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Tilting at Luggable Windmills: Take 1 Portable Accelerator Card Table 13-4 lists the MC68HC000 processor signals available at the Macintosh Portable 68000 Direc…
· 25 posts · started 19 Jun 2013 - 18:30 · last 7 Oct 2013 - 18:36
Rob from black hole, has me re-capping a stack of NeXT boards. I started and completed the worst looking one first, I said yeah you know that 33mhz 040 baord, j…
· 6 posts · started 5 Oct 2013 - 09:44 · last 6 Oct 2013 - 05:12
Did a search to see if this question had been asked before, but could not find it - so to the point: Have '93 Classic II with what might be an ailing 80 MB hard…
· 10 posts · started 4 Oct 2013 - 22:57 · last 5 Oct 2013 - 20:51
I have a nominally 25MHz 68040 CPU that I yanked from a 9x0. It had a cute little heat sink on it, and when I put it in my 33MHz 475 the socket had the attachme…
· 5 posts · started 3 Oct 2013 - 18:48 · last 4 Oct 2013 - 18:01
Found this puppy at the local recycler. Or rather, my brother found it. Orchid Kelvin 64 MPEG VBA/VESA video card. 2MB memory and has an MPEG decoder on it. Not…
· 9 posts · started 28 Sep 2013 - 05:56 · last 29 Sep 2013 - 20:32
Just snagged this for the collection.
· 6 posts · started 28 Sep 2013 - 05:30 · last 28 Sep 2013 - 20:24
http://web.archive.org/web/20040803184138/http://gabezing.sytes.net/475clockup33Mhz.html i followed this old article from applefritter, and it really is this si…
· 16 posts · started 20 Sep 2012 - 03:59 · last 28 Sep 2013 - 09:21
Digging through my boxes this weekend, turned up 8 of these SIMMS from a IIFX: The writing on the chips says HY514100J-70 Searching google makes me think these …
· 8 posts · started 7 Sep 2013 - 23:10 · last 27 Sep 2013 - 02:58
Anyone have the info for clocking the lc575? I got ahold of a 68040 at 33mhz. Wanting to see if I can clock the 575 at that.
· 6 posts · started 23 Sep 2013 - 20:03 · last 24 Sep 2013 - 01:29
ScsiGraph driver... should be interestig to look at (perhaps I will get a scsi analyser at some point) Not one but 2 Farallon EtherMac SCSI adapters for $30 for…
· 1 posts · started 22 Sep 2013 - 07:23 · last 22 Sep 2013 - 07:23
I love my Quadra 605, but its not as fast as I would like it to be. I don't have a lot to spend, and don't want to purchase right now, but I wanted to get some …
· 6 posts · started 16 Sep 2013 - 05:35 · last 22 Sep 2013 - 01:56
There have been several threads about or including information on this documentation, so I figured it was time for starting a definitive thread. The best listin…
· 3 posts · started 21 Sep 2013 - 18:08 · last 21 Sep 2013 - 23:45
I'm in desperate need of the driver for a Macintosh Portable M5120 backlight accessory kit. The HD the Portable had I believe died. It's a Quantum ProDrive ELS …
· 8 posts · started 11 Sep 2013 - 19:00 · last 13 Sep 2013 - 00:11
Hi all, before investing in buying these books, I'd like to know a little bit more about their contents. I have read that vol. 4 deals with Mac Plus, vol. 5 dea…
· 1 posts · started 11 Sep 2013 - 10:27 · last 11 Sep 2013 - 10:27
Hey, I made a terminated 50pin -> SCA adapter a few days ago, and have ordered the parts to make another, it appears to work fine on both my LC's my P 45…
· 6 posts · started 10 Sep 2013 - 16:40 · last 11 Sep 2013 - 00:19
I don't know who Steve Jones is, but I think he kept his Mac Plus's keyboard in the barn for a while.
· 2 posts · started 10 Sep 2013 - 16:41 · last 10 Sep 2013 - 17:00
Hi, I've been taking apart my PB100 tonight, reseating the RAM and CPU daughtercard to thankfully result in one working machine (HD is dead though, argh it was …
· 6 posts · started 2 Jul 2012 - 13:03 · last 1 Sep 2013 - 01:16
ok interesting note. As per this old thread: viewtopic.php?t=1535 ( auto ranging power supplies ) At-least from my collection. I'm pretty sure everything i have…
· 2 posts · started 28 Aug 2013 - 10:16 · last 30 Aug 2013 - 14:53
I ordered a 128k board off of eBay and I want to make sure it works when I get it since it has been sitting in the service box for almost 30 years. I would leav…
· 7 posts · started 13 Aug 2013 - 04:58 · last 13 Aug 2013 - 20:39
Well, I seen an SE/30 baesd ethernet card on the ebay for moderate price. Not cheap, but definately not what they normally go for. somewhere in the middle. It w…
· 23 posts · started 27 Jul 2013 - 19:35 · last 13 Aug 2013 - 03:07
AD has been discussed before but I'm curious if anyone has thought of extracting the resources and then reverse-engineering the behaviors of the originals.
