I have tried to do some scripting with applescript on my 9500 (System 7.6.1) and I am always having the same error. This is a strange one and it is always comin…
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Hi, I acquired an SE/30 some time ago and it worked but started to show first symptoms of SimasiMac. Some weeks ago I gave it to a friend who has good soldering…
I am having a crazy time trying to set up a IIci. First I tried the external SCSI - with three different drives, in combination with three different cables, on …
I received a PB190 with a 5300C screen, very nice machine in excellent quality. It came with a NIB Lapis Ethernet/Video out combo card, specifically stamped "Fo…
This may be utterly stupid. My knowledge of Macs, while anyway very limited, is primarily limited to pre-G3 machines. I just got my first G4. It works fine, alt…
Discovered a Mac carrying case in the back of the cave and inside found this interesting package. A 128k badged 'thin' Mac with a french KB, a square plug mouse…
I fairly recently restored my fathers old SE/30 thanks to uniserver and techknight, however the harddrive had failed quite brutally mechanically. Software can a…
Even further back in ' the cave ' was this 512k with no rear case placard ( product description ) Also bottom of case has a rectangular depression molded into t…
My 5125 Portable had been working great since I recapped it back in 2008. Then I started to get "This (floppy) disk is unreadable. Eject | Initialize" error mes…
Roland/Dinaware Ballade 1.11:http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=986.0Info, Tips & Trics here...
I've been searing the interwebs for a copy of Eric Grant's FATCarbon plugin but the website is gone and I haven't had any luck finding a mirror. Does anyone hap…
I recently dug up my laptop from 20 years ago, and after a lot of fiddling around I got it to boot up. The screen is flickery, it crashes every third or fourth …
A friend got me a dead Duo Power Brick, it is completly dead and something shakes inside. Model: M7783 So I want to get it open, but with as least damage as pos…
Hi, I'm currently restoring a Quadra 950 which I gather has not seen use for many years. It has an Apple PPC card in the PDS slot and Apple network card. I took…
I am installing a GeeThree Stealth port in my G4, and cannot for the life of me find the ribbon cable + mini-DIN connector which came with it. Not too much of a…
I'm in the process of trying to acquire a boxed original Mac 128k and was wondering what's supposed to be in the box. I saw this web page http://www.macworld.co…
The much unloved 4400 is not super easy to get info on like some models. Its all boiler plate stuff. But I want to be sure, did the 4400 ever come with a 604e? …
I am trying to play the game Defender of the Crown on my Macintosh SE. I got a copy from Macintosh Garden: <snip> The game starts fine and you can…
Hi: I tried to make a rescue zip disk but for some reason I can't select it form 'start-up disk'.(it's grayed out'). I have a 'System Folder' with a proper icon…
Never mind it's a long story about why I need this but does anyone know of any good screenreader software for Macintosh System 7.x?
I'm missing the two terminator resistors on a 1990 Maxtor 7080SR 80 mb drive. They are 11-pin SIP (? I think that's correct). Does anyone have any thoughts on p…
Hello everyone! I have a bit of a problem with my new Mac 128. Everything is beautiful on the inside and out but the issue with it is I'm getting that error cod…
Hey, do you know what is the smallest 68k Mac? I'm going to a demoscenenparty on March and trying to get a portable 68k desktop. Or should I stick with IIc+ or …
Hello. I recently acquired a Mac SE FDHD and am having difficulty booting up. It switches on fine but just get the flashing question mark. So I created two Syst…
I didn't knew such a LCD screen existed for the Apple IIc... But here it is, and the people are bidding like crazy! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-Rare-Apple…
Yesterday I replaced the PRAM battery in my Power Macintosh G3, which I thought would be a quick procedure, but it's turned into a whole new issue. The machine …
I recently did a repair of Duo Dock which had the "click of death", as it made clicking noises when plugged in. The main culprit is the PSU, where few electroly…
I'm formatting an external SCSI drive and this option is enabled by default. Not sure what it is. In other issues, I can't seem to get Drive Setup to recognize …
This may be utterly stupid. My knowledge of Macs, while anyway very limited, is primarily limited to pre-G3 machines. I just got my first G4. It works fine, alt…
These are technically things I acquired in 2014 but I've only gotten a chance to start playing with them recently. First off, picked up an iMac G4 mostly so I c…
And if it does work, does it then allow the machine to run at the higher speed? Seems like it maybe ought to, but it also seems like the logic board in the 520 …
My favorite Macintosh toy needs a recap at least. It works fine, but it has the CRT scream of death that gives me a headache within 3 seconds of it being on. Ca…
I traded a PM G5 I had for two full 4MB Mac Plus systems with someone on craigslist. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": …
Hi all, In two days of work spread over the past couple of months, a friend and I have recapped two of my Macs. I haven’t tried the Q840AV yet and if I do I wil…
Hey guys, I'm new kinda new here. I have a Color Classic that I picked up at a thrift store 10 years ago I'm working on. I got a nice fresh recapped and tested …
I just recapped an old Quadra 660AV. Before a recap, the machine was dead, no chime, no video, just fan inside PSU was working. Old caps were leaking slightly, …
Hey there. So I decided to take out my Mac LC's and play with them...Its been a while since and I found out that they do not like to sit for periods of time wit…
Hi everyone! I have an old and classic PowerBook 170 that I'm still using (along some more recent equipment, perhaps I should add ). Unfortunately the screen ba…
Hello all, I wanted to share with you a recent experience regarding an SE/30 I had acquired. I recently bought it on here from "Kastegir" who had said in a prev…
I restored this Apple IIc system, and turned it on today for the first time. Well: it seems to work just fine, but the keyboard doesn't do anything: the reset k…
Does 32-bit QuickDraw in SSW 6.0.8 actually serve any purpose for a Mac Plus, as in does it actually work with the programs that need it or can use it, or is it…
I recently acquired two 8100s with blown PSUs. One had a Delta, which I also described in other topic. The second has a MagneTek PSU (Made in Italy), which is a…
I would't like for the OS 9 install on my PB 1400cs to be as up to date as possible. The Software Update control panel doesn't work. Aside from installing the O…
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well steve is some of the way there with his Katy project. http://www.bigmessowires.com/2014/11/17/68-katy-68000-linux-on-a-solderless-breadboard/ { "lightbox_c…
Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a fibre channel PCI board that will run in Mac OS 9 or under? I have a NuBus FC board that used to connect a IIfx to some very …
I have to strategically place my PCI cards for my recording rig and the best place to put my video card was in either slot 4 or slot 5, which is the last two sl…
My 512k is running system 1.1 so it doesn't have any shut off options in the software. Does it do damage to the computer over time just turning it off with the …
In a fit of stupidity I decided to upgrade my blueray combo drive to a blueray burner. On the good side that left me with a Pioneer combo drive to play with. So…