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  1. LaPorta

    Mac Pro 2008 - Hard Freeze while burning discs

    Granted, this isn't PPC, but there is no area for Intel I can see, so here goes... I have two replacement LG DVD R/W drives in my Mac Pro. Both are the same. Both are SATA drives connected to the ATA bus via ATA to SATA adapters. Never had an issue with these with HDs or otherwise. The drives...
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    MouseStick II Lubrication

    Hi everyone, Thanks to the MouseStick II from @tashtari , I now have a second one to play Hellcats with my son on the machine that he and his sisters use. However, it also made me acutely aware that this one has some really, really good lubrication on it...I assume from the factory. My original...
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    Mac Pro 2008

    I know this doesn't really qualify as "68k" and all of that, but I finally obtained something I have needed to round out the collection and OS "coverage" - a 2008 Mac Pro. These came out when I was about halfway through med school, and boy, did I ever want one bad. I always wanted a tower, and...
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    Original vMac

    I was curious: with all the talk of mini vMac and Paul Pratt having seemingly vanished, has anyone taken any thought of looking back at the original vMac project? I was using the original PPC vMac the other day on one of my 1400s when that occurred to me. Obviously it is not the same animal, but...
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    1400 Hinge Shim Insert Shim Tutorial

    First and foremost: Many thanks to @AEChadwick for making the hinge fix shim in the first place. There is no way in creation I could have made anything as good as this, or as creative. Many thanks to @BinaryGrind for printing me a few of these, so that I could go through the process...as well...
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    Quicksilver: Looking for DVI cards to replace my ADC card.

    So I know this is the absolute, total opposite of what I asked previously. However, I want to use a DVI KVM switch so I can use both my QS and G5 with the same monitor/keyboard/mouse as I don't have room for both to be set up. I have ADC to DVI adapters for the Studio displays, so no issue...
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    QS G4 USB Overdraw Warning

    I am getting this message on my G4 every time I start it up. I have no way to reliably figure out what is causing it, short of pulling everything out. As far as USB, I have the keyboard/mouse, as well as an iSub connected to the internal 1.1 ports. I have a PCI USB 2.0 card installed, and all...
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    Best QS G4 AGP card?

    What was the top-of-the-line card that would work in a Quicksilver that had the ADC port?
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    A1038 Cinema Display - Ring Around Screen

    Hi everyone, Just came into possession of an A1038. Seems to work ok, stays on, backlight works. However, there is what appears to be this visual ring with two humps around the image, distorting the colors. Is this an LCD problem, or is some sort of moisture or other issue getting between...
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    Why hasn’t anyone…

    …remade Crystal Quest on modern Mac OS? Seems like one of those that would be awesome…same graphics and sound, too. Much larger playfield, though.
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    Pro Speakers/iSub

    @Phipli , @ClassicGuyPhilly , moved this here because there was too much to say for a profile post: So, yes, they use the one-off Apple mini-mini plug. Interestingly, they are made to work seamlessly with the iSub on the QuickSilver. If you have the Pro Speakers plugged in only, they output the...
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    Are Acrylic Cinema Display rear stand arms interchangeable?

    So my question is simple: if, say, the arm from a 23” display is broken, could you replace it with a good one from a 17” model?
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    MAME/SNES Sound & Music Rippers

    Hey everyone, I remember 15+ years ago, there were programs that I found somewhere on the net that allowed you to open MAME ROMS (and, I think another that works on SNES/Genesis ones) to be able to play and copy their sound and music tracks. Does anyone know what they were and where to find...
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    Bought iPod 4th Gen - Nothing going.

    So, I took a chance and ordered a "functional" iPod 4th gen off eBay. Only realized later on that it was a Chinese reseller. It apparently worked according to photos. So, I get it here today, looks to be in OK shape. I hook it to my computer. I get the Apple logo startup screen. Then, I get a...
  15. LaPorta

    Looking for SuperPaint 3.0 Manual PDF

    Anyone happen to have a copy of this? There is a viewer-type on archive.org, but no PDF I can store locally that I can see.
  16. LaPorta

    At Ease 5.0

    Does anyone have this, or know where to locate it?
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    Wagon Train 1848

    Hey Everyone, Attempting to get this to work properly for my kids so they can all play some cooperative Oregon Trail (or, Wagon train, I suppose....). So the issue I have is that I must not be doing the network settings correctly for host, client, etc. Whenever one player is the host, they are...
  18. LaPorta

    Anyone have documentation for ArchiCad 5?

    Looking for either real or PDF instruction manuals for the classic Mac ArchiCAD 5.
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    Manual for Expert Landscape Design?

    Does anyone happen to have a PDF of the manual for Expert Landscape Design? I need it to really get into the software.
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    Question: Can one use OS 9 via Classic to network with old Macs while running inside OS X?

    A thought occurred to me the other day, one which probably is not going to pan out, but I will ask a question anyway. OS 9 can file share with System 6. OS X has some difficulties doing so. I was wondering if there is any way if having OS 9 running through Classic on OS X that its networking...
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