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Will switching to nubus scsi controller give any boost over the onboard one? Found one made national instruments wondering If nubus would be quicker
· 16 posts · started 28 Jun 2007 - 08:49 · last 22 Sep 2007 - 14:07
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· 1 posts · started 21 Sep 2007 - 14:06 · last 21 Sep 2007 - 14:06

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Hi, I seem to have won a Quadra 840AV on eBay for $32, should turn up this week. It's in fair condition - missing optical drive bezel but appears to have a coup…
· 19 posts · started 9 Sep 2007 - 00:03 · last 22 Sep 2007 - 13:49
Greetings all, I negotiated to buy an original Apple Color Printer for the princely sum of US$10 from a fellow in Canada (he may be on here - if so Hi ! ). Ship…
· 5 posts · started 22 Sep 2007 - 06:35 · last 22 Sep 2007 - 09:30
Well this has been a "pet project" of mine for a while now. I've started getting a general layout in place, but it's still far from there. I haven't had much ti…
· 30 posts · started 21 Jul 2007 - 08:44 · last 22 Sep 2007 - 04:22
Thanks to diligent effort by volunteer editors (like the very prolific TheNeil) most of the 68k Macs have articles on the wiki. But don't stop there! We would s…
· 9 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 17:16 · last 21 Sep 2007 - 23:52
Anybody else having trouble? It looks like the server is choking.... Peace, Drew
· 13 posts · started 21 Sep 2007 - 07:17 · last 21 Sep 2007 - 21:57
Just bought this; { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be load…
· 3 posts · started 20 Sep 2007 - 09:52 · last 20 Sep 2007 - 17:00
I recently rolled back my Classic II from System 7.5 to 7.0.1 with some original Apple disks I got off e-Bay. I'm trying to update it with the System 7 updater …
· 15 posts · started 16 Sep 2007 - 16:52 · last 20 Sep 2007 - 16:20
I posted this to the Vintage Macs e-mail list too, but I'm trying to find help wherever I can. This has really got me worried because if I need a new motherboar…
· 22 posts · started 7 Sep 2007 - 23:04 · last 20 Sep 2007 - 07:36
I read that a 6200 that runs at 75mhz can be overclocked to 80mhz easily......I'm just wondering, is the speedup worth the work of working with soldering stuff …
· 6 posts · started 15 Sep 2007 - 13:38 · last 20 Sep 2007 - 07:34
Hello, I have received this PowerMystic Color Classic: http://web.mac.com/mruben/iWeb/Site/PowerMystic.html , it powers on fine, I can hear the fans and the dri…
· 7 posts · started 18 Sep 2007 - 07:36 · last 20 Sep 2007 - 03:51
Using the wonderful "SoundMaster" I have the the TOS Enterprise's computervoice .... *whirr* .... *click* .... "... working ...." How about you guys ? :b&am…
· 17 posts · started 11 Sep 2007 - 16:01 · last 19 Sep 2007 - 19:54
What was the last version of Acrobat Reader made that would run under 7.6.1? The latest I have around here is 2, and that's just because it came on the 7.6.1 in…
· 5 posts · started 18 Sep 2007 - 22:01 · last 18 Sep 2007 - 22:58
I dug my Mac II out of the basement to possibly put in my garage sale (*sniff sniff* it served me so well). The last time I started it up was about 6 years ago …
· 27 posts · started 27 Aug 2007 - 20:41 · last 18 Sep 2007 - 22:15
Have a look at this keyboard > "Macintosh128K" KeyBoard Sweet, huh ? Is there a way to attach it to my Macintosh SE/30 computer ? Thanks In Advance! :b&a…
· 6 posts · started 18 Sep 2007 - 17:27 · last 18 Sep 2007 - 18:22
I'm wondering, why do all builds of Mozilla run verrrryyy slowly on earlier PPC like the 601 or 603? I have tested it on my 6200 75mhz and omg so slow. On my 65…
· 9 posts · started 17 Sep 2007 - 19:20 · last 18 Sep 2007 - 15:54
Hey I heard that G3's are easy to overclock. Therefore I'm wondering , how can I overclock the G3 crescendo upgrade card that I have in my 6500? Currently it ru…
· 4 posts · started 17 Sep 2007 - 22:22 · last 18 Sep 2007 - 03:33
I saw that there was an offer included with Woz edition IIGS's that could be sent in to receive a copy of a letter from Steve Wozniak written for IIGS owners. D…
· 5 posts · started 12 Sep 2007 - 06:09 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 21:22
ok, here's the problem, ive got the hard drive, but it's still locking up, and it was doing this before the crash, I have the HD partitioned into 2, and ran dis…
· 3 posts · started 13 Sep 2007 - 23:48 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 19:44
I have noted a disturbing trend in the vintage Mac community of "borrowing" images, software, PDFs, information and resources from other Mac sites for use on ou…
· 7 posts · started 16 Sep 2007 - 17:21 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 18:08
http://cgi.ebay.com/Macintosh-128k-upgraded-to-KE-works-great-nice-shape_W0QQitemZ180145920839QQihZ008QQcategoryZ51046QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
· 34 posts · started 12 Sep 2007 - 00:08 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 15:05
It's a long story how I came to get this machine, but the end result is that I'm posting this from my 'new' 20" iMac G4 1.25gHz! Her previous owner had loved he…
· 8 posts · started 16 Sep 2007 - 06:57 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 06:58
