picking up from asked whether 'that beige box' is any use to me? 'That …
· 6 posts · started 6 Jan 2008 - 13:33 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 14:00
I just got a Logitech MX 600 Cordless mouse for my (pre) birthday!!! It's REALLY nice. I can assign certain buttons to do certain things. stuff like volume and …
· 11 posts · started 31 Dec 2007 - 20:59 · last 7 Jan 2008 - 13:18
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