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Will have more info later on today.... going to head out around 5:30 to pick up a bunch of goodies!
· 26 posts · started 15 Mar 2012 - 15:33 · last 30 Mar 2012 - 21:40
My girlfriend and I just bought a house. Since there was a lot of trash inside and we broke out so stuff. We did several recycle park trips. But everytime I com…
· 8 posts · started 23 Sep 2011 - 22:14 · last 30 Mar 2012 - 16:48
My dad paid a visit, and rather than just the 8-pin serial cable I asked for, he unexpectedly brought an entire bagged Mac 512k! He has two, you see, and I was …
· 9 posts · started 19 Mar 2012 - 18:03 · last 27 Mar 2012 - 00:43
Hi, Im so sad to anounce that my powerbook 5300 is probably dead. The last thing I will try before "burring" it is to ask on this forum. The problem occured whe…
· 4 posts · started 24 Mar 2012 - 23:37 · last 26 Mar 2012 - 16:01
. . . somebody else tried to snipe this one too, but I got it! A 16MB 117MHz 'cs is really not all that much to write home about . . . . . . .but it does have a…
· 12 posts · started 14 Mar 2012 - 03:01 · last 24 Mar 2012 - 15:04
Hi all, I have a LaserWriter 8500, but I have not the cartridge someone will have a cartridge for refurbished? ... I can exchange it for a Macintosh Plus
· 1 posts · started 20 Mar 2012 - 07:12 · last 20 Mar 2012 - 07:12
. . . sniped it off eBay again, wound up the only bidder for some reason or other, but it counts! :approve: PowerBook 150 with 4MB RAM and a 120MB hard drive. L…
· 14 posts · started 13 Mar 2012 - 15:46 · last 17 Mar 2012 - 01:43
So I hit up the 'Bay a couple of nights ago...I think I did quite alright: PowerBook G4 PMU board LC630 PSU - quite happy about this...I've had to stick my 630 …
· 5 posts · started 15 Mar 2012 - 21:48 · last 16 Mar 2012 - 07:56
Picked up a Classic today thanks to a CL posting. The guy said it worked although I didn't get any specs on it. I will try it after work and report back. I did …
· 5 posts · started 15 Mar 2012 - 16:40 · last 16 Mar 2012 - 01:40
Ok, so since I can't seem to get Gamba's instructions to work - I did start off with OS 7.5 installed instead of OS 7.0.1. - I thought I'd start from scratch an…
· 8 posts · started 4 Mar 2012 - 08:44 · last 7 Mar 2012 - 04:18
. . . it just HAS TO BE DONE! ) { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content …
· 11 posts · started 21 Feb 2012 - 16:39 · last 6 Mar 2012 - 04:18
Picked these two items up from a friend today. Got the monitor for use wiith my 9600 with 250 MHz G3 upgrade, I want a beige Apple labeled monitor capable of mo…
· 8 posts · started 28 Feb 2012 - 06:41 · last 29 Feb 2012 - 18:59
Picked up a PowerBook 100 and 170, plus a Jaz drive, Apple Video input card for Performa, LC, etc. and Apple Presentation Kit (last 2 items in original boxes). …
· 3 posts · started 28 Feb 2012 - 09:19 · last 28 Feb 2012 - 16:25
Well, I have a Rocket StageII with the SCSI II booster. The Booster is detected fine by the card, however any SCSI devices I connect to it are not detected. Too…
· 1 posts · started 20 Feb 2012 - 22:01 · last 20 Feb 2012 - 22:01
Hello! So about 5 years ago I got a IIVX from a local thrift store. When I first booted it I got the "?" floppy. Rebooted it a few times and it finally booted t…
· 7 posts · started 13 Feb 2012 - 21:17 · last 19 Feb 2012 - 00:19
My PB Dueo 2300c was working perfectly back in the UK, I packed it to be shipped to Japan and once here I found that the display is all garbled. The machine sti…
· 5 posts · started 4 Sep 2011 - 04:08 · last 11 Feb 2012 - 16:50
Latest conguest turned out to be really nice one. Originally the eldery guy was selling 512k but it turned out to be 512k/800 (M0001D) later when he made some d…
· 4 posts · started 9 Feb 2012 - 20:19 · last 10 Feb 2012 - 05:16
. . . yep, I just borked the Scanmaker 4 that I snagged today on powerup! Like an idiot, I just plugged it in and powered it up like I did the first one I bough…
· 8 posts · started 3 Oct 2009 - 00:37 · last 8 Feb 2012 - 05:35
Local ad has an IIfx with SuperMac display offered for cheap, otherwise temping but IIfx has only 4Mb RAM, possibly broken FDHD drive (have one extra drive save…
· 8 posts · started 31 Jan 2012 - 05:34 · last 5 Feb 2012 - 21:26
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· 15 posts · started 31 Jan 2012 - 13:46 · last 5 Feb 2012 - 18:42
I'm thinking nostaglic and am considering a ADB trackball for my SE/30. It'll let me try out the concept and if I like it, check something out for the Mini. Thi…
