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Has anyone seen one of these? It's a WriteMove printer by GCC Technologies that is styled after the Macintosh Portable. The WriteMove II was styled after the Po…
· 7 posts · started 13 Nov 2013 - 01:43 · last 13 Nov 2013 - 15:09
I just couldn't resist! Found two Mac Plus, one old yellow and one platinum, with keyboards, mice, hds, extra floppydrives and a imagewriter for almost free! To…
· 9 posts · started 9 Nov 2013 - 21:14 · last 12 Nov 2013 - 23:49
Just picked it up. It came with the original system disks, a Leopard DVD, airport, original keyboard, mouse, and an iSight camera. On the downside no hard drive…
· 4 posts · started 17 Aug 2013 - 23:07 · last 12 Nov 2013 - 22:40
Basically what you want to do is use Nail Polish Remover, Set the battery upside down in a tubber ware and fill up about a 1/4 inch past the seam, let it soak f…
· 34 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 21:00 · last 12 Nov 2013 - 22:23
Hi All, I've been trying to get ADTPro working on a Mac Quadra 605 for the past several nights without (complete) success. The ADTPro server software in install…
· 4 posts · started 11 Nov 2013 - 23:07 · last 12 Nov 2013 - 16:56
I want some capacitors for my Classic, the one's near the power supply, and would like to buy equal to, or better than OEM quality - without going broke for Tan…
· 14 posts · started 4 Nov 2013 - 14:26 · last 11 Nov 2013 - 22:31
While browsing and ordering an Analog RGB Component adapter for Apple IIGS, i notised he had made also new products like Component Video Card for Apple IIe (sup…
· 1 posts · started 11 Nov 2013 - 20:50 · last 11 Nov 2013 - 20:50
http://www.batteryrefill.com/index.phtml Just wondering if anyone has used this service (or one similar to it) to restore their older PowerBook/iBook batteries.…
· 2 posts · started 10 Nov 2013 - 14:55 · last 10 Nov 2013 - 22:18
Sometimes when I switch on my Classic the hard drive starts to spin up then suddenly slows down like the power's been cut, it makes a noise and then starts to s…
· 25 posts · started 1 Nov 2013 - 16:53 · last 10 Nov 2013 - 17:18
So somehow this beauty was sitting on a shelf at the goodwill for 5 bucks the other day. So I grabbed it, I figure for 5 bucks it was no big loss. It's the BTO …
· 8 posts · started 6 Nov 2013 - 17:41 · last 9 Nov 2013 - 22:27
Help! I think I'm a system enabler short of a dollar here. I'm trying to install System 7.5 (vanilla, not 7.5.x) on a hard drive that will then be put inside a …
· 14 posts · started 4 Nov 2013 - 01:42 · last 9 Nov 2013 - 22:10
Hi everybody. I was just wondering if it is worth upgrading the single 1.0 GHz processor in my FW800 G4 to a dual 867 MHz from a regular MDD. I am aware of the …
· 9 posts · started 25 Oct 2013 - 14:35 · last 9 Nov 2013 - 22:08
I just booted up one of the two 33mhz LCIIIs I have lying around here, as I am thinking of trying to sell it on. The hard drive would not cooperate at first, bu…
· 24 posts · started 5 Oct 2013 - 21:16 · last 9 Nov 2013 - 18:52
I turned on my Macintosh Classic after not using it for a few months and I noticed that the screen had some interference lines going through it and now and then…
· 32 posts · started 5 Nov 2013 - 14:06 · last 9 Nov 2013 - 02:41
Maybee been posted sometime in the past... But its fun anyway.. Enjoy!
