I just got what I consider one of the most attractive Macs Apple has ever made - the graphite iMac. Mine's a 600MHz Summer 2001 model, decked out with 512 megs …
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First off, I would just like to say that the 6500/300 is one of my favourite PPC macs - probably because of the great audio (subwoofer!), relatively powerful CP…
So I was playing around with the idea of adding a second drive to my 7500 as the 500mb drive I was using is too small. I decided to just put a bigger drive in a…
http://legacy.macnn.com/thereview/reviews/gamewizard/igamewizard.shtml Upgrades the video in mezzanine slot iMacs from 6mb Rage Pro to 8mb Voodoo 2. Has anyone …
Sonnet Crescendo 1ghz G4 for beige PCI Powermacs. I've been seeing a few of these being sold by Mac dealers on ebay for $225-$250 so grabbed this one because it…
Having tried one and found it worked fine in beige machines, I cleaned my seller out of his entire stock to upgrade the rest of my beige PCI Powermacs. I might …
Hey quickie here, the iBook G4 I have has a dim screen, could I swap it with my 500MHz G3 iBook screen? or is the wiring different somehow.
FINALLY! We gave the teacher who was using this an Intel Mac Mini. Specs are: 800Mhz, 256MB RAM (Or more, this is off the faceplate), 60GB HD, 15". It has the P…
I will buy a G3 (very cheap here), however the question is the subject. Many come without keyboard or mouse, and no money is spare to buy a USB card, so I might…
So after my G4 lost it's ethernet port after a recent lightening storm, I was left with my 5 year old Windows laptop for internet use, but it bit the dust after…
It's time to take apart my Power Mac G4 ( Quicksilver 2002 ). Does anyone here have a PDF manual for this beloved beast that you could share ? I promise to retu…
Hey, I was trying to sign up there and it stated, "to make sure you're not a bot contact the board admin" but there was no link to do so, what happened?
What and where can i find a OS 9 browser ? The browsers that come with OS 9 thru 9.2 are really flakey running in OS 9 .
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A few months ago I got an iMac G5 w/ box and everything for $20 at a yardsale. It had a Dead PSU. I spent a few hours last night and until about 1:00 this after…
Well, so I guess my PB 1400c is coming with OS 9 loaded instead of OS 7 as originally planned! That is exciting, if not for the fact that performance will be re…
this is a partial list, for the other half of the list see the thread: os9 Compatible Audio Interfaces (without midi i/o) http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.p…
I also have a Quadra 605 that I've had put away for a number of years. Are there known leaky caps on that MB? This is the one that's the same MB as the LC 475.
I have been slightly irritated with the capacitor price hikes over at Mouser.com There are other places to get caps… LIke Ebay and AliExpress.com Buy with cauti…
I was reading about this old attempt by apple to reduce cable clutter. Has anyone tried to use the Video-In on the Original AppleVision 14" monitor that shipped…
Fastest 603e powerbook ever made. Given to me by a relative. It has a bad trackpad connection on the logic board that I was able to fix. Specs: 240mhz 603e 40mb…
Has anyone done this with a G4 Mac Mini? If so what would be the best software to use and what remote do you recomment?
Well I have make a decision, the wife said I can not keep all these computers. So far I have a pending on the DA but I am torn between the 2.0GHz Dual Core G5 a…
Hi, Ive done some extensive reading about networking older machines. Im looking for something that doesn't require a degree in computer science. I have a 4Mb Cl…
Hi folks, I hope that I'm not breaking any forum rules by asking this! I have a Quadra 700. It's fully working and in good condition. It is running 7.5.3, and h…
A while ago(maybe a year ago) I was talking to a local book-store owner who was a former IT guy. We spoke about Zip drives(I bet a lot of people here remember t…
My latest YouTube masterpiece. It's a sequel to my most famous YouTube video. We shot it (them?) over the weekend.
I was on vacation and couldn't help but notice a community garage sale sign on the way to the hotel. I went there the next day, and as usual, I always ask peopl…
I know this card I have is for a 1400. Other than sticking it in a 1400 is there any other way to tell what speed it is. Google search returned not so informati…
please feel free to add to the listhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/may94/samplelibrary.htmlhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan00/articles/synclavi…
I recapped my SE/30 recently and all was well, until I noticed that after leaving the machine off overnight there was no startup sound on power up. Once the mac…
Hi all, So this is my first post, but I've been searching through and reading the posts for a couple of weeks, so I'd like to start with a big thank you to ever…
(I originally ended up writing this as an update post to my IIvx thread, but I decided that this required its own thread. I'm taking on some repairs to new clie…
Yeah, I know. Its been awhile... Anyways, my current "collection" of PRAM batteries pulled from other machines is starting to die on me left and right. For some…
Just curious if Apple ever offered a II/IIx to IIfx upgrade like they'd done with several other model computers. Go to an Authorized Apple Reseller, trade in th…
I posted a message to the LEM Swap list looking for a heatsink for frankenmac. A guy near me said he had one. When I went to pick it up he had three mac's and h…
Boy, and to think, when I joined back in December 2007, I felt a little guilty re-awakening then-six-month-old threads. Now we have people re-opening those same…
Got this from my school on friday. 300mhz, 192mb, 10.4.11, and the regular Rage GFX card. I am going to combine my epic 400mhz B&W G3 (Which is dead, I thin…
The PowerPC MLA is not a backchannel surrogate for the 68kMLA. I am not interested in seeing this forum devolve into a he-said/she-said about the 68kMLA. Topics…
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So which PowerBooks can operate with their lids closed and are actually intended to do so? I know that the Pismo will operate with it's lid closed. I know that …
Hi everyone I'm new here! I'm 17 years old, from Switzerland and have been saving old macs from recycling since 2009... I've got a "Mutant Mac", a 4400/200, wit…
Does anyone know what parameters are actually stored in the PRAM in the Powerbook 500 Series? Since my PRAM battery is dead (actually, missing, I just took it o…
I've been thinking... And that's always a dangerous thing. Is it possible to run System 7 (7.5 or 7.6) on a beige G3? I think it might be possible. The Disk Too…
I was banned from 68kMLA. Since the sites are unrelated, I assume it's OK for me to post here. I like PPC Macs better anyway.
My nifty new video card doesn't do 4-bit, and I have a couple games that require 16-color mode. It only does 1-bit, 8-bit, and 24-bit. Any way to enable 4-bit? …
Hello all, I have a spare ADB lead which I cut off of an AppleDesign keyboard and an ADB port that I unsoldered from a scrap IIci 'board. I would like to attach…
I have an Apple IIe Card on the way, complete in box with install disks and that elusive Y Cable. I'm trying to figure out which Mac to use it on, and I think I…
Hi hi... some of you may know me from AppleFritter, where i go by the same username. Anyway, i recently acquired a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet which is apparently i…