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Recently I started working at the same shop I got my Power Mac G3 B&W from, and my boss had a Macbook that he couldn't get to boot up. He had the restor…
· 11 posts · started 28 Feb 2011 - 14:07 · last 17 Mar 2011 - 22:29
So I've been on a streak with conquests lately haha. Late last week, CL post for a 19" Philips LCD HDTV. No power, $10. Gave a buddy a $20 to go get it, and all…
· 2 posts · started 16 Mar 2011 - 05:07 · last 16 Mar 2011 - 06:50
I dug up my PB150, but it completely refuses to boot. The battery died so long ago it's not funny, but I have the big brick ac adapter. I've hit the switch on t…
· 4 posts · started 12 Mar 2011 - 05:00 · last 13 Mar 2011 - 22:28
Scored a Macintosh Classic yesterday for $35 off Craigslist - NO yellowing, NO screen burn, 2/40 model, COMPLETE paperwork, including sticker, reg. card, and pa…
· 2 posts · started 13 Mar 2011 - 21:16 · last 13 Mar 2011 - 21:27
And it was surprisingly easy. Since I got it I was getting occasional whisting noises out of the speaker and the occasional 3 thick vertical stripes on boot. Th…
· 2 posts · started 9 Mar 2011 - 14:38 · last 12 Mar 2011 - 21:32
Does anyone have one of those more "rare' compact variants? Is anyone willing to put up a picture or two of theirs? Specifically I'm thinking along the lines of…
· 39 posts · started 13 Jan 2011 - 04:05 · last 10 Mar 2011 - 02:36
There's a gigantic pile of IIsi Radius Pivot video cards on eBay right now that are missing the video connector breakout cable that goes from the card to the ba…
· 6 posts · started 27 Feb 2011 - 08:46 · last 9 Mar 2011 - 14:58
I've been looking for a CD-ROM drive equipped 68k mac...and now I have one! LC630 with 20MB RAM, and a 230MB HD. Pretty clean and came with keyboard, mouse, and…
· 1 posts · started 9 Mar 2011 - 07:12 · last 9 Mar 2011 - 07:12
I have two partitions on my hard drive now. I've copied the files from my boot partition to the 2nd partition. It's running 6.0.7. Can I now upgrade ONLY the 2n…
· 4 posts · started 21 Feb 2011 - 22:58 · last 7 Mar 2011 - 19:11
Hi everyone, got some helpful information here once before for my other mac, just wondering if someone could tell me where to find a boot disk for my MacTV, it …
· 4 posts · started 4 Mar 2011 - 23:44 · last 5 Mar 2011 - 14:12
Scored a gutted IIfx (all that remained from the recycler was the case, the board, the ROM SIMM, and the ram thank god) but parts like the metalwork for the dri…
· 9 posts · started 3 Mar 2011 - 05:13 · last 5 Mar 2011 - 04:42
Here I go again, this time I found a Pismo Powerbook, with 2 chargers. It appeared dead at first, then after unplugging the backup battery, the machine booted i…
· 8 posts · started 25 Feb 2011 - 13:11 · last 1 Mar 2011 - 21:14
Hi all, I picked up a "not working" Newton H1000 off eBay, which came with original pen and getting started PCMCIA card. Looks like it has always had a screen p…
· 7 posts · started 23 Feb 2011 - 11:22 · last 1 Mar 2011 - 07:29
I just found this mac while I was throwing away some old boxes. Long live the e-Waste bins in large office buildings! It still has its original 250MB HDD and th…
· 16 posts · started 28 Jan 2011 - 13:48 · last 28 Feb 2011 - 14:41
I checked all the specs. 45 watts, 24v DC out. So going by that, it should have worked. The PowerBook plug is different from the iBook plug, so I had to make my…
· 29 posts · started 18 Dec 2010 - 23:59 · last 26 Feb 2011 - 18:43
I have 3 powerbook duos, a 230 in mint condition, a 280c in mint condition and a 280c in pieces not working (power supply area is shot, making a ticking sound) …
· 11 posts · started 20 Feb 2011 - 20:07 · last 26 Feb 2011 - 15:05
The other day I was playing around on my G3 iMac (see sig), and the Finder suddenly goes crazy; repeatedly saying that it needs my attention. It then flashes an…
· 32 posts · started 12 Feb 2011 - 07:12 · last 26 Feb 2011 - 14:57
I got a Mac Classic from 1990. Logic board is tested and working. I just disassembled the case to check out the voltage on the main connector. No +12, no+5 no -…
· 2 posts · started 25 Feb 2011 - 00:00 · last 25 Feb 2011 - 17:19
I just got a IIgs the other day. Just the computer, a power cable, and what I believe to be a cable for connecting the computer to the monitor. After looking ar…
· 11 posts · started 22 Feb 2011 - 17:23 · last 25 Feb 2011 - 16:57
In another random bout of incredible intelligence, I decided to pick up a confirmed working eMate 300 on eBay. It was cheap enough, so hooray! Now, it didn't co…
· 7 posts · started 16 Feb 2011 - 04:53 · last 24 Feb 2011 - 09:17
after picking up my Asante EN/SC Desktop adapter earlier, Today I came home and found a Sonnet G3/L2 upgrade card for my PM 6500, and a 6MB RAM Module for my Po…
· 9 posts · started 25 Jan 2011 - 05:02 · last 22 Feb 2011 - 20:44
Picking up an early Newt at the weekend. I have never used anything earlier that NewtOS 2 (MP2000, 2100, eMate 300), so it will be interesting to see an early i…
· 7 posts · started 17 Feb 2011 - 02:07 · last 20 Feb 2011 - 17:34
