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Hey I see an Apple 1 Replica board that someone is selling up here in Canada. It is just the motherboard itself without any capacitors or chips etc. Does anyone…
· 9 posts · started 8 Oct 2014 - 02:04 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 21:23
Is there a program that will burn files to a SCSI CD recorder, which CD ROM drive should I buy, and how does one do this, if at all? I realize that there is a t…
· 14 posts · started 21 Sep 2014 - 22:43 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 20:27
I've searched threads but still unclear if it is possible..I bought a MC68030RC33B processor chip. I have a SE/30 logic board with a socketed processor and I am…
· 15 posts · started 3 Oct 2014 - 04:19 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 20:13
After looking everywhere for some option to play youtube videos under OS9 I finally found it. Youtube Browser for Classilla. So far its played all the videos I …
· 1 posts · started 13 Oct 2014 - 18:25 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 18:25
After missing out that free Q700 by minutes, I decided to check other sources and picked up a cheap Q800. I'm planning to put the PPC upgrade and Video Spigot c…
· 4 posts · started 12 Oct 2014 - 04:31 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 03:35
Damn, I swear. I was hoping to post up the tale of two recaps of two LC IIIs, but success fails me. One LC III (a LC III @ 25MHz) was dead to begin with. The ot…
· 12 posts · started 11 Oct 2014 - 01:40 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 02:45
Very rarely do I get stumped, but I got one for you that stumped me: I have 2 macintosh Plus boards, both of them do the exact same thing. Both came in macs. Th…
· 23 posts · started 28 Sep 2014 - 20:13 · last 13 Oct 2014 - 00:05
Hello all! I was wondering something. Were there store demo disks for every macintosh? if not, are there ones for my models? my models >imac g3 >m…
· 6 posts · started 10 Oct 2014 - 21:50 · last 12 Oct 2014 - 22:09
Hi folks, I hope that I'm not breaking any forum rules by asking this! I have a Quadra 700. It's fully working and in good condition. It is running 7.5.3, and h…
· 13 posts · started 9 Oct 2014 - 10:36 · last 12 Oct 2014 - 19:41
I'm not an expert on Linux device programming. But I really want to fix Basilik II networking for Fedora 20 with 3.15.x kernel. So far I think I have fixed shee…
· 19 posts · started 17 Sep 2014 - 19:31 · last 12 Oct 2014 - 15:45
Compare these two boards: - both are Moto '030 - both designed in 1990, built in 1991 Look at the sizing difference. I realize Amiga's had a lot more custom chi…
· 29 posts · started 5 Oct 2014 - 17:08 · last 11 Oct 2014 - 23:04
Since I have been doing this for almost 10 years, I want to continue the experiments further and post my results. Hopefully others will share their experiences …
· 4 posts · started 11 Oct 2014 - 17:16 · last 11 Oct 2014 - 22:07
Let me start this off with a rant: The only electronics recycling facility within close distance is overpriced, unorganized, dirty, smelly, and has downright ru…
· 4 posts · started 10 Oct 2014 - 17:58 · last 10 Oct 2014 - 22:49
So I was able to get an ISO of codewarrior onto my PB190... and as soon as I mounted the disk with the Virtual CD/DVD-ROM Utility I get a popup saying that it d…
· 9 posts · started 7 Sep 2014 - 21:29 · last 10 Oct 2014 - 19:56
Well i picked up a portable that has a sad mac error that im leading torwards a bad battery. My plans are to install a new battery and recap the board. Seeing a…
· 8 posts · started 7 Oct 2014 - 08:56 · last 10 Oct 2014 - 15:50
I have an Apple IIe Card on the way, complete in box with install disks and that elusive Y Cable. I'm trying to figure out which Mac to use it on, and I think I…
· 14 posts · started 6 Oct 2014 - 07:44 · last 9 Oct 2014 - 22:14
Hi all, So this is my first post, but I've been searching through and reading the posts for a couple of weeks, so I'd like to start with a big thank you to ever…
· 10 posts · started 7 Oct 2014 - 21:55 · last 9 Oct 2014 - 17:17
A while ago(maybe a year ago) I was talking to a local book-store owner who was a former IT guy. We spoke about Zip drives(I bet a lot of people here remember t…
· 1 posts · started 9 Oct 2014 - 15:15 · last 9 Oct 2014 - 15:15
