I was doing some reading of the first MacUser issues, and came across an oddity: an article on the new Font/DA Mover with an accompanying illustration that show…
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Got my hands on a AMP. It is a based on the Mac PM 8100/100 motherboard, with a custom enclosure. It has a nubus extension board to give 6 nubus slots. The AMP …
Have a look at what I just won on eBay: Link Although I've been using Macs since 1993, I have actually never had a chance to play with a Newton based device bef…
For those who use IRC on your Mac, what do you use the majority of the time? My preference is Colloquy that see's daily use.
Picked up an Xserve for $100. It's a dual 1.33 G4 with 2GB Ram, 180GB HD. I stuck a 4 port USB PCI in and a usb griffin iMic (xserve has no sound). This thing i…
I just managed to get Youtube working in Flash 7! This only works on videos with 360p I think, and it doesn't sync very well, but that could be my hardware. But…
I recently acquired a nice external SCSI drive - an NEC Multispin 3xe cassette-loading CD drive. My problem is that no Mac I have will mount any disc in the dri…
My dad noticed this in an attic he was cleaning out at his old workplace. He called me and asked if it was worth anything to me, of course I said yes so he grab…
I *think* the connector on the back is called DV-14, but I'll be damned to know where to get one. Anybody know?
Went to the local flea market today, had been going quite often, and there is this 16 year old that does computer repair to fund his robot experiments.. Sitting…
A coworker recently gave me an old Dell P4 desktop that he was going to recycle. It came with an nVidia GeForce2 MX AGP card. I'm considering the idea of trying…
Don't worry, Classilla users, I may be working on TenFourFox also but I haven't forgotten about you! Classilla 9.2.2 is released, after much delay. As previousl…
For so long... SO long have I wanted a Power Mac G3 MiniTower. Only this one came with a New World companion, and a few extras to boot. Power Macintosh G3 MiniT…
Heylo, I can't connect to the gopher:// system under iCab 2.9.9 on my SE/30, does anybody else here know of websites that are primarily text based for easy view…
Got this on eBay last week for just $5 shipped. Original box included. I've wanted one for quite some time. I prefer the iPrint over the AsanteTalk for a few re…
Just got done finishing up the last bit of work on my SE/30, and did the floppy drive a favor by: 1) Degreaser on Q-tips, very carefully cleaning only the areas…
Anybody remember the game Bolo? I remember playing it on the first SE/30 we had back in...'95? I was thinking once I get my current SE/30 fired up, we can reliv…
The perennial problem of retrocomputing seems to be: more machines than space to have a fully functioning setup, available for immediate use. Because if they ar…
I installed TIGER on my iMac ( 500MHz ) and what a mistake because it is slower then slow when running in Tiger, especially web browsing xx( . How do i remove T…
I finally found the Missing machine for my compact mac collection.. Been hunting and hunting for a while.. and found one. Im just waiting for it to arrive. I sc…
xx( I went to startup my Duo 2300c today and had an unsettling surprise. There is no visual at all(or sometimes a brief white screen). I get the startup chime, …
Skirting about on ebay and stumbled on this: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380307255677&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I recko…
Heys theres, Is there a way to get my SE/30 online with my Ethermac PDS RJ45 card, a cross-over cable (regular CAT 5e also available), and sharing the connectio…
So, after getting sad after the LCD broke on my last pismo, I caught the itch to aquire another one. This is actually my 3rd, they are just too nice machines to…
I got a bit of a dilemma for old hardware drivers atm for a couple of machines. Il start with the Sonnet G3 upgrade. I currently have it installed in my 6100/66…
I got an Imac G5 (Which I am using for this post) off Craigslist for $250. It came with the original cables, keyboard and mouse. Here are the Specs: Imac G5 Run…
Today my LW300 died or so it seems...I took it apart to replace the fuses on the power board and noticed the fuses looked fine. The capacitors all looked great …
I got a box of almost two dozen batteries in it and so far it's yielded two good Mainstreet batteries. I'm trying to get a few batteries for my Lombard and Pism…
Will this RAM stick work with a Mac SE 30? 1MB 30-pin 80ns 2-chip Non-Parity SIMM (p/n AFJ) http://www.memoryx.net/afj.html
I just got a 300MHz B&W G3 Power Mac that my recycler friend pulled from a Catholic School. I was thinking of using it for low-end digital art after upg…
Hi all, Just wondered if any of you have had any more success running Copland D7E1 (the earlier of the two available builds of it) than I have - am just curious…
Well, sort of. It's a Quadra 700 styled case for a Mac Mini (see #2 on the page referenced). Click on the last word highlighted and you get some photos, with Ja…
I tried firing up a Centris 610 for the first time in two years. It sounded like it was starting up okay, but I got no video. (I tested the monitor on a differe…
Well thanks to a buddy he picked up a load for me about 50 miles away and dropped it off on his way back. So this is what I ended up with Mac II Mac IIx Mac IIc…
Did anyone ever make a cache card compatible with the Centris 610? Mine is upgraded with a full '040 and runs A/UX. I'd imagine a cache card of any sort would r…
. . . this is what happens when two MAJOR LEAGUE companies, invest baucoups development capital in partnership with a MINOR LEAGUE company like Apple. { "lightb…
I got a Mac II, no floppy drive, I got a perfectly good working 1.44mb drive sitting here, The II doesnt have the upgraded ROMS, will it hurt to put the 1.44 dr…
Well I finally had time to fire up my Mac IIci Today that I got from the electronics recycling yard. Booted to SSW 7.5.3 12MB RAM 400MB Hard Drive Now i gotta f…
Just got the cable to my Super Serial Card II that I got a few days ago (it goes from the card to the back of the Apple IIe) can you say transferring a disk to/…
Yes, I swore off picking up anything but obscure Macs (like EDs) last spring, but I found this haul on Craigslist and had to check it out, mostly because I want…
I was entertaining the thought of experimenting on a 2400c, and the only thing stopping me is the fact that I can't figure out how the clock frequency of the mi…
I am having some difficulties with my Powermac 6100. It does the what the below says, and then it does nothing more. It chimes, but goes no further. No video ou…
Based entirely on keyboard quality and nothing else, what one was better? I know people rave about the keyboard on the 1400, but I've heard the Wallstreet was g…
Hey there guys. I'm just wondering if anyone with physical access to a Newton MessagePad 2x00 or Newton eMate 300 and a pair of vernier calipers can help me her…
Any ideas on this one. The Mac IIci I got, didnt want to boot just gave the chimes of doom, pulled the cache card booted right up. Does this in 2 different IIci…
Just bought my Second Compact Mac its a Macintosh SE/30 it has a 92mb HDD and 9mb ram and runs System 7.1
I pulled this card from a a 9500 obviously enough (the 9500's case is hideous. I have no need for such an awful system) and have a few questions. For starters I…
I recently found a good deal on a B&W Power Mac. The problem is that it's a Rev A. I know that these had some serious problems with the IDE bus for the …