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Here are some pics of the Plus with the BNC port. Also, notice the serial number. I have no idea when it was built, as the original serial number was removed. B…
I'm about to retire my S900 based frankenstein and move to a G4 MDD as my main machine. But there are still a few games I like to play which really work best in…
In another Mac/PC conquest of mine, I received an early 90s CD Technology CD (not sure if its CD-ROM, or rewritable) drive (w. SCSI), which I have absolutely no…
My ultimate goal in upgrading is to max out the memory and add ethernet. I know this PB uses weird, proprietary memory cards; where would I find them for a good…
In another Mac conquest, I noticed that one of the Plus computers (this is an authentic 1986 Plus; the other one is what I believe to be a 128/early 512 upgrade…
This is the same story I've posted over at System7 forums so if you have read it there you can skip it here :b&w: . Hi all, This is Thomas from Belgium.…
Having recently acquired an old iBook G3 Dual USB (with many faults) I have been doing it up gradually. One of these faults is the DC-in board. The AC adaptor d…
Ok so I have a standard Classic 4mb/40mb hard drive running system 7 used it a few weeks ago fine, however now when I plug it in, with the stard ADB keyboard an…
Hi Guys, Just another question, this time in regard to my Crescendo G3/500 card. I've noticed in the past couple weeks that when I perform benchmarks my CPU per…
I would like to know the dimentions of the Apple Monitor II (Specificaly, the height).
So, since Wally pointed me at Dalbani, who actually have the compact Mac flyback transformers in stock (I now have ten), I've been toying with the idea of putti…
I haven't been able to find anything here by searching does anyone know anything about the Xcalibur board for the 128k? what were the specs, ram options? etc? t…
In the past week I have collected a few new items...some I have been really looking for. New to my collection is a Powerbook Duo 280c with 22MB RAM and a 320MB …
I recently got two lots of Macintosh Computers, Software and Accessories for my Collection. The first lot I got was from noidentity for the Low, Low price of Fr…
Last night, I cleaned out a closet I have not emptied entirely in many years. In the very back of the closet was a StyleWriter II, which I had forgotten about e…
So I've just come into possession of a Mac SE/30 :b&w: Having a thing for the old compact Macs, and this being the best of the bunch, I'd like to try an…
Ok I have been trying to research this, from what I can gather, the HD20 will not work on a stock, standard 128k mac? From what I have managed to find googling …
A working Apple III has appeared on the market locally, making me wonder about acquiring another archaic computer for the "lab." Before I make any such leap int…
I have a 200MHz dual 604e in front of me now, on which it is written, pn 630-2125-A" and then "8500/9500 ONLY". Why 8500/9500 only?
i have an image that I want to use with the program Backdrop for system 6....but first I have to make it macpaint format, any idea how? I've tried using graphic…
Anybody have any project ideas involving mini-itx boards?(for anyone that doesn't know, a mini-itx board is a motherboard that's about 17x17cm). This one has a …
My G4 AGP Graphics server appears to be dead for some reason. I reset the Energy Saver panel to auto shut down and start up and, well, the shutting down part wo…
You may have heard about the, um, decomposed IIcx I got. I like the IIcx/IIci form factor and could ultimately use one as a A/UX Mac (Currently no Mac I have is…
Yet again I have liberated a Macintosh from my school's basement (as well as a IBM Model M keyboard!). This time it's a IIcx, with the full 8MB of RAM, a 160mb …
Hi, this is my first post on MLA. I just bought a IIci, and I need to know: will the onboard video work with a sync on green LCD? It sounds like from reading ol…
I have never posted anything under the "Conquests" section before, as I am always getting old Mac/Windows stuff, and it can become irritating posting everything…
Would anyone know of any decent video cards available for the LC PDS slot in the Performa 6300CD?
Has anyone seen one of these before? (hope its okay to post ebay links, I don't own it etc..) http://cgi.ebay.com/MacColby-rare-first-portable-macintosh-1984-bi…
I am looking for an L2 cache module for my PowerMac 5260. To cut costs Apple released these machines with no L2 cache (which I presume considerably hurt perform…
Now that I have a working Superdrive coming my way (hopefully two), I'll finally be able to use my IIfx. I have three questions though, keeping in mind that I'm…
Hello, I am new here. I am happy to join up with my many like-minded comrades. I wish I would have discovered this place earlier. Here is my latest restoration,…
Hey 68k/PPC experts, I need a "next thing to check out" point in the right direction... Bought a parts Pismo to add to my fleet. It was missing the HD, processo…
How rare is the original 128k Mac? How many do you think are still out there and able to turn on?
I am busy working on this iMac G3 Rev A Tray Load. It boots up fine and a picture comes up but as soon as it starts to boot into the OS, it goes black. Now this…
I'm trying to revive my Portable M5120. The screen has developed a sort of wavy horizontal flicker, faint but noticeable. Sometimes, I need to push both buttons…
Hi all, I will soon be receiving a USB PCI card (many thanks to Byrd!) for use in my TAM. Everything seemed to be in order, until I went to look for the drivers…
Hi, I'm rebuilding my beloved IIfx at the moment, and have hit a snag with the machine turning off unless I hold the keyboard power switch down. Take finger off…
On another thread, I wrote of my acquisition of a dual G5 2GHz PCI-X tower. "It" arrived yesterday, in the form of a dual 1.8GHz PCI tower with in-the-post case…
Sporting a 225Mhz 603e PowerPC Processor, and 256K L2 cache, this speedy little demon was picked up locally for $21.40 w/ tax. I had my eye on it for a while si…
I'm booting my "Mystic" CC from OS 7.6 CD after swapping in a different HD (the old one failed quite some time ago and I just haven't gotten back to it til now)…
I am thinking of buying a sonnet g3 500 Mhz and a 8100 HPV card for my mac performa 6116. Do i need any adapters for the connection? Will i see a big difference…
Hi all, I recently came across a Rodime 20 Plus and an 'EMAC', which seems to be a similar SCSI external hard drive setup. I tested both and found neither of th…
So I got an apple IIgs about two days ago and I got it all set up and running nicely. But yesterday when I was making disks for it disaster struck. here’s what …
I just enlisted yesterday. I have been on a quest to resurrect my IIci, my first Mac that I bought new in Nov of 1990 hence my user name. I was a lucky one who …
Hi. I'd like to get some input from the experts out there. I got a SE/30 showing terminal simasimac symptoms (horizontal zebra stripes). Following the common ad…
I just had an incredibly scary experience with my recently acquired Mac IIsi. I had it set up with with an Extended Keyb II, no monitor, and no mouse. I wanted …
This is basically just a testimonial how great the pb1400 is I got mine two years ago from a friend who (finally) found it too old. I fell in love with it, espe…
I recently traded my Thinkpad X41T Tablet PC for this Thinkpad T43. Specs: 2.0GHz Pentium M 1GB DDR RAM <- Now 1.5GB and I am going to order another stic…