This is a hack I did quite some time ago and, like almost all of my hacks, it has never quite been finished! :-/ I was going to post this after having welded an…
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. . . attempt made today. It was a half-@$$ed attempt, so I was unsurprised by the nasty results . . . but still . . . :-/ I built the frame, some spacers and a…
I have something weird going on with a Mac Plus Analog board that I recapped. I regrettably didn't power it on before I recapped the board but last time, a few …
I can't vouch for ALL the links from back in the day, but hopefully, some of them are still good. : For starters: here's the link to my Peripherals: LINKS Proje…
Many years ago I acquired a 540c and 520c in a single eBay auction. Both operate perfectly (the 520c screen was kind of janky), but the 540c's case was slightly…
Cover { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please t…
The MR824 diode that is a recommended replacement for the GI854s used at CR1 and CR5 on compact Mac analog boards appears to be discontinued, does anyone here k…
Received 5 boards from rollermanz in the uk to try and fix. Some look hopeful , some look anything but. Anyway took a few pics of the boards before I did anythi…
Hi guys I'm finally starting my own "conquests" topic. I'll regularly update it, by posting one Mac after the other. And also try to keep the following posts sh…
Hi, All, I have here some sort of card (accelerator?) that was installed in my new-to-me Mac IIfx. Google is unable to give me relevant information. However, I …
Hi, I have a basically brand new 17-inch PowerBook G4, but I cannot figure out why the keyboard backlight is so dim. It was dim from the start, so I replaced th…
I own a "former Macintosh XL". Just a case and monitor. I would like to restore it. Now it looks like mission impossible ...... but I just started. This week I …
I've got the following card for my 475: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested …
Hi, I realized that both Firmtek and Wiebetech sold Sil3132 based controller cards for late-2005 PowerMac G5. I had a Sil3132 card sitting in a drawer so I deci…
Hi, Is there a way to secure a Gopher server with a password, like it can be done on a http with a .htaccess ?
I have had a nagging desire to get one of these machines for at least a year, and I finally decided to make it happen. The auction got out of hand in the final …
Stemming from previous discussions I've got a pretty usable Serial Disk driver. It currently uses a program on a linux, osx, or other posixy type system to serv…
I have been a little busy lately. I think I may have had a breakthrough on the serial SCC based MacBottom. I was brainstorming thinking about how to obtain a dr…
Hi all, I have an Apple III that has been sitting in my storage for a while. Now that I have space to put it on, I installed it and started playing with it. It …
Hi folks. As you all know many of the existing color IW II ribbons are unusable because the foam rollers have deteriorated. I find it a bit sad that the IW II c…
Hello chaps, I've recently added an HD20 to my 512k and have installed 3.2 in order to do AppleTalk networking etc. The only issue is that System 3.2 doesn't ap…
So I have a Macintosh Plus and a Powerbook 180 - these are my only pre-OS X macs (and, coincidentally, my only floppy disk equipped macs). Since neither machine…
I was able to get my Macintosh 512K web server running and on the internet for current RetroChallenge. It is running System 2.0/Finder 1.1g with 64K ROMs. Here …
In my Macintosh XL I found three cables. Two are for a disk, but not for a floppy drive. 26 holes in two rows of 13. Who knows what they are? And what is the wh…
Hi, so here I'll list the last machines I've added to my collection if you don't mind. Few days ago got another Ti 1ghz (have two already, but working so-so) , …
As most of you would already know, the TAM has a special spot in my collection. It is the one computer that I would have to keep above all others. So I thought …
Picked up a non-working Lisa 2 over the holidays, apart from all the work needed to get it going, I have never really been able to work out how the serial numbe…
Instead of adding to my conquest thread, I figured I would start a new thread for my question. One of the tasks I'm hoping to use one of my 9600s for is convert…
I have two compact Macs, a Classic II and and SE. Both are currently running and are in great shape with a few minor issues (no sound on my Classic II). I have …
I had posted a thread on this many years ago, but wanted to start anew since we have some fresh minds here and hopefully someone can help with this. Please read…
I've been recapping my Q605, some of the pads are in rough shape but I was still able to probe the connections easily. Here's the list I came up with: C35: 47 µ…
Hello! Finally decided to make a video about the display repair there are also two capacitors on the inverter board: 33uf 10v 47uf 16v let me know if it was use…
Wondering if I could challenge myself to use only PowerPC for a week? Things I do: Watch YouTube (I'm thinking MacTubes/YouView) Browse the Web Edit video and u…
So I have been having a really hard time getting this IIgs to fully work properly. It has the Vulcan 20mb Hard drive installed with upgraded power supply and Ap…
Well the time has come to finally restore this little monitor. As far as CRTs go, I like this one the most because it is a perfect match to the LC. Albeit a low…
I got a 512k from a friend. He got it from someone, and that one completely took it apart. Also the case is painted with some ugly beige Apple Snow White wannab…
Hello All, I have finally decided to start a thread... I'm going to start with recently acquired Macintosh II: I got it on ebay for 10 + 30 shipping. Unfortunat…
The campus I work on is busy shutting down buildings to move to new shinier centres (me included). A sad day for some but not for me, I dug through all the vari…
whats up guys just got a performa 5200CD for free basically http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_performa/specs/mac_performa_5200cd.html ive read some peop…
I helped someone out with a SCSI HD issue and received a MAXA NUBUS Snooper card with software. Came with version 2.0 of the software. Unfortunately the softwar…
I finally found an Asante Mac Con for my SE/30-- This one has the Thick/Thin option. I've got the board installed and connected to a Farallon Ether 10T Starlet …
Couple of questions from a CRT ignoramus: 1. I have an SE with bad screen burn. Can this screen in the SE be replaced with a Plus screen? I have a spare, dead P…
Hello everybody, I'm back again with another conquest of mine! This time luck has brought me nothing less than a Macintosh 128k, which I obtained from a guy in …
No relation to seller - this is the best price I've seen in quite a while on new batteries from Apple service parts for the main G3 batteries. And they even off…
G'day, I've managed to score a quite beaten up 7100/80AV I want for a project. I've given it a good clean and it doesn't appear to have any leaking caps. I'm ha…
Hello! I recently acquired a Macintosh Portable M5120, when I power it from a brand new (and charged) lead battery, it runs fine until it tries reading from the…
Hey guys, I was browsing craigslist for mac stuff as usual when I'm bored and noticed a listing for a DOS card for $10. They didn't really go into detail about …
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does anyone have the audiodesk installer?http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=1060.msg1102#newv1.0 - v1.02i thought i had this already.. maybe its…
free download.... a vintage piece of midi / daw history here !!!!!!!!
I know there still some Shareware and Freeware VSTs unposted on the downloads sections, like VSamp, Crystal, Vivaldi, CesSynth, FmHeaven... and so on ... but mo…