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So I finished my first ever recap job on my LC II, which had sound problems and gave me a Sad Mac on startup with any hard drive. Obviously my soldering skills …
· 8 posts · started 5 Mar 2013 - 08:01 · last 10 Mar 2013 - 23:34
Been having intermittent startup problems with my IIsi. That thing when the relay snaps off as soon as it comes on. When it behaves, the whole system starts up …
· 21 posts · started 4 Feb 2013 - 01:02 · last 10 Mar 2013 - 07:04
Got my IIcx board back with 8 new SIMM slots, now socketed CPU, and new caps. Awesome! Shout out to mcdermd for doing a kickass job! I have the Daystar Powercac…
· 5 posts · started 9 Mar 2013 - 21:18 · last 10 Mar 2013 - 02:25
A lot of Compacts lose their 800k FDD when somebody damages them while trying to clean the heads. If the top head is lifted more than about 1cm the metallic spr…
· 7 posts · started 9 Mar 2013 - 05:10 · last 10 Mar 2013 - 01:57
Greetings Mac liberators. I though for moment you weren't gonna let me join your club because I prefer my 68k computers with a Commodore badge on them so thanks…
· 16 posts · started 8 Mar 2013 - 16:51 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 22:33
Hello everyone, I'm having a little bit of a difficult time taking the motherboard out of an LC. I can't seem to separate the fan from the motherboard. I'm sure…
· 4 posts · started 9 Mar 2013 - 07:43 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 21:14
Last night I collected a haul of Apple spare parts and various other bits and pieces. Of the spare parts I've so far managed to build: (1x) 2.5GHz MacBook Pro (…
· 5 posts · started 5 Mar 2013 - 15:16 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 17:30
I have no experience with newer Macs whatsoever. I have a Rev A iMac, but believe it's not enough to play modern, games that where available for the Mac OS 9. S…
· 26 posts · started 4 Mar 2013 - 14:03 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 10:34
I'm trying to figure out which revision of motherboard is in my Apple IIe. Can anyone help me out? I've attached some photos... Thanks!
· 4 posts · started 8 Mar 2013 - 23:22 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 09:01
Hello everyone, I am trying to get a Macintosh Classic Color to turn on. I am using a keyboard that once belonged to a Macintosh Power 5400. I used the on butto…
· 15 posts · started 6 Mar 2013 - 06:15 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 07:46
It seems that I am getting hold of a WorkGroup Server 9150 sometime soon (I will believe it when it is in my car on the way back home, mind you). Naturally, I t…
· 12 posts · started 3 Mar 2013 - 04:59 · last 9 Mar 2013 - 02:54
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· 1 posts · started 8 Mar 2013 - 18:21 · last 8 Mar 2013 - 18:21
I´like to install "Authoring Support 1.1.9" to my unsupported Powermac 8600. How do I do this? I´ve upgraded the machine (G4 800, 1GB Ram) to Mac OS 9.2.2 (Auth…
· 4 posts · started 27 Feb 2013 - 03:02 · last 8 Mar 2013 - 18:09
Hello. I picked up a 533Mhz Digital Audio for a few £'s recently with the intention of using it as a dedicated machine for my amateur radio station for digital …
· 4 posts · started 8 Mar 2013 - 13:21 · last 8 Mar 2013 - 16:31
Found in a basement full of junk, free of course. 10gb drive, 384 ram, put a fresh install of tiger on it, runs surprisingly fast considering the specs with slo…
· 5 posts · started 8 Mar 2013 - 07:05 · last 8 Mar 2013 - 07:32
Why? I have no idea. I think the price was reasonable. http://www.ebay.com/itm/221194806594?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
· 14 posts · started 6 Mar 2013 - 19:25 · last 8 Mar 2013 - 06:01
Newties rejoice! It's 1997 all over again. Those were the days, when men were men, when Macintosh computers didn't yet look like multicoloured jellybeans, and w…
· 9 posts · started 28 Nov 2012 - 23:50 · last 7 Mar 2013 - 17:49
This may sound like a vague question, but is there any way to use the composite output of a Raspberry Pi with a Macintosh Classic's CRT? I know the Classic uses…
· 11 posts · started 25 Feb 2013 - 23:16 · last 7 Mar 2013 - 11:15
I'm about to pull my hair out here. I did a hard reset of an eMate 300 and now the NewtonWorks suite is gone. When I attempt to install the NW packages from the…
· 7 posts · started 29 Mar 2012 - 22:50 · last 7 Mar 2013 - 07:36
So, for the first time, I have been playing around properly with an 8/24GC Nubus card acquired some time ago. Acceleration for this card is provided by the 8/24…
· 2 posts · started 5 Mar 2013 - 21:46 · last 6 Mar 2013 - 03:05
Clearly not since...well...2003, anyway. Some of you might remember my caddy loader that I picked up on eBay in December, after spending the last 9 years lookin…
· 3 posts · started 24 Feb 2013 - 05:30 · last 6 Mar 2013 - 01:27
Got it and know nothing about them other than its missing cord and battery.
