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I have a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet II 300 and am trying to get it on my wireless network. I'm not sure what card to get and am looking for ideas. My best-case-sce…
· 11 posts · started 3 Jul 2011 - 02:20 · last 11 Jul 2011 - 21:15
My 2nd Lombard, the one running 9.2.2, has become unable to connect with wireless. I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out what's wrong...it's just weird. …
· 7 posts · started 6 Jul 2011 - 20:39 · last 8 Jul 2011 - 16:47
Does anyone know where I can find MacBench 4 online, or possibly even send it to me? I just want to benchmark my overclocked 1400.
· 6 posts · started 3 Jul 2011 - 07:59 · last 7 Jul 2011 - 00:12
Hey, I've had this StyleWriter under my bed with my IIsi and Performa 400 for while and I'd like to use the printer with my Vista laptop, iMac early 2006, and Q…
· 3 posts · started 14 Jun 2011 - 03:27 · last 24 Jun 2011 - 07:35
Here's something you don't see every day: the unboxing of an Apple Network Server 500 over in one of the Apple sets on Flickr, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/t…
· 8 posts · started 2 Jun 2011 - 22:18 · last 5 Jun 2011 - 04:24
Whenever I try to access AppleTalk or TCP/IP I get the following error: "The control panel could not be opened because Open Transport is not loaded." I have upd…
· 2 posts · started 31 May 2011 - 00:25 · last 1 Jun 2011 - 17:13
Just thought I'd put this out here far ahead of time... Battle Chess can be played via a dial-up modem. I'd love to get a Battle Chess tournament going, and I f…
· 11 posts · started 7 Apr 2011 - 01:46 · last 27 May 2011 - 03:33
I got a Color LaserJet 5 in pretty good condition for $65. I think I might need to get a drum for it at some point (40%) cuz it prints a very faint line on ever…
· 2 posts · started 21 May 2011 - 01:41 · last 21 May 2011 - 16:13
Anyone have the pinout/connector type of the duo's internal modem port? I got some "plans" for this port.
· 4 posts · started 22 Mar 2011 - 03:41 · last 11 May 2011 - 02:33
Since i am unable to find a full pinout of the powerbook duo internal modem port, I managed to find one for the Powerbook 1XX series. once i get the SCSI SSD ou…
· 3 posts · started 3 Apr 2011 - 05:59 · last 8 May 2011 - 21:38
After recapping the logic board, resoldering all of the contacts on the analog board and installing a new hard drive, I'm happy to report that my SE/30 is now 1…
· 7 posts · started 26 Apr 2011 - 06:23 · last 28 Apr 2011 - 07:04
This question covers a lot of territory, but I'm sticking it in software because I suspect that's where the problem lies. I have managed to get System 7.5.3 (PB…
· 9 posts · started 23 Apr 2011 - 09:27 · last 24 Apr 2011 - 07:23
I was wondering if this wireless card was compatible with a Wallstreet(II)? It simply says PC card, which LEM lists that a wallstreet has two of, but I wanted t…
· 16 posts · started 14 Apr 2011 - 22:05 · last 22 Apr 2011 - 23:57
Does anybody know if its possible to swap the guts of a 2.0 GHz dual-core/PCIe G5 into the case from a 1.8 GHz dual-processor/PCI-X? I have both on the way from…
· 6 posts · started 17 Apr 2011 - 05:38 · last 19 Apr 2011 - 16:49
Hi all, newbie here with an interest in classic macs After having had to give up my old mac collection prior to moving out into a small house (beige G3, LC 475 …
· 11 posts · started 15 Apr 2011 - 09:53 · last 18 Apr 2011 - 15:59
Went to the local flea market today, had been going quite often, and there is this 16 year old that does computer repair to fund his robot experiments.. Sitting…
· 1 posts · started 10 Apr 2011 - 03:25 · last 10 Apr 2011 - 03:25
I finally found the Missing machine for my compact mac collection.. Been hunting and hunting for a while.. and found one. Im just waiting for it to arrive. I sc…
· 2 posts · started 8 Apr 2011 - 06:27 · last 8 Apr 2011 - 06:57
Heys theres, Is there a way to get my SE/30 online with my Ethermac PDS RJ45 card, a cross-over cable (regular CAT 5e also available), and sharing the connectio…
· 17 posts · started 6 Mar 2011 - 04:22 · last 8 Apr 2011 - 04:57
Ive been looking for a good System 6 game that can be played over localtalk Any suggestions?? My sons Mac is an original LC with 4MB RAM 40MB Hard Drive and Sys…
