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So I pulled out my Quadra 950 earlier this week to get some info about it, and wanted to get it online. About a week later, here I am, typing on this forum. Scr…
· 11 posts · started 10 Feb 2008 - 03:05 · last 17 Feb 2008 - 16:23
Hi, I have a Power Mac 7100/66 hard drive and wish to use it with Power Mac 6100/66. But I am not sure if my Power Mac 7100/66 hard drive is compatible and will…
· 6 posts · started 10 Feb 2008 - 16:20 · last 11 Feb 2008 - 05:55
Hi guys, I was just wondering - has anyone been successful in getting a PDS Dos Card (such as the one that came with the PowerMac 6100/DOS) to work in a Quadra …
· 10 posts · started 8 Feb 2008 - 19:48 · last 9 Feb 2008 - 07:28
Subject: RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008 Retrocomputing enthusiasts the World over are cordially invited to participate in the 2008 RetroChallenge Winter War…
· 72 posts · started 6 Dec 2007 - 05:13 · last 7 Feb 2008 - 01:17
Anyone know where to find an older version of Final Draft that will run on a 68k machine, specifically a PowerBook Duo 280c? If not, are there any other scriptw…
· 1 posts · started 6 Feb 2008 - 09:49 · last 6 Feb 2008 - 09:49
just scored an 840AV mobo from ebay. what cases would it fit? and what kind of PSU do i need?
· 4 posts · started 3 Feb 2008 - 10:48 · last 5 Feb 2008 - 01:54
Is there a way to determine a computer's age within the month? I looked on my Centris's silvery plaque on its underside but there is no hint as to what month in…
· 6 posts · started 4 Feb 2008 - 11:59 · last 5 Feb 2008 - 01:21
Well, System 7.5 is driving me insane. it is less stable than a Styrofoam couch. Would 7.1.1 Pro be better for it? and will I be able to use Open Transport?
· 18 posts · started 24 Jan 2008 - 21:41 · last 3 Feb 2008 - 01:16
I bought a 320mb IBM SCSI HD. It has an apple logo on it and it is quiet. 1$ at the pawn shop. Much quieter than the monstrous 7200rpm 1gb Seagate HD in my quad…
· 5 posts · started 24 Jan 2008 - 21:45 · last 2 Feb 2008 - 11:39
I have an LC III. One of the capacitors looks like it fell off, solder pads and all, but as far as I can tell, the missing capacitor has no ill effects on the s…
· 13 posts · started 10 Aug 2007 - 04:50 · last 31 Jan 2008 - 22:43
My recently-acquired CC had a dead 80MB HDD. I transferred the 250MB HDD from an LC III acquired at the same time as the CC in order to get the cleaned-up (incl…
· 7 posts · started 18 Jan 2008 - 02:12 · last 30 Jan 2008 - 09:02
http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=40372#40372 Some European variant? It ships with a FULL Mac Plus keyboard!
· 17 posts · started 27 Jan 2008 - 21:14 · last 29 Jan 2008 - 22:12
Complete with cache daughterboard, wrist strap still sealed in the envelope, unused case badge, quad control software disk, a disk sealed in an envelope (what i…
· 5 posts · started 26 Jan 2008 - 04:10 · last 27 Jan 2008 - 04:26
Which naming style do you prefer? Reply here or there. Compare this implementation to this one. Would probably be good to standardize.
· 2 posts · started 18 Jan 2008 - 00:32 · last 20 Jan 2008 - 14:16
Snagged this one on eBay. $1.25 with free shipping. I used to have this game way back when in 1990 but gave it to someone when I got rid of my original IIe. I s…
· 1 posts · started 19 Jan 2008 - 22:14 · last 19 Jan 2008 - 22:14
Hey guys! I was poking around on Freecycle and came across an SE/30 20 minutes after it was posted. I called and got it right away... she was happy to have some…
· 5 posts · started 17 Jan 2008 - 19:40 · last 17 Jan 2008 - 21:32
I've been comparing my old DE-9 mice and have come up with a question. In particular I am comparing the following mice (all of which are made in the USA unless …
· 4 posts · started 16 Jan 2008 - 19:07 · last 17 Jan 2008 - 04:53
its hard to believe that there are virtually no decent midi sequencers for 68k macs does anyone have an early version of MTP or CUBASE? that will run on the mac…
· 15 posts · started 18 Jul 2007 - 13:24 · last 16 Jan 2008 - 04:37
ok so its not a real SE/30 computer that i'm operateing with, its an emulator. SoftMacXP to be excat. from what i've been able to dicern its the same I/O as far…
· 9 posts · started 14 Jan 2008 - 01:22 · last 15 Jan 2008 - 07:01
So, today makes one full week since I relocated to my new store. I'm now the Apple Solutions Consultant in the Albuquerque Best Buy store. My Apple Shop is righ…
· 7 posts · started 13 Jan 2008 - 23:48 · last 14 Jan 2008 - 04:44
http://www.icab.de/ Now up to version 4.0... and wow. It's a lot better. It's been completely rewritten in Cocoa and now supports tabbed browsing, plugin manage…
· 14 posts · started 1 Jan 2008 - 13:44 · last 11 Jan 2008 - 19:04
I might need to change my retro challenge... As you may or may not know, mine was to install Linux on my Classic II. Well, it's on there and booting reliably I …
· 22 posts · started 30 Jun 2007 - 01:31 · last 3 Jan 2008 - 20:15
So I have two non-booting Mac Pluses. One has no OS and the other has a vertical line going down the screen. What would be the cause of this, can I fix it? Than…
· 6 posts · started 31 Dec 2007 - 03:34 · last 31 Dec 2007 - 17:20
When using netscape 3, the system bombed stating the following: "Floating Point Coprosser not installed" But it has a full 040. Is my 68040 dieing? I never swap…
· 4 posts · started 29 Dec 2007 - 16:05 · last 29 Dec 2007 - 19:32
I saved all the files, the text, and I have a serial number for stargate. The stargate site has been taken down I put them all up on my Google Pages site. http:…
· 4 posts · started 24 Dec 2007 - 17:04 · last 24 Dec 2007 - 19:00
I stumbled across this which has me scratching my head ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/znalbone/202140828/ Is that some kind of unique Kensington System Saver …
· 4 posts · started 21 Dec 2007 - 21:55 · last 23 Dec 2007 - 01:04
Mine is the mac plus! it´s the one i used first, and it´s definately the one that was really powerful for its time. Besides it was the longest mac to be in the …
· 36 posts · started 3 Dec 2007 - 13:11 · last 20 Dec 2007 - 13:29
I kinda like this rankless thing. Was there a specific reason it was dropped? It has been a long time since I was a member.
