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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 …
· 13 posts · started 28 Mar 2010 - 20:08 · last 3 Apr 2010 - 17:20
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…
· 6 posts · started 2 Apr 2010 - 15:27 · last 3 Apr 2010 - 06:36
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…
· 11 posts · started 19 Mar 2010 - 20:40 · last 24 Mar 2010 - 17:31
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 …
· 6 posts · started 16 Mar 2010 - 16:27 · last 19 Mar 2010 - 00:47
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…
· 10 posts · started 4 Mar 2010 - 19:00 · last 5 Mar 2010 - 19:30
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 …
· 5 posts · started 3 Mar 2010 - 23:14 · last 4 Mar 2010 - 15:24
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.
· 4 posts · started 27 Feb 2010 - 13:56 · last 1 Mar 2010 - 15:15
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…
· 5 posts · started 26 Feb 2010 - 00:20 · last 1 Mar 2010 - 06:06
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…
· 27 posts · started 15 Jun 2009 - 17:28 · last 20 Feb 2010 - 20:21
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…
· 8 posts · started 14 Aug 2009 - 04:41 · last 20 Feb 2010 - 15:40
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…
· 1 posts · started 15 Feb 2010 - 15:17 · last 15 Feb 2010 - 15:17
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?
· 8 posts · started 3 Feb 2010 - 05:56 · last 7 Feb 2010 - 02:12
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 .
· 27 posts · started 25 Jan 2010 - 17:25 · last 6 Feb 2010 - 00:28

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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…
· 9 posts · started 26 Mar 2010 - 12:35 · last 28 Mar 2010 - 10:01
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…
· 24 posts · started 22 Apr 2007 - 23:53 · last 26 Mar 2010 - 12:43
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…
· 13 posts · started 28 Feb 2010 - 20:32 · last 26 Mar 2010 - 12:35
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.
· 11 posts · started 25 May 2007 - 20:31 · last 25 Mar 2010 - 14:04
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…
· 1 posts · started 25 Mar 2010 - 04:13 · last 25 Mar 2010 - 04:13
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…
· 13 posts · started 15 Feb 2010 - 09:23 · last 23 Mar 2010 - 08:21
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…
· 14 posts · started 22 Feb 2010 - 20:05 · last 10 Mar 2010 - 22:05
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?
· 5 posts · started 3 Mar 2010 - 09:19 · last 9 Mar 2010 - 00:04
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…
· 1 posts · started 23 Feb 2010 - 15:18 · last 23 Feb 2010 - 15:18
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…
· 2 posts · started 21 Feb 2010 - 09:07 · last 21 Feb 2010 - 11:42
My latest YouTube masterpiece. It's a sequel to my most famous YouTube video. We shot it (them?) over the weekend.
· 8 posts · started 9 Feb 2010 - 12:26 · last 18 Feb 2010 - 18:07
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…
· 2 posts · started 10 Feb 2010 - 18:11 · last 18 Feb 2010 - 08:34
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…
· 3 posts · started 13 Feb 2010 - 01:13 · last 14 Feb 2010 - 21:49
please feel free to add to the listhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/may94/samplelibrary.htmlhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan00/articles/synclavi…
· 5 posts · started 4 Feb 2010 - 18:11 · last 13 Feb 2010 - 01:06
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…
· 4 posts · started 4 Feb 2010 - 18:13 · last 10 Feb 2010 - 11:32
(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…
· 2 posts · started 9 Feb 2010 - 11:51 · last 9 Feb 2010 - 12:13
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…
· 18 posts · started 7 May 2007 - 13:28 · last 7 Feb 2010 - 22:39
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…
· 36 posts · started 7 Apr 2007 - 00:35 · last 7 Feb 2010 - 22:21
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…
· 13 posts · started 5 Feb 2010 - 21:26 · last 6 Feb 2010 - 18:42
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…
· 15 posts · started 2 Feb 2010 - 21:33 · last 6 Feb 2010 - 10:00
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…
· 5 posts · started 1 Feb 2010 - 10:46 · last 5 Feb 2010 - 20:06
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…
· 3 posts · started 2 Feb 2010 - 15:30 · last 5 Feb 2010 - 20:06
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· 10 posts · started 8 May 2007 - 22:30 · last 4 Feb 2010 - 23:34
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 …
· 7 posts · started 17 Aug 2007 - 21:47 · last 2 Feb 2010 - 23:43
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…
· 4 posts · started 4 Oct 2007 - 22:45 · last 2 Feb 2010 - 16:34
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…
· 16 posts · started 14 Apr 2007 - 19:49 · last 2 Feb 2010 - 16:22
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.
· 22 posts · started 30 Jan 2010 - 23:17 · last 2 Feb 2010 - 14:29
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? …
· 6 posts · started 31 Jan 2010 - 16:58 · last 1 Feb 2010 - 14:51
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…
· 34 posts · started 27 May 2007 - 17:43 · last 1 Feb 2010 - 11:53
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…
· 4 posts · started 31 Jan 2010 - 16:58 · last 1 Feb 2010 - 11:30
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…
· 10 posts · started 29 Jan 2009 - 13:32 · last 31 Jan 2010 - 12:18
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