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I want to adjust the height on my B&W Macintosh Classic but can't find the information on which screw/pot to turn... as there are a few... and don't wan…
· 3 posts · started 16 Sep 2015 - 16:31 · last 16 Sep 2015 - 18:59
All the LC575s I saw in middle school had CD-ROM drives and though I know it was an option I'd never actually seen a machine ordered without one. Saw an LC580 c…
· 6 posts · started 9 Sep 2015 - 13:45 · last 16 Sep 2015 - 15:32
Deos anyone know of a good source of replacement cartridges for Stylewriter printers? I need them for the Stylewriter l, and ll, as well as models 2400 and 2500…
· 3 posts · started 2 Aug 2015 - 06:08 · last 15 Sep 2015 - 21:57
I had been wishing for a Blue & White G3 for awhile because it's one of the coolest Mac to me. Not to mention the great compatibility to different hardw…
· 11 posts · started 13 Sep 2015 - 13:42 · last 15 Sep 2015 - 19:27
I just saw another bare PowerCD top unit available, base unit is the heart of the system, so don't buy just half of the unit unless it's for parts. Original thr…
· 3 posts · started 14 Sep 2015 - 18:09 · last 15 Sep 2015 - 18:01
I acquired an LC III without a hard drive a couple of months ago and have gone through the laborious process of finding a working compatible hard disk drive. I …
· 5 posts · started 15 Aug 2015 - 23:07 · last 15 Sep 2015 - 00:28
After doing a fresh install of System 7.5.5 on my Quadra 700, I've noticed that despite its support of 256 colours on multiple resolutions, certain GUI elements…
· 8 posts · started 14 Sep 2015 - 20:31 · last 14 Sep 2015 - 23:48
Hello people. Been using the lc475 for few days with printer and im thinking... is there any old Mac (not osx) that could be enhanced, or even use an overclocke…
· 29 posts · started 5 Sep 2015 - 23:56 · last 14 Sep 2015 - 15:30
Mac Startup key combinations: Key Combination Effect On Boot mouse down Eject removable media ( I think Boot ROMs prior to 2.4f1 excluded the CD drive ) opt Bri…
· 6 posts · started 10 Sep 2015 - 23:09 · last 13 Sep 2015 - 20:06
I'm wanting to get my PB180 back up to snuff. I've left it in a cabinet for awhile, and the battery had swollen up and is now leaking acid out of a crack in the…
· 2 posts · started 17 Jun 2015 - 20:03 · last 12 Sep 2015 - 04:29
It is a PowerBook 1400cs/166. It shows up as "Alternate Ethernet" but I cannot ping the machine, and Netscape gives me an error that it cannot create a socket. …
· 4 posts · started 10 Sep 2015 - 15:17 · last 11 Sep 2015 - 18:04
Hi Everyone I've been meaning to post photos of this excellent 68020 accelerator card for the Macintosh SE line. A researcher of physical sciences used this mac…
· 19 posts · started 8 Sep 2015 - 07:57 · last 11 Sep 2015 - 00:30
Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum. I have a collection of about 35 machines and with my brother we're planning an exibition in my kid's school for the sience w…
· 10 posts · started 8 Sep 2015 - 13:38 · last 10 Sep 2015 - 10:09
Found a 500MHz Pismo for $5 today. Got it home, removed the PRAM battery and it booted up. I was going through what was on the hard drive when the computer froz…
· 18 posts · started 22 Aug 2015 - 21:03 · last 10 Sep 2015 - 02:18
Hi All, New to this site and not sure if this is the right subforum to post this in, but here goes: has anyone gotten OpenStep running on a 68k Mac?
