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Does anyone know of what caps are in a Mac IIx? Mine have no markings on them.
· 11 posts · started 10 Nov 2014 - 20:33 · last 12 Nov 2014 - 11:49
OS9 POWERMAC G4 CHART (excluding fw800 models that were previously thought not able to boot os9)*agp macs below the digital audio model feature AGP 2x / digital…
· 9 posts · started 9 Nov 2014 - 04:53 · last 11 Nov 2014 - 21:10
Does anyone know where you can get this? AHT 2.5.8 for Mac G5.
· 4 posts · started 10 Nov 2014 - 22:19 · last 11 Nov 2014 - 13:51
I don't know if I'm using the wrong search words or just don't know what I'm looking for, but I'm curious about what happens when the Apple I, II, III and Lisa …
· 11 posts · started 24 Oct 2014 - 05:40 · last 10 Nov 2014 - 01:18
http://www.houseofsynth.com/hos-downloads/manuals/Opcode/Opcode-Vision-and-Opcode-Studio-Vision-Pro-Version-4.1-Manual-Supplement-1998.pdf
· 15 posts · started 3 Nov 2014 - 06:42 · last 10 Nov 2014 - 00:28
Hi, I've a nice IIGS I'd like to get working with a colour monitor. I had the original matching Apple 12" composite colour monitor for it, however this was badl…
· 8 posts · started 30 Oct 2014 - 22:45 · last 9 Nov 2014 - 19:11
I started making a new modern browser for use on System 6. I named it Browsy. Right now it is just the chrome of a browser, and doesn't actually render pages or…
· 39 posts · started 9 Sep 2014 - 18:10 · last 9 Nov 2014 - 10:32
There appears to be nothing special here, I just have never seen one with yellow silk-screening before. I know many pre-production boards seem to have yellow sc…
· 24 posts · started 3 Nov 2014 - 03:02 · last 9 Nov 2014 - 04:23
This repair was rather simple, but Digikey sent a substituted part. I ordered these clips as they are the same ones used on the LC PSU connector. They sent anot…
· 2 posts · started 30 Oct 2014 - 17:47 · last 8 Nov 2014 - 16:27
A quick question : Is there a way to get a print preview of the page I am about to print on System 7? Just to check if everything fits well on the page. Thanks!
· 5 posts · started 6 Nov 2014 - 17:19 · last 8 Nov 2014 - 15:50
Hi Everyone These are my latest conquests: PowerBook Duo 210 https://plus.google.com/118338589625749894332/posts/QX81BxAqgaC Not yet photographed are the origin…
· 2 posts · started 7 Nov 2014 - 21:01 · last 8 Nov 2014 - 10:06
I just finished recapping a Mac LC, so I fired it up only to hear a screeching/whistling sound from the speaker. It's not a solid sound, it randomly fades pitch…
· 10 posts · started 7 Nov 2014 - 06:46 · last 8 Nov 2014 - 07:04
http://www.sweetwater.com/publications/sweetnotes/sn-earlysummer98/page-03.htmlaccording to this graph, mac os 8.1 was current at the time of the v4.0 releaseor…
· 13 posts · started 28 Sep 2014 - 20:19 · last 8 Nov 2014 - 03:42
Only in a very few instances while running OS9 under OSX can I cut/copy from OSX and paste it into OS9 and visa-versa. Are there others ways can this be done be…
· 4 posts · started 3 Nov 2014 - 23:53 · last 6 Nov 2014 - 21:13
Yes, a strange topic indeed. I'm looking for a good PB capable of running Classic OS. I was trying to find nice, small 1400 (my first portable Apple) but in Eur…
· 18 posts · started 18 Oct 2014 - 11:03 · last 6 Nov 2014 - 17:55
I have a classic here that gives me a checkerboard screen after power on when the memory expansion card is installed, with or without Simms installed. The jumpe…
· 2 posts · started 6 Nov 2014 - 08:02 · last 6 Nov 2014 - 09:18
TOChttp://www.soundonsound.com/articles/DigitalPerformer.php2001http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr01/articles/performernotes.htm - confirmed as first in the se…
· 3 posts · started 5 Nov 2014 - 23:42 · last 6 Nov 2014 - 00:32
Just got this baby this morning Very cute and in good shape. German Keyboard. It started on the first try, VERY noisy Hd, and a rectangle of dead pixels on the …
· 27 posts · started 3 Nov 2014 - 15:24 · last 5 Nov 2014 - 21:41
I have two 400k drives from Mac 128k shells. I want to verify their operation. I cleaned them up and lubricated them, the mechanics of them work just fine, but …
· 4 posts · started 4 Nov 2014 - 20:30 · last 5 Nov 2014 - 15:07
Just opened up my SE/30 from eBay today, it booted to a screen with lines on the top and checkerboard at the bottom (caps). I turned it off, then turned it back…
· 3 posts · started 4 Nov 2014 - 04:43 · last 5 Nov 2014 - 09:37