Found this morning a very nice Psion 5. Was advised 15 € but got it for 10 €. the good thing about it is that the Psion looks almost new, the paint is not peeli…
· 3 posts · started 5 Oct 2014 - 12:51 · last 9 Oct 2014 - 08:44
On the very first try too! Well, not my first recap job but the first to get a dead machine limping... It's the Classic II I found in the trash a couple of week…
· 5 posts · started 8 Oct 2014 - 22:15 · last 9 Oct 2014 - 02:05
I posted a message to the LEM Swap list looking for a heatsink for frankenmac. A guy near me said he had one. When I went to pick it up he had three mac's and h…
· 5 posts · started 8 Oct 2014 - 01:39 · last 8 Oct 2014 - 03:47
So I got a 40" Dynax (Best Buy?) TV for free, with a note that just says "won't turn on." Opened it up and found that the huge capacitor had literally blown its…
· 19 posts · started 29 Sep 2014 - 17:46 · last 7 Oct 2014 - 18:48
Just a few days ago, I was visiting a client and commented on his Bondi iMac when he pulled out a beat-up box with a PowerBook Duo 230 and dock. He has no idea …
· 12 posts · started 5 Oct 2014 - 15:44 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 22:38
My Mac Plus is stored at my parent's place and I don't have any plan to make a 400-ish miles trip just to get the Mac Plus. I did find the 20MB hard drive with …
· 24 posts · started 1 Oct 2014 - 10:14 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 22:34
So I found an Apple Lisa in GA!!! It arrived today... Needs a good cleaning and some cap repairs and stuff... Widget is dead for sure.. I can hear a piece of me…
· 4 posts · started 6 Oct 2014 - 18:27 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 21:16
Craigslist- $30 I picked up: - 1 NEC CDROM - 2 x external scsi enclosures - 2 x Mac SE 800k with 20meg internal - 1 x Classic 2 - 1 Cx - 1 Ci - 1 IIgs - 3 Exten…
· 12 posts · started 4 Oct 2014 - 16:52 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 21:06
Hi, I have a SE with a bad internal 20MB hard drive that will not format. Any suggestions where i can find a compatible drive? What are the specifications i nee…
· 13 posts · started 3 Oct 2014 - 20:02 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 19:01
So I am curious... Perhaps someone can weigh in here... I have purchased over the years two Apple Dealer signs.. I bought the second one mostly because the firs…
· 8 posts · started 6 Oct 2014 - 16:06 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 18:30
I've been using my iBook G4 1.33ghz off and on lately and noticed something odd when booting 10.4.11. While it has been connected to my home wifi before it alwa…
· 5 posts · started 5 Oct 2014 - 15:15 · last 6 Oct 2014 - 04:13
I recapped my SE/30 recently and all was well, until I noticed that after leaving the machine off overnight there was no startup sound on power up. Once the mac…
· 5 posts · started 4 Oct 2014 - 03:39 · last 5 Oct 2014 - 20:01
I was wondering if anyone tried recapping the bad power supply in a PowerMac G5. If that is the problem with them. Is bad caps the cause of so many PowerMac G5 …
· 5 posts · started 19 Sep 2014 - 18:39 · last 5 Oct 2014 - 15:41
http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/digital-performer-3whats new in v3.0?http://web.archive.org/web/20010609190822/http://www.motu.com/english/software/dp/dp30/edit…
· 33 posts · started 23 Sep 2014 - 07:59 · last 4 Oct 2014 - 17:21
I responded to a CL listing for some compact Macs. From SE/30s to Pluses. Today I picked them up! Bonus was a couple 512ks (one regular, one enhanced). Five se/…
· 19 posts · started 29 Sep 2014 - 20:30 · last 3 Oct 2014 - 16:19
I have a bunch of memory sticks and I wanted to kick up my Centris to max 68MB but something isn't working right. A 16MB SIMM shows up as 8. A 32MB SIMM shows u…
· 6 posts · started 30 Sep 2014 - 09:24 · last 3 Oct 2014 - 01:38
Hi All, Picked up a Mac IIfx off of Craigslist. The owner couldn't get it started and it had a cap corrode in it at C42. It was a botched up job and one of the …
· 15 posts · started 22 Sep 2014 - 21:44 · last 3 Oct 2014 - 00:02
Ok so someone is selling a Mac IIsi in my area. It has a monitor but it does not work. So my next order of business is to figure out how to hook it up to a non …
· 23 posts · started 13 Sep 2014 - 22:21 · last 2 Oct 2014 - 23:16
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