· 10 posts · started 2 Sep 2015 - 09:15 · last 9 Sep 2015 - 20:07
Hello guys, I need a little bit of help with finding a red HDD LED for some of my Quadras 700. It looks like it should be the same as the green power LED, but I…
· 13 posts · started 31 Jul 2015 - 23:17 · last 9 Sep 2015 - 19:09
I bought a Mac SE on Ebay, but when it arrived the box looked very bad it has no video. The display makes a crackling sound specifically the little tube behind …
· 4 posts · started 4 Sep 2015 - 04:02 · last 9 Sep 2015 - 00:50
I have a fully functional LC III but am thinking about getting some sort of external data storage in case the current HDD fails. From what I can tell, the case …
· 18 posts · started 1 Sep 2015 - 02:04 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 22:53
After "marrying" two partial SEs to form one complete machine, I am now trying to troubleshoot the result. It powers up but there is no startup chime and the sc…
· 12 posts · started 13 Aug 2015 - 00:07 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 21:26
Hello all I've recently acquired a Daynaport E/si30 PDS Ethernet card for my SE/30, but I have no drivers for the Ethernet card, I've spent days searching the i…
· 11 posts · started 17 Dec 2014 - 15:32 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 18:00
I want to upload a jpg to my Newton. Not necessarily as the background image, but sort of like the camera roll on an iPhone. Is there a package that allows you …
· 2 posts · started 7 Sep 2015 - 20:11 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 04:22
Dear forum members, There is a blue capacitor made by Richey (10uF 160V, 85 degrees) on my Mac SE Analog Board. Does anyone know if it can be replaced by a regu…
· 3 posts · started 7 Sep 2015 - 19:46 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 00:11
Hi, This is the display I got with my nice Performa 637, and it doesn't seem to be working. It'll come on and sound like it's working, but the display will stay…
· 2 posts · started 7 Sep 2015 - 21:15 · last 8 Sep 2015 - 00:08
What’s new for Apple IIgs System 6.0.2 After 22 years, 2 months, 2 days and 2 hours since System 6.0.1 was released, this is a summary of the visible changes. T…
· 9 posts · started 14 Jul 2015 - 16:26 · last 7 Sep 2015 - 03:21
Last year, my PB3400 quit working. Up until that point, it had been used regularly, at least twice a week, so it hadn't been sitting for a long period of time. …
· 24 posts · started 28 May 2015 - 07:51 · last 6 Sep 2015 - 22:31
I'm thinking of replacing the Ethernet card in my IIx with one that either 1) doesn't require drivers or 2) has drivers readily available. I've never gotten my …
· 4 posts · started 23 Aug 2015 - 02:44 · last 6 Sep 2015 - 11:51
At the office, we have a few older HP inkjet printers that were taken out of service and replaced by newer models. They were taken out of service because they s…
· 3 posts · started 4 Sep 2015 - 19:46 · last 5 Sep 2015 - 18:09
Hi guys, this one is for the people that has a CFFA3000 running in a IIgs ROM 01. I just can't mount more than 2 32MB images at once. I recall mounting more tha…
· 5 posts · started 3 Sep 2015 - 19:24 · last 5 Sep 2015 - 06:07
In OS X, it's easy to swap the Command and Option(Alt) keys if you're using a PC keyboard. Is there a way to do the same on Mac OS 9? I've searched the Internet…
· 1 posts · started 5 Sep 2015 - 04:33 · last 5 Sep 2015 - 04:33
Finally noticed 128mb SIMMs being sold (at a reasonable price) on eBay... The first one I bought worked in my LC475 and Quadra 630. Strangely enough, the SIMM d…
· 4 posts · started 4 Sep 2015 - 15:43 · last 5 Sep 2015 - 04:22
Anybody have Mac Plus V3 ROMS (LOUD HARMONICA) they can part with or burn? I have version 2 and want to "upgrade" Thanks!
· 4 posts · started 4 Sep 2015 - 14:25 · last 5 Sep 2015 - 00:45
Hello, Somehow today I killed something in my IIgs. I am not sure if it is a display issue or a logic board issue, honestly. I do not have a screensaver saved i…
· 6 posts · started 4 Sep 2015 - 07:13 · last 4 Sep 2015 - 23:37
I have been given an Ibook G4. I nice lady gave me some items maybe a year or two ago. I was surprised to receive a new mail last week from her, advising that s…
· 3 posts · started 2 Sep 2015 - 21:04 · last 4 Sep 2015 - 13:08
Hey guys I'm thinking of bringing my old B/W out the attic and having a play around with it. Back when it was my main system, I upgraded it to a G4 500 ZIF, don…
· 48 posts · started 28 Jul 2015 - 09:09 · last 3 Sep 2015 - 15:49
So a forum member gave me some projects and I went in hip deep. All the screens are good as tested on my 2300. Sound good and the like. So I got 3 280 motherboa…
· 2 posts · started 22 Jun 2015 - 20:52 · last 2 Sep 2015 - 05:14
I was cruising eBay and saw an Apple IIc for a decent price ($26.50 Buy It Now). Turns out it was a IIc Plus and I didnt really know the difference but I just k…
· 6 posts · started 31 Aug 2015 - 23:22 · last 1 Sep 2015 - 18:36
Hello! I recently scored three ED Macs, two Macintosh Plus EDs and a Macintosh ED (which is a 512ke). The Mac ED only needed a quick reflow of the J1 connector.…
· 27 posts · started 27 Aug 2015 - 14:31 · last 31 Aug 2015 - 22:16
I powered my trusty old iMac G3 Rev A after about 2 years. It powered right on, and it stayed there, until the sleep timer kicked in and machine went to sleep. …
· 6 posts · started 27 Aug 2015 - 22:32 · last 31 Aug 2015 - 16:34
So I have a healthy Mac Plus that I restored over the last several months. One of my experiments has been to buy an AztecMonster Compact Flash (CF) SCSI drive. …
· 5 posts · started 30 Aug 2015 - 02:39 · last 31 Aug 2015 - 00:04
Hi everyone, Tomorrow, I'm going to pick up a (non-upgraded) 512K Mac that someone needed to get rid of (fine with me). It is a good-looking machine, and still …
· 4 posts · started 12 Aug 2015 - 14:10 · last 30 Aug 2015 - 21:00
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