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I don't know if anyone has posted this link already but here is a real good YouTube channel on old Macs that I am addicted to right now. This guy does a real go…
Might as well start one of my own "Latest..." topics. I received in the mail today: A PowerMac 6100/66 (Specs unknown, except it has no hard drive) A Mac IIcx (…
When trying to use Mini vMac to play the old Wizardry ("Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord") game from disk images, it insists on reading the "master" disk (wh…
What are you working on? Give us 68kmlaer's an idea of what projects you are working on or have planned. - if its just to take apart a machine to check for Cap …
Hello all, I just want to share my experience regarding a newly acquired Mac Plus. It was flup-flup-fluping when I bought it and to my surprise it had the Radiu…
Since the boards need recapping, I'll assume that the onboard video of my IIci's are Kaput! But it could be something else. I hook up my Macs to a Gateway 700e …
I'm really hoping this isn't a recap issue (although it probably is) I had my Macintosh portable working about 4 weeks ago. I checked it once again today, and f…
Been weeding through my compact mac collection, taking the batteries out so they won't blow up on me, and came across something weird. This 512k had a big blue …
The dearth of information on these cards on LowendMac is apalling. Spectrum/24 Series III Spectrum/24 Series IV Spectrum/24 Series V Spectrum/24 PDQ Spectrum/24…
. . . from waaaaay back in the day! My PB100 was my main Bookkeeping/Quicken/Spreadsheet WorkStation until I was forced, kicking and screaming, into upgrading B…
Hi all, Scored an Apple M2115 external SCSI 4GB HD on eBay like this one... http://myoldmac.net/picts_static/Mac/AppleExternalHardDrive_.jpg I've been looking f…
Hey guys, the zener diodes at DL21 and DL22 was overheated and fell off my board. i cannot find them, so does anyone know what the value of these zeners are? or…
Latest addition to my collection! Unfortunately purchased slightly too late from a recycler, the smashed screen, surround and drives had been disposed of but th…
So for my first compact Mac, I picked up a 512KE. And it worked great! Until I put in my first floppies. I ordered disks for Mac OS 1.1 and Finder 1.0 I believe…
I have a Mac SE I picked up a while ago with a General Computer Hypercharger 020 however I haven't been able to find anything saying what the jumpers are for or…
I got an old PowerBook 170 AC adapter for repair. Model: M5140 (APS-20U). It is completely dead and I can see some very light plastic deformation from heat in t…
I recently came into possession of this video card and haven't been able to find much info about it just googling. What I could find suggests that it is capable…
I have found something very interesting... An "all-internal" size, 16-bit PC Card, 802.11g card.* That's right, an 802.11g card that is physically-compatible an…
I thought it might come in handy in the future to have all the info about XPostFacto in one place on here, so I've copied across the info that I also posted on …
When powered on, my LC III intermittently emits whining noises in varying tones through its speaker. I've swapped the speaker to no avail. The kicker is that if…
Here's an auction for a Supermac expansion board for the 128K/512K Mac. It appears to have a connector which the seller describes as an expansion slot, however,…
Has anyone ever tried to put together a reference to what modern LCD monitors are capable of syncing with 68k Macs? Every time that I set up one of my older mac…
Hi folks, it's me again! My usual "luck" has brought me a PowerBook 190 in mint condition that was supposed to be working, but actually it isn't. Let me explain…
Hi I have a registered copy of MacPalette II, which is for printing color to the ImageWriter II from just about any application from system 9 and earlier... don…
I have just recapped the LC II. After a recap, it worked correctly -- it had a steady picture, it chimed and it booted off the SCSI CD-ROM into System 7.5. Then…
Has anyone here tried to take the "Houdini I" Quadra 610 DOS card's riser and use it with the Quadra 6100's DOS card? I've found evidence online that it should …
Two questions regarding a recently recapped SE/30: 1. The internal speaker does not emit sound even after cleaning the logic board and recapping all capacitors.…
Hey guys, I've been collecting macs for a couple of years now, my favorites are the all-in-ones, I hope to eventually get one of each. From the beginning, the o…
Very interesting peripheral hardware solution for the mixed use of Cards, Cards & Older Cards! } { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "…
I have a EtherPrint ethernet-to-localtalk bridge that seems to work well enough to netboot my IIGS from and connect to a netatalk share I have locally. I'm not …
Today in the mail I got a package from a relative containing computer parts. 3 tiny hard drives, a router, a couple computer hardware magazines, CD-ROM drive, m…
I just refurbished my Color Classic tonight. Overall it's looking wonderful--the new display I put in is free of the geometry faults that were present in the di…
Ever since I got the pile of compacts without keyboards or mice, I've been on the lookout for keyboards. Most of the keyboards I see available are going for abo…
Welp, Another project on the table. Just picked up an Imagewriter II from Scott, And as expected, there are definitely a few things with these beasts that need …
Radius Rocket Guide/Information Links: Radius Q&A (to be posted) http://www.vintagemacworld.com/radiusmain.html
Does any documentation exist for programming the DSPs in the AV Quadras? I found this FAQ saying: Apple licensed the official DSP3210 develop kit to the DSP spe…
I was cleaning out the closet this afternoon and found a DuoDisk Drive. What controller card is needed to drive this?? I got a rough Apple IIe, missing keys and…
Anyone ever heard of this? It looks to me like there's a 68030 and a 68882 on one of those cards.
I am just curious what are the best options in QT 7 Pro to compress videos to play on a 68040 mac. I am trying out Cinepak, 256 Colors, Medium Quality.
Hello The Analog board is OK, I used another SE Board to test it and it works fine, I also installed the board in another SE/30 and it still shows the same issu…
Are there any instructions for removing the top part of the eject mechanism for the Mitsubishi Superdrives? There's a really good guide for doing this on the So…
I documented the changes to the Color Classic Analog Board to allow the board to operate at 640x480 without the transformer trace cut mod! Here are the CORRECT …
i got an outbound notebook at a nearby thrift-shop :beige: , i think it came w/ its power cord, but the power supply does not have the kangaroo on it. i cannot …
I just reinstalled System 6.0.8 on my Mac Classic and everything seems to be working just fine, but when I try to read a CD (with all my games on it) I get the …
My Hyperdrive 20 Mac 512k arrived a week ago, and I've taken the followig 9 photos: GCC HyperDrive 20 Controller Piggyback on Logic Board GCC HyperDrive 20 Cont…
Hi there, So I received an Imagewriter II in the mail, it had been banged up somewhat and the bottom portion, the metal bottom which holds the board and the pow…