Recent content by Nico

For a Mac Classic, I recommend installing both System 6.0.8 and System 7.0.1, along with System Picker to switch between the two. Both OS'es can be downloaded freely from the Apple site, so no need to look for those: System 6 System 7.0 Since the Classic has a 1.44M SuperDrive, you can write...

Seeing how the SE/30 is basically a Mac IIx stuffed in a compact case, I don't think it's likely there have ever been SE/30's with the classic chime. More likely you didn't make any real distinction between the different chime sounds years ago, which is why in your memories they all sounded the...

You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.

Well, you could always nick a battery cover from another compact Mac. Or maybe if you can get a 512k from somewhere, you can put the SCSI upgrade in there and then swap out the battery covers. Both machines would be better off that way.

That would be a SCSI port. I have a Macintosh ED with similar upgrades - two Dove MacSnap add-on cards that add extra memory and a SCSI port. Yours might be from a different brand, but the idea is the same. But that's a really nice find. Talk about classics, the 128k Mac is the mother of 'em...

LOL, that would've been me you're talking about. I guess the fact you bring this point up already proves that this is a very subjective thing. In my view, the Plus is a pretty common machine. I see it on auctions all the time, it was one of the most popular Macs ever and the longest one in...

Thanks you all. I know a Mac Plus isn't the most remarkable of conquests, but I thought it'd be fun to document it like this for a change. And I came to the conclusion that I should do this more often.

Note that I wrote all that from the top of my head, so I might have gotten a few details wrong or maybe even forgotten a step somewhere. I also left a couple of things open for yourself to find out, since your situation is not identical to mine. Let me know if you have any problems.

And then after reaching that number, the counter overflows and goes back to zero automatically. It's the same problem the Unix timestamp will face in 2038 on 32-bit computers.

Formatting a high-density 1.44M floppy as a single- or double-density 400k/800k floppy works well enough, but you won't be able to reformat it back to 1.44M if you ever need to. You don't even need to tape over the hole for a Mac 512k - that is only necessary if you need to fool a Superdrive...

1) Ensure you properly installed the drivers for your Ethernet card. If you can get drivers from your card's vendor, those might be better than the generic Apple network drivers. 2) Since you're using 7.5.1 and have 8 MB of RAM, I highly suggest installing OpenTransport. It's much easier to...

System 7.0.1 is great for those slower 8 MHz 68000 Macs, but if you want to do some serious networking business (e.g. OpenTransport, MacIP routing), then you'll need to have at least System 7.1. I therefore have to system System 7.0.1 a grade of 7 (how appropriate).

And here she is: She's a little yellowed, though not as badly as these photos seem to make out. It's a little dirty in places, but overall it looks to be in very good shape. No obvious wear and tear on the outside, and it doesn't look like anyone has meddled with the insides. It even came...

I just got word that an acquaintance has finally managed to pry loose a long-promised classic Mac. I had no idea what to expect from this or when (if ever) I would get it - the first time it was promised to me was about one and a half year ago - so up till now I had made no assumptions about it...

Stupidly enough, OpenTransport 1.1.2 is only available as an update. This means you have to install OT 1.1.1 first, and then upgrade to 1.1.2, which is a bit of a bore. Having said that, OT 1.1.1 should work fine on its own and will probably suit your needs. You need to upgrade to 1.1.2 only in...