Hi, According to Scott Baret's CRT Guide, the two aren't interchangeable. However, he doesn't seem to go into a great amount of detail, other than there are two…
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Picked this original Macintosh bag for free tonight locally. The owner had bought it from USA back in 1985. Did not mention if also bought 128k or 512k. He used…
I just plugged one of my several LCIII PowerCache Adapters into an LCIII for the very first time, but there's no PowerCache in the collection . . . . . . so rig…
I know there's a ton of threads about CompactFlash, but here's yet another. Who's actually put together a long chain of adaptors to put CompactFlash in their 68…
These were given to me by a friend and 68kmla-user julehti last week. These include some nice original SE/30 manuals (if i remember correctly, he bought an SE/3…
i won this on ebay for .01 cents, He said this is for quadra, but i would assume it would work with many mac's with a mic port, does this thing have some value,…
i just got this in the mail today, this is my first LC-III maybe these mods are normal?
Is it possible to use this graphic card for a second monitor in System 7.6? For a dual monitor setup... The sources I've found state that it supports System 7.0…
I've been running the Basilisk II Macintosh emulator for a while now. It seems, however, to return an error message from time to time. If I set the emulated mac…
. . . or so I would hope, it can't get any worse than the way they shipped these things. I'm hoping that configuring the airflow as originally conceived by the …
Hey, everybody. While I'm in the process of repairing an SE/30 logic board (SCSI failure), I figure now or never would be a good time to post here for reference…
If it's genuine and the backstory is true, this one is my coolest conquest in years. Well, I have to confess I haven't conquered that much lately… I bought that…
So I'm close to having my second most favoured Mac back; a Powerbook 5300c I used all through high school, only to have the screen shatter! Well Beachycove was …
So with a load of macs I got last month or so I got 5 accelerators for macs and have 4 identified I think. So I'll describe them maybe you can shed some light a…
Hey, my first post! So, I was wandering about my local thrift, and in the "collectables" section I see what looks like an older mac laptop in pretty good condit…
I have been thinking for a while about the various versions of the Macintosh OS that came on machines such as, for example, the Performas. Remember 7.1P? That's…
So I have an SE/30. It's FD is dirty and I want to upgrade its RAM. BUT whoever had it last was a real idiot not to replace the screws, instead gluing it back t…
Behold! Apple Macintosh 160SC Just got it home a bit ago. I don't care if all the insides don't work, I can fix it all. When I saw it on the shelf I thought it …
Greetings. I'm attempting to put a 2GB SSD into my Classic II. (Evil plans were posted in another thread here.) I've initialized and cloned the drive via my Wal…
I have an Artmix AztecMonster SCSI to CF adapter, and having some issues with data/disk stability. I was hoping to be able to use the CF cards to be able to con…
I just got my PM2 2.5 in today, and I'm looking to install on my 'new' PB180 this weekend. There is talk about a special version of the Disk Formatter- but I ha…
I was just wondering are there any decent, easy to use music composers that will run on a Mac Classic without and add-ons? And if not, what's the best/most easi…
My Dad was going through some stuff and found a bunch of 800K floppies. He figured I could use them and tossed them in the mail. I just got them today. I opened…
Hi All, Around a year ago I got into vintage computers when I came across an old Amiga 500. This sort of set me off and I have since got an Amiga 1200 and a Com…
Yesterday i got 6 strips of 60ns Ram, 32 MB each and 4 SCSI-disks with 2 GB each. Also one 68-pin 4 GB SCSI-disk, wich came with an adapter for 50-pin SCSI. In …
I compiled builds of Mini vMac 3.3.2 alpha for PPC/OSX, PPC/OS9 and Windows 32. This package includes: 128k 512Ke Plus 1M Plus 2M Plus 4M Classic 1M Classic 2M …
Is there such a thing, for the original LC PDS? Just curious. The only LC PDS cards I know of are video, sound, Ethernet, Apple II, and accelerators, but a DOS …
Hi folks, Lately I was thinking about upgrading my Powerbook's RAM. Since the RAM in old 68k and PPC powerbooks is proprietary, and finding a "chiped up" RAM mo…
I want to max out the ram to 128mb for the quadra 605 I just purchased. What kind of ram do I need and where can I get it? Also I am having the hardest time loc…
Hi all, I have a SCSI multi-card reader that I originally bought to use with an Emax sampler. That never happened, so I thought I'd try to get it running with m…
. . . just how critical is the cable's length in terms of the Video Display and possible signal timing errors? Would adding an extension to the SE/30's A/B Cabl…
I'm curious about how memory mapping works on the Macintosh. On reset, the 68k loads from $000000, so the ROM must be there in some way when the machine boots. …
Hi, Can anyone tell what ~16.5 MHz oscillator chip (name, part number, vendor) can be soldered in place of the stock 12.5 MHz one in a centris 650? I've already…
Actually got this about 3 years ago on ebay, 99p the lot. Brought them all home and stuffed em in a cupboard and forgot about them, until yesterday. Have almost…
I need to buy a nic for my CC. Both Asante and Farallon nics are easily available on eBay. I was just wondering who makes the better nic, Asante or Farallon? If…
In the summer of 1993 I purchased a Macintosh Color Classic. I maxed out the memory, added the FPU, and added VRAM. I used this system for a long time. It has b…
particularly when you have a small child. Good way to practice his math Still have to go though what software I have to find all the age appropriate stuff and o…
I hope someone will find it useful to know that Dalbani.com still has four compact Mac flybacks in stock for $8 each, but they have a minimum order of $20. http…
I got an original LC I in today that was dead (you can hear a low level clicking in the supply). Swapped the PS for one out of an LC III and it started up. So I…
Hey all, new user here. Always been a PC guy, but these old Macs certainly have their charm. I recently rescued a 512k from a guy who was going to turn it into …
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I ordered some RAM SIMMs and was sent some that are the 3 chip type (after insisting on low-profile SIMMs), and I was wondering if anyone knows if they are ok t…
Hi there! In the progress of restoring my SE/30 I got my hands on a IIfx ROMSIMM that I've been playing around a bit with over the last few days. Apart from any…
Hi all, I have created an album of photos from my recent restoration of a Quadra 700: https://picasaweb.google.com/108602450026684563488/Quadra700Teardown
I'm sure you've all had them. Let's hear about them. Big and small. This is quite small, but it was disappointing all the same. I was going to snipe a G3 PowerB…
Available for $5 on craigslist, right near me. Is it worth it for eBay parts?
I found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130693272424 and thinking of picking up a few, will they work in older Macs (with adapt…
Guy got a freebie, took it apart, cleaned it, and put it all back together. Took some nice photos along the way. UPDATE: Whoah. That was just the tip of the ice…
I may have another Mac Classic coming my way. I found one on Craigslist tonight (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/sys/3002114544.html) and may go pick this one …
I appear to have found a complete set of original AppleCD SC drivers/readmes/INITs, etc. on one of the 800k floppies from Mk.558's recent rescue lot. If anyone'…