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. . . I never thought this could possibly work, but I've found a caveat mentioned about it . . . . . . but, first of all: Props to MinerAl for being the first o…
As the supply of 50 pin SCSI HDDs dwindles, there has been a fair amount of focus on bridges to attach various more modern storage devices to the SCSI bus. Has …
Anyone know which version of RadiusWare works with System 6.0.3? Trying to egt my original Mono Pivot display (model 191) working with the FPD-90 Pivot II card …
Can someone help me understand what DiskCopy 4.2 is actually doing in my scenario? I have downloaded the System 2, MacPaint and MacWrite images from this site t…
Hey guys, got an Imation SuperDisk drive that I'm trying to get working on my G4 Digital Audio. It's not seen in System Profiler. I checked the model number, an…
25 compacts of varying configurations from stock 512k's through Plus, including several 512k's with SCSI and one with what I'll assume is an external display ad…
Anyone know what exactly this goes to? or what it does? Haven't tried it with anything yet, looks like maybe it controls Apple Video Player or something? It doe…
So after some fumbling around, I finally got my 15K RPM Fujitsu drive formatted. I used FWB HDT version 4. So now it's formatted... but I can't boot from it. St…
Ok got my 5300cs all done and good to go and bolted back together. Like a champ. Passive screen ghosting is a trip. So I had an extra couple of floppy drives fo…
and a 4 plusses (so far I've made one working one out of the 4.... think I'll end up with two total, if one of the last three has a working tube) unfortunately …
Snagged a bunch of System 7 software for $2 each: Now Utilities 3.0.2 Aladdin Spring Cleaning Shanghai II Dragon's Eye SuperMac Super Laser Spool And perhaps th…
Finally found one of these and the tower is in mint condition. A little dusty and hasn't been used since 2005. Came with its matching keyboard (Which by the way…
Veterans of the MLA know what I'm referring to when I mention an "ImageBanger". Never mind the thread title, which is a bad parody of a great TV show. In any ca…
ok, so far these vintage computers now have Internal 100mb SCSI Zip Drive in place of the hard drive: LC-III LC-II IIci Mac SE Also I have a Internal SCSI Zip D…
Hi! I was wondering how to program the serial port, either one, without using a driver? I've looked at the serial manager as much as I can, but I can only find …
Went to a government auction the other day. Ran by the dept. of corrections. Meaning all the work was done by inmates. You get free loading of your car/truck et…
Does anyone have every 68k model ever made by apple? (only on 68kmla members) Then, how much of that is new in box? Then we we should make a post, And get some …
In all truthfulness, I'm more of a software guy then a hardware guy. So, I need help with the maintenance for the 512kE. I want to give it a full overhaul (minu…
I have a 4MB flashcard I found in a Newton MP110 from a thrift-store. The compact flash card would NOT read on the Newton 110, but can be read by my eMate. Howe…
Oddly enough, I am kind of excited about this thing, as I have a sizable collection of Apple printers but none of the Imagewriters. And it works well with A/UX.…
Anyone have a copy of the Cute Cat extension? It seems to have been lost to obscurity. It was an extension that was similar to Boris on XWindows, it made it cut…
Where can I get hold of PDF editions of Inside Macintosh? I've tried the links at Apple's site, but they all seem to be broken. The particular volumes I'm after…
This was a long-project. I was contacted by a guy who had an business but was transferring it to his son. So he wanted to get rid of some old Mac-stuff as he ha…
The RadiusWare installer says my Quadra 950 isn't supported. I do a custom install and it'll install, but during boot it pops up an error saying my Macintosh is…
I've been reading a bunch of threads about using server drives in our old Macs, so I've been looking around . . . . . . If someone in the tech Support Brigade c…
In all my reading I don't remember anyone ever saying what "SE" stood for? Special Edition? Second Edition? Snow(white) Edition? Superior Energy? Strange Emissi…
Recently, my last Mac died (PowerBook 180). That left me without a working Mac for the first time since I purchased a IIci back in the 80's. Can I hear you say …
Keep this in mind when considering this project's unrealistic (at best) goal, & all these seemingly unrelated lines of research: The first G-3 IC Packag…
So I saw yesterday cray released a new super computer (I know, I am a sucker for cray. it just fascinates me along with super computers and mainframes in genera…
Hi Everyone, I've recently come across a rather interesting piece of hardware while cleaning out the school server room. I can't seem to find anyone who can tel…
I have an SE/30 running System 6, a Plus running System 6, a Classic II running System 7, and some other ethernet enabled Macs running System 8 to Lion. When I …
So for years I've been looking for a Workgroup Server 9650/350 they never come up for sale, I doubt there are many left. I finally found one locally (bought a l…
Hi guys, I've bugged some of you on IRC pending my account but figured I'd pick non-lurker's brains. And yes, I have Larry Pina's book on the way but I have no …
Just thought I'd post some shots here for those whom are interested { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "ligh…
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_NC Has anyone ever seen a prototype of this machine? I guess in 1997 they borrowed tech from this for the iMac, and never rel…
I found this thing in the ancient "Current Hacks" box . . . piccies coming up soon, meanwhile: SCM SwapBox At any rate, there seems to be a lot more information…
As the title says. I have permission from the wifey to set up a plus for my son to use on a desk *in the house!* 8-o The plus has 4MB RAM but I want to keep it …
Hello, I am now down to one Mac and it is non-functional. 8-o I live in Ottawa, Canada and would appreciate any suggestions on strategies to locate older Macs b…
Hi All! Any advice on how to fix a key that is stuck down on the Apple Keyboard II? Just got a Classic II in nice shape, the only flaw at this point is the stuc…
I can't find that much info about the AppleCD devices. When did Apple release them? What's the differences between the models? I know AppleCD SC was introduced …
Ok 3 months ago I got some parts of a 5300, a real basket case. Lots of parts but cables ripped and such. Well today in the mail for the price of shipping a guy…
So October 31st, some idiot decided they would be funny and stole my honda accord. In it was a 1.2Ghz 14" iBook G4. I also lost 2 iPods (Mini and Nano). While i…
Basically you remove 4 screws, grab the bottom and pull, Slides open and stops. If you want to pull the drawer completely out, you hold down the latch on the lo…
Hi 68K'ers! I'm sorting through my collection, which I haven't had time for in years. I'm looking at one particular machine, my PowerMac 7100/80. I acquired thi…
I just came across this archive of older publications, which includes multiple books on older OSX system software. Some of this is really very useful fare. Not …
The latest OSX drops AppleTalk-only LaserWriters from its list of supported printers. Fair enough, but these printers can actually still be used from one of the…
Found this nice Classic II system for $ 20. Can't say that i was ever really excited about getting a Classic, but considering this was a Classic II in good shap…
Hello, I have a PB180 that fails to do anything when the power button is pushed. As recently as 2 months ago, it powered up and booted just fine. Is there a "ch…
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