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Another 1xx series to my collection. This one is functioning except for the horizontal on the trackball. 4mb ram and 80mb HD Traded a bunch of PC parts I needed…
· 6 posts · started 19 Dec 2008 - 03:16 · last 20 Dec 2008 - 09:50
What is the oldest system version that is even possible to find now, I have .85 already. I just want to see some prototype system software.
· 19 posts · started 21 Sep 2008 - 22:18 · last 19 Dec 2008 - 16:48
Well, this is a new one for me. Can anyone help? A week ago, my Wallstreet main battery held a 2.5 - 3 hr charge. I used it on Friday last week, running from th…
· 15 posts · started 21 Jun 2007 - 01:50 · last 19 Dec 2008 - 07:46
Is anyone aware of a method to permanently fix the 500 series hinge defect that does not involve drilling bolts through the case? Searching through the posts it…
· 4 posts · started 12 Dec 2008 - 01:55 · last 18 Dec 2008 - 22:34
I've found a number of sites on the 'Net that seem to reference possible links to System 1.0 (and not the overly common (in a relative sense) "System 1.1 Finder…
· 11 posts · started 15 Dec 2008 - 15:30 · last 18 Dec 2008 - 21:24
Client never came to pick it up. It's been 3 months. Mine now! 1.33Ghz, 12" LCD, Radeon 9550 (corrected from 9200) w/ CoreImage and QuartzExtreme. came with 512…
· 8 posts · started 17 Dec 2008 - 23:00 · last 18 Dec 2008 - 18:13
Well, I was going to reinstall my OS on my 180c after getting my PowerBook to VGA adapter... I attempt to boot up and see a a flashing question mark (Of doom). …
· 19 posts · started 1 Aug 2008 - 03:11 · last 18 Dec 2008 - 11:28
I know, its not Mac stuff (pretty hard to find where I live, annoyingly). This time: Pentium 4 CPU on a micro ATX board Celeron CPU on a micro ATX board ATI 64M…
· 5 posts · started 6 Dec 2008 - 15:24 · last 17 Dec 2008 - 23:01
Here's a nice compliment to my boxed Mac version of Kid Pix! It also includes a patch disk for HP DeskJet 500C printers. The DOS version has both three 3.5" dis…
· 1 posts · started 16 Dec 2008 - 22:15 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 22:15
Got a Titanium PowerBook G4 (A1025) that has issues. Symptoms: Turning it on results in a Beep, then the led comes on, then flashes twice, then steady for a lit…
· 4 posts · started 16 Dec 2008 - 15:12 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 16:53
Picked up a 520 last week, and a B&W G3 tower this week. My work is having its annual, "dump your old computer gear at the IT department for disposal" e…
· 6 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 17:22 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 16:35
hi all, this is a replica of my post at ppcmla.com, sorry for making such duplicates. i recently obtained a last series powerbook duo (100 mhz powerpc, 800 mb h…
· 51 posts · started 5 Mar 2008 - 13:01 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 13:45
So ever since I found out about the interrupt window I've wanted to do something fun with it. But I don't really know what I can do with it When I first discove…
· 3 posts · started 16 Dec 2008 - 03:13 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 09:36
Wednesday scored a working ANS 700/200. Have not started it up yet. Going to take a vacuum to it first. Very dusty. No software. Yesterday, I got the 500/132 fr…
· 11 posts · started 13 Dec 2008 - 16:30 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 09:01
Today I got an Acer TravelMate512T with a Celeron 366. It had a bad hard disk, no memory and a tendency to lock up at random intervals. Oh yes a bad clock batte…
· 6 posts · started 14 Dec 2008 - 06:38 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 01:56
I've been wondering lately about abandon-ware. Basically, if something like Mac OS 7.5 is considered abandon-ware, can you use it as a basis for a new product, …
· 11 posts · started 11 Dec 2008 - 18:14 · last 16 Dec 2008 - 01:47
I have a image of .85 but seems that could not run w/ my MacPlus ROM while .97 and 1.1 both run perfectly on Mini vMac. Could anyone upload a Mac 128k ROM (64k …
· 7 posts · started 24 Nov 2008 - 13:50 · last 15 Dec 2008 - 18:22
I posted an AD on craigslist for an Apple II system. So far I have 2 responses. 1) A nice looking Apple II+ with 2 5.25 disk drives, and a monitor. The person s…
· 11 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 14:43 · last 15 Dec 2008 - 16:36
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Quadra_630 This page says that the Performa 630 is a 630CD without the CD-ROM drive. I have NEVER heard of a 63x without …
· 17 posts · started 3 Nov 2008 - 03:17 · last 15 Dec 2008 - 05:53
I asked this on another board, but no luck so far, so I'll repeat my request here: Hi all, Here's a blast from the past! I have a PowerBook 180, and an old (rea…
· 1 posts · started 15 Dec 2008 - 00:31 · last 15 Dec 2008 - 00:31
Another Freecycle find. That is two in about a week. It had Windows XP on it with 192mb of ram. I put Windows 98se on it instead and kept the 128mb simm leaving…
