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I got myself an Apple Quicktake 150 on eBay the other day and it arrived yesterday. It is in very good condition and came complete with box, disks and close-up …
· 1 posts · started 26 Apr 2008 - 17:30 · last 26 Apr 2008 - 17:30
Do you think that the iPod touch can/should be discussed in this forum? I think we all realize a few things: 1. The iPhone and iPod touch are NOT Newtons. 2. Th…
· 19 posts · started 11 Sep 2007 - 01:25 · last 25 Apr 2008 - 22:58
Hello all, I'm a high school student in Fort Worth, and i've been using macs about as long as I've been using computers. I was privileged enough to go to a scho…
· 6 posts · started 24 Apr 2008 - 13:22 · last 25 Apr 2008 - 22:15
This is the 68k Mac Liberation Army, and I see posts that speak of 'liberating' a Mac. What exactly does 'liberating' a Mac mean? -Apostrophe
· 13 posts · started 23 Apr 2008 - 00:23 · last 23 Apr 2008 - 04:50
I talked to a guy over at the german macuser.de forums and he wanted to give me a quadra 950 for 25 shipped. he said the quadra is stored at a warehouse of a fr…
· 2 posts · started 21 Apr 2008 - 20:01 · last 21 Apr 2008 - 20:15
So, based on the number of times you email people who are offering computers / parts on Freecycle- how many of them actually result in conquests? I must have se…
· 16 posts · started 15 Apr 2008 - 02:43 · last 17 Apr 2008 - 23:52
Hi. I have a digital camera that uses a USB connection, and has an SD memory card in it. I want to be able to use this on a 68k mac. Are there any serial-8 pin …
· 8 posts · started 21 Jan 2008 - 02:20 · last 14 Apr 2008 - 19:01
Well, I managed to make a few conquests over my spring break, all with a fellow MLA'er, Sawtoothdude! First of all, came to me, as a trade for my SE, was a BOXE…
· 7 posts · started 13 Apr 2008 - 18:43 · last 14 Apr 2008 - 01:11
Announcing the commencement of the http://68kmla.org/wiki/Centris/Quadra_Guide - because LEM don't have one [xx(] ]'>
· 3 posts · started 11 Apr 2008 - 23:04 · last 12 Apr 2008 - 05:12
I picked an old PC, clearly already upgraded several times: The case belongs to a generic 386, (with the ever-cool TURBO! button) ASUS mobo, P1 133, 64Mb ram, n…
· 17 posts · started 4 Apr 2008 - 21:57 · last 11 Apr 2008 - 15:10
While I still don't have my PowerBook 540c out of storage yet (to browse via WiFi,) I did just get an Asanté Mini EN/SC, so my PowerBook 280c is finally on the …
· 1 posts · started 9 Apr 2008 - 07:00 · last 9 Apr 2008 - 07:00
Does anybody know the font name and size of the "Macintosh SE" insciption in front of the computer?
· 4 posts · started 8 Apr 2008 - 07:27 · last 8 Apr 2008 - 10:52
Got a Centris 660 av with a Daystar card in it. It is connected to a Daystar angle adapter. The Daystar card has a 040 chip on it. There is no id on the card ot…
· 39 posts · started 10 Aug 2007 - 19:55 · last 8 Apr 2008 - 09:33
I've got a Quadra 700. I've got a 3.5" SCSI 500MB hard drive that I formatted with my LC III and put a System 7.6 System Folder on. The LC sees it fine when I p…
· 2 posts · started 7 Apr 2008 - 22:51 · last 8 Apr 2008 - 00:11
I was having trouble sleeping last night, so I lay there and watched the sleep LEDs blink on my two PowerBooks. I noticed that the Duo 2300c blinks exactly 2x a…
· 6 posts · started 5 Apr 2008 - 21:14 · last 6 Apr 2008 - 16:16
I'm tired of using my iBook to develop 68k/Newton code on, I'd like something that doesn't tip over backwards, and can use a nicer monitor, and of course I like…
· 23 posts · started 3 Sep 2007 - 19:06 · last 2 Apr 2008 - 20:37
Picked up an SE/30 that was on my local Freecycle list. Case is clean with no yellowing and the screen doesn't show signs of burn-in. The hard drive(40Mb) is no…
· 3 posts · started 28 Mar 2008 - 21:04 · last 29 Mar 2008 - 03:45
Once I open my Mac Classic (see my other thread), I would like to replace a couple of parts. The first being the fan. My goal here is to reduce the noise as muc…
· 2 posts · started 28 Mar 2008 - 09:47 · last 28 Mar 2008 - 14:15
Hi, No real point to this post, other than the fact that its another old school Mac thats being used to post it I've got my newly acquired LC475 up and running …
· 6 posts · started 24 Mar 2008 - 05:06 · last 26 Mar 2008 - 06:43
WOW! I AM VERRY Happy! Sega Genesis II Complete Sega CD II complete Sonic CD 2 Megafire Controllers RF Adapter 2x Sega Power Adapters Got it local too! Next:Mod…
· 16 posts · started 2 Mar 2008 - 02:11 · last 23 Mar 2008 - 19:44
I am currently running System 6.0.8 on my two Mac Pluses. I would like to upgrade to System 7.1, but every copy I've found on the web requires Disk Copy 6.4 to …
· 19 posts · started 17 Mar 2008 - 01:24 · last 22 Mar 2008 - 22:42
I just finished making a Mac to PC null modem cable and installed stargate on my etower with windows 2000 and my powerbook 150 with mac os 7.5.3 and was hoping …
· 21 posts · started 23 Sep 2007 - 02:08 · last 22 Mar 2008 - 02:31
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· 2 posts · started 15 Mar 2008 - 18:53 · last 20 Mar 2008 - 12:21
I've been sick/catching up from being sick for a little over a week...anything I've missed on here?