· 6 posts · started 19 Dec 2007 - 18:26 · last 19 Dec 2007 - 21:38
For those who normally don't read the Apple II forums. http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=34138#34138
· 1 posts · started 19 Dec 2007 - 01:07 · last 19 Dec 2007 - 01:07
Hi guys, I've finally started playing with the SCSI-to-IDE adapter that I picked up from Trag. I've got it installed in an old external case, along with a 30gb …
· 4 posts · started 14 Dec 2007 - 15:39 · last 15 Dec 2007 - 17:42
Now that most Macs have a decent profile in the wiki, we're looking to expand to other Mac-related hardware. If you have information about peripherals, expansio…
· 2 posts · started 11 Dec 2007 - 15:24 · last 11 Dec 2007 - 19:29
I've got a 6100av and while it's pretty cool - the big drawback is that using the TV as an external monitor is limited to 256 colors. What are the most realisti…
· 6 posts · started 8 Dec 2007 - 01:53 · last 10 Dec 2007 - 14:23
I just brought my old band's web server back online tonight. It's been decommissioned for around two years just collecting dust, but it's back up now. It's a Qu…
· 3 posts · started 8 Dec 2007 - 08:42 · last 9 Dec 2007 - 13:06
I don’t get it – is it a 33mhz or a 66? And if it’s a 66, doesn’t that make it the fastest 68k machine? http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/stats/ma…
· 5 posts · started 5 Dec 2007 - 22:41 · last 6 Dec 2007 - 04:39
I got a Powerbook Duo 270c and 280. With a Duo Mini Doc, And a floppy drive with lots of software. For the cost of shipping ($13.00). They are in great conditio…
· 1 posts · started 5 Dec 2007 - 01:54 · last 5 Dec 2007 - 01:54
Hi! I remember playing tons of great games on my old Mac SE and, later, my Centris 610. What are some good sources today (online or mail-order) for finding game…
· 14 posts · started 11 Aug 2007 - 06:23 · last 3 Dec 2007 - 22:33
Whew! This has been quite a week for my Retro Mac hobby - first I get that in-desperate-need-of-TLC Mac SE/30, and now this! I met a gentleman named Bill a whil…
· 8 posts · started 30 Nov 2007 - 21:08 · last 2 Dec 2007 - 02:09
Is it safe to have it on carpet? It seems to block the air intake. Should I put it on a table?
· 7 posts · started 26 Nov 2007 - 22:02 · last 29 Nov 2007 - 23:01
Right, it's not the most amazing conquest of all, but well it took ages to get here from the US!! I've been trying GEOS on my apple IIe and using my mac plus mo…
· 3 posts · started 27 Nov 2007 - 14:48 · last 27 Nov 2007 - 20:54
doodie - kinda aint been around much so i thought i would see who had been busy since i was mostly not here. on the member list page you cant sort by number of …
· 10 posts · started 25 Nov 2007 - 21:18 · last 27 Nov 2007 - 00:06
I've had this sitting around since 2003, when a friend dumped a bunch of stuff on me. There are tons of disks and scary looking Bible-sized manuals with this on…
· 7 posts · started 18 Nov 2007 - 07:20 · last 25 Nov 2007 - 01:05
Local craigslist post offered a "pile" of old Apple computers. The list included a Color Classic, a IIe and a IIgs so I figure it's worth a look. Not only is th…
· 9 posts · started 20 Nov 2007 - 07:36 · last 21 Nov 2007 - 05:13
A fellow mac collector invited me over to view his collection. Anyway, he had two video cards he wanted to trade. A radius lc video card for the color pivot mon…
· 8 posts · started 18 Nov 2007 - 06:26 · last 19 Nov 2007 - 23:46
I haven't posted here in some time, was unable to log in so I started a new account (with my old username). Were all accounts reset at some point in the past? O…
· 7 posts · started 14 Nov 2007 - 04:56 · last 19 Nov 2007 - 19:35

Source PPCMLA

An 8 kilobyte text file on an HFS+ drive shows up as roughly 30MB on a 1TB HFS drive (Mac OS Standard). That's what I get anyway. Large file sizes aren't too gr…
· 4 posts · started 5 Dec 2007 - 23:16 · last 1 Jan 2008 - 17:00
Someone was giving away a fat PS3, in peices, in a box, on CL a while back, and I snagged it. I just got around to putting it back together and unfortunately I …
· 3 posts · started 30 Nov 2007 - 00:55 · last 30 Nov 2007 - 10:26
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