· 1 posts · started 8 Nov 2013 - 21:02 · last 8 Nov 2013 - 21:02
I want to make a Facebook IM client for System 6. Facebook's chat API is simple enough, but it requires a TLS-encrypted HTTPS connection to retrieve the authent…
· 21 posts · started 16 Aug 2013 - 00:51 · last 8 Nov 2013 - 15:02
Picked it up from the engineer who built it last night... Best part is, unlike most of these prototypes I buy, this one works! Need a new battery but off the ch…
· 14 posts · started 1 Nov 2013 - 15:40 · last 8 Nov 2013 - 03:23
I have a legal collection Mac ROM images (i.e., I own each respective Mac.). Amongst this collection are some copies. As many of us know, each ROM starts with a…
· 15 posts · started 24 Feb 2010 - 18:46 · last 7 Nov 2013 - 20:16
Finally was able to get Mac Identifier installed on my IIfx, running System 7.5.5. Had a couple issues at first. As soon as the extension began loading, Macsbug…
· 5 posts · started 14 Oct 2013 - 09:31 · last 7 Nov 2013 - 06:07
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows where i can find a copy of the version 8 installer, my cd has stopped working. I just need the installer, but it has to be fo…
· 2 posts · started 6 Nov 2013 - 17:18 · last 6 Nov 2013 - 20:28
A very nice person who works for Canon sent me a Canon Diskfile 502m magneto optical disk for free. Shown in this photo: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_…
· 10 posts · started 6 Nov 2013 - 01:36 · last 6 Nov 2013 - 16:40
This is actually something I got three years ago but it took until today to get it back to an operating state. :lisa2: Picked it up in pretty bad shape but for …
· 19 posts · started 11 Oct 2013 - 05:22 · last 6 Nov 2013 - 02:34
Hi, I have a PowerMac G3 DT wich has a G4 upgrade running at 333Mhz installed. By changing jumper setting, I can get the cpu speed up to around 600Mhz. Cpu util…
· 4 posts · started 1 Nov 2013 - 21:47 · last 5 Nov 2013 - 21:34
I'm assuming that because it doesnt exist (from my quick googling) this would be quite a major piece of work? Imagine being able to get an original 128K Mac ont…
· 28 posts · started 8 Mar 2009 - 06:55 · last 5 Nov 2013 - 19:08
I recently came across some more of (and bought one) the 1 GHZ G4 Sonnet Encores on eBay, and I noticed that it doesn't use the stock heat sink, and it doesn't …
· 6 posts · started 27 Apr 2010 - 17:50 · last 5 Nov 2013 - 04:44
After an extensive search I finally tracked down a guy who had a Sonnet Presto Plus card, struck a deal and it just arrived! In reading other threads on this bo…
· 8 posts · started 2 Nov 2013 - 18:39 · last 4 Nov 2013 - 22:55
Just found this morning a stick of ram, was 512 mb so was worth a try for one of my powermacs. had no issue with it, no complains, no black screen, nothing... h…
· 3 posts · started 3 Nov 2013 - 13:13 · last 4 Nov 2013 - 07:23
I've been trying to get a 22" Cinema Display for a while now. Had one on Craigslist in my neighborhood appear for $75 a couple weeks ago, but they never respond…
· 1 posts · started 3 Nov 2013 - 18:45 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 18:45
I've got several old 400K and 800K floppy drives, in various conditions that I'd like to repair. One 400K drive basically works, but makes sandy grinding noises…
· 7 posts · started 26 Oct 2013 - 18:20 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 16:28
I have an iBook clamshell (Indigo) that is for the most part, complete. My only issue is that it's missing the leaf from the Apple logo on the front of the case…
· 10 posts · started 3 May 2013 - 21:11 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 15:22
I recently acquired an LC III that's in very good condition. Unfortunately, I don't own a vintage Apple CRT so I don't know if I'm experiencing a problem or if …
· 19 posts · started 29 Oct 2013 - 01:17 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 07:25
Well, dad's work. One of his clients are giving it away because they're finished with it apparantly. Mom says it's a waste of space (but then she says that abou…
· 47 posts · started 27 Sep 2013 - 20:02 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 06:55
Now that I've got a Wicked Fast IIfx, I'm curious - what is/are the fastest NuBus video cards for a 68k Mac? I did a little poking around on Google, but most of…
· 36 posts · started 1 Dec 2007 - 06:34 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 04:20
I think if you compare the 2 machines by their processor you will find that you have much more respect for the Classic. originally sold for(1990):US$999, US$149…
· 9 posts · started 31 Oct 2013 - 13:48 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 02:01
I picked up a dead (?) PowerMac 7100/80 today, and transplanted the hard drive to a Mac IIsi. It's a Seagate Barracuda, not sure of the capacity. At power-up, t…
· 9 posts · started 2 Nov 2013 - 00:06 · last 3 Nov 2013 - 00:00
It's not really that I made some awesome customizations or hacks, like you guys here, but I decided to write a short post about my experiences with my newly acq…
· 3 posts · started 2 Nov 2013 - 02:29 · last 2 Nov 2013 - 18:42
This one is a beauty that is almost flawless. An original Macintosh from late April 1984 with 512k memory upgrade. Some of you may have seen this type of upgrad…
· 18 posts · started 30 Oct 2013 - 22:49 · last 2 Nov 2013 - 17:04
I would like to make a ultra light version of a web server for Macintosh. I really would like that it runs on System 6. It has to serve only one page or one sma…
· 17 posts · started 17 Oct 2013 - 22:42 · last 2 Nov 2013 - 10:59
This one is pretty easy. Change all the Brown caps in the area right near the transformer, You will find as you remove them, these are the ones that are respons…
· 19 posts · started 29 Jun 2013 - 09:33 · last 2 Nov 2013 - 00:13
Just bought the new IPad ... In fact for my lucky son. Not very 68k but works great
· 4 posts · started 1 Nov 2013 - 13:28 · last 1 Nov 2013 - 19:16
Working off a previously unknown ProFile. BLU says that everything seems to be okay. Takes formats with no issue and installs the OS and tools flawlessly. Bad B…
· 8 posts · started 19 Oct 2013 - 20:32 · last 1 Nov 2013 - 17:56
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