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Hi! Remember this post? http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=210335#p210335 Remember what I said here? Then there was this really cute little machine which …
Mcdermd hooked me up. - memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6241 This SE/30 has stuff in if from other members too! max1zzz - memberlist.php?mode=viewprof…
I have a Power Mac G3 Beige Tower running OS 9.1 and I'm wondering if there's an easy way to transfer files from my PC running either Win 7 or Linux (whichever …
Has anyone taken apart the big gray brick yet? this one is the 7.5v 2.0a for the PB1xx series. I had one that was damaged in shipping, so I was going to crack i…
I looked around and found that some indicate when a motherboard was made, but I have not found a way to do it. I would assume it based on the motherboard serial…
I owned a few Apple ][ computers and used a IIgs often in school as a teacher's aid but I know next to nothing about them. Tonight I had the itch to fire a IIgs…
Hi, Just curious if others have found that the Jentecs that came with various OWC external HDD enclosures are slipping below spec output voltage as they age. Wh…
Mcdermd has been hosting this really great website, It Breaks down the Models and has info on how to over clock http://www.applefool.com/clockchipping/ So far m…
I was given the 4400 for free a while back. The previous owner said it was being used as an ISDN-Server at his work. Now I tested and completely cleaned the 440…
I picked up a very nice SE/30, outside condition very clean. I booted it up and got a garbled screen. The hard drive was running, but very noisy. I have an exte…
Posted to the macos9 mailing list: Classilla 9.3.2 is released. Due to several large regressions in 9.3.1, Idecided to keep the scope of this release small to s…
Macintosh Classic II Rev. 2 (Enhanced Sound) ( more caps then Rev.1 ) 3 - 47uf 2 - 1uf 12 - 10uf Thanks to: UNA_Lion for the picture Stock OEM Replacement Caps)…
Hi All I've recently acquired a PowerBook 165c (in parts), complete apart from HD and Battery. The catch is that the display cable is snapped in half. When turn…
There are a ton of different Christmas-themed demos for C64 computers (of which I have a couple), but I have a few older Macs set up near my C64 (a Mac 512k and…
Hi all! New poster here, but long time collector. Sadly long ago I sold off many of my real gems or tossed them not knowing their potential value. But I am star…
Thanks to snuci, I picked up an Outbound 125! Snuci sorta beat to a certain Portable with backlight upgrade. But they seller had another item for sale and today…
Hello! My name's "Temporary Joe" (it originated from an error on Mac Garden, long story), and if you were on Mac Garden, you may remember me (and this post). An…
I did not take pictures of the inverter board that is sitting right next to the LCD screen. However, before i got my 6v 5ah Lead Acid battery rebuilt, I was mon…
Maybe it will be too bright? saw this there at the SHACK… You can cut it to size! I'm thinking this may work!
towards the top of the crt the screen appears condensed, towards the bottom of the crt the screen appears stretched looking. could this be from some issue with …
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Vintage-Apple-Mac-Macintosh-SE-Model-M5011-Computers-1987-Retro-Paint-Decor-/281186080947?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&h…
.. in the same dark, grey stylish color as the Powerbooks used to have.. Were such a device ever released by Apple or someone else?
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Well, has anyone tried these industrial flash disks? I noticed both 40pin and 44pin versions. Are they compatible with macs with IDE interface? Edit: A url http…
So far this is what I found: What's available, out there in the wild (for a reasonable price) Macintosh SE - $9.99 { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next":…
Pretty sure I do. Just recapped a portable mono. Don't think things went so well. The hard drive spins up now to full speed (thats new). The speaker crackles a …
Anyone noticed that some glyphs from good ol' Cairo are used in the Unicode standard? I'd thought they'd looked familiar, but never connected the dots. Of the "…
I got this Classic off a friend last week and have been spending the last few days trying to get it going. Definitely the worst condition Mac that I ever got, b…
I guess I should have my own I guess as I get stuff pretty regular and such. So I offered 20 on ebay for a 512k so it should be here soon. Needs caps for sure a…
Hello. I recently acquired a Promise Technology "fastTrak100 TX2" PCI ATA card and I want to use it in my PM 9600 with a IDE-CF card adapter. However, I'm not s…
Got these as a gift in a Vintage Apple plastic bag yesterday. Both shirts were in plastic wrapping never used but i had to see what they were so i opened them u…
. . . even if it doesn't really need to look like it! For reference/comparison here's a shot of the Minimalist Duo/Dock Mk.I™ I should take pics of it from all …
As subject, I've acquired a portrait monitor I want to hook to my 9600. I don't want to stick a second card in another pci slot, as I already have plans for the…
I find the Opti 2 port ones work well. you can get them all over ebay used.. doesn't matter if it says MAC COMPATIBLE or not. like this: 6+ bucks, Free shipping…
:lol: I had NO IDEA! mcdermd's conquests thread started the < insert comrade's handle here > xxxxxxx thread movement, but I never intended to do o…
Hello all, Earlier this week a Macintosh IIci arrived from Ebay that was described as having 'some corrosion on the power supply and motherboard'. I stripped th…
I just got this mega cool Quadra 700 from hap. Its got one of these Apple PPC 601 Cards in it. Maxed vram / 20ram Ok as long as the pram battery is out of it. i…
So I picked up a new Colour Classic on eBay. The photos were pretty bad, but it looked like it was in decent condition. The listing said "Mac color classic, ver…
Hi all! I bought new hard drive and my quadra won't recognize it. Hard drive is 36gb seagate cheetah ultra u320 and earlier owner used it with quadra 650. I tes…
I recently acquired an unenhanced Apple IIe. It has the painted plastic versus the colored plastic. The paint has chipped off in a few places, and in one place …
First, these images are not mine (there, I feel better now) I am wondering if there was a rhyme or reason to these covers. Of the two original Macs I have, each…
Last year I dug out the old "Jingle Disk" and the Commodore Christmas demo for my C64. This year, I'd like to play something similar on my TAM. After some searc…
I've put a Duo into a really tight spot and I need a Power Plug that makes a right angle turn not too far behind the connector. I think I recall something that …
I took a chance on a Powerbook 1400c at a local auction website. It was pretty much "as is, where is" and wasn't booting because the (replacement 20GB) hard dri…
SO I have been thinking lately now that I'm back into the old Macs after so many years, wouldn't it be awsome to have one of my old favourites from the pre-PPC …
Hi All Firstly, congrats on a brilliant site. There is a mine of information here. Secondly, I need some help with my trusty old 30. It failed with a bus error,…
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I recently acquired a poorly original Macintosh Classic. It had a somewhat gunked motherboard, and since my soldering skills are rudimentary I sent it off to Un…
Hello everyone. This is my first writing on this site. First, let me starting by letting you know that im not good in english, as you see. My question is someth…
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