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Had my centris 610 re-capped a year ago since it became all voodoo... Since then it has worked flawlessly, until Friday night when my daughter turned it on and …
A nice find again. An Apple ][ ITT 2020 OEM. A birthday present from my wife! The case seems to be OEM. To replace the original ITT grey one ( if have this one …
Today I used my newly acquired Lisa XL with Macintosh motherboard to test my other incomplete Lisa XL I switched motherboard and PSU and tested. And yes.... it…
So. In my new quests with vintage apple collecting, I seem to have acquired the most homely PB duo one has ever seen. The battery blew up long ago. The front fi…
On eBay right now there are many RAM cards for Duos. Most of them are in the <$20 range for 8M cards. The 40M cards are in the $150 range and the one 48M…
Pending my giving away of a 165c, I have three PowerBook's left, and I have to get rid of at least one system for space reasons. PowerBook 3400c/200 with CD-ROM…
Hello guys, this is my first post in this community, who already helped me a lot with some nice thread I followed in the past. I'm italian so forgive me for my …
Sorry for the topic, could not resist. I just acquired a US Macintosh Plus in nice (outside) condition. It is a 1987 model. It even came with a voltage transfor…
Ok, so I have managed to find my way back into the apple collecting hobby accidentally. I have since aquired an Apple IIgs that when I turn it on, I get Fatal S…
I got given three Powerbook Duos today! On the downside, I tested the 2300 and the power adaptor popped and smoke came out.. The same happened with a different …
So, I acquired a Macintosh IIci recently (see https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25123-macintosh-iici-wont-start-up/). It occasionally booted pre-recap,…
My LCIII is running once again! Had lots of issues with this one, bad caps (obviously), a short on the +5 volt rail, and all that electrolytic stuff to clean up…
So I recently bought a classic II of of ebay, and it had the condition where it showed lines with static around them. I heard that a way you could fix this prob…
I've vaguely thought about using one of my TRS-80s in a modified capacity. Assuming the interface is visibly identical, can I use larger CRTs on any of the earl…
I recently got a Macintosh IIcx with some other stuff which is in need of repair. Today I went to power up the IIcx to see what the deal was...nothing.. not a s…
Started on the performa 200 The board as I got it. caps removed board cleaned Recapped the board but no chime. Compared my performa 200 to this one and noticed …
A few weeks ago CompuNurd had a SE\30 board for sale that he recapped but could not get it past a grey screen and mouse pointer after a bong. I decided to buy i…
I got a rather dusty Macintosh IIci (M5780) with no RAM or hard drive, marked by the eBay seller as "Powers On". I also purchased a Macintosh Color Display (M12…
Machine has never had any problems, it was in daily use until a few weeks ago. I installed fresh copy of 10.5 Thursday, did all updates, used it on Friday all w…
Recently bought a powerbook 100 from an acquaintance. He threw the battery away because it was starting to leak. I don't really want another battery, but I'd li…
Hello all, I have a problem which developed with my Macintosh classic. When I switch it on it will only show a grey screen with the mouse pointer (which you can…
Hello again good people. - A couple questions about SCSI's - heres a SHORT vid - cheers (you have to click 'show all content' at the bottom of the screen for th…
"...you want 'em?" My dad works where they used to use Macs to run analysis hardware, and asked me if I wanted the old Macs they were going to pitch. Sure! So, …
Not really Apple related, but found this morning one Iomega HD, was mixed with cheap speakers and was only 1 euro { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": …
Hi all, I'm in posession of a Mac LC520 All in One. I've removed the floppy drive, as it leaves a nice ring around any floppy discs I put in it. Other than that…
Nice solid machine. You could probably beat someone with this. 15" inch model though sadly not FlexView, 1.7 Ghz P|M, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB disk, and the Mobility Rad…
Well as you may or may not be aware, I picked up a portable the other day specifically for hacking/modding. At first I thought i was going to convert it into a …
Ok so I put this under 68k Powerbook... I couldn't find a section for clone laptop... lol.... I have a question.. So all the articles I read about the "Silicon …
New! In briefcase and with adapter. A Macintosh Portable M5120. Wil try to startup, but first check....how... I think I need an extra adapter for the missing ba…
Both were a bit grumpy but started up. One's HD seems a bit screwy as it'll boot with happy mac then gives up. They also came with lots of extras: I've got 3x b…
I only opened up my Plus to get a look at the signatures on the casing when I saw something funny on the logic board. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_nex…
Greetings everybody My Macintosh TV hasn't been working for almost two years now. It just doesn't turn on at all, no light, no sounds. It's a shame! I used it a…
Hello guys, I found a very nice IIgs with monitor and drives. I works great, but I can't connect it to the RGB screen as I don't have the proper cable. Does any…
I have a macintosh color classic, a very nice and clean piece with no rust dust or any molding anywhere in it.. the only issue it has it is it doesnt turn on.. …
Got this out of a trade, Optiplex 380 for this. My first laptop was a Powerbook 1400cs/133 back in 2007 or so, I'd gotten it for $25 at a thrift store. Anyways,…
Today I tried to power up my old LC but nothing...No chime no video only the fan works.Also I had some sounds from power supply.Any suggestions?
Picked this up and have no idea if it works but it looks pristine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/331507561382 We'll see in a week or two.
Inspired by many movies on the Internet about opening up a Lisa I decided to take of the top of my former Lisa. As maybe some older members know I acquired one …
Took a trip to my local thrift store a few months ago as I usually do a couple of Saturdays a month. Their electronics section usually good for something intere…
Just picked this up to help with work around the shop. Any of you guys use one of these have some pointers while using one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/YIH…
Well...I thought I had back out of this hobby, but god bless. this beautiful PB 3400c among a corroded PowerBook Duo, a 1400cs with a messed up screen and a cou…
I got this 9.1gb Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 last August before I got my Powermac 7100 and before I knew anything about SCSI. I got an adapter which didn't seem to…
I've been after this thing for over a decade. I'm glad to have it but boy am I pissed at UPS! I'm guessing that finding someone willing to part with the top two…
Just a quick question.. How can you upgrade the emate 300 memory.. I see an extra slot but not sure what is compatible with that slot... Anyone know what I shou…
So today I picked up a Macintosh IIcx. It is fairly beat up, its missing a hard drive but it seems to make the chime at least when powered on. However it has th…
Hi All - I've inhertiatd what seems to be a non working 8100/110 - the PSU seems to be fine, but it does not boot. Turning it on by the keyboard or to he power …
Was given this morning a Logic Board from an SE. The former owner advised that at some point he bought a new SE, and upgraded it soon after to SE/30 specs. So t…
Welp, this weekend I am driving 500km round trip to Canberra to meet up with a fellow Aussie collector and 68k member to conquer myself a machine I've wanted fo…
I don't know if I have posted any finds before, but I thought this one was worth posting. Not for any positive reason, but to commiserate about the stupidity of…