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I'm generally happy with this latest conquest -- it's been a long time since I scored something nice. A Titanium PowerBook G4/400 has been donated to me. The am…
· 3 posts · started 7 Feb 2009 - 12:53 · last 8 Feb 2009 - 21:45
... just want to say Hello to all of You for a start [] ]'> I´ve been using CPUs since 1984 - Macs since 1992 - and over those years quite a lot of hardw…
· 6 posts · started 4 Feb 2009 - 13:35 · last 8 Feb 2009 - 00:01
I got two DVD-ROM drives yesterday for about $4. I'm hoping one of them will let me get my Beige G3 up and running again since it doesn't like any of the loose …
· 1 posts · started 2 Feb 2009 - 13:20 · last 2 Feb 2009 - 13:20
My friend and I helped out a bit at the non-profit computer recycler today unloading a truck. Someone held a drive on their behalf. They expected just a small t…
· 4 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 00:12 · last 25 Jan 2009 - 18:06
Some of you might remember the first time I went to the computer recycler (then called the bastard recycler) and paid $30 each for old junk PowerBooks. I refuse…
· 4 posts · started 21 Jan 2009 - 18:18 · last 21 Jan 2009 - 20:15
Well as some of you may know i owned a 1995 olds cutlass supreme(many issues) and a 1985 camaro iroc-z. Well i was working on selling the camaro and then the ol…
· 33 posts · started 19 Jan 2009 - 05:02 · last 21 Jan 2009 - 15:34
I acquired a IIvi the other day. Sadly, it expired within the first 5 minutes of being on I think the power supply is bad.
· 13 posts · started 15 Jan 2009 - 15:45 · last 16 Jan 2009 - 05:13
Picked up from my brother in law who just upgraded to a new iMac. Unsure if I'll keep it. I may use it to replace my Power Mac 7300 which has a G4 400mhz sonnet…
· 21 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 00:28 · last 14 Jan 2009 - 11:12
My older brother gave me a GeForce 6200 AGP video card. It's in my PC for now but would not mind trying it out in my G4. Also I was given the use of my brother-…
· 10 posts · started 12 Jan 2009 - 03:26 · last 13 Jan 2009 - 05:04
I'm going to take the plunge and get a backlight for my Pismo. Does this look like a trustworthy seller? http://cgi.ebay.com/New-LCD-CCFL-Backlight-APPLE-Powerb…
· 4 posts · started 9 Jan 2009 - 03:12 · last 9 Jan 2009 - 05:07
Si I picked up a G4 1.42 dual on ebay with 2 gb memory, 80gb hdd. So I install 500 gb, 250GB, and 2- 40gbhdd's. I picked it up on ebay for 299.00 + 15.00 shippi…
· 11 posts · started 27 Dec 2008 - 15:02 · last 8 Jan 2009 - 12:14
Well it came, the chipset is realtek. It has filled all the slots in my 7200. With a G3,ATi and the gigabit it looks like it will explode The preformance is goo…
· 4 posts · started 7 Jan 2009 - 23:24 · last 8 Jan 2009 - 01:21
Can anybody who owns a Performa 5400 confirm for me that the startup chime for the Performa 5400 is the same startup chime for the 6200 & others that go…
· 5 posts · started 5 Jan 2009 - 23:07 · last 6 Jan 2009 - 17:56
I was able to find a Mac 8500 for 10 dollars and working on a G3 beige tower for 25 dollars. I also was able to get a Nokia N770 Internet Tablet for 20 dollars …
· 5 posts · started 4 Jan 2009 - 18:56 · last 4 Jan 2009 - 21:14
I had bought a batch of PowerBook G4s from Brooklyn (Both TiBooks) and I turned over one of them (I assume either 400 or 500Mhz G4) and it had an airport card i…
· 5 posts · started 3 Jan 2009 - 21:25 · last 4 Jan 2009 - 01:27
Hi I currently have a Mac Performa 636CD with system 7.5 on it. Today I saw an iMac DV grape for $35. The best I can tell, the DV originally had 8.6 on it. Is 8…
· 11 posts · started 27 Dec 2008 - 18:09 · last 29 Dec 2008 - 10:43
Well...the Sonnet seems to be acting up, and I traced it to the orange ribbon that connects it to the AV Card. Would a nubus card be a good replacement and a wa…
· 7 posts · started 23 Dec 2008 - 23:58 · last 25 Dec 2008 - 00:48
The iBook G4 that was mine and then my uncle's is about to become my cousin's in a few days. My uncle insisted that he buy her a pair of speakers for the laptop…
· 6 posts · started 22 Dec 2008 - 21:49 · last 23 Dec 2008 - 09:30
Is there any trick to use 16 colors on Power Mac 8500? The 8500 is a good machine for all classic games and can run System 7. But the problem is when you try to…
· 2 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 08:12 · last 21 Dec 2008 - 06:01
Client never came to pick it up. It's been 3 months. Mine now! 1.33Ghz, 12" LCD, Radeon 9550 (corrected from 9200) w/ CoreImage and QuartzExtreme. came with 512…
· 8 posts · started 17 Dec 2008 - 23:00 · last 18 Dec 2008 - 18:13
Picked up a 520 last week, and a B&W G3 tower this week. My work is having its annual, "dump your old computer gear at the IT department for disposal" e…
· 6 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 17:22 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 16:35
hi all, this is a replica of my post at ppcmla.com, sorry for making such duplicates. i recently obtained a last series powerbook duo (100 mhz powerpc, 800 mb h…
· 51 posts · started 5 Mar 2008 - 13:01 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 13:45
Hey guys, I figured it was time for a RAM upgrade for my iMac G5. Will this work? What about a hard drive? What do you guys suggest? It would be nice to move up…
· 3 posts · started 13 Dec 2008 - 15:59 · last 14 Dec 2008 - 00:06
I got a 7300 from a local ad today. Case was a little beaten up, the tabs to push on to slide the cover off were completely gone, so the case no longer locks cl…
· 3 posts · started 12 Dec 2008 - 05:47 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 14:13
So I got a 1710AV that i want to turn into a TV... I had a 1710 YEARS ago and it proved nicely to be a good monitor. Now to the AV part... does this need ADB to…
· 16 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 00:29 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 20:04
First one I got was a compaq home theater PC 9100 with dual TV tuners, etc 36 inch monitor for 20 dollars Second is a Powerbook G3 Lombard 333Mhz for 50 Dollars…
· 2 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 16:04 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 17:33
233mhz iMac G3 in box(pretty dirty though) 3x 350mhz 512mb ram At some point I'll put a couple of the powermacs on the Trading Post
· 5 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 15:31 · last 4 Dec 2008 - 20:13
Soooooo... are we gonna have a Winter Warmup in '09? I'll actually have time to participate, unlike this summer...