· 6 posts · started 17 Mar 2008 - 03:24 · last 17 Mar 2008 - 04:24
Wheee! In original box with Adobe Premiere, manuals and install disks, one Supermac Video Spigot and a Supermac dual IIsi PDS adapter. Hmmm, SE/30 as a video re…
· 1 posts · started 15 Mar 2008 - 16:43 · last 15 Mar 2008 - 16:43
someone gave me a mac classic today for free wheeee ;D
· 13 posts · started 13 Mar 2008 - 20:59 · last 14 Mar 2008 - 17:43
Hello All, I just registered to become a member. Anyways I was recently given a Quadra 840AV, I know its old but I remember watching tv on it and is was perfect…
· 26 posts · started 26 Feb 2008 - 21:52 · last 11 Mar 2008 - 20:23
The Little Mac Book-6th Edition Updated to cover OS 8.6 The Macintosh Bible 8th Edition Covers OS 9.2.1 and OS X 10.1 QuarkXPress 4 for Macintosh Visual Quickst…
· 4 posts · started 6 Mar 2008 - 06:59 · last 7 Mar 2008 - 03:58
Hi All, I was looking for this accelerator for a while. I had heard that if PowerCache is put in an SE/30 the PDS slot won't be utilized anymore. Now this guy r…
· 5 posts · started 3 Mar 2008 - 11:21 · last 3 Mar 2008 - 22:47
I've just thought of something: Do they just randomly number computers? For instance, why the Centris 610? If it was the first Centris, why not the Centris 1? A…
· 8 posts · started 2 Mar 2008 - 16:45 · last 3 Mar 2008 - 15:36
I nabbed this "MaxPlus" off eBay a few weeks ago. When the doorbell rang this afternoon I knew it would be my new Mac. I've just recently had a Mac Plus but hav…
· 9 posts · started 1 Mar 2008 - 16:38 · last 3 Mar 2008 - 00:39
So living in a country that uses a 230v supply, I foolishly plugged in the new 128k Mac I purchased online (in my country) to try out and bang, 1 second later I…
· 3 posts · started 1 Mar 2008 - 07:37 · last 1 Mar 2008 - 19:56
Does ayone know of any utilities for System 7 that allow you to spin down a hard drive on a desktop 68K Mac? I would like to do this specifically with an LC 475…
· 4 posts · started 29 Feb 2008 - 22:16 · last 29 Feb 2008 - 23:40
Hi, I talked to my old boss from Finishing Technology Inc., they closed in 1986, I worked there in the mid 70's to mid 80's, until I started Finishing First Inc…
· 8 posts · started 28 Feb 2008 - 08:51 · last 29 Feb 2008 - 14:44
More for the newcomers who may not be aware - but there was a forum before this one. It has a wealth of info & discussion and is still accessable -it's …
· 7 posts · started 26 Feb 2008 - 18:44 · last 28 Feb 2008 - 22:57
I went to the local computer thrift shop, and found Where in the World and Where in Europe (are) Carmden Sandiego for the Apple II. Now I finally have something…
· 5 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 05:32 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 23:10
Well, comrades, after a long drought (read: parents and then girlfriend thinking I had too many computers) of 68k-hunting, I scored pretty big today. I now work…
· 7 posts · started 27 Feb 2008 - 09:45 · last 27 Feb 2008 - 22:50
Anyone here have patch editors for use with Opcode Galaxy? I'm looking for editors for my Kawai K1r (plain K1 will do) and Yamaha TX81Z. Tanks.. nn
· 4 posts · started 25 Feb 2008 - 15:40 · last 26 Feb 2008 - 02:23
Today, I recieved a Sega Genesis (no cords), and a Sega Genesis II (coax adapter and power cord). I also recieved two original 3-button controllers. The Genesis…
· 4 posts · started 21 Feb 2008 - 20:28 · last 21 Feb 2008 - 22:47
I wish I had taken a picture but I left my camera in the car... I think I found what was a prototype SE at a warehouse. I hope they don't chuck it. It had a ver…
· 6 posts · started 21 Feb 2008 - 01:20 · last 21 Feb 2008 - 07:24
Hello, Just bought an old Macintosh SE, and I was wondering if there is any software around where you can compose music with it. I heard about 'Digital Perfomer…
· 21 posts · started 17 Feb 2008 - 23:59 · last 21 Feb 2008 - 05:04
I don't know if this is a known fact or not, let me know if it is, but I found this fascinating. My old CC had one of the Rayovac 4.5V batteries on the logic bo…
· 11 posts · started 13 Feb 2008 - 07:04 · last 20 Feb 2008 - 00:55
Hi All, First post here. Love the site and that people are still out there using the 68k Macs! (ah, how fondly I remember my family's first computer: a Performa…
· 3 posts · started 16 Feb 2008 - 17:44 · last 18 Feb 2008 - 01:44
Hi, I just picked up a Mac 128K with a Mac Rescue upgrade installed. From what I understand, this upgrade adds a SCSI port, allows up to 4MB of RAM, AND suppose…
· 19 posts · started 4 Jan 2008 - 23:22 · last 17 Feb 2008 - 22:30
Anyone know where I can find this? Also any ideas on whether it'll work on a Mac IIsi or is it just for classic Macs?
· 6 posts · started 15 Feb 2008 - 17:35 · last 17 Feb 2008 - 19:14

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I picked up a Gigabit G4 logicboard 400MHz CPU with heatsink for $8 and change to experiment with. I currently have it mounted in a Full Tower Alienware case, t…
· 2 posts · started 28 Mar 2008 - 01:52 · last 30 Mar 2008 - 17:45
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