I have an SE FDHD, programmers switches, dual 1.4MB drives (will put in a HD when I can find a bracket), Max 4MB RAM and was wondering what else I should get fo…
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I have an (Acard?) bridge with part number A360025 on a label on the reverse side, and A360027 silk-screened on the component side in addition to EC YC0055B, Ma…
I have a blackbird that stopped working on me. Everything was great and yesterday i started it up and nothing. No start-up chime and black screen. I reset the p…
I recently found a Mac ][FX. It looks like it's been upgraded from a Mac ][, as it has a Mac ][ case badge but a ][FX motherboard inside. The machine has 8MB RA…
A couple of years ago I bought a used Classic at a computer expo near my home, but never had enough time to start messing around with it. Anyways, finally today…
Today I got 5 more Macs sent to me via FedEx. The seller said that the Macintosh LC did not power on. I wonder why. http://www.silvernetworks.net/DSCF0071.JPG R…
Since one of the biggest complaints about the beige G3 is how much smaller the case is compared to the 8600/9600, I wondered if anyone had mounted a G3 motherbo…
heyho! some of you may know the pics already from IRC. It once was an old dirty and extremely dusty powermac 8500. now it´s shiny again. specs: PM7600 TNT Mothe…
Well it is not in production yet. But it does work, and will buy one when offered. http://vinchysky.angelfire.com Take Care
I recently inherited a free Power Mac 6500/250. It seems pretty neat, this is the only Mac that I have ever played with. First I formatted the hard drive and in…
Girl at work is on freecycle and found a SE30 for free which I collected today after work... it even works! Way to go!
I was wondering If OS 8 would be good on this machine. Specs: 52mb of RAM 300mb HD Motrola 040 at 40mhz. Would mac OS 8 run at a reasonable speed?
Hey guys, I have the opportunity to get a complete 7100/66 for practically free around here and I was wondering if it was a deal I should pursue. I don't have m…
Hello, I have a MacPicasso 340 NUBUS Card and I am searching for the 68k drivers. Thanks
Hi, I recently came into possession of a vintage video card apparently for a NuBus Mac II. Can anyone help identify it? I do not have a Mac so I cannot plug it …
Somebody PMed me that they would send me a disk image of ramdoubler and I lost the PM. So whoever you are can you Pm me again as I did not get to read it or can…
...i'm considering a downgrade! My name will really be valid again as I start searching for iMac G3's. Fact is I miss the little G3 and i've started to notice t…
As the subject says. I went to the Waste Transfer station shop at the above location, and there's an LC-II sitting there for $5. I passed on it, as I have enoug…
I am searching for help for the latest BIOS for ATTO Silicon Express IV scsi 2/3 card. I have found the file: SE-IV_Updater_2.1rc2.zip to the page: http://www.f…
Tonight I went to my LUG and we cleaned up the cupboards LC III 8MB 160MB with keyb/mouse and b&w portrait monitor... just a bit yellow but boots fine. …
Started volunteering at a computer recycle place. The minumum speed that a computer can have is PIII 733mhz or it is recycled. What Power Mac, Imac/Emac, ibook,…
I got to revive the LC575, before it had LED light (power indicator) but withou video- it boots and loads though. Now it has video and it boots but no sound and…
If any of you remember from the old forum, I posted a thread trying to figure out what my B&W G4 is (we concluded that somebody got a Yikes! G4 and just…
I have extra parts for a G4 Gigabit Ethernet model. Its the 450 Dual Processor version. I have a Logic Board, Processor unit w/Heatsink, DVD-Rom, Case, 128mb mo…
Okay, decision time. How do we want to setup the specs? I have seen it in a couple of diffrent ways. We could do the specs in a table like this: http://www.ever…
I got a VERY nice PowerBook 540c from macsane. 320 meg HDD, 20 megs of RAM, and two batteries! I'm not sure if they work yet, but I'm gonna leave the thing plug…
Well my 1993 Centris 610 gives me the chimes of death with any memory in the ram slots. Doesn't make any difference which memory chip I'm using. It will boot up…
This is a familiar question I'm sure [:I] ]'> I have a PowerBook 160 which I know works. I downloaded OS 7.5.3 from Apple downloads (all 19 files) as I w…
Yay! My first LCII. I got it for ten bucks from forum member: im to hyper It's a great little machine. I love how it opens like a hood!
When booting using a different monitor than before, how do you set the resolution/refresh rate to prevent a 'out of range' message from appearing on the monitor…
I finally liberated another Mac. It's not a particularly spectacular mac, but not all Macs have to be. This little beauty is an LC520, in stock 5/80 configurati…
I was browsing CL a few days ago and saw an ad for a Mac LC2 for $30 with all peripherals. I emailed the dude, and a little way into the conversation he mention…
Greetings all, Well I've finally completed the set of early Apple 15" LCD panels. Just received a 'dark blue' Studio Display (with the old Mac connector and ADB…
I just got a PowerBook 540c and it's not doing anything with either of the batteries that came with it. One is an Apple-branded battery and the other is a third…
As soon as the power switched is turned on, there is a noise and nothing. :I :I
Hi, I originally posted this over at the Vintage Macs google group but didnt get a response and someone pointed out this board so I thought I'd try my luck here…
Hi I have all the computors that I use running 24/7 they are never shut down. Good or bad idea? Should I be shutting them down when I'm done using them, once a …
Hi. Can a weak battery be the cause of a Mac like an LC 575 to boot properly (power ON, ding, sound of hardisk loading) but have no video at all (even if you pu…
Hi there, I have an opportunity to pick up a sensi'd SE/30 and a pristine SE FDHD tomorrow at a local shop for 50 bucks altoghether. The shop says that the SE/3…
Yet another Freecycle conquest I went to pick up a studio display last night from someone on Freecycle. I didn't get to try it until about an hour ago...the thi…
Does anybody here have a Replica I? If so, what do you think of it? For those who don't know, the Replica I is a modern kit computer that replicates the Apple I…
Hi, I bought an LCIII from MacG4 here on this forum. He told me the LC should work and has been tested, this can be true. But I have problems with it. It was no…
I need the diagram for the power/video/sound connector on the motherboard. I found this diagram online months ago, but did not save it and I do not remember the…
I tried to startup my 610 today and got the chimes of death after I installed another 32mb simm in it. I thought it was the ram at first but it test OK in my LC…
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Has anyone figured out, done or otherwise documented the maximum amount of maximum RAM on a Mac II Series Mac and with what type of RAM? I know of one case - Ma…
I'm a little bored right now, so I thought I would start a thread on XPostFacto where people can come for advice and seek help with their XPostFacto projects. S…
I think there is everything except the processor, floppy drive bezel, and badge on the front, and I would rather keep the hard drive. It has a Wings card. Anyth…
I bought an iBook 14-in 600MHz locally. (Be warned that this anecdotal intro. may having nothing to do with the main matter.) The seller stated that the Li-Ion …
So I was checking on some floppies that I have, in my SE/30. One may have been dirty? Now my floppy drive has failed, I fear. I now keep getting an error that t…