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Hi, Does anyone know if the PSU in the HD20 is international? i.e. is it user (or automatically) switchable between 120/240V? Just wondering as its likely that …
Did anybody tried to mod the 110V Compact 128/512k Mac to get it work on 220V? I red somwhere that you just have to cut the jumper on the analog board. I tried …
Well, I ran out of room on my quadra 800s HD. Downladed 20 MP3s and it turnes full. Any sugestions on a good 1GB SCSI hard drive?
I come to you, needing help... I have a Mac IIsi that, up until a week ago worked like a charm, happily frolicking through meadows, hand in hand with System 7.5…
I can pick up a Pismo configured as: Powerbook G3 400MHz Pismo 768 MB RAM New 40GB 5400 RPM HDD DVD Rom Apple Power Adapter Powerbook G3 (Original Apple) batter…
I saw a box for this in the graphics class at school. I didn't really have a chance to look, because it was on a shelf under a bunch of books, but it was a gree…
alright, i was using my pismo last night, when i got the beachball. it didnt go away. so i restarted with the reset key combination. it came up with the folder/…
My g4 stated turning off about 10 seconds after the start button is pushed. You can hear the start up chime and and then in 5-7 seconds it shuts down. Have to h…
found this while browsing ebay. would make an excellent toy to start your newton experience if you've been looking to get one
I've recently picked up an Se/30. When I start it up it shows the happy mac icon and then freezes. If I restart it, it boots up normally. It always requires one…
I'm looking for something to test the RAM in my PowerMac 8600. At least one of the DIMMs is flaky, making the system unstable, but there are a lot of relatively…
Hey guys, I've been trying to locate a nice cheap source to buy up some batteries for a recent haul of 2x Mac Plus and 2x LC550, all of which have dead or half-…
Is it just me, or are power bricks for the Blackbirds extremely difficult to come by? My only adapter that I have for five 500-series machines decided that it d…
My baby, my beloved Classic II is starting to have some issues. It is making random noises. Every once in awhile, the speaker sounds like somebody's crossing it…
With the purchase of this curiosity, I feel that it may be time to re-think the whole eBay thing. This machine was advertised as a Duo 280. I figured cool, I do…
I have a collection of vintage compact macs, they are: * Mac Plus * Mac SE FDHD * Mac SE/30 * Mac 512k * Powermystic Color Classic * Takky Color Classic and I w…
Today, My powerbook 1400 screen died. Gigantic black blob all over the screen. I wont part it. I will let it rest in its box until it gets a new screen. So let …
Snagged a Q950 this morning for free, 90MB RAM, 3 HDs but the largest is only 1GB. The unit is in very good condition. Also snagged a Supermac GDM-1950 STD 9790…
So, I hooked up one of my IIgs' a couple hours ago and started playing with it. I poked around the Startup Disk a bit, made a backup copy, then went immediately…
I got a Q650 from Mr.680x0 and I'm so pleased. It has 102mb RAM, 9.1gb Cheetah, and a KDS monitor w/ an adaptor. It runs Debian and serves the beta of my site, …
Just checking, the 6100 DOS Card has a Socket 3 CPU connector that takes the Intel 486DX. I have an AMD variant here, same socket, a 486. Should it work or is t…
Picked up yesterday a (non-working so far) Amiga 4000/040 desktop with Warp Engine accelerator, Emplant Mac emulator card, 2 SCSI HDs, Mitsubishi DiamondScan mo…
Where is everyone going these days to get larger SCSI drives? I've got a WGS 6150 I'd like to resurrect but I'm having a hard time finding a 50-pin SCSI drive t…
I was preparing my old Quadra 610 to give away to a needy family, but things are not going so well. Does anyone remember what it means if right after the start-…
I installed itunes 2 on my performa 6200, but when I try to play an mp3 or any file even a CD, itunes crashes and quits... I have 48mb RAM, OS 9.1, 20gb HD. I k…
What is the max amount of RAM that can be addressed my Macs with so-called "Dirty ROMs" without using something like MODE32? I always thought that it was eight …
Saved it from being dumptered at the last AUSOM meeting, it's in GWO too, which is good. Pretty much a stock config. 28 megs of RAM though. Big question is, do …
Does anyone have a list of what LCDs will work on a IIgs? http://65816.com/iigs_on_42_westinghouse_lcd/ Both of these people seem to have them on LCDs. Does a s…
i got some stuff today. everything was free for price of shipping. -PM4400/200 -apple 166mhz PC compatibilty card -OEM W95 -apple stickers -registration card fo…
What is the most expensive Nubus card you have seen lately (current value not the sticker price). I think this must be it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?…
I saw it lying on a curb in Geneva and ended up carrying it halfway across the city, but I've liberated a Colour Classic, and it seems to be in near-new conditi…
Hi. Which iMac component (or subcomponent like transistors, resistors, etc.) needs to be replaced or repaired with iMacs that have these symptoms (have tried al…
Hi, I seem to have won a Quadra 840AV on eBay for $32, should turn up this week. It's in fair condition - missing optical drive bezel but appears to have a coup…
I posted this to the Vintage Macs e-mail list too, but I'm trying to find help wherever I can. This has really got me worried because if I need a new motherboar…
I read that a 6200 that runs at 75mhz can be overclocked to 80mhz easily......I'm just wondering, is the speedup worth the work of working with soldering stuff …
Hello, I have received this PowerMystic Color Classic: http://web.mac.com/mruben/iWeb/Site/PowerMystic.html , it powers on fine, I can hear the fans and the dri…
I dug my Mac II out of the basement to possibly put in my garage sale (*sniff sniff* it served me so well). The last time I started it up was about 6 years ago …
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It's a long story how I came to get this machine, but the end result is that I'm posting this from my 'new' 20" iMac G4 1.25gHz! Her previous owner had loved he…
As some of you know, after a few months of rest, i got my tray load iMac 333 back up and going in April, and its been trouble-free since then. However, one thin…
I pulled three IIsis out of storage that worked when I put them away over a year ago, and now two of them have dead power supplies. I was able to narrow the pro…
Post your Mac 68K Speedup tips here: 1) Load up on RAM. Max out. For some machines, mainly those using 30-pin simms finding 16MB 30-pin simms can be a challenge…
So I finally got the "Macintosh 128k", and software for it; Microsoft Word Program diskette (ver. 1.05). Microsoft Word Back Up diskette, PageMaker Back Up disk…
I've taken mine apart... Hoping to scavenge for bits [:O] ]'> The most.... It was a journey, an adventure, taking this machine apart. You have to move th…
Is it possible to make a AT or ATX PSU work with a LC2? Mine is dead and I suspect the PSU, but I don't want to spend a lot of money on getting a replacement an…
Hi, very new Mac user here. I just got a Performa 638. I was told it works. It doesnt have a VGA port that I can see. Cant find a manual on line that I can down…
A few years ago I knew all about these rare beasts but have forgotten most of it now (hopefully some of the resources I read before are still up somewhere). Any…
Greetings all, Having read about PRAM battery and capacitor leakage issues, I have just plucked up the courage to get my Mac II, IIx and IIfx machines down and …