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I thought that the System 7.5 was the last one on floppies ... we got the winner here http://cgi.ebay.com/Macintosh-Operating-System-7-6-35-floppy-disks_W0QQite…
· 19 posts · started 8 Apr 2008 - 15:54 · last 10 Apr 2008 - 05:05
http://www.arc.vt.edu/arc/SystemX/index.php A supercomputer made of 1100 G5 Xserves. [:O] ]'>
· 17 posts · started 5 Apr 2008 - 05:17 · last 7 Apr 2008 - 16:38
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I got a Powermac 7200/75 with 128mb of RAM and a 1gb HD. The best part: A Power Macintosh 6100/66 PC Compatable I cant wait to have a 95/Mac OS 7 Machine! Best …
· 11 posts · started 5 Apr 2008 - 02:39 · last 5 Apr 2008 - 21:41
This happened last time when I last had OS 9 on this machine. Now, with what is probably my third semi-permanent installation of OS 9 on my computer, a Power Ma…
· 11 posts · started 3 Apr 2008 - 12:36 · last 4 Apr 2008 - 15:00
Originaly I posted a bid on the auction as I wanted an extra PowerBook bag, I did not pay attention to the fact that it came with a nice PowerBook 180c in good …
· 7 posts · started 31 Mar 2008 - 20:57 · last 1 Apr 2008 - 13:18
I got an iBook G4 1.07ghz, 768mb RAM, mac os x tiger, I'm wondering, if I max out the RAM to 1.25gb, will it make a huge difference it won't really be noticeabl…
· 4 posts · started 31 Mar 2008 - 14:22 · last 31 Mar 2008 - 17:20
So some of my latest conquests haven't really been terribly exciting, but I just scored another actual vintage Mac, so I thought I'd post. 2400c: Just won this …
· 4 posts · started 31 Mar 2008 - 03:00 · last 31 Mar 2008 - 17:00
Creative SB live Platinum c/w SB live sound card Live Drive PC-DVD Drive 5X Software Powerbook G3 Software Instal cd OS 8.1 " " " ' and Restore cd
· 1 posts · started 30 Mar 2008 - 22:13 · last 30 Mar 2008 - 22:13
A beige desktop, 233mhz with 192mb ram installed. This machine was used as a school server for several years before being stored away for all this time. The mac…
· 6 posts · started 28 Mar 2008 - 12:47 · last 29 Mar 2008 - 16:37
I liberated a Power Mac G3 (beige Gossamer) from the dumpster - it's fully tricked out! 768MB RAM, 300MHz G3, 6.4GB hard disk,OS X 10.4, first boot went into 9.…
· 11 posts · started 18 Mar 2008 - 06:28 · last 26 Mar 2008 - 19:52
I am trying to get an OS on my PowerBook 145B after I borked the install of 7.5.3, I'm giving a shot at 7.0.1, I have mounted an image from the set of images (I…
· 2 posts · started 22 Mar 2008 - 02:36 · last 22 Mar 2008 - 23:47
Today I got the ATi Radeon 7000 that I ordered, the thing is WONDERFUL! I had to take out the PCI Wifi card (Spent $60 on it ) and had to replace it with the US…
· 16 posts · started 13 Mar 2008 - 23:07 · last 22 Mar 2008 - 14:29
Well, not an actual G4 machine per se, but a Sonnet G4-700 PCI accelerator for my 7200. Of course, it won't work until I replace the 7200's logic board with the…
· 16 posts · started 16 Mar 2008 - 18:59 · last 22 Mar 2008 - 02:55
my friend's buddy has an iBook G3 366Mhz (Clamshell DV with FireWire) and I am wondering, i am *pretty* sure that it will take it, but will it have problems tak…
· 4 posts · started 19 Mar 2008 - 04:37 · last 19 Mar 2008 - 16:19
First: I know keycaps are interchangeable between Pismo and Lombard keyboards, although the keyboards themselves are not. Are there other PB or freestanding key…
· 7 posts · started 16 Mar 2008 - 04:11 · last 17 Mar 2008 - 01:12
I have a pair of 256mb sticks that seem to work only in a BW G3. I tried them in two G4s and an iMac DVD and they will not work in those machines. They work fin…
· 6 posts · started 15 Mar 2008 - 19:00 · last 16 Mar 2008 - 01:02
hello! does anybody have complete amiga emulator with all files needed to run for mac os x?
