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Another Freecycle find. That is two in about a week. It had Windows XP on it with 192mb of ram. I put Windows 98se on it instead and kept the 128mb simm leaving…
· 3 posts · started 14 Dec 2008 - 14:50 · last 14 Dec 2008 - 18:49
I have two mac minis, both are G4. When i plug one in, the fan just turns on. The other one does nothing when plugged in or when the power button is pressed. An…
· 14 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 03:14 · last 13 Dec 2008 - 16:19
I finally found some free time to rebuild my old IIci... The plan is to install A/UX 2.0 - something I've been putting off since around January of 2005. Unfortu…
· 6 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 03:14 · last 13 Dec 2008 - 11:43
I have the chance to grab three Tibook's that have busted screens from a friend who works for the local high school district. Is it worth getting them despite t…
· 11 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 18:01 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 18:16
I went to fix somebody's computer today (it's going to end up being an OS reinstall), and managed to get a Dell Latitude CPi laptop, along with a wireless netwo…
· 7 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 01:42 · last 11 Dec 2008 - 01:53
Okay, not mine, but I got to play with 'em [] ]'> The other day, a couple of HP boxes arrived at the office. Boxes seemed awfully big and heavy for 24" L…
· 8 posts · started 5 Dec 2008 - 04:08 · last 6 Dec 2008 - 08:09
So here;s my upgrade plans for the 9500: Processor - Sonnet Crescendo PCI 1GHz G4 upgrade Memory - 1.5 GB RAM, Interleaved Disk - 5-100 GB SATA Drive * OR Compa…
· 49 posts · started 8 Oct 2008 - 23:25 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 10:39
Hey all, Got this a bit over a week ago, but I finally got around to posting about it. I picked up an eMac that needs the capacitor repair for $10 at my univers…
· 4 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 16:10 · last 5 Dec 2008 - 02:42
So i bought this quadra 950 a few years back and it was working fine untill recently. now sometimes it gong and power on fine, but no video. other times it will…
· 9 posts · started 3 Dec 2008 - 20:23 · last 4 Dec 2008 - 17:05
Hey, I've got a Tibook with no screen. When I try to output via DVI to my screen, it works, however it still thinks there are 2 screens(the external and interna…
· 6 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 22:23 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 21:44
These forums are so great for help so here's a dilly of a pickle: I have a Pismo that I just got and initialized the HD and zeroed all data. I have a retail cop…
· 19 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 06:39 · last 3 Dec 2008 - 15:33
DayStar Digital PowerCache Card 33 MHz 68030 for Macintosh IIci This probably came riding along with one of the IIci's from the recycler over the past few month…
· 7 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 15:30 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 19:57
What began as a simple upgrade to a Radeon 7000 Mac Edition cost my 8500 its life. I installed the System7Today ATi Drivers. I opened up the 8500 and installed …
· 19 posts · started 29 Nov 2008 - 07:25 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 16:08
I acquired a Powerbook 1400cs today through an ad on Kijiji. Included manuals, system CD and the floppy drive unit, two power supplies and various disks. It's a…
· 5 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 05:25 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 10:07
Alrighty. So I'm presently working on contract to Intel, and have been able to 'play' (evaluate, test, troubleshoot,) systems based on the new "Intel® Core™ i7"…
· 11 posts · started 27 Nov 2008 - 03:02 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 08:21
Hey some of you may remember me putting a Western Digital HD in my quadra 650 a while back.. well now i think it may be busted but it is a strange issue. I boot…
· 2 posts · started 2 Dec 2008 - 00:06 · last 2 Dec 2008 - 02:28
I have been trying to get a G4/450 working. So far it has 1) Not recognized a hard disk or 2) When it sees that hard disk it locks hard when trying to partition…
· 4 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 03:21 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 22:15
Guys, I hope that one of you is happy right now! Living in Switzerland, I usually don't check ebay.com for conquests-to-be, as the shipping costs are really pro…
· 1 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 21:47 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 21:47
I got a free 733mhz Quicksilver with 1.5GB RAM and a Radeon 7500 from my buddy. Currently it is dual booting Leopard and Ubuntu. Seems like a nice little machin…
· 5 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 03:55 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 21:31
From ebay, without RAM or Hard Disk. Was 18$, seems to be in nice shape. Has no cache card, will that make it slow? Thanks! I plan on adding a lapis video card,…
· 3 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:50 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 20:35
Is it the same as quadra 800 RAM? Then I can take some out of my Q800 and use it in the IIci. If not, what type of ram is it?