· 26 posts · started 26 Nov 2008 - 15:04 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 18:20
So over the weekend I procured a few things: Ti 1ghz PB G4 - 1GB RAM - 60GB HD - Superdrive - Totally messed up LCD & hinge... - 2 extra batteries I hav…
· 3 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 04:59 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 09:56
I don't currently have the tools and or parts to repair the hard drives in my PowerBook, though they both can use an Asante EN/SC Mini and a floppy. I have my m…
· 1 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 00:50 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 00:50
iMac Core 2 Duo (White Polycarbonate) 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo Processor 512mb RAM GMA950 Graphics 160GB SATA HD 17" Display iSight Camera Mac OS X Leopard The system…
· 43 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 05:27 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 11:55
Do Power Mac 7300s have the connector on the motherboard for an AV card, despite not having been shipped with them?
· 2 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 08:52 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 09:00
I bought a 933MHz QuickSilver from a friend that I tought is 2002 version. What I found out is that is a 733MHz 2001 version overclocked. So I made a resaarch a…
· 6 posts · started 25 Nov 2008 - 11:43 · last 26 Nov 2008 - 21:16
Couple of great local scores yesterday: - PRISTINE Mac Plus (1M) with original software, nifty plastic Apple disk holder, Emac 20MB External Hard Drive and Imag…
· 2 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 18:04 · last 25 Nov 2008 - 00:33
I finally managed to save one from Goodwill ComputerWorks. Saw a IIci in the pallets in the back today and I just plain out asked the guy if I could buy it. He …
· 8 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 05:33 · last 24 Nov 2008 - 18:41
I just acquired a 6500/300 from my school, and it looks like it works okay, except for the fact that its CPU fan makes a loud grinding noise when it's on. I was…
· 8 posts · started 8 Nov 2008 - 20:27 · last 22 Nov 2008 - 23:30
Blue and White, I should be able to get it tomorrow, depends if the employee tech guy can get one before the crowd has at them.
· 15 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 01:55 · last 21 Nov 2008 - 00:34
Hey guys I have this scsi card in my PowerMac G4 and I can't find the drivers for it. the only info i can get is this. pci9004,7850 Help please?
· 4 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 18:25 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 23:33
Normally don't pay for these, but for $15 I couldn't resist: - Graphite iMac G3/700MHz - 60GB HD - CD-RW drive - ATI Rage 128 Ultra graphics with 16MB VRAM - Wh…
· 12 posts · started 15 Nov 2008 - 00:38 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 03:03
Not the baddest piece of machinery on earth, but a friend unloaded a Pavilion 505w on me; 2.4GHz Celeron 512MBs of RAM (2GB system max) 80GB Seagate DVD-ROM/CD-…
· 7 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 19:11 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 01:54
Hi, I just bought three 1st gen Airport cards on an auction site. Actually I only really needed one to get my Pismo online wirelessly, but sometimes you place o…
· 3 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 14:37 · last 17 Nov 2008 - 09:27
Wow this thing is neat. Its sooo small, it makes my macbook look huge. 8mb Of RAM, DOS 6.21, Win3.1, 120mb HD, really light, small, portable and fast with its f…
· 13 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 00:05 · last 17 Nov 2008 - 02:34
Got it off eBay for $125 including postage. http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/6127/img0044zb0.jpg
· 2 posts · started 14 Nov 2008 - 21:04 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 05:18
So I got my 9500 today, which i got from MacG4's end of summer sale. Before I even booted it, I opened the case up (not hard, really) and popped in my hard driv…
· 21 posts · started 4 Oct 2008 - 02:30 · last 14 Nov 2008 - 02:35
Received a 250MHz 604e processor a while back and have had no luck trying to get it to work with the 8500. Or am i stuck with going for a faster 604 processor (…
· 12 posts · started 6 May 2008 - 03:00 · last 9 Nov 2008 - 16:34
My Power Macintosh 8500 was running perfectly until, yesterday, while I was using Photoshop 6, it froze. I shut it down by clicking the start up button, but whe…
· 3 posts · started 7 Nov 2008 - 15:51 · last 8 Nov 2008 - 18:22
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