· 3 posts · started 14 Dec 2008 - 14:50 · last 14 Dec 2008 - 18:49
Hey guys, I figured it was time for a RAM upgrade for my iMac G5. Will this work? What about a hard drive? What do you guys suggest? It would be nice to move up…
· 3 posts · started 13 Dec 2008 - 15:59 · last 14 Dec 2008 - 00:06
I have two mac minis, both are G4. When i plug one in, the fan just turns on. The other one does nothing when plugged in or when the power button is pressed. An…
· 14 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 03:14 · last 13 Dec 2008 - 16:19
A local pickup from Freecycle. Comes with an matching Epson printer. No keyboard or mouse though. Bad hard drive. I assume either a 266mhz or 333mhz and maybe t…
· 15 posts · started 6 Dec 2008 - 13:16 · last 13 Dec 2008 - 15:17
I finally found some free time to rebuild my old IIci... The plan is to install A/UX 2.0 - something I've been putting off since around January of 2005. Unfortu…
· 6 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 03:14 · last 13 Dec 2008 - 11:43
For absolutely no cash whatsoever, someone I helped with their iMac mailed me a shrinkwrapped boxed copy of Apple PC-Exchange As if that wasn't enough, the post…
· 4 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 11:33 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 21:34
I tried search on google and all it comes with is a video which has no sound and very distorted and hard to see. I have Windows Vista and I was wondering if and…
· 2 posts · started 12 Dec 2008 - 16:12 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 18:19
I have the chance to grab three Tibook's that have busted screens from a friend who works for the local high school district. Is it worth getting them despite t…
· 11 posts · started 1 Dec 2008 - 18:01 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 18:16
So, got a few more laptops to play with. The Powerbook 170 boots fine (has french keyboard). 250MB HD 8MB RAM 7.6.1 The Powerbook 100 has a blank screen when it…
· 2 posts · started 12 Dec 2008 - 02:43 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 15:54
I got a 7300 from a local ad today. Case was a little beaten up, the tabs to push on to slide the cover off were completely gone, so the case no longer locks cl…
· 3 posts · started 12 Dec 2008 - 05:47 · last 12 Dec 2008 - 14:13
Hey, ~tl, thought this might help you: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ExtensionHPBB/Users_Integration
· 2 posts · started 11 Dec 2008 - 03:34 · last 11 Dec 2008 - 09:37
If I'm not logged in and go to a page that uses references (the Cite extension) all the superscripts display as "1" and nothing shows up in the References secti…
· 2 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 21:14 · last 11 Dec 2008 - 09:21
Hey, Okay, for those of you who have read my post about a second Macintosh SE with a defective hard drive... I had forgotten to mention this...that while I was …
· 7 posts · started 5 Dec 2008 - 00:56 · last 11 Dec 2008 - 07:40
I went to fix somebody's computer today (it's going to end up being an OS reinstall), and managed to get a Dell Latitude CPi laptop, along with a wireless netwo…
· 7 posts · started 9 Dec 2008 - 01:42 · last 11 Dec 2008 - 01:53
Hi There is a new Google group for the Canon Cat. Subject that are welcome would be: Canon Cat computer Apple II and SwyftCard or Swyftware Swyft computer Jef R…
· 1 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 21:20 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 21:20
So I got a 1710AV that i want to turn into a TV... I had a 1710 YEARS ago and it proved nicely to be a good monitor. Now to the AV part... does this need ADB to…
· 16 posts · started 4 Dec 2008 - 00:29 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 20:04
First one I got was a compaq home theater PC 9100 with dual TV tuners, etc 36 inch monitor for 20 dollars Second is a Powerbook G3 Lombard 333Mhz for 50 Dollars…
· 2 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 16:04 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 17:33
The editor, NOT the player! I've been wanting to try this ever since I first discovered it on the Macintosh Garden. Sure I tried the other versions, but they fe…
· 8 posts · started 8 Dec 2008 - 01:04 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 05:15
I have recently got my trusty PowerBook 150 on the web once again. I have a POP3/IMAP email service that I like to use on it, though one thing has bugged me abo…
· 2 posts · started 10 Dec 2008 - 00:55 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 01:41
Can anyone comment on the possibility of success were I to use these two versions of Word to edit the same files, back and forth between the two versions, over …
· 9 posts · started 6 Dec 2008 - 06:06 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 00:56
There's a nifty B&W Lucasfilm game called "Pipe Dream" (version 1.1) available for download at Macintosh Garden, Le Grenier du Mac and other sources. Th…
· 5 posts · started 7 Dec 2008 - 10:56 · last 10 Dec 2008 - 00:22