· 3 posts · started 12 Mar 2008 - 19:02 · last 13 Mar 2008 - 07:01
Dude I have to thank apple on this, 4 logic boards(asked about the price of each one) @$800 a piece, optical drive fan, and now i get a replacement iMac! Apple …
· 6 posts · started 9 Mar 2008 - 22:17 · last 10 Mar 2008 - 16:12
Software Zoombinis- Logical Journey PPC OS 8.6 to OSX " - Mountain Journey " " EL.Fish Electronic Aquarium Sys 7 and above 68020 and above The Macintosh Bible S…
· 6 posts · started 9 Mar 2008 - 04:13 · last 10 Mar 2008 - 05:37
Picked this little guy up locally from craigslist for only $200!
· 9 posts · started 9 Mar 2008 - 05:08 · last 9 Mar 2008 - 12:13
Due to the untimely death of my Ti (last night), I am now the proud owner of a 'new' 1.67GHz HR (High Res) AlG4 machine. Specs: 1.67GHz G4 ATI Radeon 128MB 100G…
· 30 posts · started 23 Feb 2008 - 01:41 · last 8 Mar 2008 - 19:37
i have an old machine and it runs perfectly well with os 7.61 and os 9.1. i have a second internal harddisk for virtual memory (i need it for os9). when the sys…
· 6 posts · started 5 Mar 2008 - 14:26 · last 7 Mar 2008 - 03:21
One more Dell is getting retired from work. It's a Precision 340 with no memory (uses RIMMs), a 40GB hard disk, a 52x burner and a COA for XP Pro. The nice thin…
· 5 posts · started 6 Mar 2008 - 14:00 · last 7 Mar 2008 - 01:36
Today I had to replace one of the hard drives used at the office for backups. It runs hot and becomes quite flaky when it's almost too hot to touch (losing the …
· 2 posts · started 5 Mar 2008 - 02:10 · last 6 Mar 2008 - 04:31
Aldus SuperPaint version 3.5 Has been declared Abandonware. I have acquired the floppies for it but they are Low density 800k floppies. I have no equipment work…
· 1 posts · started 6 Mar 2008 - 04:19 · last 6 Mar 2008 - 04:19
i hear this mac has a PCI slot, (i'm pretty sure it does since the ones at the school did but mabye they were diffetrnt models. can i put an ordinary Radeon 700…
· 10 posts · started 3 Mar 2008 - 01:34 · last 6 Mar 2008 - 03:15
I am being bothered by this small chip in my iMac's screen about 2mm long a little to the right from the center. I tried polishing the area with some CD scratch…
· 11 posts · started 3 Mar 2008 - 19:26 · last 4 Mar 2008 - 01:36
Specs: 1.07ghz G4, 768mb RAM, last version of tiger, 80gb HD 1. I have a 80gb HD of which 7 gb are free. I'm wondering, what are some common places where tiger …
· 5 posts · started 3 Mar 2008 - 16:32 · last 3 Mar 2008 - 22:55
Found it at the pawn shop. It had a bad HD so I put a new one in and cleaned it up. Too bad I don't have any PPC installs of OSX... Got it for $280 - not bad if…
· 6 posts · started 2 Mar 2008 - 03:23 · last 3 Mar 2008 - 22:51
Hi Folks. I have a Dish Network satellite receiver and I would like to use my iMac G4 as a TV monitor. I don't need recording capability because my satellite re…
· 7 posts · started 1 Mar 2008 - 21:14 · last 2 Mar 2008 - 05:56
I discovered today (much to my surprise) that the PB 270c/ 280c can be read without backlighting - albeit only in a sunlit area. It is not altogether easy to re…
· 5 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 03:12 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 13:04
