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If any of you out there use a Dvorak keyboard, I'd like to announce that I have just joined your ranks. It's rather slow going right now, but I am already picki…
· 22 posts · started 6 May 2007 - 04:28 · last 11 Oct 2007 - 00:00
alright, i was using my pismo last night, when i got the beachball. it didnt go away. so i restarted with the reset key combination. it came up with the folder/…
· 1 posts · started 10 Oct 2007 - 15:58 · last 10 Oct 2007 - 15:58
I'm trying to connect my powerbook 190cs to my macbook. They're connected through ethernet. I have install openstransport and i'm using tcp/ip on appletalk. How…
· 12 posts · started 8 Oct 2007 - 16:32 · last 10 Oct 2007 - 15:00
The server went down. Recently: 3 Server Crashes. Ive been counting.
· 2 posts · started 10 Oct 2007 - 01:14 · last 10 Oct 2007 - 13:15
This is one I thought I'd be able to find the answer to online, but had no luck. I have an Apple 20SC, and it boots my Mac Plus just fine, but I'd like to mount…
· 10 posts · started 25 Aug 2007 - 05:56 · last 9 Oct 2007 - 12:42
Our trusty Performa 6400/200 refuses to read or boot from CD-ROMs. The Apple System Profiler acknowledges the presence of the CD drive, but none of the discs we…
· 7 posts · started 7 Oct 2007 - 19:23 · last 9 Oct 2007 - 12:19
My g4 stated turning off about 10 seconds after the start button is pushed. You can hear the start up chime and and then in 5-7 seconds it shuts down. Have to h…
· 5 posts · started 29 Sep 2007 - 14:04 · last 9 Oct 2007 - 09:27
Hi, I've noticed that the only mac plus server still standing (aurejac.dyndns.org) has been offline for months now. I don't know if it's dead, but I thought it …
· 29 posts · started 4 Oct 2007 - 09:51 · last 9 Oct 2007 - 03:02
found this while browsing ebay. would make an excellent toy to start your newton experience if you've been looking to get one
· 6 posts · started 8 Oct 2007 - 19:00 · last 8 Oct 2007 - 23:55
Ok, now i'm probably not the best person to say this, but the IRC channel has become a bit too....spammy and annoying. i realize that i am a big part of the pro…
· 9 posts · started 4 Oct 2007 - 02:13 · last 8 Oct 2007 - 12:00
1.Spam 2.Crazyness (A little is good, but not so much!) 3.Spoofing 4.Cyber Bulling Any other issues to share?
· 13 posts · started 7 Oct 2007 - 23:35 · last 8 Oct 2007 - 01:37
I've recently picked up an Se/30. When I start it up it shows the happy mac icon and then freezes. If I restart it, it boots up normally. It always requires one…
· 16 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 00:47 · last 8 Oct 2007 - 00:28
I'm looking for something to test the RAM in my PowerMac 8600. At least one of the DIMMs is flaky, making the system unstable, but there are a lot of relatively…
· 7 posts · started 7 Oct 2007 - 17:27 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 21:51
Hey guys, I've been trying to locate a nice cheap source to buy up some batteries for a recent haul of 2x Mac Plus and 2x LC550, all of which have dead or half-…
· 25 posts · started 11 Jul 2007 - 23:52 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 14:09
Is it just me, or are power bricks for the Blackbirds extremely difficult to come by? My only adapter that I have for five 500-series machines decided that it d…
· 10 posts · started 27 Sep 2007 - 14:02 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 13:42
My baby, my beloved Classic II is starting to have some issues. It is making random noises. Every once in awhile, the speaker sounds like somebody's crossing it…
· 11 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 01:08 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 01:53
I went and picked up a Power Mac 7300/200 off Freecycle today! Though I haven't gotten to try it yet; my mom's being completely unreasonable saying that I now h…
· 5 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 22:15 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 01:24
Happen you have a 512K(e), there is an opportunity to exchange dependency on an aged internal FDD for dependency on a large external FDD-like storage drive here…
· 3 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 09:41 · last 7 Oct 2007 - 00:20
With the purchase of this curiosity, I feel that it may be time to re-think the whole eBay thing. This machine was advertised as a Duo 280. I figured cool, I do…
· 5 posts · started 6 Oct 2007 - 09:49 · last 6 Oct 2007 - 23:22
My dad cleaned his office. He gave my 9500 back to me. I gave it to him when he needed another OS 9 machine with SCSI for a high tech scanner thingy. he also ha…
· 2 posts · started 5 Oct 2007 - 21:33 · last 5 Oct 2007 - 22:02
Thanks to MacG4, I got a Macintosh Classic II. 6mb of RAM 80mb HD System 7.1 Very crisp screen My addiction has been cured! I finally have a black and white mac…
· 13 posts · started 3 Oct 2007 - 00:26 · last 5 Oct 2007 - 21:38
Or otherwise a non-profit...because then I could go after this! Actually, I have two relatives who are either teachers or in some part of the school system, but…
· 21 posts · started 28 Sep 2007 - 15:14 · last 5 Oct 2007 - 15:40
I chose to update the operating system on a PowerBook 1400 from Mac OS 8.1 to OS 8.6. A good move, the system is still fast and responsive yet does so much more…
· 7 posts · started 4 Oct 2007 - 09:08 · last 5 Oct 2007 - 12:07
Is there a alternate 68kmla IRC room that people are going to? It seems like #68kmla on freenode is dying...