· 5 posts · started 8 Aug 2013 - 15:08 · last 9 Aug 2013 - 15:40
Saw this auction listing . . . 1992 Classic Mac, Mac LC, Mac IIci/IIsi, Quadra, Powerbook (& more) Technical Reference, 2nd ed. Technical Introduction t…
· 1 posts · started 5 Aug 2013 - 23:57 · last 5 Aug 2013 - 23:57
I fired up the 512K for the first time in years and was confronted with this... from memory it actually rebooted and bonged into this screen spontaneously one d…
· 4 posts · started 1 Aug 2013 - 12:39 · last 2 Aug 2013 - 06:22
Finally trying to take some pictures and post what peeps have asked for. Here is the start. Now something is rattling in the crystal ecliptek box so I guess I w…
· 9 posts · started 25 Jul 2013 - 23:25 · last 31 Jul 2013 - 20:45
Is anybody able to tell me what size torx bit the Compact case screws require? It's been a long long long time since I've worked on one and I cant even remember…
· 15 posts · started 27 Jul 2013 - 04:21 · last 31 Jul 2013 - 05:00
Does anyone have the Apple 68 pin VRAM pinout specs for a Qudra 605, 700 etc? How many memory address lines are there? They came in 256K & 521K sizes. S…
· 7 posts · started 27 Jul 2013 - 17:43 · last 28 Jul 2013 - 05:10
Here's a fully complete set for a Newton 110. Matching serial numbers through and through.
· 9 posts · started 22 Jun 2013 - 07:22 · last 23 Jul 2013 - 21:11
This board is built just like a m5126 board. New style ram and all. except, the video header is for the non back-lit screen like the m5120. There is not extra h…
· 4 posts · started 15 Jul 2013 - 08:43 · last 15 Jul 2013 - 19:53
Just a quick question to any Australian Mac guys in the know... where is the best place to go about getting replacement caps, diodes, resistors etc of the types…
· 8 posts · started 8 Jul 2013 - 12:28 · last 12 Jul 2013 - 00:00
This is my first Mac, an SE running system 6. I found it at an estate sell a couple of weeks ago (paid $25). It came with an Apple Extended keyboard, original m…
· 13 posts · started 8 Jul 2013 - 01:45 · last 9 Jul 2013 - 19:15
This LB seem's a little strange compared to the non back light one. 4 - 1uf-50v 2 - 10uf-16v 1 - 220uf-25v 4 - 47uf-16v 1 - 4.7uf-25v 2- 470uf-25v 4 - 100uf-25v
· 3 posts · started 2 Feb 2013 - 07:42 · last 9 Jul 2013 - 10:14
i recently picked up a pb 165 complete except for powerbrick for 5.00 @ a local thrift store. I just need to get a compatible powerbrick which ive already resea…
· 8 posts · started 30 Jun 2013 - 06:48 · last 7 Jul 2013 - 04:03
Hey all, I have a Macintosh II that has a hard drive that Uniserver set me up with (thanks man!). The problem I'm having is I can't wrap my brain around how to …
· 13 posts · started 24 Jun 2013 - 22:31 · last 3 Jul 2013 - 20:37
Found it for a buck And it had apple logos.. Looked unusual so bought it..
· 7 posts · started 28 Jun 2013 - 07:28 · last 28 Jun 2013 - 22:35
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200931526566? Haven't seen one of these in a while on ebay. It is missing the bezel and no cache card.
· 7 posts · started 9 Jun 2013 - 19:43 · last 10 Jun 2013 - 22:05
I just won this Q800. Just realized, they came with a CD-ROM. So this one has a Blank Plate where the CD-ROM would have been. I wonder if this was a S/O maybe u…
· 18 posts · started 5 Jun 2013 - 21:43 · last 7 Jun 2013 - 23:39
looks decent on a 15" flatscreen(even though the picture is crap)
· 1 posts · started 3 Jun 2013 - 02:20 · last 3 Jun 2013 - 02:20
Does anyone have one of these? What I'm wondering is about the two cables. I can't tell from the pics I've seen. Do the cables have male and female adc connecto…
· 3 posts · started 14 May 2013 - 19:19 · last 31 May 2013 - 16:32
Bi - Polar Panasonic Radial - 19 cents http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic-Electronic-Components/ECE-A1CN470U/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvwFf0viD3Y3ffldXPLozayEiip…
· 5 posts · started 24 May 2013 - 21:56 · last 29 May 2013 - 18:33
A few weeks ago, I found an SE Powercache adapter on eBay. I was gambling hoping that it was for an SE/30, but it wasn't. It says it also works for the Classic …
· 2 posts · started 25 May 2013 - 15:02 · last 25 May 2013 - 19:20
My Mac Plus (platinum) was running fine until yesterday. It was booting off a minimal 6.0.8 floppy. :b&w: Now the internal drive immediately ejects the …
· 8 posts · started 15 May 2013 - 08:02 · last 20 May 2013 - 12:19
In a thread here I can no longer find, somebody posted a link to a video of a conference presentation on 400/800k drive maintenance. The presenter had up on scr…
· 4 posts · started 3 May 2013 - 12:06 · last 16 May 2013 - 01:52
Local computer recycler put these two machines (and others) on ebay. They charge a MINT for shipping so their auctions tend to end up very low. Thankfully I liv…
· 7 posts · started 13 May 2013 - 08:55 · last 15 May 2013 - 05:25
Found this morning a Weller WEC-20 Soldering Station. Was dirty, but complete, and only 5 €. Tested, and working great. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_n…
· 13 posts · started 12 May 2013 - 12:45 · last 14 May 2013 - 19:50
Decoded the serial # on the back-bucket of one of my SE/30s. It says it is a M5010 (regular SE) that shipped with 2 floppies, but the front fascia and lobo are …
· 11 posts · started 13 May 2013 - 21:23 · last 14 May 2013 - 16:50
I added the note to the SCSI Voodoo topic: http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=203746#p203746 but in short, searching for the bourns 4308-104-221/331 (8 pi…
· 1 posts · started 8 May 2013 - 21:43 · last 8 May 2013 - 21:43
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