While I have a ton of desktop macs my only laptops were the 170 and a small stack of Wallstreets until recently. Today I got in a mystery G4 12" Powerbook from …
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Hi.... I always buy SanDisk CF cards because I believe they are one of the better vendors. I have been using the 4GB SanDisk Ultra. I am sure it will last a lif…
Hi... Have any of you upgraded the HD in your Powerbook A1095? Any suggestions on a faster HD? Can I buy any cloning software for the earler version of OSX that…
Hi folks.... I am trying to format a 4GB CF card to use in my color classic. I am using this hardware: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CF-AztecMonster-CF-3-5inc-SCSI-Co…
First, please let me know if I have posted to the correct forum. This laptop may not be a 68K compact Mac, but I am not sure. I am happy to move this to the a d…
Hi... I am looking for a smaller Mac laptop that I can use to support my Color Classic. I will probably run 7.5.3 or maybe 7.5.5 on my Color Classic. Can I down…
Hello everybody I have a problem with my Macintosh Classic II. the computer would not start more '. I made the first tests with hot air to the analog board and …
Though I recently did this on a MacBook Pro with FireWire, this can be (and has been) done on a G3 and G4 iBooks & PowerBooks. It also works on Desktop …
So I'm working on replacing the CRT in my Powermac G3 AiO with an LCD. I'm really stumped on how I'm going to work with the video cable that was in there before…
So given that I usually run my 9600/200MP with a Crescendo G3/400 card for daily driving because it is fast, cool-running and not terribly hungry, I have a dual…
I recently picked up a few Macs from a recycling center. This is one of the ones I setup in my office. I needed a new hard drive and a good cleaning but other t…
Folks.... I have wanted to buy the correct alignment tool for my Color Classic. But I can not figure out if it is a spade tip or maybe a six sided tool, nor the…
Hi, I bought a beige Power Mac G3 mini tower. It has a G4 400 Mhz processor installed instead of the original G3. The replacement is from a company called Metab…
Hi all, I just picked up a used TiBook 1GHz to relive my old OS9 glory days. The unit is fully functional and I loaded up OS9.2.2 and everything runs smoothly. …
In the Windows world, you've seen videos of upgrade marathons going from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7/8. This /may/ be possible on Windows, but it requires 3 archit…
So I got this Aluminium PowerBook G4 (A1106). I replaced the hard drive, and afterwards it turned on but displayed the folder with a question mark/Finder logo. …
So I had a great haul from Recycling this week. This is the type of recycling that destroys stuff, so consider these really saved Power Macintosh 7300/120 Power…
So I'm trying to clear up some confusion. According to Low End Mac, EveryMac, and just about every other site I can find, this machine needs 70ns 168-pin DIMMs.…
I've actually had this eMac since 2007 or 2008 (Leopard had JUST been released) but never really documented it or even mentioned it. Backstory is there used to …
I recall reading somewhere... fairly recently even, that there was a certain CPU upgrade available for the 9xxx/8xxx/7xxx series PowerMac's that had an apparant…
Saturday there was a recycling program at a church and I volunteered to help with the electronics. Most of the people there were really nice but this one guy ha…
So, I am restoring a Macintosh IIci https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25123-macintosh-iici-wont-start-up/, and I thought it might be nice to run System…
I just bought a near-pristine (Only one or two paint chips, good hinges) 400 MHz PowerBook G4 for a really good price. I would like to keep it that way. Does an…
I have not done this yet, but it sounds to me very promising. the thought of popping onto the rear DB25 port and nothing else needed..! that is almost as useful…
OK, so I am currently in the process of throwing together a website to be a kind of central resource for unsupported and vintage Mac's, primarily the latter. It…
Hi, Been looking for replacements for the C1 capacitor for a Mac 512 I recently got. It looks like someone has replaced it with a 4.7uF cap in the past and this…
Making Music With LiveRecord musical ideas, combine or create new songs, and compose on the fly. Live captures your every move for later refinement and editing.…
Hi! Ive got Mac 8500 (g3 450) with OS 9 and i want to file sharing with my win 7 PC via lan. Can you help me out? It is possible to do?
Dear all, I just have a quick question regarding hard drive replacement in a Performa 630. Since it's an IDE drive, can I replace the drive with any IDE drive, …
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Per this: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21834 Is this battery compatible with the 3400c? http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Rechargeable-LI-ION-Battery-M7318-NEW-p-1…
How easy would it be to update some of the command-line tools on older versions of Mac OS X? Can they be taken from Linux or FreeBSD?
In my Quest for Towers... I acquired a beige G3 server to compliment my 9600s. I found it through LEM swap for a great deal. G3 Server, 333MHz processor, 512MB …
I just acquired a 14" PowerBook G3 233 MHz (Wallstreet) as an alternative to my Beige G3 tower for making floppies for my older Macs. It's a beauty for sure ( p…
I have been searching for a Mini DIN 8 to DB9 cable to use as a null modem cable from my Macintosh Plus. Would an Imagewriter II 590-0332-b cable work for this?…
Hello, i have the sonnet g3 at 500mhz installed in my performa 6116. I would like to ask what is the real speed that the performa can have with the card. At the…
I am testing a PB 170 which has a bad hard disk drive. I connected the HD-30 SCSI dock adapter to it, but at startup it won't enter SCSI disk mode, instead it j…
This may be utterly stupid. My knowledge of Macs, while anyway very limited, is primarily limited to pre-G3 machines. I just got my first G4. It works fine, alt…
I am installing a GeeThree Stealth port in my G4, and cannot for the life of me find the ribbon cable + mini-DIN connector which came with it. Not too much of a…
This may be utterly stupid. My knowledge of Macs, while anyway very limited, is primarily limited to pre-G3 machines. I just got my first G4. It works fine, alt…
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I went to my friend's home the other day to pick up a SCSI 68 to 80 adapter he found for me. He then said if I wanted his PM 7300/200 I could have it for free. …
Hi, I was hoping someone with an iMac G3 could tell me if running the display at 640x480 produces a blurry image. I think the native res is 800x600 but 640x480 …
I have found a special Power Mac G5 : it's a Xenon Alpha Kit, the development kit for the Xbox 360. It's a classic G5 (dual 2 GHz, PCI-X) with a Intel Network c…
In the last six months: G4 Cube: Stock 500 Mhz iMac G4 PowerMac 7300/200 G4 MDD G4 Quicksilver. My main OS9 machine. Ruby G3 iMac. G5 Dual 1.8 Ghz 2014 Mac Mini…
Is there a modification that can be made so the option for keyboard illumination can be always "on" and adjustable with the keyboard keys? Thanks!
I replaced the Mac Plus default power-up "beep" with a harp strumming sound. Fun times. Using the current method, any sampled sound of 0.66 seconds duration cou…
This question might be very specific, but perhaps somebody has tried this before? I own a PM G3/233 DT that I overclocked very sucessfully to 83 MHz systembus s…
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After the success on Mac Os 9 boot on the unsupported MDD FW800:http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=762.msg4520#msg4520This thead is open to discuss …