Hello all, Haven't been on this board since about 2002, but I'm glad to see it still thriving. I'm planning to set up a Mac Plus I have with an Imagewriter to b…
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Does anyone have a clue to why the "Hours of Use" (the one you get in TechTool) gets reset a few times a week? It should display something like 43000 hours sinc…
Hi all, For a web project I am working on, I am looking for the complete set of Mac machines icons, as they appeared in the "About this Macintosh" dialog under …
Hi, I am looking for the where abouts of Kris Kirk. He was mention a few times in the Hard Core Computist. He was also friends with the Sysop there as well. I j…
My wife's iMac G5 started running warmer than normal (75C to 80C) and the fan started getting noisy. So I opened it up for the 3rd cleaning and noticed all the …
How big of a room would a Macintosh 128k fill if you expanded every single microchip so that each circuit path is the width of a thin piece of wire? My estimate…
(just noticed this may be in the wrong forum, sorry...) I just grabbed a cheap 6400/180 (see post in conquests), came with an M2943 multiple scan monitor. All s…
I came back from vacation and my iMac G3 450 DV is dead. No powerup at all. Nothing. Any suggestions on what to do look for? I think there may have been a light…
I just wrote a System 7.5 NAD floppy to complete the OS 8 on LC III hack, anjd was gretted with "Sorry, a system error occurred. bus error to temoporarly turn o…
Hello all! I'm hoping that one or more SE gurus here can help point out something (simple?) that I've missed. I'm new to the compact Macs, but enjoy tinkering w…
A Plus indeed. Not a plus in the sense of added gain or benefit, but a Macintosh Plus 1MB. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previ…
I have a Quadra 700 here that constantly gets bus errors at startup, right before it would load extensions. Often though, this does not happen. The ratio is abo…
I'm going to my grandma's house tomorow, so i'm hoping that the Preforma 630CD i stuck in her attic when i was ~6 years old is still there! *crosses fingers*
Anyone know where this application can be found? I have lots of old boot disks, anyone know which one it came on?
Hi all, I have an LCIII which was working fine but now has absolutely no audio whatsoever. No squeaks, no interferance or bad ground noises - nothing. I have tr…
Hi: I have this machine with an MacOS 7.5.5 installed. I got the original installation disk of a MacOS 9 and I'm trying to install (or upgrade or something) the…
Sorry for the silly question, I'm still studyin' the fundamentals of networks and Unix. My Mac is a standalone machine, connected to the internet via a modem pp…
Just throwing out an idea here: There's always been a lot of discussion about multi-tasking on the Apple II which generally doesn't go very far... I think the r…
I'm having trouble getting my Quadra 605 connected to the internet through my LAN and DSL modem. The DSL modem is a Motorola Netopia 3347. The DSL connection is…
Well I'm back to working at the old Apple shop on campus as the resident Apple Tech, and just to sweeten the deal my boss gave me a LaserWriter 12/640 which app…
Introducing http://68kmla.org/wiki/Upgrades/Networking! I started working on this with Mars478's help. It's still pretty small though.
What is this on this 512k? Its in the second picture over the power button. Looks like SCSI to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/Macintosh-512K-Computer-M0001W_W0QQitemZ3…
I have an LC575 with 7.5.5 and here is my question: is there someway to output video from the machine? Either through hardware or software. I do gaming reviews …
I just spent 5 minutes washing tar off my hands. Today I received a MacDirect SCSI enclosure with some Conner hard drive in it from eBay. It was described as wo…
Was there an upgrade path for original Apple II users? If so how far could one go before having to buy a whole new computer? II Plus IIe IIe enhanced IIe Platin…
So I'm trying to install OS 7.6 on a Power Macintosh 5500/250 with a 54/55/6500 series system software CD, and I can never get an install to work because I get …
Hi, For the first time in several years, I have unpacked my very old friend the Macintosh SE. We have moved house and I no longer have space to store her, so mu…
The chap I got a Radius Two Page Display (Radius Mono 20GS) from a year or so ago has just given me a couple of associated rarities after a bout of move-inspire…
Just thought I'd share :beige: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content c…
http://pastebin.com/d77bd70d3 This one is deleted but the search looks like some software included. Well off them, there is some files included, mainly SSW Reco…
Hey everyone I just added some pages to the Wiki. Just tell me if they're ok. Thanks Here: http://68kmla.org/wiki/Upgrades/Processor and Here: http://68kmla.org…
" There are rumors that 10.2.9 will be released in mid-2009 to address several bugs and vulnerabilities that remain in version 10.2.8." http://lowendmac.com/osx…
Another Conquest here! (Sorry in advance since it is not really vintage, Judging by the conquest wars going on...) Got me an iBook G4 from a family friend! Said…
Do I need to install the LC III enabler to use the 7.0.1 disk tools disk with my LC III?
Pretty much everyone has the Apple Legacy Software Recovery CD, but it is only part of a 4 disk set. Anyone got the rest of them? I would get them from Apple, b…
I am using my Mac Classic II for MIDI performance. Aside from having a hard time finding appropriate software, I am a bit confused as to how it all works. Right…
Here are the files I am missing. Please look through the list and see if you have any of the files mentioned here. There are some files that I thought I had, an…
Did you how to find the copy of Performa System Software "Performa Software" CD for 6360 and 6400 Series SSW v7.5.3? http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Apple-Macintosh-per…
So I have my 840av working.... it's running off've a 2gig external hard drive. I recorded some video and saved the file which then has to be converted, but when…
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Macintosh-LC-III-Computer_W0QQitemZ130322822277QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e57d87485&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 …
I have converted the MacOS 7.6 floppy disk images on the Legacy CD to .dsk images suitable for writing with rawrite. Does anyone want these? I don't want to upl…
Going to pick this one up on the weekend. The guy said it had CD and floppy modules, ethernet cards, fax modems, SCSI adapters and lots of software. He said it …
Anyone ever heard of this offshoot of Goodwill, called the Goodwill Clearance Center? There's one now right behind the "Super" Goodwill where I am, near Ashevil…
Anyway, yesterday I call my Grandpa (who had noticed that one of his friends had a couple old Apple ][gs, and I ended up getting one a while back), and tell him…
Well, I just had my week made. I was out this evening, when I hadn't planned on being out at all and was kind of not wanting to drive places. I happened to be d…
I read this on the site: Server bustedPosted on: 06/24/2009 So, it appears that the server issue is a intermittent logic board issue which is responsible for th…
Anyone know what this is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370246807920 It looks about the size of an Asante network card and is that …