*Not sure if this should go in the Newton forum or not. It is a piece of Mac software that I am looking for* Does anyone happen to have a copy of the Newton Key…
· 8 posts · started 13 Sep 2007 - 15:59 · last 17 Sep 2007 - 03:11
I tried to donate to 68kmla by pressing the Paypal button on the botton of the main screen. I went through the process and everything looked good. Later I recei…
· 3 posts · started 16 Sep 2007 - 06:38 · last 16 Sep 2007 - 16:58
I'm having problems with AppleTalk. Every time I restart my laptop it turns off. I can't get LocalTalk Bridge to work unless AppleTalk stays on. I know it's not…
· 5 posts · started 12 Sep 2007 - 20:21 · last 16 Sep 2007 - 14:31
As some of you know, after a few months of rest, i got my tray load iMac 333 back up and going in April, and its been trouble-free since then. However, one thin…
· 14 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 14:11 · last 16 Sep 2007 - 11:28
Does anyone here remember a game in the 90's called "Bebop"? It was basically a version of Breakout with better graphics and ran on colour 68ks under System 7. …
· 4 posts · started 15 Sep 2007 - 20:37 · last 16 Sep 2007 - 00:13
I can connect to my iBook's (9.1) drive from my SE (6.0.5) using Appleshare and Ethertalk. On the SE, I can copy files from the iBook, and run apps from the iBo…
· 11 posts · started 21 Aug 2007 - 00:50 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 23:44
Has anyone gotten one of these to work successfully on a System 6 machine with a 68000 chip? I know some say it can't be done with a StyleWriter II but it can, …
· 2 posts · started 21 Aug 2007 - 04:54 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 23:29
Would anyone happen to have these one hand, or know where to find them? I have the little grey trackpad with three buttons hooked up to my duo, but it is extrem…
· 4 posts · started 15 Sep 2007 - 15:52 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 18:18
Ok , I"ll just settle for OS 9 on this machine.....Currently I have OS 9.1, but I'd like to step up to 9.2.2, I remember that I tried this hack with that OS9for…
· 3 posts · started 15 Sep 2007 - 13:37 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 17:44
I've just finishing documenting my Apple Computer collection, see here for the details: Apple Collection. I have tried to do more than just list, but actually d…
· 5 posts · started 28 Aug 2007 - 00:20 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 17:42
I pulled three IIsis out of storage that worked when I put them away over a year ago, and now two of them have dead power supplies. I was able to narrow the pro…
· 9 posts · started 28 Jul 2007 - 03:20 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 16:47
Post your Mac 68K Speedup tips here: 1) Load up on RAM. Max out. For some machines, mainly those using 30-pin simms finding 16MB 30-pin simms can be a challenge…
· 29 posts · started 31 Aug 2007 - 13:44 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 13:01
Apparently it IS possible. http://www.jump-ing.de/index.php?Lang=en&Menu=3&SubMenu=2 I wonder if it will work on my 6500??
· 31 posts · started 25 May 2007 - 00:33 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 08:13
http://torbar.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=394 I got that a few months ago but never tested it out. Over the weekend I'll test it out, but anyone have any inf…
· 7 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 23:49 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 05:52
Hello guys, I know that for windows machines, there are apps to rip videos off youtube...do any of you know any for mac os 9 or mac os X? Thanks for any help!!!
· 21 posts · started 9 Sep 2007 - 20:04 · last 15 Sep 2007 - 04:50
So I finally got the "Macintosh 128k", and software for it; Microsoft Word Program diskette (ver. 1.05). Microsoft Word Back Up diskette, PageMaker Back Up disk…
· 9 posts · started 12 Sep 2007 - 21:02 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 20:53
Noticed something weird about WordPerfect today. I had to use GraphicConverter to scale some images for inclusion in a Word Perfect document, so I did that on m…
· 1 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 20:47 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 20:47
I found an Apple sticker in one of the lecture halls of my school today in class. I brushed the stuffs off the sticky bits and stuck it on the external HDD for …
· 16 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 03:10 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 20:01
On my System 7.5.5 LC475, I want to replace the v5.5 StuffIt Expander with the Deluxe version. If it is not available free, I am willing to pay for it. The prob…
· 2 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 11:19 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 14:56
I have added a purple Revision C iMac to my collection. I will try to get pics and spec's if anyone's interested this weekend. Still trying to locate the mouse …
· 7 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 01:37 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 08:51
I have 2 versions of Word on my 6500 since my HD was extracted from a 630CD. The thing is that when I open a word document with a .doc extension, it keeps openi…
· 4 posts · started 14 Sep 2007 - 00:14 · last 14 Sep 2007 - 06:53