Anybody know where to download MacBochs so I can play dos games on my powerbook (150) and does anybody know if the program can fit on a floppy? Thanks
· 7 posts · started 6 Jul 2007 - 17:32 · last 22 Feb 2008 - 01:36
I just received a 6500 motherboard that i have put in my 6400. The 6400 had 7.5.3 on it. But when i booted up, it said it was not compatible. I tried looking fo…
· 3 posts · started 13 Feb 2008 - 21:43 · last 15 Feb 2008 - 19:01
hi again, sorry for leaving some posts unreplied, i had a harsh time during holidays. soo.. i finally traded my macbook for a powerbook g4 15" 1.5 ghz. it is th…
· 4 posts · started 8 Feb 2008 - 15:12 · last 13 Feb 2008 - 02:52
Hello all. I want to add more USB ports to my Sawtooth. Do I have to get a Mac-specific card, is there a specific chipset to watch out for, or will any one work…
· 5 posts · started 12 Feb 2008 - 12:53 · last 12 Feb 2008 - 16:57
I found it on craigslist for $50 and offered $40 it came with paperwork and the install disks. has a nice dvd drive but I will need to rebuild the battery. I pu…
· 6 posts · started 4 Feb 2008 - 20:08 · last 9 Feb 2008 - 01:05
Can anyone point me to an uncomplicated Mac p2p? (ppc, universal) 10.4 I have Limewire right now, but the network seems very limited and it's difficult to find …
· 3 posts · started 7 Feb 2008 - 15:58 · last 7 Feb 2008 - 20:11
Yikes indeed! It has a few problems I can't quite isolate. Has 512mb RAM installed of which only 448 is working, a 20gb HD and a 400mhz processor. I decided to …
· 5 posts · started 5 Feb 2008 - 10:50 · last 5 Feb 2008 - 17:43
We've had some recent discussions about 'dating' Macs from their so-called serial numbers, which are in fact little potted biographies rather than purely sequen…
· 1 posts · started 5 Feb 2008 - 05:32 · last 5 Feb 2008 - 05:32

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Well I stopped by Goodwill today and picked up a nice rolling office chair for 8 bucks. But I spotted one vintage apple product... A lonely cable all by itself.…
· 7 posts · started 28 Mar 2008 - 08:16 · last 8 Apr 2008 - 15:00
A few weeks ago, I sent off several boards to be recapped. They all came back yesterday and I got to open the box today. Inside were the logic boards of my SE/3…
· 15 posts · started 1 Apr 2008 - 13:18 · last 4 Apr 2008 - 09:37
OK so my VGA adapter arrived today. The generic one with the switches. Well I have a Acer wide screen LCD that I want to use with the Macintosh IIci. I would li…
· 7 posts · started 15 Feb 2008 - 23:45 · last 30 Mar 2008 - 22:28
Two of the Dual CPU daughter cards. Working pulls from a 8500 MP/180 and a MP/200. These will work in almost any of the PPC Macs that used a Daughter card CPU. …
· 1 posts · started 10 Mar 2008 - 09:36 · last 10 Mar 2008 - 09:36
Ok so I grabbed that Outbound 125 a few months ago from ebay.. So glad I grabbed it.. I cleaned it all up!! Of course all the batteries were dead.. Replaced all…
· 4 posts · started 22 Feb 2008 - 19:52 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 21:26
Got home late from the Dr's appointment yesterday which sort of angered me for the delays. But along the way one of the local schools made a trash pile of old c…
· 2 posts · started 6 Feb 2008 - 19:26 · last 7 Feb 2008 - 15:37
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