Hi, I dragged out my AppleColor 13" High-resolution from under the house, it hasn't been used for years. It fired up straight away. I also found it came with a …
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I have two Q950s, one of which came to me with a key and one without. The same key works in both, so I had assumed that the lock was the same in all of the Q950…
I've got A/UX 3.0, Oracle Server for A/UX, System 7 Golden Master release and System 7 beta for download. I sold them and want to share them before they sit on …
I have a Quadra 650 running A/UX and hence System 7.0.1. Question is, how do I switch monitor resolutions - the monitors control panel doesn't show different re…
Hello! Yesterday, I got a Macintosh Classic. Without keyboard and mouse through, but it works. I originally wanted to do what I like to do on many computers, as…
I wanted to check some 5.25" floppies. I found a 5.25"Apple drive model #A9M0107. I plugged it into the back of my Classic II running O.S. 7.0. The floppy drive…
Hi, Is it True that you cannot use 2 or 3 chip 30 pin simms in a Plus or a SE? Has anyone successfully used them in a Plus or SE? Thanks, Everett
Here they are, round one of the Mac SE Prototype pictures! I've got more coming TOMORROW (sorry for the change in time, see the fourth post) as soon as I clear …
Hi everyone! I'm sorry for posting a software-request here as a newbie, but I really ran out of ideas where else to search. I already spent several WEEKS (of co…
Which version of Quicktime do you install on your 68k Macintosh computers? I have been busy setting up my old LC III for general use. System 7.5.3, which I am r…
First, please note that I have never used a 68020 or 68040. The Mac OS can really be divided into three main groups: System 6.0.x (1989-1991) System 7.0.x/7.1.x…
Just figured I'd list my Apple branded CDs, see if there is anything interesting to anyone. Ones marked with an asterisk (*) mean I have more than one, and woul…
Could the 68010 processor could be installed in a Plus? It is available in the same form factor (63 pin DIP), and has the same power requirements. Would I also …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
I'm revisiting one of the "classic" goals of compact Mac hacking: changing the resolution of the internal CRT screen. I've been poking at this for a few months,…
I started an archiving project using a Mac Quadra 610 here: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25007-starting-archiving-project-using-quadra-610/ Howeve…
To the moderators: Please consider making this a sticky as these questions get asked quite frequently on here. There have been some recent discussions about the…
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I see the Micromac website is still being hosted, with these accelerators still listed for sale. Anyone know if they're really still selling old stock? Also, ca…
A year or two ago, I remember seeing a big list someone had to put together of all the common brands of Mac to VGA adapter, and a link to the instructions with …
What are the best (if any) options for fullscreen video playback on a bare bones Plus/Classic? Ideally I'd like to take some existing short mpeg files and conve…
Well i have been messing around with these things for a couple years now and i have came across all kinds of various situations with them. - First i would like …
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As promised in one of the threads below, here's my ATX Conversion crib sheet . . . finally! :approve: I'd prefer to keep the discussions going in the linked spe…
Does anyone have any idea of what the best text editor or similar might be for working with LaTeX files on a classic Mac, whether 68k or PPC? I know there are l…
This is a hack I did quite some time ago and, like almost all of my hacks, it has never quite been finished! :-/ I was going to post this after having welded an…
I have something weird going on with a Mac Plus Analog board that I recapped. I regrettably didn't power it on before I recapped the board but last time, a few …
Hi, All, I have here some sort of card (accelerator?) that was installed in my new-to-me Mac IIfx. Google is unable to give me relevant information. However, I …
Just saw this on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/171983561235and someone bid on it. Is it really that collectible or is someone screwing around? Anyone else here …
I have been busy this week with a Classic II A/B. Voltages were too low on the first place, so manage to replace the usual caps, but they remain low after the r…
Would there be interest in a new 99 euro 500mhz 68020 mac with 24bit graphics and 16 bit audio?
I can't for the life of me remember the name of this game, I downloaded it on AOL at some point between 95 and 97 on an LC III running System 7. Graphics and so…
I posted this at the end of another thread ... which maybe wasn't quite the right place, so apologies but I'd be interested to know any info on this. A recapped…
Hello all, Love my 68K macs. My fav is my upgraded LC 575. I have been trying to find a 68K mac with a PDS slot AND NUBUS slots. Does this exsist??? Seams to be…
In the early-mid 90s, my friend had a game probably on his LC III that mostly consisted of minigames, one of which was just watching a TV screen with an infinit…
So the owner of the local computer store has been servicing Apple products since the late 70s and his showroom is an impressive collection of vintage Apple prod…
I recently came into possession of a 512k Mac. I was really excited because it has the RAM upgrade and a SCSI controller card soldered straight to the CPU! But …
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…
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…
Anybody think this would work on a II/Quadra/Centris w/ adaptec 3/4? http://eshop.macsales.com/item/HP/C6020I/
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…
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…
Hi all I'm going to replace my internal SE/30 HD with a period correct (more or less) SCSI 50-pin HD. I do not want more than 2GB on that hard drive. I know the…