Hi, First time posting in this area! Anyway, I just got a seemingly dead Classic II. It's the first Classic that I've seen in person (all I've had previously we…
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Browsing through a 1987 rev. Mac Plus user's manual, I find the following on page 177 in the section on peripherals for your Plus. Things to note: 1) It's an '8…
Howdy comrades, I was asked to build Dhrystone for 68k Macintosh, just for fun. I felt I should share it with you all. This ancient benchmark will measure the i…
They all work, Also, Once I get the full 040 from my buddy on here, I'm going make the Q605 into a web server, i'm looking forward to it My buddy said i can thr…
Good evening people, I am looking for some advice on a Classic I obtained a few months back and haven't got around to exploring it. My Classic's screen "wiggles…
Firewire SD card reader DIY: Despite the speed increase depends on several factors, is easy to obtain 3X (or even more) compared to USB 1.1. Just put a IDE SD C…
Can I be reading this right? This advert appears to say that accelerators (at 25MHz and at 40MHz) for the Mac Classic were once sold. Have never heard of them, …
I have an Apple branded Quantum "Viking II" 9.1GB SCSI HDD. I've connected the drive externally and partitioned it using Lido. But I really would like to put it…
Some discussion about using the IIsi NuBus Adapter Card in the SE/30 has been cropping up with regularity around here, so as a former mod of this forum and . . …
If only I had 25k in my wallet... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-APPLE-LISA-1-COMPUTER-SYSTEM-COMPLETE-BOXED-RESTORED-WORKING-/160784312263
Picking the stuff up tonight. I'll be back later tonight after I find out what it all is.
Anybody ever wetsanded or used steelwool on an SE/30 case ? I've got some scratches I'd like to remove. Is it worth it?
i had to scrub on this case for about 2 hours, but i was able to clean it up real nice. its a pleasure to work in, feels like a really great quality machine! it…
ok so i just got my q700 and i pulled all the guts out, took it to the bath tub, the case was filthy, i used a kitchen scrubber and cleanser, i scrubbed on it f…
I saw volumes I to VI (Vol. III missing?) of "Inside Macintosh" programming books at auction site for few €'s. Are those any good, i mean, i know some C++ but t…
So I finally picked up a dirty unloved 128k Mac on eBay for $200 - a crazy price, but what the hell. Anway, turns out it has a Macs-a-Million upgrade installed …
Hi ! I bought this and it worked (start the OS too), but sometimes would not start (screen not tuned on). I decided to clean the motherboard using alcohol and c…
Hey everybody -- Just as a heads up, tonight at 9 p.m. (GMT -7) I'm going to be doing a soft reboot on the slice that runs this site. This is so that I can cont…
Is there a size limitation. It's an old seagate barracuda.
I have 5 old compact carry bags that I got from my mega conquest last year. They had possum poo and loads of dust on them, and I spent a few hours yersterday ho…
Well, I made a trip to my storage room today and brought back some goodies. The only thing I haven't found yet is my box of IIe LC-PDS cards. I now suspect they…
I got a massive ImageWriter LQ off craigslist awhile back. Never hooked it up until now. I attached it to an old LC III running 7.1 with ClarisDraw. All I can s…
Hi, The two electrolytic capacitors on my new-to-me Mac IIfx fell off while I was cleaning it of electrolyte, and I replaced one of them, but one of the pads fo…
. . . would make a nice addition to "my" peripherals forum's content content project. ( I've got a soft spot in my heart for this forum because the mod squad fo…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170808545890?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2425wt_1111 hopefully i didn't just buy a bunch of useless ra…
Picked up an external CD-ROM off of ebay pretty cheap. nice thing is, it comes with the cable for the powerbook. just have to go pick up a universal DC adapter …
Los Angeles to Chicago! This Apple CD survived a journey not only throughout it's long life, but in this box (taller than perceived in image) with zero packing!…
Perusing Oz ebay and I stumbled on this auction: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130664811138?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 The seller l…
Here she is! I am so excited to finally have an SE/30. Not only that, but I got it at a great price. I've been wanting one since I first used one in 1997 in 3rd…
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160758940051 I just one this puppy on eBay. You stick your Apple II plus a couple disk drives into it…
Hello, I have an SE/30 with a IIsi ROM and I am trying to install system 7.6. I followed all of the instruction's on Gamba's site, and everything worked up unti…
Picked these up on eBay - { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130654722316?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1036 I won the auction! Only bidder! Wahoo! I've been s…
I have a classic with 4MB ram and 7.0.1. Does anyone know a decent gif/jpeg viewer or slideshow program that will work on this thing? Jpegview requires a 68020 …
Hey there 68k-ers! I am doing the hosting of Browser6 for porter, so when I get it through email I will host it on my webserver (I bet this will make my hits sk…
Hey everybody, tonight at about 9 p.m. (in four hours) I'm going to bring down httpd on the VPS that runs stenoweb.net and 68kmla.org in order to bring the mach…
Hi 68Kers, is anyone aware of where you can source 3.5" 50 PIN SCSI SSD drives as an alternative to using old (and unreliable) SCSI drives? I have found a numbe…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200704337657 Price is, of course, pretty darn high, but the coolness factor is off the charts. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_ne…
I had some money sitting in Paypal, and couldn't resist: 24 x 16MB 30-pin modules from a Quadra 950 for $100. One of my most expensive upgrades purchased, but w…
Hi all! After researching a bit, I'm still a bit confused about the subject... it's clear that both machines will work fine with 8 MB (eight 1 MB SIMMs) and tha…
I have determined that the issue (or issues) lies in CODE resource 1. I have also run MacsBug (which runs in Mini vMac!) on it as well. { "lightbox_close": "Clo…
Hi As is the tradition at this time of year, my nicely manicured hard disk is just off south for the winter, complete with the contents. My SE/30 is not happy. …
Hey Everybody! Just a few quick things. The first is that I've updated the 68kMLA IRC Guidelines page, mainly to mention that the forum rules (things like "keep…
I was wondering, does someone here have experience using a Mobius Speedster with an SE/30? I have one I would like to test out, but I don't want to risk damage …
(FYI you may have seen this on a mailing post recently) To make a long story short, I have a Turbo 040, a socketed SE/30, and no adapter. What I DO have are som…
I don't know if this is known or not but I found this file in my SE's hard drive. Altough the idea is completely obsolete(IBM vs Apple,when were they last direc…
Anyone interested? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-1-Computer-1976-Original-/170746093288?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c1429ee8#ht_500wt_1361
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Having never had a TAM before, it seems to keep a couple of the fans on when it sleeps. This got better after I pulled the PCI USB card, but it still has some (…