Here's a few pics of some of my older conquests. I've included a few pics of the basement double tier area... Feel free to guess at what some of the stuff is. {…
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I just bought one of these off of another member From what I gather, it's got an Ethernet port, CD-ROM, Zip Drive, Maybe a battery, Active-Matrix screen, 180Mhz…
I am pleased to present what I believe is the first online, comprehensive archive of the comp.binaries.mac Usenet newsgroup. This newsgroup, started in April 19…
Hello, I got the guts to a G3 iMac here, i thin its 400 or 450mhz. I'm going to re-purpose is as a StepMania machine for my GF. There are some labels on the pin…
I just bought an iMac G4 on eBay with a blank hard disk and no CDs. It only has 128mb of RAM so I want to put OS 9 on it (It's the 700mhz model that shipped wit…
Hello all, Tomorrow I receive my first Newton, a MessagePad 2000, but how do I know whether I have a German or US version of it? Thanks in advance
In my semi-weekly search of Craigslist, I found a week old listing for a 128. The lister says it has a 256 KB RAM upgrade (which makes it still less than a 512,…
I have a MacEnhacer from Microsoft that is missing the power supply. It has an uncommon connector. Anyony know where I can get a power supply for it? I also hav…
i got a mac se at a garage sale a little while back, and it was working fine. then one day, i powered it on and it only boots to a [?] . i put in the system flo…
Now that the 7600 is ripping mp3 and surfing the wed I feel the need for a dvd burner any suggestions? I will soon get my atto ul2s installed I would like to pu…
Managed to grab a Powerbook G4 15" High Resolution model off of ebay for $200. It has a battery charging issue, which seems to be a common ailment with the alum…
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Advertised as: 800MHz G4 tower with 512MB RAM and 40GB hard drive (self install) 17" Apple LCD Turned out to be: Dual CPU 1GHz, 512MB, 80GB self-install Seagate…
I have been offered a Macbook Core Duo with 1.25GB RAM for $150 The Catch... Screen is cracked and it is pretty dirty with a few hairline cracks on the front of…
I picked up a G3 Platinum Minitower overclocked to 466MHz today, with a Voodoo 5 5500 PCI card installed (the one with DVI and VGA). The Voodoo card was, of cou…
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Hello everybody! i like old macs, and i like seeing what they can do. i believe that a 68000 can do much more than draw a bunch of lines on the screen.my favori…
Opinions sought. AFAIK, neither of the above have OS X drivers. If anyone can tell me otherwise, I'd love to hear. I'm eyeing off a local Paris system with the …
Was there ever a PCI video card with an ADC port? I seem to have this surplus of ADC monitors now, and I thought it might be fun to run two or more at a time of…
Hi all, Ok, I consider myself as a near hardcore macuser (and vintage Macs collector) for a long time, yet yesterday I felt just like a dumb newbie. Not that th…
Do any CAD programs for this era machines exist? I'm taking a drafting class at the community college and have been on a bit of a CAD/Drawing bender duplicating…
On my Centris 650, the System Software takes all the RAM. I have 50MB of RAM and the System is taking 42MB. I'm running System 7.5.3. Thanks, agg23
I've noticed this lately... at home on my crappy 56k dial-up, the 68kmla (I have "view new posts" bookmarked) consistently loads faster than Google's home page.…
Hey! My car's trunk is quite full this morning... I got a working (boxed!) Duo 230 with all its accessories (but sadly without original disks and manuals), a wo…
Well, my Portable is back to its old tricks: Power on, chime, die. Doesn't matter what I unplug from the logic board, I can't even get it to do what it did yest…
Not so much direct Mac hardware, but this sure is making my PM9600/350 and 8500/G3 450 happy. Que Firewire CDRW external drive - Minus power supply - Repinned t…
Proabably Question mark foldering: http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-MAC-G4-CUBE-M7886-DESKTOP-CD-RW-COMPUTER-PARTS_W0QQitemZ290391658688QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Deskto…
I can't seem to find anything on the correct procedure on taking apart a Performa 6300CD (or 6320CD). Splitting Mac OS 8.6 and Debian between a 1.2GB HDD is qui…
I have the original Macintosh Classic, and I was wondering what the maximum hard drive could be that could fit in there. Apparently, my hard drive is fried in i…
I'm getting a Hooper (PB 3400c) in a couple of days - decided to try my hand at restoring one, since I've done a lot of work on 5300's. The one I bought (for $2…
I happened to browse the local classifieds but rarely do since nothing cheap is ever there, and came across someone selling G4/450 towers for $20 a pop. No ram …
My LC520 has external scsi and running OS 7.6.1. ( At one time i had an external hard drive via scsi but that external drive and it's replacement had a horrible…
Hi, i want to buy a Lombard harddrive cable, and i found this http://www.pbparts.com/shop.php//lhdc.html it's cheap and they ship to Chile, but anyone have expe…
I have 1 SCSI hard drive. just 1. i have 2 classic macs that use SCSI hard drives. the LC III+ and the Classic II. Which one deserves it?
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Last night, I decided to try recovering my Portable (Backlit.) Yes, the main battery is beyond hope, so I am using a high-power PowerBook 100-series brick. My s…
All this was given to me. Pristine condition Centris 650 with pristine Apple Display. Literally this setup looks and works brand new. Pristine-looking Personal …
I picked up two Kanga G3 Powerbooks in working condition and with a brand new "yo-yo" Power adapter recently for next to nothing. I sold one and am currently wo…
15", 700mhz, so the earliest one. $85 shipped. The listing says "parts or repair" but that they wiped the hard drive, it boots to a :?: , and worked fine before…
I have connected my performa 6116 with a pc monitor 14"(no good quality, everything looks blurred) and i think of looking for another monitor,better. I don't ca…
One of my customers recently had their laptop crap out. Thing shows no signs of life at all, and with it hitting 8 years old this year, they've replaced it with…
I picked up one of these guys off of ebay dirt cheap. maybe $15 bucks total? dont remember. Anyway... there is an issue that has me kind of stumped. When its at…
My LaserWriter IIg was working flawlessly up until yesterday, when both the Power and Paper Out lights are lit when I turn it on. There is paper in the tray, an…
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260533077653&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123 this is a clamshell modified w/ a touch screen,…
Hey the recent pc conquest has a firewire card installed. Could I put that in my Quicksilver and use it?
. . . circa 1999, List Price: $49.99 . . .Complete WITH the original CD! 8-o This is just perfect for my OS 9.2 lifestyle! Snagged it at Goodwill, just now, on …
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Found this morning a very nice Psion 5. Was advised 15 € but got it for 10 €. the good thing about it is that the Psion looks almost new, the paint is not peeli…
Just a few days ago, I was visiting a client and commented on his Bondi iMac when he pulled out a beat-up box with a PowerBook Duo 230 and dock. He has no idea …
I just ordered a Quicksilver 733MHz Single CPU I plan on installing it in my Gigabit Ethernet Logicboard. From what I have read it should work as along as suppl…