Was anyone else watching the Performa 200 on ebay? Did it really (legitimately) sell for this price? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110760042917?ssPageName=STRK:MEW…
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Bought an Newlife Computer upgrade card on eBay out of curiousity. It is pretty cool, has a 68030 + coprocessor on board, 4 memory simms, and looks like SCSI po…
I just picked up an SE from Ebay with a 20Mb hard drive and 4Mb RAM. It's currently running System 7, but feels a little sluggish compared to my Macintosh Plus.…
I tried connecting the macplus to my pc via a serial cable. Cable on the macplus end has a din connector that goes into the plus's printer or modem port and a 2…
I download the System 6.0.8.sea.bin files from the Apple website, then used Stuffit in OS X Lion to unpack them to "System Startup" and "System Addition" files.…
Walked around town yesterday with my friend and spotted a store with lots of stuffs inside. My friend was looking for a video card to fix his G3 as it doesn't s…
Today I picked up a Power Macintosh 8600/300 with a Applevision 1710 monitor. I have been told it all worked when it was last used but i haven't been able to po…
Two weeks ago, my old tutoring computer (PowerBook 150) bit the dust. This week, I put a flaky 140 into service (questionable screen, no HD). However, its tenur…
I have searched the web and looked in many forums and haven't found a problem remotely like the one I’m having. The problem is with my MMD FW800. It’s a dual pr…
Hey all! I've got a Performa 640CD sitting here, and was wondering what i could to with it to give it some good use. It currently has 8.1 on it, but I'd like to…
. . . has anyone already tested this configuration as yet? :?: My research aim is to discover whether the OO Pseudo Slot Macintosh Video Address, which is unimp…
I recently purchased a PB G3 PDQ 266MHz for $15 (plus shipping). It was a nice find that I intend to use as a link machine between an old Mac 512k and modern OS…
going to pick this up tonight. free stuff is nice. I imagine I don't need all of this since I only have the two Powerbooks so if anybody wants the rest of it, P…
Board and CRT, should it work? :?: I've still got the MoBo & maxed (?) Memory Card from the Curbed Classic I liberated, lo, these many years ago. I neve…
im comparing this logic board to the one at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macintosh-motherboard.jpg and i see some differences. Is this an original 128k Mac…
Greetings! Can anyone recommend specific* external SCSI enclosures that are known working with the Plus? Here's why I ask: my Plus only wants to talk to one par…
My Bondi blue Rev. A does not restart properly. The disk is spinning up and sounds like loading the OS, the Power button is green, but the sreen remains dark. W…
Is the analog board repairable? how about the logic board, is it affected? my fault i didn't notice i plugged it into 220v instead of 110v. xx( visual inspectio…
Original Discussion Concorde1993: I think they stopped the signatures with the launch of the SE. My SE SuperDrive doesn't have any signatures molded on the case…
About a month ago, someone (tt?) posted here saying they'd found a source for DB-19 connectors. I've scoured the board today, and damned if I can find that post…
Well, I just started a new job at a repair everything tech shop. Xtreme Repairs in Melbourne, FL. Right now, my boss is paying my cellphone bill and provided me…
Hi all! I am looking for copies of MPW 2.0 and 3.0, either real (original) disks or images. (Yes, I know there is a more recent version available for download.)…
I've got a pair of PowerBooks, which have a pair of display issues! Both of these have been sitting in my closet for a while but are currently "auditioning" for…
Well, let's keep it short. A couple of days ago I turned on my beloved SE/30, with a recently recapped motherboard, and instead of a happy Mac and boot sequence…
I want to send a fax from my SE 30 (OS 7.5.5) . I know I have sent fax from this in past. I found the 1.4Mb disk with FaxSTF (version 2.6.1) installer on it and…
I'm upgrading my Powerbook with an IDE to CF adaptor, and a 2GB CF card. I'm mainly trying this out to see if there are any speed benefits, but also because my …
Just spotted this as sold on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Macintosh-Quadra-950-Ethernet-Card-Works-Great-Excelent-Condition-/140618140783?pt=LH_DefaultDo…
Hi, I just researched about the QuickTime VR, but all the links are targeted to apple.com and they are dead. Has anyone got some experience with the QTVR Author…
This could be my first HD failure. I have several CD drive corpses, but not HDs... Anyways, playing SimCity 2000 on my Linux-Windows dualboot, and I hear a larg…
Did some Christmas shopping for myself. I had an extra $200. First: 2x new, old stock, unopened Apple 5.25" UniDisk drives - $80 ($50 + $30 shipping, or $40 eac…
Does anyone know this software? Does it work like advertised back then? Is it worth searching for it? PaperPower 1.0. (Piptel graphics-tablet utility) http://ww…
I have discovered a lot of oxidation or scorch marks on one of the pins of the J1 connector on my Mac Plus. Is it possible to clean this effectively or should I…
I've done virtually no soldering work in my life but have become interested in playing around with compact Macs. I have 2 now that need some work done on the an…
Hi I just received a Mac plus from Ebay. My plan is to replace my slightly dodgy 512k's Analog board with the one from the Plus until I have the time to do the …
About two years ago I liberated a Classic II from a yardsale for $10, which included a mouse and keyboard (now currently lost, using an old late 80s mouse at th…
Ran across these doing some random image searching. They are the Frog Design "Sneezy" protoype that apparently later became the IIc. From a Frog Design display …
Since I read this thread: http://macintoshgarden.org/forum/project-classic-mac-gameing-box-in-a-xbox-360-case I am considering to do something similar with my R…
I've decided I want to teach myself 6502 assembly. I've also decided I want to learn it on an Apple II vs any of the other home micros of the time. What I haven…
Is there a utility to quickly compare two disks and tell me how they differ in terms of what files are stored on each of them in OS9.1? I had some disk problems…
I've owned a few older Powerbooks. I currently only own a Wallstreet II, (Maxed out sweetness, 300mhz, 512mb ram, 14" screen etc). I've had a 1400, a 190cs, a 3…
I am wondering if anyone has one of these interesting prototypes. I've wanted one for a while mostly to see if I could get one working. Has anyone been able to …
I would like to have Panther and OS9 on my iMac G3 233. It seems Panther is not willing to install on my 10GB pATA, even if it was initialized with DU from the …
Just bought a Plus, and took it apart for a look. Startled to find bizarre, huge things in the SIMM sockets. One was an expander board, using four 256KB simms, …
So I have what might be considered a very noob question, but I want to make sure I don't break anything or cause anything to break prematurely. The question is,…
Hi! Could I find anyone skillful enough to dump the ROM file from the original iMac grpahics card the Ati Rage IIc? I want to use it for flashing. I will be mor…
I could of swore this thing worked before I put it into storage. Anyways, I have a Powerbook 1400/166 that I pulled out of storage to work on but it's unhappy. …