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I've installed FWB Tookit v3.0 but I can't figure out how to run the benchmark test. How do I get to this? { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next",…
· 11 posts · started 9 Dec 2012 - 17:39 · last 18 Dec 2012 - 03:50
Does anyone know of a website or in-print literature that provides a full glossary of all Hypercard script commands? I need to know how to get HyperCard to move…
· 13 posts · started 23 Dec 2010 - 03:06 · last 17 Dec 2012 - 22:08
Hi! I'm interested in what software there is for helping to run my Mac most efficiently from a floppy/RAM disk. I've got some RAM disk software already, but I'd…
· 4 posts · started 13 Dec 2012 - 17:43 · last 17 Dec 2012 - 17:13
I have been looking for one of those for years. Don't like the 200, so was seeking for a 1xx series, just collected one today for 10 €. { "lightbox_close": "Clo…
· 7 posts · started 9 Dec 2012 - 14:40 · last 16 Dec 2012 - 16:37
If you have played Doom 3 you have obviously seen the PDA. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_erro…
· 1 posts · started 15 Dec 2012 - 20:13 · last 15 Dec 2012 - 20:13
Which version would you folks recommend for a 733MHz G4 running 9.2.2?
· 7 posts · started 6 Dec 2012 - 16:24 · last 10 Dec 2012 - 07:44
Why is it that when you're trying to downsize the collection (hacks-in-progress in this instance) it seems to multiply right before your averted eyes. ;D { "lig…
· 8 posts · started 9 Dec 2012 - 18:35 · last 10 Dec 2012 - 01:56
First things first-It is in the forum rules, but let's repeat it here: "Please do not post links to illegal or pirated software". Having said that, I have been …
· 30 posts · started 17 Aug 2012 - 17:33 · last 7 Dec 2012 - 20:34
. . . project is now right on the front burner and the temp setting is HIGH! :approve: Utmost thanks to TylerEss for his kind offer to sell me his JackHammer! […
· 10 posts · started 21 Nov 2012 - 02:38 · last 6 Dec 2012 - 04:35
Is it possible to mount disk images FROM a ZIP disk and install TO that same ZIP disk? Take this scenario as what I am asking: Load all of the system 7.1 or 6.0…
· 3 posts · started 6 Dec 2012 - 01:12 · last 6 Dec 2012 - 01:29
V.S. from lem: "Adding a video card was a popular way to increase performance and free precious RAM; another boost came from adding a level 2 (L2) cache. This p…
· 24 posts · started 28 Nov 2012 - 08:09 · last 3 Dec 2012 - 18:58
Anyone know what exactly this goes to? or what it does? Haven't tried it with anything yet, looks like maybe it controls Apple Video Player or something? It doe…
· 13 posts · started 25 Nov 2012 - 18:30 · last 27 Nov 2012 - 05:26
This was a long-project. I was contacted by a guy who had an business but was transferring it to his son. So he wanted to get rid of some old Mac-stuff as he ha…
· 27 posts · started 24 Mar 2012 - 21:58 · last 22 Nov 2012 - 16:47
The RadiusWare installer says my Quadra 950 isn't supported. I do a custom install and it'll install, but during boot it pops up an error saying my Macintosh is…
· 25 posts · started 29 Apr 2012 - 08:01 · last 22 Nov 2012 - 02:59
As the title says. I have permission from the wifey to set up a plus for my son to use on a desk *in the house!* 8-o The plus has 4MB RAM but I want to keep it …
· 4 posts · started 13 Nov 2012 - 20:00 · last 19 Nov 2012 - 23:26
I just came across this archive of older publications, which includes multiple books on older OSX system software. Some of this is really very useful fare. Not …
· 5 posts · started 17 Nov 2012 - 21:22 · last 18 Nov 2012 - 00:10
I have an ancient Vernier Universal Lab Interface that came with one of my old Macs years back. I have the MacMotion and ULI timer software that was commonly us…
· 6 posts · started 8 Nov 2012 - 19:39 · last 14 Nov 2012 - 17:42
Hoping I can weed out some problems through software-based testing before I go back to reading schematics all afternoon. Mac Mothership has two different versio…
· 1 posts · started 13 Nov 2012 - 19:28 · last 13 Nov 2012 - 19:28
Hi, is here someone who is able to "convert" some perl scripts (blog, guestbook) to macperl ? They work well on linux perl 5, but I'll put them to work on my Ma…
· 4 posts · started 1 Oct 2012 - 15:57 · last 6 Nov 2012 - 06:52
Hi, New printer in the mix and would like to enable LPR printing on a 7.6.1 Mac. Several sites mention installing LW 8.6 as the solution. Apple's "older softwar…
· 5 posts · started 1 Nov 2012 - 05:57 · last 5 Nov 2012 - 07:14
Rich Dreher's CFFA 3000 is shipping! As of the 31st of Oct he had shipped 142 of the boards. I'm hoping that I'll have mine in the next week or two. Once it get…
· 18 posts · started 4 Nov 2011 - 19:02 · last 3 Nov 2012 - 18:21
