Well I finally won a PB170 on ebay (my first 68K notebook) and I have a few questions. The unit is pictured looking mint, but the seller says it will not power …
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So I have a 180 that I ahve been fighting with to get an OS working on it. I first tried 6.0.4 (long shot but worth a try) and that didn't work. Neither did 7.1…
I parted ways with $100 for a PowerBook 180 that came in the mail Saturday. I know it sounds like a lot for an old PowerBook but I wanted the 180b specifically …
My 7500 originally came with a G3 card. I swapped it out with a 604 so I could play about with some old systems that didn't like the G3, but now I'm done with t…
I was hoping to gain some feedback from people that are familiar with this issue. I have been experimenting with various CF cards in my SCSI-IDE-CF adapter. I a…
At work i found a huge stack of BC-01 cartididges for my style writer, I'm save until 2050! Still need to ask my boss If I can take them all. I also when to the…
I'm thinking nostaglic and am considering a ADB trackball for my SE/30. It'll let me try out the concept and if I like it, check something out for the Mini. Thi…
Hi, I have an unusual question for the forum. I hope that I have posted this in the proper area. I have recently re-setup my old PowerMac 8100 and have loaded S…
Yet another conquest: Macintosh Classic : Not so yellowed but has an hole in the side (!), original keyboard, mouse, System 7 discs, original Macintosh/System 7…
I stumbled upon a Tribestar Localtalk to Ethernet bridge (supports Mac IP and everything.) It's just the main box, though. I still have to find an AC adapter fo…
I got myself an iMac G3 500 MHz 256MB RAM for 99 cents (AUD) from eBay. (eBay lot link, screenshot) A bit dusty, but for just 99 cents, I shouldn't complain. { …
http://homepage.mac.com/kuratate0/6100/index.html { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The …
http://www.macworld.com/article/19425/2001/10/mce.html Does anyone have one of these? Is it possible to get hardware assisted DVD playback with MCE's card under…
The highend G5 towers mostly had liquid cooling systems that are said to be prone to failure, though I also read that the Quad G5's liquid cooling is better tha…
I tested out one of the 128k boards in my collection for the first time today: Unfortunately, I get a Sad Mac Error Code 040200 at cold boot: I never tested thi…
https://groups.google.com/group/lemswap/browse_thread/thread/fccff19604014e8b?hl=en# "30.00 for entire collection plus shipping. Payment accepted via US Postal …
I bought an old issue of Macworld last week, which arrived today. This particular magazine is a September 1992 issue and features commentary about the digital d…
Thanks to the Xmas Wishlist swap thread, just yesterday I received my one and only 68k wish: a Mac Plus to work on. User aubrick reported that the Plus appeared…
Hey guys :beige: I wanna start developping on early Macintoshes but I'm having some troubles finding Pascal tools like Think Pascal 2.0 or MacPascal xx( Does an…
There has been much discussion about ways to get CompactFlash cards onto SCSI busses. Some machines can take a full height 3.5" drive or another option is putti…
Hi all, I've got a couple of IIsi's -- case and mobo, but no disks or PSU. After washing, the MoBos work great (I used a Quadra 700 PSU on the bench) and I have…
I was reading up on overclocking my LC III (using this guide here), and was wondering if it's worth it to do this modification to it. I'm thinking about install…
I know now that my Mac 128k has either a bad connection between the deflection yoke cable and the motherboard or at worst the deflection yoke cable is shot. The…
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Macintosh-512K-computer-mouse-drive-and-case_W0QQitemZ190334943506QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c50d8c112&_t…
Some recent conquests; Powerbook Duo 250, powersupply, minidock, Apple external 3.5" disk drive, SCSI-targetmode cable -Has 12Mb RAM and 200Mb HD, System 7.5.5 …
Found this just perusing the web. Awesome deal. It's still in the box. Never used, bought as a spare. Picking it up next week.
Got today from a colleque an beat-up iBook 12" 1.2Ghz who was about to thow it away! The machine is bit scratcy but just fine display, has no powersupply, has n…
Today I was disassembling a newly acquired SE/30 to dust the insides and whatnot. The only thing I actually took out of the unit itself was the motherboard. Aft…
Anybody have a copy of this? Trying to rebuild my old Mac IIci. The file on Macdrivermuseum.net is broken: http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/accel/carrera040_1.8.s…
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?29001-Mac-prototype-I-just-acquired-today Unfortunately it's not mine, but some really, really lucky blok…
it's been while since the last time i used this old Mac. A few days ago i tried to power it on to take some pictures and surprised to see my screen like this an…
Having just come into possession of a PowerBook G3 Pismo (500MHz,) I've been getting things all up and running and tweaked to my preferences as much as is possi…
Since it was Macintosh's 28th birthday yesterday, it got me thinking about the Compact Mac line. I stumbled upon this project by Roberto Barrios, where he place…
I just picked up an LCD Studio Display (blue translucent) from the local thrift store. It's pretty dusty, and I have yet to fire it up... A quick search led me …
Was just wondering if it would be possible to make one out of cathodes or LED strips running up & down the keyboard? It's just I use my TiBook a lot at …
Sure has been a while since I posted anything. Everything's been pretty great so far... Until this morning when I tried powering on my LC 580. It won't turn on …
Anyone using Presto 040 80/40 -card on IICi ? Comments on this? Any real-life difference using one, seems to be scare to found thesedays. I really like the IICi…
This question is mostly for bbraun, but I'm posting here in case others have help suggestions too. A couple months back in the "Another IIci ROM hack" thread, b…
Ok so I know there's a fair amount of info on the net and on 68kmla regarding decoding the Sad Mac error codes however, I'm stuck... I've a Mac 512k here which …
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First time I seen a set of these on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-BRAND-NEW-Apple-Workgroup-Server-95-Accessory-Kit-/150739856751 Anybody going to …
So earlier I'm driving down the road, and I see something blue laying in a ditch. I drive by and then realize, HEY! Wait a minute.... that's an iMac! So I back …
I found MacSoft Shadow Warrior at a local thrift store for $1.99. Now to get my G4 set up again to actually run the thing...
. . . just wondering if this newest Bat$#!^CrazyNotion™ is impossible or merely as Highly Improbable & WILDLY IMPRACTICAL as most of my hunches. :?: I c…
. . . I just can't win! { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot b…
For those that having been reading my posts on the forum, I'm now a little bit closer to scaling to the peak of Ultimate SE/30! Now, that I've solved, with the …
I've had this unit in storage for about a year now (it was part of a free conquest, which involved various Mac software, and a bodacious amount of SCSI adapters…
Hi, It's been a while since I visited here, but it's good to be back. A recent rescue: I just saved a Color Classic from someone who was about to bring it to th…
Got it for free at my workplace. Had a bad LCD, but another was "borrowed" from an identical machine lying around that wouldn't power up and seemed to have a ba…
PostScript style, that is. Finally got a PostScript SIMM for my Color LaserJet 5. I now have an Apple Talk and IP capable color laser printer that I can print t…