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So I have the Performa 578 in my room, set up with System 7.5.3, upgraded to 7.5.5., Open Transport, etc.. So today I turn it on, it freezes. I restart, and the…
I accepted an offer on Freecycle for an older Compaq computer, expecting a Pentium 2 or older. What I got was a Presario S5400NX! 2.6ghz P4 with Hyperthreading …
after working on some Dell XPS systems that someone pulled out of a dumpster, i told them I would take $50 off their bill if I could grab on. it didn't come wit…
My Q950 in trouble [V] , after i have restart the machine ..power-up but dispay remain blank , the video card is ok have test it on 840av and working fine , wha…
Last week while I was taking out the trash, I found a beige box with a 1.7ghz AthlonXP and a 40gb drive in the dumpster. It had a fresh install of XP on it, and…
Hi. I signed up to the forum as I could not find any cue on the web for the following problem. I have an SE/30 that has worked perfectly well for many years unt…
I have an AppleVision 1710AV display. As I mentioned about a year ago, it has a problem where the horizontal width goes out on it, and you have to literally bel…
I would like to convert my Mac Classic into a mini-ITX machine using one of Gigabyte's new motherboards that uses the Intel Atom processor, which means I could …
Another one's coming in the mail, virtual cake for the person that knows why I think it still works. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=…
Didn't know where to file this under but I was thinking about the PB 3400c... Back in it's day it was an industrial beast (touted the "fastest" laptop on the pl…
How much is a 128MB stick worth? I have one in a broken machine and it might need to be sold if I can't get a replacement machine to use. Thanks.
Has anyone got an idea about where could I download Cubase Lite for Macintosh? AFAIK it is freeware, since the Lite version was released from Steinberg for free…
Hello all, Just got a Sawtooth G4 - specs are as follows 500mhz 1GB RAM Leopard 10.5.4 / MacOS 9.1 on the same 120gb drive. stock 16mb rage 128 pro DVI For what…
I have the opportunity to buy two Power Tower Pros...should I pay alot (~$100)? I mean they're cool and all but that price is ridic...what are they worth really…
i tried so many combinations but wont work at all on a Q950 and 840AV targa software 1.3, 2.2.1 , 3,1 system 7.5.1 , 7.6 , 7.6.1 , 8 quicktime 2.1 , 2.5 , 3.0 t…
I got another generic PC at the local college. Wow, this one is nice: It has a glossy black Antec case and a KT4Ultra board in it, that's about it except for th…
Hey all - I've got a huge conquest... a graphic design firm near me was dumping their old macs to make room, and I was able to help myself to a bunch of olde be…
I've wanted a 3400c for years, but never saw one on eBay at a price I was willing to pay for something that would be relegated to tinker-thing. But an hour or s…
First: Is the floppy drive in a SE 1/20 capable of read/write 1,44 MB disks? Second: What software do I need in order it can read/write ms-dos disks? Third: Wha…
I saw a 45W Powerbook power brick for $5 or so at the thrift store. Still needing one for my Wallstreet, I had a question before buying it. It appeared to be ma…
when the computer gets bumped it sometimes turns off when running on a battery, according to the repair manual, it needs a foam gasket to keep it in tighter. Th…
Seems like THIS digital picture frame could be set up to use a VNC client to stream video and use it as a remote monitor, with a simple software hack. With ever…
I have an opportunity to pickup one up locally for $100. 512mb ram, 40gb hard drive, DVD-R, and keyboard. Go for it?
I picked up a few things. first: 2x 512MB PC-133 Memory. I have bumped my Dual G4 500Mhz Sawtooth from 1GB up to 1.5GB after replacing the 2x 256MB with dual 51…
So today I went to the tip shop, as i often do, and went way up the back, as I usually do where I saw an old PC. Little AT box, power supply, video card, CD-ROM…
My wife out of town for a few days and returned with an HP Pavilion 533w. 2ghz Celeron 768 MB RAM (1x512MB, 1x256MB) DVD Combo drive 60 GB hard disk Motherboard…
ok, i recently got a 180 tht wont power up, and a 150 with weird display. i plug the 180 in, and nothing, i tried resetting the pmu, and nothing. any suggestion…
Hi guys, As some of you will already know, I'm currently having fun restoring a thrift-store-salvaged Beige G3 Tower - I've successfully upgraded the RAM, creat…
Granted, I haven't yet fully catalogued that van-full of stuff yet, and that was about two months ago.... I have a guy that has been giving me stuff of his and …
Hello, This is my first post here and I had no idea that there were people out that that still have a passion for older Mac systems, what a great resource this …
This eBay auction seems to indicate the Outbound could be hooked up to a Plus or SE for "more power". However, I thought it was a stand-alone computer that used…
I got a ThinkPad 600e back in July, and I think its CD drive was broken, because no matter what version of Windows I tried (2000, 98, XP), setup wouldn't get pa…
Wow, this pretty much makes up for the craptop I recieved: A generic PC with a AMD Thunderbird 1000 CPU, apparently @ 1ghz; it has no RAM, not sure on the HD, a…
I have just recently upgraded my G4 450MHz (sawtooth) with a Sonnet Encore 1.8Ghz processor and installed Leopard. I still have the original graphics card in it…
Went to ECU surplus today with John8520, and we both got for $30 each dual 450 GBEs with no RAM/HD (but we have them), DVD-ROM in mine, DVD-RAM in his, SCSI in …
Have one of my tray-load iMacs going now and have put a 40GB drive in to replace its' old 4GB. Drive has not been partitioned. Can't exactly boot into Mac OS :-…
Won an auction on two iMacs for $10. Just a little drive out of town to pick em up! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=182007598 From the picture i…
ADT PRO in conjunction with the proper null modem cables & a USB to serial connector driver from Prolific (PL-2303) I managed to eventually make disk im…
Not sure if this fits into the "conquest" category, but I just ordered up myself a Hackintosh from Newegg: 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Quad (will be overclocking this p…
So I recently pulled my IIci out of storage and I'm going to restore her to working condition. Aside from a few minor problems all seems well, except that I can…
I thought I'd pass along a promising link I just received from a friend. http://hpc.sourceforge.net/index.php [] ]'>
I'm going to go ahead and admit there's some voids of my knowledge about the classic macos. What I have is a quadra running System 7.5 who's system software is …
Also, a Powermac 6100 DOS Compatable, cant be tested as I lack the oddball monitor. Along with that a Powermac G4 Quicksilver with 1gb RAM exact, it came with O…
This mac has 384mb of ram and a 450mhz G3. Its all stock really, with a 9gb HD and the apple CD drive. Was 5$
I am trying to change the hard drive icon in OS X, but when I change it, it has a black background on it when in Preview and other applications, the background …
Today I found two P4 systems in the hall before I went home: System 1: ATX case with missing side Intel P4 motherboard with P4 2.53 ghz processor, heatsink/fan …
I'm preparing a G4 as in the title for my wife, who currently uses an eMac/1GHz, so that she can use an ADC Cinema Display HD (23") with it. Erase and install (…
I have a 6100, angle adapter, newertech processor upgrade and two apple av cards (not hpv), two Apple Video - VGA adapters and an old multi-scan VGA monitor (op…