· 6 posts · started 1 Feb 2012 - 05:13 · last 1 Feb 2012 - 22:44
Since it was Macintosh's 28th birthday yesterday, it got me thinking about the Compact Mac line. I stumbled upon this project by Roberto Barrios, where he place…
· 6 posts · started 26 Jan 2012 - 07:19 · last 27 Jan 2012 - 03:23
PostScript style, that is. Finally got a PostScript SIMM for my Color LaserJet 5. I now have an Apple Talk and IP capable color laser printer that I can print t…
· 1 posts · started 21 Jan 2012 - 00:47 · last 21 Jan 2012 - 00:47
This is sort of a late/recent post smashed into one. A while back, I picked up the following: A couple of iMac G3s (Snow) 600 MHz, otherwise different. Mac OSX …
· 4 posts · started 2 Jan 2012 - 03:37 · last 17 Jan 2012 - 05:38
...that you're going to go somewhere and find some Apple goodies. As I did today. I had to go to the dentist this morning. After that I went to a nearby tip sho…
· 9 posts · started 11 Jan 2012 - 04:26 · last 13 Jan 2012 - 11:35
Funny found from the local trash's recycling shelf : IoMega Zip100 drive (parallel version) with box of discs (most of them reads Macintosh) inc. cable and PSU.…
· 13 posts · started 5 Jan 2012 - 04:58 · last 6 Jan 2012 - 17:46
Trying to figure out a "new" logic board in an otherwise proven SE/30 computer. Known good ROM SIMM Known good all RAM modules Known good floppy & hard …
· 8 posts · started 8 Dec 2011 - 22:05 · last 5 Jan 2012 - 02:40
. . . YUM! Just a tad early. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content can…
· 6 posts · started 29 Dec 2011 - 17:39 · last 30 Dec 2011 - 05:03
Does anyone know if you can use an 800K floppy drive to read 400K disks with a Mac 128K or 512K (the ones with 64K ROM)? I know those machines can't read 800K d…
· 8 posts · started 14 Dec 2011 - 18:26 · last 15 Dec 2011 - 04:05
I'm working on another project and I'm curious if for the Microsoft Premium Softcard //e you were able to partition SCSI devices so that you could have both Pro…
· 1 posts · started 10 Dec 2011 - 21:05 · last 10 Dec 2011 - 21:05
As many of you know, there is a case for an Apple Multiserver case on ebay. I won't post the link here as its all over the internet. There is some reference on …
· 2 posts · started 9 Dec 2011 - 06:57 · last 9 Dec 2011 - 16:32
Has anyone experience with reading data from ADB licence keys you conect between computer and the keyboard? I know some older versions od Form Z have been hacke…
· 6 posts · started 30 Nov 2011 - 16:08 · last 3 Dec 2011 - 23:10
Just snagged an Apple model M0130 Floppy Drive in excellent condition for $5. It's yellowed, missing a rubber foot, and has tape residue on it, but there are no…
· 2 posts · started 3 Dec 2011 - 21:47 · last 3 Dec 2011 - 22:21
I don't remember who it was, where it was or when it was posted, but somebody wanted to see a pic of my fully operational . . . . . . DuoTrackball Upgraded 190c…
· 8 posts · started 18 Oct 2011 - 01:13 · last 2 Dec 2011 - 15:51
. . . iKnow, iKnow, it's very likely bordering on iBlasphemy, but when a friggin' pair of these silly lil' white, and now that they've come of age, cuties showe…
· 6 posts · started 27 Nov 2011 - 22:47 · last 28 Nov 2011 - 06:05
Finally made it to this store again (same place where olePigeon has scored well) Boxed Interact M Flight Force ADB joystick Sealed Norton DiscLock (Mac) PowerBo…
· 4 posts · started 26 Nov 2011 - 00:26 · last 26 Nov 2011 - 19:58
I bought a Compucable iDock II (a box that gives you ADB, two serial ports, floppy , and a 4-port USB hub) that sits under my DV imac that is used to drive a Fu…
· 1 posts · started 17 Nov 2011 - 02:03 · last 17 Nov 2011 - 02:03
Is there a way to input the CTRL key on an M0110/M0110A keyboard? More specifically, is there a way to input the CONTROL command on a classic Macintosh? { "ligh…
· 3 posts · started 15 Nov 2011 - 20:44 · last 17 Nov 2011 - 01:35
As promised, here are pics of the restored CC II! I wanted to use JDW's retrobrite technique, but I have a one year old son and didn't think I could spend a who…
· 4 posts · started 14 Nov 2011 - 05:58 · last 14 Nov 2011 - 13:23
Post your unusual things you have. Gravis Mac Gamepad. Ment to be ADB but has a serial? type connector. Must be in the wrong box but looks the same as the pictu…
· 69 posts · started 15 Mar 2008 - 09:37 · last 4 Nov 2011 - 15:32
I finally bit the bullet and bought it. There had been an LCIII+ listed on the Pittsburgh Craigslist every month since the spring. Since nobody wanted to give t…
· 2 posts · started 2 Nov 2011 - 22:30 · last 3 Nov 2011 - 00:29
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