Today I dragged my IIfx out of the basement, where it has been sitting quietly for years. I honestly don't recall if it ever worked; I'm pretty sure someone gav…
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Hi First of all, I have no idea if that's even possible. I'm really rubbish at coding even in C or C++, so what chances do I have with hacking a Control Panel? …
I picked up a 400k External Drive. In short, got it re-lubed and noticed one tiny detail missing. The felt pressure pad (opposite side of the read/write head) i…
When I push the power button the mac startup, but not chime and black screen... turn off, turn on... work like a charm! It is always like this, I have to turn o…
I've been trying to find out definitively whether the Quadra 700 supports a IIe card before buying one (the Quadra - I already have the IIe card). Anyone have e…
Recently I got a SE/30 that was not working. Simasimac and no sound. After recapping and cleaning its working almost. The internal SCSI drive was not detected, …
This one is stumping me. A friend's PowerBook would not boot, kept crashing on spinning "sundail" so my friend told me to format it and install a new system on …
Picked this one up on eBay. Was particularly interested because it had all the manuals. It looks like it has never been used. I didn't realize when I bought it …
Hello, I have an SE, and I'd like to replace the internal hard drive with the SCSI2SD. Since I am new to this process, what's the best way to set it up? Can I j…
Hello all — Just got a Mac 128k in good condition. I carefully cleaned the machine inside and out and it powers on wonderfully. However, I can only get the Mac …
Hi, I have a Macintosh Classic II connected with a Keyspan USB to Serial adapter to a Raspberry Pi running Basilisk II. I have ZTerm running on both of the mach…
Hey guys For my birthday, my father bought me a Acer V3-112P, in the months that I've had it. I just haven't been able to get along with it, the keyboard is rea…
Hey there, 5.25" floppies are not getting any younger. I just got my first Apple II system (a IIc) and am starting to look on eBay for software. How do you guys…
Anybody think this would work on a II/Quadra/Centris w/ adaptec 3/4? http://eshop.macsales.com/item/HP/C6020I/
Sorry fo my poor english... I have buy used Quadra 700, first times I powered up it not immediately switch on but... after some minutes! And with power button I…
Poor 68k Mac. It's two decades since you could buy one new, and I'd be prepared to bet (albeit not too much money) that it's several years since any new softwar…
Hi everyone, when i was a young boy at the 90s I reamember to beeing at a friends house and he has a Macintosh IIcx, we used to play some games on it. Everytime…
This is just to record my experience trying to get a Windows server to fileshare with an OS 9 client. Just in case someone makes the same google searches I did.…
I opened up the box to discover a complete lack of packaging material. The unit itself has a huge crack in the CD-ROM drive door, and the subwoofer has a large …
Been trying to inventory old disk and hardware utilities. Anyone remember Tim Seufert's dctest (the dc was something like "data corruption")? The idea was to te…
Before I start messing around, can anyone refresh my memory on sleep problems with installed PCI to USB adapter cards? As best I recall, it was mostly about PCI…
Hey guys -- The Apple IIc I got today has a loose floppy drive door. In other words, it doesn't lock in either the open or closed position. I haven't received m…
I feel dumb, but are there guidelines somewhere for posting images when posting to the forum (where to post, what quality, etc)? I looked around but couldn't fi…
anyone know a utility permitting minimization of a finder window in Classic ? The system has window collapse by default, is there a thing to be able to minimize…
I have an M0110 with intermittent keys. Some of the keys don't work, a handful work just fine. Some I can press hard and they'll register, others I have to pres…
I am looking information concerning a PDS Vidéo card for a Macintosh SE/30. Apparently IC stands for International Computer, but can't find any information on t…
After many months, and the motherboard being sent to people who are brilliant, and the battery being rebuilt, and the hard drive being replaced, MY MAC PORTABLE…
Hey guys, I am willing to buy a iifx, is it worth it? How much would you give for it? The seller asks for 320 bucks with mouse and keyboard? Is it the most powe…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Laser-quality-Color-Printer-Star-SJC-144-MC-For-Macintosh-New-in-box-/151738281175 If this was only $20, I'd buy it just to play…
(Tried posting earlier and I don't think it went through. If it did, oops!) I have been trying to resurrect a Macintosh Portable I acquired not too long ago. Un…
I have spent the afternoon backing up another box of floppies into image format, and in copying my System 6.0 disks, I found the "Your Apple Tour Of The Macinto…
Hi folks, My Macintosh TV doesn't work and I'm trying to restore it. After disassembly, one trace is broken on the motherboard. Does anyone have the scheme of t…
I have a few quadra 950s laying around and recently got a copy of softwindows. I know the quadra has a 040, and this software requires a ppc 601. I seem to reme…
I have a Macintosh Portrait Display that is in perfect condition other than this crack and another identical crack in the top corner. I've been unable to locate…
OK ... so I've given myself a little project ... After cannibalising two IIci's and today sending the better board off to Uniserver for a recap I'm thinking abo…
Here is my deal { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded…
I read somewhere the Rage128 is better than Twinturbo... I have the two card and I have tested it with my 7600/sonnetG3 (os9) and Macbench5: The TwinTurbo in so…
I need someone with one of the 20mb Miniscribe 8425SA drives to help me verify something. I'm running into a number of these drives which are cosmetically okay.…
From what I understand, the 512ke used a similar (the same?) ROM as a Plus, but does it identify as a 512ke or as a Plus? That's an important distinction for me…
Well damnit anyway...I've been horribly busy, haven't been here in a long time and I've recently been using my centris a lot lately and it has worked flawlessly…
Title says it all. How does one add or remove items to the Apple menu in 6.0.8? Thanks!
To any programming folk out there... is there any way we can talk about a patch or an update someone can make to fix the system clock before the year 2020... It…
Hello! Today I purchased my first Vintage mac. I first used one of these in 1993 in Grade One and have not used one since, the rest of my primary schooling bein…
I've had a box of 20 or so IIcx logic boards in the attic for a decade or more. I got the batteries out of them early on, so I never had a battery explosions, b…
My son really wanted the Apple III (notwithstanding the rodent activity). The 128k, SE/30, and 840AV will also be nice additions to the collection. Little spend…
I did several searches and have not found any topics on this forum ...however I have to believe this is covered somewhere? I would like to connect two macs, a M…
Way back in 2009 I got a whole stock of super-early Macintosh disks from that exciting time period of 1984 to 1987 or so. One of the disks was labeled MacDevelo…
I found a Macintosh Portable 5126 south side of London from the original owner. Got it back to the states today, put in a new battery and was surprised to find …
Hi everybody, I'm a new owner of an Apple IIe Platinum, that appears to be in very good condition. Apart from one pretty serious problem (I think) - the Reset k…
Hey all! So I finally found a local lead on a machine I have always wanted... a G3 AIO I put an ad on my local Craigslist and received a reply from a guy who ha…