Hi again I have a mac plus that trips my house power soon after it's booted. From another thread I found that the likely culprits are the two small capacitors m…
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Hey there, I am in the market for some larger capacity SCSI hard drives, but before I make the plunge, I would like some input as despite all of the reading I'v…
Really nice device. Getting a SIM adapter to try out the telephony. Radiates quality, and the camera isn't as bad as I thought it would be. The screen in partic…
As some of you are aware, I have two hobbies--Macs and road trips--and I like to combine them at times. Last year, I went to Cleveland for a Mac II and then to …
Someone is selling a Macintosh Classic II in my area and they are asking for offers? I know nothing about the machine (I think it works though) What are they wo…
I got an SE/30 from a member here for the cost of shipping. I crack it open and find this! I don't know how rare (or common) these are but it's pretty cool! I h…
just snagged these two beauts. Pics attached. Both working good. The 520c power jack is loose I might open her and re solder it. Other than that no problems exc…
Hello all. I just received an LC 475 in the post - it was expertly packaged and I'm very happy with all of that. But wow - that's some capacitor leakage right t…
Anyone know of a working source for System 3.2? It turns out what I have is actually System 3.3. I need regular System 3.2, and not the 3.2 HD20 startup disk. I…
I have been wanting a cube for a while now, and I finally found a lot of two with accessories on eBay for $200 shipped. I planned to keep two, but only kept one…
I have this LC I motherboard I want to sell, but I also have an LC II motherboard that needs a VRAM SIMM. Can I switch the one with the LC I to the LC II? For t…
Hello. I recently purchased a Mac LC III, and before I reinstalled the system using the original system disks (7.0.1), I noticed that there was a utility in the…
I got my StarRouter, and with the supplies I already have for my never-used StarController I had it up and connected to my Mac. However, the disks for the StarC…
Can anyone tell me which CD-ROM drive originally came in the IIvx and also will bezel from any other case work?
Picked this up near Boston for $50 thanks to a great tip here at the MLA! It's a standard 512k with a 10MB Hyperdrive installed. It's in really good shape, and …
Some of you have been following my frantic search to locate more male DB-19 connectors, used to mate with the Mac's external floppy port for Floppy Emu. These t…
Well since I'm I'm the middle of getting my collection back up and running I figured I would pick up a little LC II off eBay. And yes I'm running SoftPC there w…
Ok, silly question - I know. But when did Apple switch to the super reflective metallic RF paint? I have an SE/30 with that brown paint used on older compacts. …
I need to change the fuse (12V, 0.5A) you can see on the pictures. Do I have to solder in a new one or can I change just the inner part of the fuse? It looks li…
I received two PowerBooks G3 for parts. One of them was complete, but not working, the other one was missing some parts, so I made one from two. But I want to g…
Hi all, I have just gotten myself an SE for CHF50 and it brings back memories. It was first Mac that I ever used - on Dec. 16, 1989, SuperPaint 1.81. It was a r…
After a long day of traveling I'm finally resting at my hotel with a trunk (pictured) and a back seat (not pictured) full of fun: It will be pretty obvious wher…
I went to my electronics surplus shop today and my sales guy wasn't there so I was paying full price for everything. I didn't get much, just an extended keyboar…
Hey, do you know what is the smallest 68k Mac? I'm going to a demoscenenparty on March and trying to get a portable 68k desktop. Or should I stick with IIc+ or …
My favorite Macintosh toy needs a recap at least. It works fine, but it has the CRT scream of death that gives me a headache within 3 seconds of it being on. Ca…
I traded a PM G5 I had for two full 4MB Mac Plus systems with someone on craigslist. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": …
I had a good day today, the same person that had the free Classic brought me an SE/30 today, free again! I also got the stuff I traded with another member here …
I've been lurking for years, but this is my first post. :b&w: Unfortunately, it's mostly bad news. Many years ago (c.1998), as a teenager, A friend of m…
I have never seen one with a hard drive light. Just how many actually had hard drive activity lights installed?
What are the logic boards I can swap with my Mac 128k? I know a 512k will work but what else?
I was working on an LC II board I was selling, and fired it up one more time before putting it in a box. Nothing, just a blank screen, not even the chime, it mu…
Hey Guys, This video playing on the Macintosh 128K is just fascinating, Any of you know how i can get hold of a copy of this video.. this video is played from t…
We all know the Color Classic II is rare, but I can't seem to find ANY photos of a Performa 250!! Does anyone have one? Do they even exist??
I am thinking of buying a quadra in the indirect future. I have a performa 6116, imac g3, powermac g4 mdd and powerbook 540c but i would like to have a motorola…
Has anyone cleaned a Mac 128k travel bag before? You know, the beige ones with the Apple logo patch on the front. I bought a Mac 512k with a grungy bag and was …
Does anyone know the part number for the plug that connects the early logic boards to the analog board cable? Also, does anyone know the part number of the sock…
Hi everyone, I have been interested in giving solder paste a shot for a while, but have been able to get by with wire solder, and been put off by the cost and s…
Someone told me last week that they had some old Mac stuff and wanted to know if I would take it. I said I would, no matter if it's new or old. Today, I get thi…
Hello all!!! I have managed to find Mike Stephens who used to work for ketronic who produced the main board in the Apple Lisa keyboard.. He has inventory of the…
Today my uncle said that he was going to a flea market to buy a recorder player. I couldn't cone with him but he bought a Perforna 400 and a Performa 405 for $2…
Hi everybody! Just quickly wanted to share a little hack-or-something I did today. I connected the SE/30 to my Arduino Uno via serial which was running an inter…
Just want to know whether it'd be a good investment ifyou still use OS9 if you can get it for cheap?Thanks
[SIZE=14pt]Hi all,[/SIZE] [SIZE=14pt]Just joined this site and would like to introduce myself....[/SIZE] [SIZE=14pt]In 1993, I had bought my first computer whic…
Digging through my stash again. Anything special needed to support the pivot functionality (driver?) Are these desirable or common? Considering if I may bundle …
http://www.clintonelectronics.com/store/CE-MM9.html Wouldn't the CRT work in a compact mac?
Hi all, Do ye have any recommendations for fans/active heatsinks for 68040 processors? Both are possibilities for my Performa 475. There are two processors that…
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this one is the SCSI and GLUE this one is the SWIM I am trying to track down a SCSI issue with one of my boards here Thought it would help, especially when your…
After a battle with a local recycler (https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/23809-18-se30-and-first-recap-a-rant/), I went on eBay and found this: $90 ship…