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I've been thinking about getting a native printer to go with my 128K Mac. Looking on eBay I see the Imagewriter and Imagewriter II are practically worthless, wi…
· 21 posts · started 29 Apr 2010 - 02:48 · last 26 Aug 2012 - 11:14
Something has to be said about the Wallstreet's line of devices, at least the second iteration. I scored a nice one for next to nothing last year and have given…
· 3 posts · started 22 Aug 2012 - 14:34 · last 23 Aug 2012 - 01:36
Yesterday, i collected some free stuff, a set of 3 external hard disks. One of them is a Quantum Passport XL, the funny thing about it is that is removable The …
· 3 posts · started 18 Jul 2012 - 20:47 · last 18 Aug 2012 - 18:25
Pretty funny ad. I love the clip of analogue manager George Crow who chooses to clear his voice just after he says "it had to be very reliable because we didn't…
· 3 posts · started 10 Aug 2012 - 16:51 · last 10 Aug 2012 - 20:50
I need to remove the key caps on my Apple II plus I've searched here and couldn't find out how to remove just the key caps and do so without breaking anything
· 5 posts · started 5 Aug 2012 - 00:32 · last 9 Aug 2012 - 23:50
I was just offered 1,000 brand new 5.25 memorex disks but they are 2shd I know HD and DD has issues on the 3.5 disk. But anyone use he DSHD disks on Apple II se…
· 9 posts · started 4 Aug 2012 - 03:31 · last 4 Aug 2012 - 20:33
Nice colorful iMac 128K (easy folks, the damage has been done, just enjoy it). I'm guessing this thing at one point had a painted blue mouse. Maybe even a green…
· 2 posts · started 3 Aug 2012 - 17:23 · last 3 Aug 2012 - 18:20
This thing is pretty neat. It could be good for a numeric keypad game. Right now it's hooked up to my Classic drawing stupid pictures in paint. There is another…
· 5 posts · started 26 Jul 2012 - 23:10 · last 29 Jul 2012 - 03:49
Well, I have been in the process of making disk images of all my floppies. System 7 decided to destroy my disk 1 of Mathematica 1.0 D: So, I tried using Disk Fi…
· 11 posts · started 16 Jul 2012 - 02:44 · last 19 Jul 2012 - 23:20
So it wasn't until 2005 until I ventured into the Wonderful World of Apple when I got my iPod Shuffle 1st gen (still have it too!). That greatly expanded when m…
· 3 posts · started 14 Jul 2012 - 00:20 · last 15 Jul 2012 - 17:43
I was on Craigslist looking for Macs to add to my collection and came across an eMac for sale! The original specs where on the label on the bottom of the CD dri…
· 4 posts · started 15 Jul 2012 - 00:22 · last 15 Jul 2012 - 04:57
Purchased from a fellow collector. This is a 6502-based system with an LED display and a printer (both 20-column), essentially an upgraded KIM-1. This unit has …
· 1 posts · started 13 Jul 2012 - 17:50 · last 13 Jul 2012 - 17:50
I am surprised that I hadn't known of these until now. I have a few PCI serial cards which have their ranges of usefulness. But RS422 and SCSI seem like a great…
· 1 posts · started 9 Jul 2012 - 06:05 · last 9 Jul 2012 - 06:05
I have a few compact macs, but I saw a dual floppy SE on eBay and without too much thought, bid the .99 it was started at. Shipping added quite a bit more, but …
· 5 posts · started 24 Jun 2012 - 05:51 · last 2 Jul 2012 - 19:53
Although often discussed, I have been tracking 128K units sold on eBay for over 2 years now and lately I am noticing a disturbing rise in prices and am at a los…
· 62 posts · started 7 May 2010 - 17:55 · last 28 Jun 2012 - 09:50
Does anyone have experience with/recommendations for barcode scanners that work with Mac OS?