The (dead) battery in my 190 seems to have leaked...there is something that looks like mold on the battery contacts. Is there any good way to clean the contacts…
· 11 posts · started 16 Apr 2011 - 22:27 · last 1 Nov 2012 - 21:14
I've found some anomilies with the Macintosh OS, and I'm wondering if they could be bugs (I though Macs were supposed to be bug free)? I couldn't find a bug rep…
· 3 posts · started 31 Oct 2012 - 17:24 · last 1 Nov 2012 - 18:02
Hi all, So on my Lombard I currently have 9.0 installed, and I at least want it to get to 9.1, if not 9.2. I've tried the updates from the Apple website but it …
· 12 posts · started 16 Oct 2012 - 04:56 · last 30 Oct 2012 - 11:00
do you think a T8700 would work? i just opened this thing up and its shocking how easy access is the cpu is. Here is exact specs of this iMac, http://www.everym…
· 6 posts · started 29 Oct 2012 - 07:43 · last 29 Oct 2012 - 19:52
In my powermac 6100/66 { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be…
· 15 posts · started 25 Aug 2012 - 23:12 · last 29 Oct 2012 - 18:22
So I have a fairly beefed up 950 (80mhz PPC and 192mb ram) I'm contemplating upgrading from my Radius VideoVision (which does not work with the PowerPC mode on …
· 4 posts · started 23 Oct 2012 - 04:20 · last 24 Oct 2012 - 04:44
Was down in Seattle yesterday to meet up with another member who had offered me a ProFile for my projects (THANK YOU!!). While down there he was also nice enoug…
· 5 posts · started 21 Oct 2012 - 20:44 · last 22 Oct 2012 - 16:23
Ok, this is not hardware/software, but hey, it's an nice one i think Got this today, once been given by Apple as a gift (might be only one in Finland). It's mad…
· 5 posts · started 15 Oct 2012 - 18:54 · last 19 Oct 2012 - 15:16
I saw an cheap iBook G4 14" offered so had to pick it up. Never had 14" -model only few 12" -models before. Someday i want that 12" and 17" Powerbook. Once had …
· 2 posts · started 16 Oct 2012 - 19:02 · last 17 Oct 2012 - 01:26
Hi ya'll, Lately the CRT on my SE/30 has been acting weird when it comes to the vertical deflection, after a lot of investigation and experimenting it turned ou…
· 1 posts · started 16 Oct 2012 - 21:19 · last 16 Oct 2012 - 21:19
Hello! I'm a lurker around here but I thought I'd post this so I can pointed to some much needed resources. I just purchased a very, very nice Lombard from its …
· 4 posts · started 1 Oct 2012 - 01:37 · last 14 Oct 2012 - 20:46
I'm proud of present you a new Mac Os 9 application: FreeStyle 1.0. Well not so far, just a new version of the "Waste 2.1b1 Demo" text editor. With several cras…
· 21 posts · started 28 Dec 2011 - 20:17 · last 12 Oct 2012 - 14:13
I received this along with a dual floppy Macintosh SE for free. The 20 MB Hyperdrive would spin up, but the data had become corrupted i suspect because it was l…
· 9 posts · started 6 Oct 2012 - 18:20 · last 11 Oct 2012 - 18:41
Bought these from fellow european, Slomacuser, among a pile of Macintosh games for a friend (split the postage). Can't wait to install that card to maxed out LC…
· 5 posts · started 5 Oct 2012 - 19:12 · last 6 Oct 2012 - 13:20
Yes, it is actually a chore to put a 5.25" hard drive in your Lisa. There regular drive cage has no mounting holes to accept a regular 5.25" device. There's onl…
· 1 posts · started 3 Oct 2012 - 01:48 · last 3 Oct 2012 - 01:48
I successfully got my IIe card to bootstrap from my IIci using the old version of Mac ADT. Unfortunately it just dies when it attempts to verify the disk format…
· 26 posts · started 11 Jan 2011 - 23:57 · last 28 Sep 2012 - 20:45
Hi Guys, Here's the situation: The machine doesn't boot from the hard drive. It gets a [?] disk. Since the only bootable floppy I have is a "Disk Tools" disk wi…
· 7 posts · started 14 Sep 2012 - 19:06 · last 28 Sep 2012 - 05:14
A common problem when rooting around on old media is the tedious process of converting MacWrite files for viewing. Oftentimes these are ReadMe files that explai…
· 1 posts · started 27 Sep 2012 - 07:39 · last 27 Sep 2012 - 07:39
Even not excatly an Conquest per-say but, went ahead and ordered the CFFA3000-card for Apple ][. It's more than useful piece of hardware for Apple ][, can load …
· 2 posts · started 20 Sep 2012 - 09:15 · last 21 Sep 2012 - 15:04
Tonight I took a stop by the local electronics dump on my way home. I was suprised to find two really cool finds: A Powerbook 520c An HP Mini 1000 (Netbook) The…
· 6 posts · started 20 Sep 2012 - 03:51 · last 20 Sep 2012 - 23:04
7600MetalMiniTower™ This is the config of my PCI Card TestStation as it stands, ATM . . . so to speak! ) Bunsen made a request for pics of this rig in his Alter…
· 14 posts · started 12 May 2012 - 23:19 · last 16 Sep 2012 - 01:31
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