· 4 posts · started 4 Oct 2007 - 15:41 · last 4 Oct 2007 - 17:25
Adtec 64mb ram 72 pin. Very tall and very populated. 32 chips on each one Yikes G4 1gb ram 400mhz OS 8.6 Apple Adjustable keyboard
· 14 posts · started 26 Sep 2007 - 21:49 · last 4 Oct 2007 - 02:31
Picked up a PB 145 and 150 yesterday. The 150 looks almost new and works perfectly (although the drive is noisy - but this is an easy fix, as the 150s' are IDEs…
· 13 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 14:09 · last 3 Oct 2007 - 22:24
I have a collection of vintage compact macs, they are: * Mac Plus * Mac SE FDHD * Mac SE/30 * Mac 512k * Powermystic Color Classic * Takky Color Classic and I w…
· 7 posts · started 1 Oct 2007 - 19:42 · last 3 Oct 2007 - 20:45
Today, My powerbook 1400 screen died. Gigantic black blob all over the screen. I wont part it. I will let it rest in its box until it gets a new screen. So let …
· 3 posts · started 3 Oct 2007 - 01:28 · last 3 Oct 2007 - 01:32
Dear 68k Mac Kameraden, Please visit the Software Depot at www.myoldmac.net/software/ - its upgraded! I have set up a nice download manager and there are more t…
· 6 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 23:46 · last 2 Oct 2007 - 17:01
I have put all RAM (on board 16 + 2x32 + 3x8 + 2x16 + 64 = 200MB total) that I had into this machine, made a clean install of Mac OS 8.6, it works great. But wh…
· 5 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 20:03 · last 2 Oct 2007 - 02:50
So, I hooked up one of my IIgs' a couple hours ago and started playing with it. I poked around the Startup Disk a bit, made a backup copy, then went immediately…
· 3 posts · started 1 Oct 2007 - 19:30 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 22:40
I got a Q650 from Mr.680x0 and I'm so pleased. It has 102mb RAM, 9.1gb Cheetah, and a KDS monitor w/ an adaptor. It runs Debian and serves the beta of my site, …
· 10 posts · started 21 Sep 2007 - 19:41 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 20:49
Since a 128K & 512K operate differently, some software doesn't work properly under a 512K. Plus I do a lot of testing between the two machines which usu…
· 17 posts · started 23 Sep 2007 - 02:29 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 20:45
Broke down and bought this card from ebay. There was no shipping costs as he lives 5 minutes from me. I amlooking for thedriver/ software for it. It may be just…
· 4 posts · started 1 Oct 2007 - 06:45 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 16:53
It's a LC III Macintosh (the computer). I finally had the chance to boot her up today because I got the VGA-DB15 pin adapter for my monitor. Fire her up, she lo…
· 10 posts · started 29 Sep 2007 - 22:29 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 03:35
Ugh, I hate asking this here but I can't find it on the web... What are some good image viewers for Systems 6 and 7? Mainly for GIF and bitmaps, but other forma…
· 12 posts · started 30 Aug 2007 - 21:01 · last 1 Oct 2007 - 00:08
Just checking, the 6100 DOS Card has a Socket 3 CPU connector that takes the Intel 486DX. I have an AMD variant here, same socket, a 486. Should it work or is t…
· 3 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 06:16 · last 30 Sep 2007 - 17:43
I need to know if there's a way to install 6.0.1 on an 800k floppy with printer drivers AND Tool025(for games) Has anyone done this? Is it even possible?
· 8 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 00:30 · last 30 Sep 2007 - 15:26
Picked up yesterday a (non-working so far) Amiga 4000/040 desktop with Warp Engine accelerator, Emplant Mac emulator card, 2 SCSI HDs, Mitsubishi DiamondScan mo…
· 7 posts · started 24 Sep 2007 - 14:47 · last 30 Sep 2007 - 05:47
Compaq Proliant 800 Workstation with Pentium Pro NEC Protation 8000 4 apple USB keyboards and a super weird ISA Card. I cant figure out what it is. it has its o…
· 4 posts · started 30 Sep 2007 - 01:45 · last 30 Sep 2007 - 05:19
I have a case for an LCIII......I'm wondering, what computer could I stick in there? The case I have only has a dead LCIII mobo....so I figured that maybe I cou…
· 11 posts · started 15 Sep 2007 - 13:40 · last 30 Sep 2007 - 04:44
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