I'd been watching a post on Kijiji (sort of like Craigslist, but more polite since it's in Canada ) for a couple old Macs. The listing offered a Mac 'Classic', …
· 2 posts · started 5 Nov 2014 - 00:27 · last 5 Nov 2014 - 00:31
Dunno if everyone is aware of this resource, so I thought I'd post it: http://www.everymac.com/monitors/apple/ There are some interesting anomalies, like the Mu…
· 6 posts · started 1 Nov 2014 - 17:18 · last 4 Nov 2014 - 21:17
There was a listing on CL for a G3 all-in-one that had been posted for months (I kid you not!) and after they dropped the price again I figured it would be a go…
· 52 posts · started 8 Oct 2014 - 22:17 · last 4 Nov 2014 - 19:31
After a lot of false starts, I finally came up with a decent case for Floppy Emu, using laser-cut acrylic instead of 3D printing. With the Apple Garamond font, …
· 26 posts · started 16 Oct 2014 - 22:16 · last 3 Nov 2014 - 17:21
How possible is it to use a 2.5" SCSI drive from a PowerBook with the Portable? I have an adapter cable all wired up, the only thing I haven't figured out yet i…
· 3 posts · started 25 Oct 2014 - 08:42 · last 3 Nov 2014 - 05:53
http://www.macos9lives.com/downloads/manuals/live/Live_v1.0_Addendum.pdfhttp://www.macos9lives.com/downloads/manuals/live/Live_v1.5_Addendum.pdfhttp://www.macos…
· 11 posts · started 1 Nov 2014 - 22:43 · last 3 Nov 2014 - 03:11
This posting just made me laugh. Can you image shelling out $100 for this? http://delaware.craigslist.org/sys/4724715664.html
· 19 posts · started 2 Nov 2014 - 00:24 · last 2 Nov 2014 - 20:33
Looking at pin outs, the connectors have nearly identical outputs with the exception of a speaker wire, and they are mapped out on the connector differently. Wo…
· 6 posts · started 29 Oct 2014 - 18:44 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 23:00
I acquired two 512K Macintoshes with HyperDrives in this Conquest thread but the later HyperDrive 20 unit needs work so I'm creating a thread to help document w…
· 4 posts · started 8 Sep 2014 - 12:17 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 20:38
I'm assuming this is a Hack. I upgraded from my original Core Duo Mac to a Core 2 Duo Mac so I could upgrade to Lion an upgrade to ICloud. I gave the Mac to a g…
· 5 posts · started 1 Nov 2014 - 17:32 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 19:26
Last year...as some people may rememberI bought an EtherWave Mac/PB Adapter https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/20368-etherwave-macpb-adapter-and-classic…
· 14 posts · started 27 Oct 2014 - 22:40 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 15:07
Picked both of these up along with a pair of Altec 887A speakers for $3. The speakers and Mini work but I haven't yet tested the II - it's wet. First off, the I…
· 14 posts · started 26 Oct 2014 - 02:48 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 15:01
I finally figured out on one of my Mac to VGA Adapter how to get other resolution settings on a specific switch setting on the adapter. Thing is this, it does n…
· 19 posts · started 27 Oct 2014 - 04:37 · last 1 Nov 2014 - 00:39
Hi, I got a hd issue with my Mac SE/30. Previously, I had totally recapped it and I replaced UE8 chip to solve a weird screen issue. Suddenly I got the blinking…
· 4 posts · started 31 Oct 2014 - 16:24 · last 31 Oct 2014 - 23:35
I took out a working Astec PSU from one of the LCs I got in a lot and began checking for leakage. Sure enough, leaked caps! Not too bad, but better safe than so…
· 4 posts · started 31 Oct 2014 - 00:48 · last 31 Oct 2014 - 03:01
What is the largest HDD that you can put in a iBook G3 600MHz translucent 2001. I have a 250GB HDD that I want to put in it but before I go through the nightmar…
· 4 posts · started 30 Oct 2014 - 01:27 · last 30 Oct 2014 - 22:23
I recently acquired a working, but neglected Quadra 840AV. It came with 3 hard drives installed, an original CD-ROM drive, and with a 64 MB of RAM. It clearly n…
· 4 posts · started 26 Oct 2014 - 15:27 · last 30 Oct 2014 - 19:23
Was wondering where the sweet spot is for RAM using OSX 10.4.11 Every OS seems to have a spot where low RAM limits overall speed, was wondering what amount 10.4…
· 13 posts · started 20 Oct 2014 - 23:16 · last 30 Oct 2014 - 18:03
I have a feeling some of you are familiar with this issue, so I am going to toss it out there in hopes there is some insight. I know there was some rework of th…
· 3 posts · started 27 Oct 2014 - 01:40 · last 30 Oct 2014 - 03:14
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