· 6 posts · started 21 Mar 2011 - 22:41 · last 28 Mar 2011 - 06:40
Just received one of these odd daughter cards, having arrived from eBay seller macmetex for attachment to the top left connector on this Nubus video card in my …
· 2 posts · started 18 Mar 2011 - 22:44 · last 21 Mar 2011 - 19:16
I got this about a week ago, but didn't get around to setting it up till now. I ordered a WaveLAN Silver that was firmware upgraded to a Gold card from ebay, an…
· 5 posts · started 17 Mar 2011 - 22:58 · last 19 Mar 2011 - 19:41
A nice fellow found an old CL post of mine and asked if I still wanted old Macs. He's moving and had recycled most of his old computer gear, except for a Color …
· 4 posts · started 16 Mar 2011 - 00:26 · last 16 Mar 2011 - 14:06
This is a recent problem in my sister's iMac. She claims that it will shut down without warning at random times. I've done some research and most sites say it's…
· 18 posts · started 23 Feb 2011 - 13:59 · last 14 Mar 2011 - 02:54
Since Ive gotten my vintage macs out, Ive thought of building an AppleTalk Network that works with all my 68k Macs This is what I have so far Original Mac SE 2.…
· 4 posts · started 10 Mar 2011 - 01:52 · last 13 Mar 2011 - 05:36
I went to the it recycling yard today to get some networking stuff. Ended up coming home with more stuff Performs 200 in good shap Mac 512k in apple bag with ex…
· 4 posts · started 8 Mar 2011 - 19:35 · last 9 Mar 2011 - 22:47
Well after much work, I finally got the old Classic II connected to the web. Shes now hosting up a simple web page showing that it can be done. I have a network…
· 14 posts · started 3 Mar 2011 - 04:20 · last 9 Mar 2011 - 07:24
I acquired a PhoneNet PC card (ISA or PCI...not sure..). I'm wondering? Is there anyone with experiance with these cards? Will they work under Windows XP? And w…
· 4 posts · started 6 Mar 2011 - 16:10 · last 6 Mar 2011 - 20:07
I acquired a Shiva FathPath5. All the way from the USA to The Netherlands. I have set it up acording to this site: http://www.walshcomptech.com/fastpath5/upnrun…
· 2 posts · started 26 Feb 2011 - 21:28 · last 5 Mar 2011 - 13:07
I bought one of these recently for $10. Very nice old router with two ethernet (thick, thin, 10 base T) and two LocalTalk ports. Sounds like it can be used as a…
· 3 posts · started 13 Feb 2011 - 10:10 · last 1 Mar 2011 - 20:53
Hi I was looking for some drivers for my NIC. And I found this site: http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/network.shtml But the link for the: Apple's NIC drivers v1.4…
· 3 posts · started 25 Feb 2011 - 11:46 · last 1 Mar 2011 - 09:31
Today started a bit boring with not knowing what I would do to keep myself busy. After having lost twice with Warcraft III multiplayer, done the dishes and fed …
· 4 posts · started 20 Feb 2011 - 22:49 · last 28 Feb 2011 - 20:29
Ok, now I'm officially stumped. I have a PowerMac 7300 (Mac OS 8.6) networked with a PowerBook 165 (System 7.1) via PhoneNet. The IW II is connected to the Powe…
· 9 posts · started 20 Feb 2011 - 20:19 · last 23 Feb 2011 - 15:32
I have finally gotten around to putting a IIe card into my LC575. The second I did this my LC575 refuses to switch to ethernet via the comms slot ethernet card.…
· 7 posts · started 14 Feb 2011 - 06:44 · last 16 Feb 2011 - 07:36
Hi all, I'd like to share the beginnings of my latest project with you, namely the website http://www.pomme-s.ch, hosted on my PowerBook 100. The 100 has 6 Mb o…
· 11 posts · started 15 Jan 2011 - 21:38 · last 14 Feb 2011 - 21:12
From Amazon I decided to get a stack of books on networking old Macs: Managing AppleShare & Workgroup Severs Designing AppleTalk Network Architectures A…
· 3 posts · started 6 Feb 2011 - 03:25 · last 12 Feb 2011 - 23:37
Folks, I have been able to get Netscape 2.02 up and running on my SE/30 (thank you JDW) running MacOS 7.5.5 but am having real problems with javascript error me…
· 11 posts · started 29 Oct 2010 - 03:53 · last 11 Feb 2011 - 04:28
I try as much as I possibly can to stay paper free, and I think PDF is one of the greatest inventions in the history of computing. But every once in a while I n…
· 15 posts · started 22 Jan 2011 - 15:40 · last 7 Feb 2011 - 19:51
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