· 33 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 00:12 · last 6 Mar 2013 - 00:04
I forgot I had these. A few pictures of a prototype PowerBook 170 and 540 that were being sold on my local Craigslist. Unfortunately at $2000 it was waaay out o…
· 6 posts · started 4 Mar 2013 - 17:07 · last 5 Mar 2013 - 19:58
I'm planning to recap my IIGS monitor since it's over 20 years old. What would be the best capacitors to do the job. I'm used to recapping logic boards and PSU'…
· 1 posts · started 5 Mar 2013 - 09:49 · last 5 Mar 2013 - 09:49
Considering using an s-video cable as a substitute for an ADB keyboard cable (for test and backup purposes). They are both 4-pin mini-DIN male to male. Any risk…
· 5 posts · started 28 Feb 2013 - 11:28 · last 5 Mar 2013 - 08:02
I'm looking to build a serial adaptor of sorts: A small box that has a Mini-DIN8 cable for connecting to a Mac with a Mini-DIN-8 port. It also has a cable for a…
· 8 posts · started 27 Jan 2013 - 00:07 · last 4 Mar 2013 - 23:09
. . . finally! I've been looking for quite a while, now one of the Radius 81/110's last upgrade bits is on the way. [] ]'> Power Computing 5000-102-03 MA…
· 18 posts · started 26 Feb 2013 - 03:19 · last 4 Mar 2013 - 22:09
Hi I've stopped collecting macs a while ago, because i was running out of space. Untill previous week, when i friend offered me a PowerMac G4 MDD (Dual 1Ghz) fo…
· 5 posts · started 7 Apr 2012 - 17:43 · last 4 Mar 2013 - 19:34
In which Bunsen joins the 21st century at long last. So I was driving home the other day, and noticed I was in the general vicinity of a branch of Cash Converte…
· 31 posts · started 22 Jun 2012 - 08:55 · last 4 Mar 2013 - 10:36
While i'm struggling with my Plus, i thought i'd drag my 8500 out the attic, it was my first ever Macintosh computer. So i have fond memories of using it. Hooke…
· 34 posts · started 24 Feb 2013 - 20:02 · last 4 Mar 2013 - 04:14
I liberated quite a bit of small stuff recently: 1 CD-Caddy. Finally i can listen to music on my C610! (1 Euro) 1 Net Talk Connector kit from Apple, new, still …
· 4 posts · started 1 Mar 2013 - 20:56 · last 3 Mar 2013 - 22:39
Gents, would this do the trick? http://www.ebay.de/itm/4MB-SGRAM-Video-SODIMM-Memory-Upgrade-/350213344883 He lists all sorts of iMacs, but not the 233 MHz Mode…
· 3 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 17:54 · last 3 Mar 2013 - 16:11
Any ideas? Got it for free, and am excited to get it working. It powers on, but with weird pattern on screen. I'm trying to slide the battery door open, and it …
· 7 posts · started 28 Feb 2013 - 03:32 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 19:06
http://tech-sonar.de/?p=8331 In German, but you all will get the idea i'm sure. Just follow link and download the pdf. Edit: Direct link to the pdf : http://pap…
· 2 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 18:31 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 18:50
Hello. I have an imac g3 with the following info: cpu: Powerpc G3 at 500mhz ram: 1 gb video card: ATI Rage with 16mb ram hard drive: 40 gb Can i do sth to make …
· 3 posts · started 18 Feb 2013 - 17:41 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 15:59
So I got this green machine. Any suppliers of batteries? It doesn't have one in it. Also any good replacement chargers? Missing that also of course. Gonna look …
· 4 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 00:10 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 05:28
I want to buy a keyboard for my Imac G3 Indigo in the indirect future. What do you suggest? I would also like to ask what was the keyboard that came with this c…
· 4 posts · started 1 Mar 2013 - 06:55 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 05:14
So, I've been doing rounds with this Iicx I've got. I know there are a ton of tips on IIcis with capacitor and Astec power supply problems but this IIcx has bee…
· 33 posts · started 10 Nov 2012 - 08:57 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 00:19
Did anybody here snag the Second Wave PCI-Nubus expansion box that just went on ebay for $50? http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Second-Wave-Xpanse-pn800-PCI-Nubus-box-/3…
· 8 posts · started 16 Aug 2011 - 03:50 · last 1 Mar 2013 - 18:53
I thought I would put this here rather than in the Newton forum, as it is VERY slow going there. eMate batteries (which are just 4x1.2v NiMh cells like those fo…
· 15 posts · started 2 Nov 2012 - 03:51 · last 28 Feb 2013 - 18:31
I have come across a machine badged as a "Macintosh Plus 1MB" on the rear bucket, but with a 128/512k front bezel. I gather that there was a version of the Plus…
· 3 posts · started 28 Feb 2013 - 16:30 · last 28 Feb 2013 - 18:18
I picked up this Power Macintosh G3 (blue and white) today, something "450mhz Rev 2". With 640MB RAM and 40GB HDD. It came with keyboard and a power cable. All …
· 11 posts · started 26 Feb 2013 - 13:08 · last 28 Feb 2013 - 13:09
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