· 8 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:53 · last 1 Dec 2008 - 08:14
It is a 10BaseT card, with BNC and RJ plugs. It is not a perfect rectangle, more like a parallelogram with only one side slanted. The best part? It was new and …
· 3 posts · started 30 Nov 2008 - 17:51 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 19:27
Which computer would be the better to use as a av machine. The 840av has a lot of built in features but the 950 can be upgraded by adding a Daystar Quad040 and …
· 14 posts · started 31 Aug 2008 - 17:11 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 04:58
I noticed that in some Macs, there is a long slot behind the last NUBUS slot. It is visible in a IIx (but not a II) a IIvx, and the IIci. Now I know that in a I…
· 4 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 21:02 · last 30 Nov 2008 - 04:28
I have a Power R video adapter that is for the Mac II and LC. I have a IIGS ROM 3 that is using an old color monitor IIe and was wondering if I can use this ada…
· 2 posts · started 28 Nov 2008 - 03:13 · last 28 Nov 2008 - 17:44
I got an apple IIGS ROM3, 2 apple IICs, color monitor IIC, apple scanner, origional software that came with the IIC all for $50 dollars. I had a guy give me a M…
· 2 posts · started 28 Nov 2008 - 04:20 · last 28 Nov 2008 - 04:32
If anyone can recall one of my recent liberations, 2x 700mhz eMac G4's, you will also remember that one of them runs beautifully. The other one does not. The di…
· 13 posts · started 3 Oct 2008 - 19:26 · last 27 Nov 2008 - 20:59
I collected a 1.4 GHz AMD Duron beige tower system today for free! I know, not a Mac...but whatever. The fun thing is that its got removable/hot swappable drive…
· 9 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 21:36 · last 27 Nov 2008 - 13:47
Hi guys, hopefully someone can help me out here. A friend of mine working on their Mac II in MacsBug, debugging the sound for a game they wrote, is noticing tha…
· 16 posts · started 13 Aug 2008 - 15:59 · last 25 Nov 2008 - 18:57
I've got a IIsi with a 12 Apple Monitor that is getting too dim to use and I've got an application which will run only on a 68k with 32-bit clean turned off. I …
· 6 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 20:21 · last 25 Nov 2008 - 14:38
I just returned home with a Mac Portable! A fellow who gave me some stuff via Freecycle some months ago remembered me and dropped an email my way offering it! I…
· 14 posts · started 22 Nov 2008 - 22:29 · last 25 Nov 2008 - 04:44
Among several recent acquisitions — another LW4/600 for spares, a 7100/80, a 21" Radius B&W Monitor, an SE, and a slot-loading G3 iMac/400 — a rather od…
· 15 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 04:00 · last 24 Nov 2008 - 15:46
Well I bought a 32mb Radeon 7000 to flash for my Power Macintosh 8500. I kept trying many different ROMs using many different methods. I got an error each time.…
· 5 posts · started 23 Nov 2008 - 04:56 · last 23 Nov 2008 - 18:27
My Quadra 840av dont boot from any SCSI-Devices at boot. When i boot the Mac OS 7.5 floppy, the apple drive setup tool say that the harddisk doesnt contain any …
· 6 posts · started 20 Oct 2008 - 13:24 · last 23 Nov 2008 - 12:50
Got off my local Craigslist: Powerbook 150, 4MB RAM, 500MB HD, System 7 Pro (7.1.1), AC Adapter, battery nearly dead 2 Apple IIc's with AC adapters AppleColor R…
· 1 posts · started 23 Nov 2008 - 06:05 · last 23 Nov 2008 - 06:05
I got a GeForce Ti 4200 with 128mb VRAM for $22.45, AGP.
· 10 posts · started 17 Nov 2008 - 04:06 · last 23 Nov 2008 - 05:43
Today I' facing a rather unusual Mac which I won within a non-eBay auction. The front housing of that Mac clearly identifies it as the 700th 512k Mac manufactur…
· 11 posts · started 19 Nov 2008 - 19:32 · last 22 Nov 2008 - 15:10
Picked up an "as is for parts" ibook. It had some moisture stains between the plastic and metal shielding on both top and bottom of the base. Condensation or ac…
· 6 posts · started 21 Nov 2008 - 00:25 · last 21 Nov 2008 - 06:03
For anyone near London, someone over on the vintage Mac forum of Lowend Mac has a pile of goodies that must be gone by Nov 23. Pickup only, but a bunch of syste…
· 1 posts · started 20 Nov 2008 - 04:03 · last 20 Nov 2008 - 04:03
I picked up a 3400 on eBay a week or two ago. It was sold w/o an ac adapter but w/ a charged battery. When it arrived, I played with it a bit, booting it up on …
· 16 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 21:49 · last 20 Nov 2008 - 01:52
Hi, As per my Conquests post, I've built up one "good" Lombard Powerbook G3 from two, which is specced as: - 333 @ 433Mhz (did this once before, and it's rock s…
· 5 posts · started 17 Nov 2008 - 22:45 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 05:23
Went to the tip shop this morning and had a bit of a look. One thing that caught my eye were two big ol' HDDs. Had a closer look, they were SCSI drives! Big hon…
· 4 posts · started 18 Nov 2008 - 06:11 · last 19 Nov 2008 - 02:34
I can get one on a local pickup. The ad says it is 500mhz but I think it may be 800mhz. 256mb ram and Windows XP. Working battery. They want $125. Is it worth t…
· 8 posts · started 16 Nov 2008 - 00:35 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 07:06
Hey Guys: In a move of nostalgia, I dusted off my old 233 Beige G3 MT (bought it at the old CompUSA Apple Store within a Store) and wanted to fire it up. Well, …
· 19 posts · started 6 Sep 2008 - 18:23 · last 18 Nov 2008 - 06:06
Specs in my signature; Today, my CPU cards arrived in the mail and they were the last parts I was waiting on in order to make my 9600 operational again. But I s…
· 29 posts · started 3 Nov 2008 - 21:05 · last 16 Nov 2008 - 06:20
Managed to get a replacement power board for my 2400 (thanks to a nameless soul on here who pointed me in the right direction ) All fitted, power applied and...…
· 5 posts · started 13 Nov 2008 - 12:17 · last 15 Nov 2008 - 17:09
Hallo everybody, I was adding new devices to my old Quadra 610 (with 7.5.1 installed). I connected a Quantum ST2.1S HD and after a little I was able to initiali…
· 10 posts · started 10 Nov 2008 - 22:41 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 11:01
Is this even possible? I have a powercurve 601 (with a G3 upgrade) sitting in my closet that I'm going to get running sometime. Could I add in a USB2 card and h…
· 46 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 13:58 · last 13 Nov 2008 - 00:54
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