· 5 posts · started 19 Jun 2012 - 18:20 · last 22 Jun 2012 - 08:04
I have an Apple Extended Keyboard which I picked up from a junk heap a little while ago. It's yellowed and probably a tad gunky inside. I found what seems like …
· 3 posts · started 19 Jun 2012 - 01:33 · last 19 Jun 2012 - 15:53
So it's not so much conquest as "repossession" 8) I had totally forgotten I had these. - A boxed Newer Technology MacClip, which I bought in a liquidation sale …
· 5 posts · started 10 Jun 2012 - 00:03 · last 12 Jun 2012 - 02:44
In one of my earlier conquests, I received a couple of Apple IIes, one with a bunch of cards. I have been trying to gather info on some of these, but I still ne…
· 2 posts · started 8 Jun 2012 - 00:12 · last 8 Jun 2012 - 04:03
Not sure where to put this but I will try here: I have come across a troublesome LC575. The machine will start up by pressing the power on button on the keyboar…
· 11 posts · started 1 Jun 2012 - 16:13 · last 4 Jun 2012 - 06:19
I just scored a printer :beige: I usually don't look at those, never print really... but this morning i spotted a Style Writer 2200 in a nice bag including PSU …
· 5 posts · started 3 Jun 2012 - 14:39 · last 3 Jun 2012 - 18:06
After a year of hard work, some fluke chances and a lot of patience, I finally have a dream Macintosh II system assembled. The reason I call it Absolutely Apple…
· 36 posts · started 12 Apr 2012 - 23:49 · last 1 Jun 2012 - 17:25
I just won this mouse on ebay. Does anyone have any experience with using this? Does it use a standard ni-cad rechargeable triple-A battery? I know it has two a…
· 2 posts · started 12 May 2012 - 17:02 · last 25 May 2012 - 03:28
Hey all, I just purchased a Visioneer PaperPort Vx off of ebay for super cheap. It comes with the AC adapter and a serial cable. (RS232) I've got all the driver…
· 8 posts · started 17 May 2012 - 06:00 · last 23 May 2012 - 22:19
Lucky this week, I have scored tonight: A blue and White Powermac G3 { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lig…
· 10 posts · started 16 May 2012 - 20:42 · last 20 May 2012 - 19:11
I've been putting together a small collection of Classic Macs and peripherals, and one of the small irritants that I always run into is missing rubber feet. For…
· 5 posts · started 10 May 2012 - 16:33 · last 11 May 2012 - 04:23
I bought a System Saver for my 128k, because God blessed me with some extra funds and I am wondering when it gets here what I should do about my intended usage …
· 3 posts · started 8 May 2012 - 12:49 · last 8 May 2012 - 16:21
... with a single floppy Mac. This is one of the best video sequences I have seen of a Mac 128k/ 512k in actual use. All that swapping of disks would, I think, …
· 19 posts · started 24 Jun 2009 - 22:08 · last 7 May 2012 - 02:54
. . . don't get me wrong, I still prefer full travel clickey keys with sculpted caps and tiered rows . . . . . . bu t I finally gave in and went to pick up the …
· 8 posts · started 6 Apr 2012 - 06:14 · last 27 Apr 2012 - 18:45
This long weekend gone I managed to get myself the following: Blueberry 350MHz iMac - working Blueberry 400MHz iMac - not working Snow 500MHz iMac - untested Fl…
· 10 posts · started 10 Apr 2012 - 02:05 · last 18 Apr 2012 - 22:29
I have found an old Parallel Port Zip drive. I have read somewhere that these used to actually be SCSI but with a parallel converter. Could it be used as an ext…
· 4 posts · started 8 Apr 2012 - 15:52 · last 8 Apr 2012 - 21:24
I got a Classic last week. Turns out I have another one coming my way next week!!! This one has 2MB RAM and no hard drive (I do have one I can stick in there). …
· 6 posts · started 24 Mar 2012 - 20:08 · last 2 Apr 2012 - 19:19
First external config experimentation: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested c…
· 5 posts · started 31 Mar 2012 - 07:16 · last 1 Apr 2012 - 01:07
OK - this is going to sound entirely absurd. But. I need a 3.5" drive for my IIgs. I have an SE with two 3.5" 800k mechanisms. I read on an eBay listing that so…
· 11 posts · started 28 Mar 2012 - 19:05 · last 31 Mar 2012 - 22:20

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· 4 posts · started 8 Jul 2014 - 17:19 · last 6 Aug 2012 - 02:28
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