to do something with this G3 Desktop. I am not sure what I want to do with it, but I want to do something server-ish, and want to run it under at minimum 8.1. T…
· 9 posts · started 16 Jan 2011 - 07:08 · last 19 Feb 2011 - 13:35
With my Macintosh 128K came a book. It is called "Presenting the Macintosh" by Merl K. Miller and Mary A. Myers. It is written even before the Macintosh was lau…
· 1 posts · started 17 Feb 2011 - 20:35 · last 17 Feb 2011 - 20:35
Hey guys, been a while.. I'm literally stumped. I CAN NOT get this DA G4 [dual 533] to boot OS 9 anymore.. It use to a year ago, but since then it's been runnin…
· 17 posts · started 12 Feb 2011 - 02:53 · last 17 Feb 2011 - 04:53
Well, after my recent bleating about trying to reign in my Mac hoarding ways, I went and done it again [)] ]'> Indigo iMac 450 slot loader DVD - $10 from…
· 33 posts · started 26 Aug 2008 - 17:12 · last 15 Feb 2011 - 16:24
Hey, I just received a 3GB HD to put in my TAM. Pulled the old drive, formatted new one with my MacBook, etc. Well, I put the TAM back together, plugged it into…
· 5 posts · started 13 Feb 2011 - 03:36 · last 14 Feb 2011 - 09:15
Hi gang, has anyone got a Kanga to post a pic of the MoBo or just peek inside to see if it has a Quad Flat Pack or a Ball Grid Array G3 Processor? QFP = Pins al…
· 6 posts · started 28 Jan 2011 - 17:17 · last 13 Feb 2011 - 02:37
Really just want one working 180, guess that's too hard to ask though. so I've got to make my own! DO have some questions now that I've got a pair of them first…
· 6 posts · started 10 Feb 2011 - 17:27 · last 12 Feb 2011 - 22:54
OK, before we moved to a new house (yeah, nothing good ever starts that way), my IIsi was last booted around 3 years ago. it has a 40MB Quantum ELS in it. Kinda…
· 5 posts · started 9 Feb 2011 - 21:43 · last 12 Feb 2011 - 18:04
I just scored something that i have NEVER seen before. at least me personally. I purchased and recieved a load of powerbook parts units off of ebay. for roughly…
· 22 posts · started 1 Feb 2011 - 18:41 · last 12 Feb 2011 - 03:27
Turns out one of the guys in my technical college class used to go to schools and take out old computers to send parts to recyclers. I brought in my LC 575 for …
· 6 posts · started 9 Feb 2011 - 19:52 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 23:00
This one for $15 and a couple of gallons of gas. It was untested, do to lack of a power supply. :lol: Its 266 MHz proc booted right into 9.0.4 off its 3.81 Gig …
· 2 posts · started 11 Feb 2011 - 05:36 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 14:21
Hi, I thought we could use this new thread to cover info about the PowerExpress 9700 prototype powermac and efforts to get them booting. Past information to get…
· 10 posts · started 28 Jan 2011 - 10:41 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 13:56
I had a Compaq D530 sitting around and gave it to a coworker. She brought her old one in so I took what I wanted out of it and will recycle the rest. 512MB RAM …
· 6 posts · started 10 Feb 2011 - 00:50 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 13:02
Hi, This story has both a good side and a bad side. My wife works at a local newspaper, and she told me that they were clearing out some old equipment from the …
· 4 posts · started 10 Feb 2011 - 11:56 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 08:00
I got one! YAY! HDD is dead, no battery, no rear door, screen has vignetting and only 4MB RAM... but it's got a clean case, no cracks and it boots off the flopp…
· 7 posts · started 2 Feb 2011 - 22:16 · last 10 Feb 2011 - 21:57
I have an Apple IIe with the following setup: 1Mhz 6502 CPU 64KB RAM Slot 5: Apple SCSI Card Slot 6: Apple Disk Controller Card Slot 5's SCSI card is hooked up …
· 7 posts · started 9 Feb 2011 - 04:31 · last 10 Feb 2011 - 15:53
I just read online that the PPC 740 (aka G3) is pin-compatible with the 603ev. Although i'm sure there more to it than just this, but couldn't a 603 be desolder…
· 26 posts · started 27 Jan 2011 - 19:40 · last 9 Feb 2011 - 08:42
Hey Everybody, Sorry for the inconvenience and delay recently, I don't know what it's doing at your houses, but recently the site has been a tiny bit slow for m…
· 1 posts · started 9 Feb 2011 - 07:58 · last 9 Feb 2011 - 07:58
Just got a Power Mac G# B&W from a small shop here in milwaukee. The specs are: PowerPC 750 @ 350mhz 586mb SDRAM 6GB HD DVD-Rom Zip 100 drive ATI Rage 1…
· 19 posts · started 18 Jan 2011 - 04:44 · last 8 Feb 2011 - 04:38
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· 12 posts · started 9 Aug 2010 - 17:55 · last 7 Feb 2011 - 01:53
So now that the SE/30 has been fitted with a replacement motherboard, it neither boots from a HDD (which in a former life booted, unless it has an OS which isn'…
· 22 posts · started 27 Dec 2010 - 23:16 · last 7 Feb 2011 - 00:45
Hi there, I got an SE/30 which behaves weird. On Power up I get the normal gong, black screen, no signs of drive activity on the internal HD, on an inserted boo…
· 12 posts · started 31 Jan 2011 - 18:06 · last 4 Feb 2011 - 03:02

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