I got a SE/30 which has a dead Floppy Drive and Hard Drive. But there were no vertcal bars (jail bars) on the screen. Things just going wrong and I don't know w…
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Just picked up a PB 150 from a nice lady not far from me. It didn't work at first, but after a bit of tinkering I think Igot it mostly up and running. I get a y…
Anyone on the IRC channels will know I've been carrying on about this for two days but I thought I'd post it anyway. Besides, it's taken me this long to get it …
I will be very soon getting a new laptop (PowerBook G3 Pismo) and it may not include the OSX Install disc(s). I know I have a spare set of PowerBook G4 12" Inst…
I'm looking for a new hard drive for my iBook G4. I'd prefer one with a fan no matter how noisy it is because I'm so sick of the overheating of the hard drive t…
Here are some Apple HD20 Photos I recently uploaded. They show the outside and inside of the drive, including some closeups of the Rodime mechanism and Apple co…
Hey guys I have recently become interested in upgrading my Centris 610 to the 68040 processor after hearing that the FPU actually boosted the speed quite consid…
well there are now 11 folk. thats pretty cool i think. the aim surely must be to get 15! - i know that a few of you have been talking about it. come on get your…
My latest conquest is my most treasured... John (co-host of the RetroMacCast) found an Apple IIe and sent it to me. It was just the system and the DuoDisk drive…
Well, John8520 mentioned to me in IRC that the Radius control panel allows you to rotate a regular monitor. Is there anywhere I can download it?
I currently have an LCPDS ethernet card in my LCIII, which is an API "Focus" card. Would this be compatible with the LC475? Currently I am posting with the LCII…
I need to know if there is a problem because im buying one of those laptops from a friend and want to know which website to buy from. I got the choices down to …
Hello again, Now that I'm on the path to having my Centris up and running the way I like it I have to do a few more upgrades :beige: I got a great deal recently…
Someone emailed me from freecycle asking if i wanted this stuff. Also in the next couple of months theres more. I'm gonna pick it up next tuesday 1. iMac (graph…
Well called up my buddy who is the manager of a local mac repair shop. he told me he would trade me 1 yikes g4 (missing hd/memory), a powermac g4 gigabit w/ no …
About 3 months ago I bought a macintosh IICx from germany. During early tests i noticed ADB malfunctions: a lot of mouse and keyboard's intermittent freezes tha…
What have you folks witnessed going wrong on G3 iMacs the most? It seems that the power buttons get stuck a lot on the ones we've had to deal with, the tray-loa…
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I've picked up a mint SE/30 but it's poorly The ADB ports dont work at all, I've tried just the mouse plugged in, and just the keyboard and any combination of m…
I can't seem to find a driver for my "new" SCSI scanner. The only one I can find is for a ScanJet IIp, though labeled for a 5p. Any help appreciated!
Why does everyone always complain about the 9500 case? I just pulled the motherboard on mine and didn't take me longer than about three minutes with no bruised …
Is there a way to put a clock in the menubar in System 7.0.1? If there is, I'd really like to know how. I've gotten so used to having a clock there in oevery ot…
What happens if you plug, say, a 25MHz 68040 chip into a logic board meant for a 33MHz 68LC040 chip (LC575)? Would you get a bus error/ crash, by any chance, du…
My problem is so similar to the one here, that I'll edit it to the problem I'm having: I have a Quadra 700 with OS 7.5.0*. The MacTCP and Network control panels…
my retro challance if i do it is digging up my compaq 486 and fitting it out with a second hd ( 210 mb ) and either a cd rom or an internal zip disk the geek fa…
Will this work with a 1400CS? The plug that connects to the Powerbook looks the same as on the 1400 type power supply. Are the voltages the same as well?
Bonjour mes petits choux, Does anyone here use the LimeWire client Drumbeat for os9? I've been trying to get it up and running on my Wallstreet but it won't hav…
The saga of my Micron Xceed continues! I've had the card and grayscale adapter for years but due to a boring set of circumstances (moving/job search/family/etc)…
I'm on my TiBook right now, OS X 10.4.9. How do I got about using the IRdA port on the back? I'd like to see if I can beam things back and forth my Zaurus for e…
I got a HP ScanJet 5P from the thrift store today. It has SCSI interface, and runs on OS 7 and up. I really need drivers though and the internet isn't being to …
I just need the control panel called Network which was a classic networking control panel. It should be on most systems 7.0-7.5.1. Could somone email it to me? …
I was recently thinking about the sidebar in the 2004 builds of Windows Longhorn and thought about how a file manager using this system would work. I imagine it…
does / has anyone used the handle on their clamshell ibook to actually carry it anywhere? i just did, and the wife laughed at me and said i looked daft.
Picked up some free books on Macs. They cover System 6 and 7. Macintosh Hard Disk Management-Second Edition Macs for Dummies The Internet for Macs for Dummies T…
It finally happened! I found a Mac sitting out in someone's (my neighbor's) trash! It's a Bondi iMac, not sure of the specs. No keyboard or mouse but it looks n…
Does anyone have a 1xx SCSI adapter that can check something for me? I just bought one off ebay and it arrived today, but it only has 29 pins in the square end …
I got this one on ebay, has a 20gb HD, Upgraded GPU, 400mhz g3, 490mb of ram, and it is a rev B!!!!!! Having lots of fun with it, I posted from It!!!! Just one …
Hi guys, I'm looking to get a game that I wasted my youth playing - it was an After Dark module called "Lunatic Fringe." I've done some digging on google, but t…
Hello, Im using MacOS8.1 (68k) I would like to use the MS Office on it. What was the latest version, which was able to run on my machine? Where can I get it? Ca…
How's the stability of OS 8.6 vs 9.2? Any difference? My wallstreet came with 8.6 and I might just keep it on there rather than putting 9 on as originally plann…
I've NEVER seen a MacTV mod, so I figured to be the first, using a parts machine that could only be revived by cheating and using parts from a 520... I finished…
Well you know how I was looking for a Pro Mouse for ages to go with my G3, as I wanted an optical mouse rather than the old ball-driven ADB II, and love the loo…
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I've downloaded both Zterm 1.0.1 (68k) from the site and from MacGarden- when I unstuffit with S.E. 5.5 I get an empty folder with just a folder inside called "…
I am having a bit of trouble trying to get my installation of Mac OS 9.2.1 to boot from my thumb drive. I have a PowerMac G4/500Mhz and the only OS on my HDD is…
Does anyone know if a Developer Note exists for the Powerbook 550c? I haven't had any luck locating one online and I think it would really help with a few speci…
I liberated my IIfx from my attic where it's been for 10+ years. I'm pretty sure I got this back in the late 90's from the University of Maryland Computer Recyc…
Back in the old day, Macintosh LC had very limited space and was limited to either 2 dlsk drives (original LC) or 1 disk drive and 1 hard drive, no internal CD …