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. . . 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
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
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
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
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 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
Won this last week and pretty happy about it. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261165750874?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 AU$11.50 is a r…
· 14 posts · started 23 Feb 2013 - 00:58 · last 25 Feb 2013 - 16:39
So I just got my hands on a 1.4 ghz Sonnet G4 Upgrade card. I've been wanting one for awhile, but finally decided to make the purchase. I am installing it in my…
· 15 posts · started 18 Feb 2013 - 03:56 · last 23 Feb 2013 - 19:12
Just to push it that extra 10mhz I want to plug a Diimo 030 into my Mac IIfx but while it does have the same 030 PDS slot as say a IIci I can't find any mention…
· 14 posts · started 20 Feb 2013 - 08:22 · last 23 Feb 2013 - 18:59
The monitor for my IIci just arrived about an hour ago. After some frantic searching for the video cable, it's up and running! I am definitely very excited. So …
· 21 posts · started 19 Feb 2013 - 19:34 · last 22 Feb 2013 - 02:10
I have just recapped a IIcx as a small diversion ($4669 with ONE glorious MB RAM and NO HARD DRIVE back in 1989!). Yup. This was a machine that I acquired about…
· 4 posts · started 21 Feb 2013 - 02:00 · last 21 Feb 2013 - 22:27
I was wondering what size of battery the 512kE takes. I pulled the battery out of mine and it looked like it was almost ready to bust at the seams. I'm going to…
· 9 posts · started 6 Jan 2013 - 21:53 · last 21 Feb 2013 - 13:37
So i was given an iMac G5 iSight 20inch model for free by the stepdad of my girlfriend. Model was made in 2005, only has the 512mb of logic board ram, no ram wa…
· 18 posts · started 31 Jan 2013 - 11:49 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 17:42
... on eBay for just under £40. It's the 400Mhz version, came with 512mb RAM, 12GB HDD, DVD drive, Airport and a one hour battery. Upgraded from Panther to Tige…
· 29 posts · started 21 Jan 2013 - 15:51 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 17:14
I've been doing some work with my IIgs recently. It had been working well as I went through the rpocess of getting it to network boot off of a Mac II running Ap…
· 8 posts · started 15 Feb 2013 - 22:38 · last 16 Feb 2013 - 00:39
Hi All New to the forum, but been on IRC over the past couple of days talking to some of you, also a big thank you to the mod who authorized my registration, do…
· 10 posts · started 24 Jan 2013 - 12:34 · last 15 Feb 2013 - 11:38
Got one for price of shipping and plugged it in, hit power and nothing. tested power supply with voltmeter and its juicing as it should. Opened it up and found …
· 14 posts · started 12 Feb 2013 - 01:28 · last 15 Feb 2013 - 07:19
Picked this today after an ad at local macintosh users forum. I was looking for the backlit-display parts for my Portable i got from Juhani few weeks ago, this …
· 14 posts · started 10 Feb 2013 - 18:33 · last 14 Feb 2013 - 12:25
I pulled from an older HP that a friend wanted to get rid of a 250GB Western Digital hard drive, 7200rpm 8MB cache (I installed it, harvested out of an old LaCi…
· 2 posts · started 14 Feb 2013 - 04:13 · last 14 Feb 2013 - 05:35
So today I picked up a blueberry iMac G3 (tray-loading 333MHz) as a board and system spare for my strawberry iMac which I plan to put in the music/guest room, b…
· 23 posts · started 1 Feb 2013 - 02:19 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 23:49
I have a Griffin DB15 to VGA adapter which I use to hook my 6400 up to my KVM switch. Since I started using it (I had a Mac CRT before that) it's always bothere…
· 19 posts · started 21 Nov 2012 - 22:35 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 15:32
