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So. Finally found the adapter for my 520s and 500PPC. Plugged it in to the wall (not even to the laptop yet) and BZZZT BZZZT BZZZT!! Obviously unplugged it. Now, no sign of life when plugged in. Looking inside, there's nothing obviously burned/leaking/exploded. Is this even worth taking a...

Hi all, I have a 128k Mac that powers on but the display never turns on, and I have a Mac Plus that consistently gives a Sad Mac. Am I able to swap out the analog boards between the two? I'm not very familiar with this era AIO, unfortunately. Thanks, Kyle-

Hi all, I found a CL ad for "4 Apple towers and 3 Apple monitors." Three of the computers were G5s, and one a Sawtooth. There was a 22" acrylic Cinema display, and a 23" aluminum cinema display. The third monitor was a 2009 iMac. I snagged the lot, but it's definitely all gonna need some work...

Hey all!   So I finally found a local lead on a machine I have always wanted... a G3 AIO :) I put an ad on my local Craigslist and received a reply from a guy who had 100 iMac G3 and some beige all-in-ones. I travelled about 45 minutes to get to him. Turns out, he bought a huge lot from a...

So I grabbed a lead on Craigslist for some vintage equipment. Didn't get everything for the price listed in the ad, but not a bad deal I don't think. This is just a top of my head list. Apple: ][ plus, several of cards, misc floppy drives, an external hard drive, and some other things. A...

Hi all, Trying to get my SE/30 up and running something useful. However, I cannot get it to boot System 7, any variety. It will not boot off the HD SC 20 anymore, it used to boot off the blessed Sys 7 install that was on there, not anymore. It will boot from a System 7.0.1 and 7.1 Disk Tools...

So I've been on a streak with conquests lately haha. Late last week, CL post for a 19" Philips LCD HDTV. No power, $10. Gave a buddy a $20 to go get it, and all it needed was a few capacitors replaced (damn CapXon). The other day, I got a 22" Acer widescreen that broke when the guy's power...

Hey all! Another conquest I'm pretty excited about. Post on craigslist offering a IIvx with monitor, $10. Went by on my way home from work and picked it up. Spotted a nice Kenmore microwave for $15 (her son was moving or something....) Anyway, offered $20 for the lot, and got it. Here's the...

Hey, I just received a 3GB HD to put in my TAM. Pulled the old drive, formatted new one with my MacBook, etc. Well, I put the TAM back together, plugged it into the base unit, and now it will chime, but no green light and no display. Tried restarting via keyboard as well as turning it off and...

Local Goodwill turned up a KVM for old Macs! Supports 3 machines (ADB and monitor) and also has a converter so you can use a PC or Mac monitor on your desk. Not bad for $2!

Hi all, I have some questions about my 20th Anniversary Mac. It has a G3-400MHz upgrade and 128MB of RAM. However, it's horribly slow. I know the HD I have in it isn't the greatest, but it's not all HD-based. For example, SimTower on my PowerBook 3400c (180MHz, 32MB of RAM, OS 9.1) is wayyy...

Hi all, After a little wanted ad on Craigslist, I now have the above machines. $155 for all. The eMac is a G4 1.33GHz or something... couldn't read the entire label. Apparently has a bad PS, and also is missing the drive caddy. Free. Intel iMac (1.83GHz). This was in pieces, and was mine for...

Hey all, Posted a wanted ad on my local Craigslist, and a nice retired man replied, saying he has "three Mac Plus and four old 'towers.'" I told him I'd be glad to check them out - hoping he might have mistaken a similar Mac or two as a Plus as well. I got to his house, and the entire basement...

Hi all, My most recent conquest was an eBay gem: PowerBook 500 with PowerPC for $35, "untested." It didn't have an AC adapter or a battery. So I bought another parts/repair 520 for like $20 shipped (broken hinge, but works). The 500 PPC boots right up in OS 8, although a bit slow, and has 40MB...

In a way. Here's an issue I've seen with iBooks running OS 9 before: as soon as the desktop loads, the powerbook falls asleep. Wake it up, it falls back asleep. No amount of PRAM resetting or restarting, etc, will fix it. Only reinstalling the OS. Well, I am about 6 hours from home. I get to my...

Hi all, I've posted before about my two PowerBook 2400c units that don't work. They both have a different problem. I've had little luck in trying to get troubleshooting tips from forums and such. I've tried some Google researching, but most links are dead or in Japanese. Some pages are...

Hi all, I have a chance at a cheap, or free, Color LaserWriter 12/660. The owner says it needs repairs, and they believe the problem is a bad fuser. Should I take a chance at this beast or should I let it pass? Are fusers available at all? If so, are they terribly expensive? Comments/Opinions...

Hi all, So after the problems with my last 2400c, I bought another one. To recap, the first one turns on fine, but will not spin up an HD. I have taken it apart completely and tried two HDs, both of which work fine in an external USB case and a Powerbook 5300. I bought another one, which spins...

Hi all - I have too many Powerbooks that I've accumulated over the past year or so, and I need to thin down. Here's the herd: PB 100: I'm keeping this guy, period. I love it. 2x PB 160: Keep one or get rid of them both? Both work, but are rarely used. PB 190c: I like this machine a lot, and...

So some of my latest conquests haven't really been terribly exciting, but I just scored another actual vintage Mac, so I thought I'd post. 2400c: Just won this guy on eBay for $50 plus $14 to ship - it includes battery, power adapter, and external SCSI CD & cables. Boots to :?: , so we...