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I've always wanted to get ahold of one of these machines, not this one specifically, but the earlier classic macs, and I found one at a garage sale with a few a…
So, with a lot of fuss and hoo-ha, I've got an LC 475 up and running 7.6.1. One of the problems I've run into a lot recently, and not just with this particular …
Hello, Picked up a Performa 550 recently, I was told the capacitors have been replaced however there appears to be one that leaked or is leaking. Do these capac…
Hey guys I think the DVD drive in my laptop in on the way out, I'd like to get my hands on a replacement. But still want to use the original fascia to keep the …
Hey guys, I just picked up my first compact mac a few days ago. It came with the keyboard but unfortunately, no mouse. I was wondering if there were alternative…
My touchpad has started acting up, sometimes the cursor will just freeze up. If it freezes over a window, the cursor will sit there, but i'll be able to scroll …
Was trying to keep from going on any more conquest road trips but this one was a little bit closer to home and I managed to get quite a bit of stuff. The system…
Please help me anyone... I am searching for BPI's LISA OS version of their accounting software... Please PM me and we can talk... I am desperately trying to fin…
I've always been curious about the RCA jack on the Lisa 1 and 2/5 that was marked VIDEO OUT. Until today I could only determine: -The signal is composite -The s…
The Macintosh SE I acquired about 2 years ago seems to be having intermittent issues, that seem to have gotten worse since I've owned the machine. Basically, so…
Sorry it's taken me a while to get round to posting this but about a week ago a friend of mine was trashing an old PC and I went round to his place and took all…
Hi all, Coming here for a last resort, because Google keeps giving me OSX advice; my System 7 mojo was really strong back in the day but I'm new to retro (as of…
What do you like using the best an iBook G4 or Powerbook G4? Reasons why?
so If i remember correctly there was a card that allowed color / greyscale on an se /30. Greyscale internally and color with an external monitor. Here in North …
Hello 68kmla! I just wanted to share my latest conquest, which contained a bunch of powermacs. The quicksilver sadly doesn't work (light fades when pressing sta…
So after finding that old 128k Macintosh, I have found a new passion for these old Apple computers. I dug out my old Apple IIgs, and even got a ribbon for the I…
So I was at an unmanned transfer station dropping off some work related trash, and there it was laying in the dumpster upside down. I thought the screen would b…
I would like to get My ImageWriter II working with my Mac. I don't have the cable, though. I have a 25' MiniDIN8 cable I found at a surplus store. If I chop it,…
Damn! I swear! I took out my IIcI in a IIcx case with the Daystar 040 Accelerator, and see if I can give it a look over with the others for a quickie recap and …
a couple are missing programmers switch, but they all work. love me some Quadra 700!
Hello, I have a SE/30 that is running System 6.0.8, 7.1, and 7.5.5 on separate partitions. I have a good ethernet NIC card and 7.5.5, OTT 1.3, appropriate drive…
Completed my G4 laptop collection with a working 1.2Ghz G4 iBook 12". Cheap ebay find where the cable to the HD had popped off the motherboard (easy fix if you …
Hello, I am just wondering if anyone has 400k disk images for MacWorks plus, the original MacWorks, Lisa Guide and Lisa test. I have tried the MacMorhership but…
I went to the Goodwill thrift shop in Columbus, NE when seeing a friend I made at Anime Nebraskon, and my wife and I found several things we wanted. I got sever…
After the hard drive in my Portable failed, it has been sitting untouched. I have plenty of spare hard drives, but they are 50 pin and the 32 pin cable on the P…
I'm not sure if any of these tools will work in the older versions of Live. I will try tomorrow.The trigg.me midi trigger looks really nice.http://4live.me/
Good morning 68k KMLA First I just want to say you have a lovely forum and its helped me out a great deal to get Performa 6400/200 working. But I have runned in…
I'm trying to find documentation for the internal registers of the FDHD. I've seen numerous references to there being internal registers in the FDHD, but the on…
Hi all, I got hold of a great SCSI scanner from my workplace. It is a Fujitsu M3093DG from 1999. it being a SCSI scanner, I naively assumed that there would be …
Anybody have a link to what LCD panels will work in 12" Powerbooks and Ibooks? I recently snagged a 12" G4 800mhz Ibook that was sold as dead, but just needs a …
I've got a nice little Mac Performa 640CD DOS Compatible which gives me an Intel 486/66 that I can run DOS/Windows on. Everything is working well on both sides …
I'd like to get USB working on this machine. I have a USB card that works in OSX, but not 9.1. Also I tried installing the USB driver off the OS 9 disc but it s…
Hi guys and gals, I have been given a present of a PB G4. The number on the back is A1106, which seems to make it a 2005 15" Alumin(i)um 1.5MHz or 1.67MHz Power…
This site is a lot of fun. Great advice and smart people here. Here's a couple of questions that ought to be interesting. 1. What was the fastest G3 system ever…
Main sample libraries formats that can be used on Mac Os 9:Kontakt: versions 1.x, 1.5 and 1.5.2Kompakt up to version 1.0.3HALion: versions 1.x, 2.0 and 2.0.3Sam…
Just dug up my old SCSI to Ethernet Adapter and my floppy went bad. Not surprising. BUt I am hoping someone out there might have a copy of the driver/installer …
It's been a while since I posted - life has been busy. I recently visited my parents and found our old Mac LC and a Mac Classic languishing in a closet and gara…
Empower II MacPassword MacSafe etc Anyone know any good sites to get these floppies or downloads? Thank you -Stephen
I picked up an Apple IIc this week with a monitor, external 3.25 floppy, mouse, a fist-full of disks, and all the original paperwork, as the price was too good …
I haven't been able to find much repair info out there but I recently acquired a NIB USB 100mb zip drive. Im thinking it may have capacitor issues because I get…
The place where I work has been using old Macs on the shop floor for time clock software for years. We just upgraded our MIS system and the old Macs have been r…
"New Factory Sealed 15-pin Super VGA 9" Monochrome VM-9AF Monitor" Long eBay link. Not my auction, etc... I put this in H&D instead of Trading Post beca…
Does anyone know what the oldest HTML editor for the Mac might be? That is, not something like TeachText or SimpleText where you manually coded everything, but …
I want to cram a 10K RPM enterprise SCSI drive into a LaCie Joule HD external case to replace the dead drive inside. Reference/backstory thread: https://68kmla.…
I recently acquired a lovely PowerBook 150. Great condition, and it's got 40MB of RAM -- I assume a previous owner had the upgrade done. I'd like to get this ma…
Hello, I am in the process of restoring a recently acquired Macintosh Classic II (I have installed a SCSI2SD and upgraded the RAM), and I am wondering if it is …
I was the only bidder on a recent eBay auction for a Flower Power iMac G3. I got a push notification that the auction was ending in 15 minutes and still had no …
So I am working on refurbishing a set of Virtual World 3.0 pods http://imgur.com/a/XlfoA These run of Amiga hardware, with a Macintosh console utilizing a Nubus…
So I have a Quadra 650 that serves as a console to run some Virtual World 3.0 pods. I have no other copies of the console software or drivers for the custom A/R…