And Pismo makes Two. This is the second conquest in the series, first being the iPod minis I picked up last week. I found this on eBay listed as "For Parts or N…
· 39 posts · started 2 Jun 2011 - 05:02 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 15:03
I've just joined the community, and am pleased to announce a successful resuscitation of a sound-less SE/30. Out family's first computer, when I was a kid, was …
· 22 posts · started 8 Jan 2013 - 11:01 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 10:10
Hello everyone. I'm a longtime lurker but just had to post this find. I was cleaning out a buddy's junk closet and found a solar charger for the powerbook 1400I…
· 32 posts · started 9 Jun 2009 - 23:32 · last 10 Feb 2013 - 00:42
Hi, I just got my IIsi logic board recapped by uniserver (thank you!), but I seem to have had a stroke of bad luck . I eagerly reassembled the machine, only to …
· 18 posts · started 7 Feb 2013 - 19:45 · last 9 Feb 2013 - 06:20
My Q800 periodically makes a noise like a kid trying to sound like a ray gun. Pyooooooooooo! Pyooooooooooo! Pyooooooooooo! I have a sense of what this probably …
· 5 posts · started 9 Nov 2008 - 23:57 · last 8 Feb 2013 - 23:39
Hello, I'm wondering if the apple II gs monitor will work with the macintosh LC or would I have to modify its connections to make it work? Also, does anyone kno…
· 13 posts · started 4 Feb 2013 - 04:14 · last 7 Feb 2013 - 20:41
I recently took out a q950 i hadnt played with in a few yrs. I got the machine 5-6 yrs and then the sys was fine and booted into sys 7.0 or so. Anyway, when i r…
· 11 posts · started 4 Feb 2013 - 13:06 · last 7 Feb 2013 - 13:46
CrapShack had a nifty little Mini-Projector on sale at half price, it was listed as a 640 x 480 unit, but that's the "default setting" I'm not sure if it actual…
· 99 posts · started 5 Feb 2010 - 04:37 · last 7 Feb 2013 - 05:01
I want to dump the 400GB IDE drive that's in my Cube. The CPU has been upgraded to a PowerLogix 1GHz G4 and the video card has been upgraded to an Nvidia 2MX. S…
· 4 posts · started 6 Feb 2013 - 21:32 · last 6 Feb 2013 - 23:40
Not too long ago, I picked up an IBM 5150 with keyboard, a couple of Okidata printers, and a bunch of manuals and disks (Including the Guide to Operations, BASI…
· 4 posts · started 3 Feb 2013 - 20:29 · last 4 Feb 2013 - 20:32
Earlier today I was able to "snipe" from eBay an iMac G4 like new, in the original box. Paid a pretty penny for it, but I'm still working out shipping details a…
· 18 posts · started 21 Jan 2013 - 05:16 · last 4 Feb 2013 - 19:09
I've had a Macintosh LC 575 for about a year that has always worked pretty well. However, after being on the shelf for about the last three months, I could no l…
· 22 posts · started 20 Jan 2013 - 02:37 · last 3 Feb 2013 - 05:05
Powerbook 150 that has been working like a charm. Screen suddenly shows nothing. Brightness and contrast seem to work. Backlight is on. Boots up normally with n…
· 26 posts · started 18 Aug 2012 - 03:09 · last 2 Feb 2013 - 04:44
Had the Q605 board up and running in a P460 case, grooving along with 36MB of RAM and 512k VRAM, full 040 with a heat sink. I was getting ready to do the 33MHz …
· 10 posts · started 30 Jan 2013 - 15:48 · last 1 Feb 2013 - 18:55
Hi All, I am new to the 68K Liberation Army forums, but thought I would weigh in to this forum - I just picked up a Quadra 660AV and original 15" Apple monitor …
· 16 posts · started 24 Jan 2013 - 14:53 · last 31 Jan 2013 - 11:55
Picked up a nice condition tangerine color iBook. Original 300MHz model, no FireWire. The guy said he bought it at a swap meet, and is so, its in amazing condit…
· 7 posts · started 29 Jan 2013 - 03:38 · last 30 Jan 2013 - 04:03
Years ago, I got a badly damaged G5 in the post off eBay, a dual 1.8 from 2004. Nice, quiet machine it has turned out to be, for basic tasks, but the thing look…
· 3 posts · started 29 Jan 2013 - 23:56 · last 30 Jan 2013 - 01:43
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