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So I'm working on replacing the CRT in my Powermac G3 AiO with an LCD. I'm really stumped on how I'm going to work with the video cable that was in there before and the graphics card it was connected to. Anyone have experience with these cables and ports? Any way to rig an adapter for VGA or...

So today a friend of mine came in with a big and beige PowerMac. It powers on and works, but the screen and picture tend to pop and go out. Are these models prone to flyback failures like the G3 iMacs? I'm hoping I won't have to handle another fried flyback. I'm still trying to find any shorts...

So, my good ol' temperamental Classic is at it again. After the time of success of booting from the ROM (hard drive is still dead and unconnected) to be able to do work on floppies as needed, it decided to start throwing random Sad Macs at me after placing the memory expansion card back in...

I do so love my two LC "Twins". I practically grew up with them. Grandma worked at an elementary school on a local military base, and once they were deemed obsolete and going to be junked, I saved them from the landfill. They were my first Mac loves and started my journey into 68k rescues...

Sure has been a while since I posted anything. Everything's been pretty great so far... Until this morning when I tried powering on my LC 580. It won't turn on for anything. It worked just fine before one of my classmates moved it, though I supervised them and made sure they unhooked everything...

The continued joys of knowing a computer recycler. Since we've got the same computer repair class, he normally brings in different types of computers he plucked from schools all around the state. Just the other day he brought in an iBook, remembering the rule I told him about anything with an...

My sister's B&W Powermac went completely bonkers, so I handed over my Ruby iMac. Originally it ran just fine with 400MHz, 128MB RAM, and OS 9 (Japanese), but since my sister isn't too good at reading Japanese and wanted all of her data from her Powermac, I thought I would take the hard...

My brother managed to get internet on his laptop (Windows 7) using a Bluetooth adapter and his 3G enabled cellphone. What his laptop does, I'm sure my eMac can do better. I plug in the USB adapter, pair it to his phone, dial, and then...! Nothing! I try messing with the settings and can't seem...

I just got a 300MHz B&W G3 Power Mac that my recycler friend pulled from a Catholic School. I was thinking of using it for low-end digital art after upgrading it to OS 9 or X. My biggest concern with it are: A- If my tablet is incompatible. I know it has a disk with Mac drivers, but I don't...

This problem just started the other day :O After many failed attempts to network my Classic to my other Macs and a disassemble to clean the floppy drive, the Classic doesn't want to boot. It'll turn on, chime, then stay on a grey screen with the cursor. I can move the cursor around, but...

Hopefully this Monday I'll be given access to the building that computer recycler was locked out of. There should be some of the following: Apple ][s of various models Apple ///s Macintosh Classics A potential Lisa, Lisa 2, or Macintosh XL (I really hope there's atleast one) Loads of G3...

I managed to get this 70lbs monster home :p I got it for my sister to use with her laptop since the screen's going out (It's a PC since we can't afford a good Mac Book yet). The problem I'm having with the monitor is that it won't display anything. She booted her laptop with Ubuntu and it...

This is a recent problem in my sister's iMac. She claims that it will shut down without warning at random times. I've done some research and most sites say it's the PAV board, but it would get progressively worse if it was the PAV board wouldn't it? I mean, some times this thing can run for...

I just got a IIgs the other day. Just the computer, a power cable, and what I believe to be a cable for connecting the computer to the monitor. After looking around, I realized that the pins on the cable (and on the computer itself) wouldn't support any of the monitors I have access to. xx(...

I got my hands on a working Macintosh Classic :p It starts up and runs just fine, the only problem being that there's no sound. Everywhere I looked says that the Macintosh Classic has built in sound, but nothing seems to work. I opened it up and took out the board and found that nearly all...

Today I got the chance to check out the warehouse this guys been storing his old computers he got from schools all over the state. I did some looking around and found quite a good amount of stuff. Here's what (I remembered that) I found: Apple stuff: 3 Apple /// montiors 3 Apple ][ monitors...

And I should be getting a purple one tomorrow ;D It's just the computer. No power cable, keyboard, mouse, or any other goodies unless you count the kindergarten game disk that was left in the cd tray :-/ I borrowed a power cable from one of my other Macs and started it up to see how it...

Turns out one of the guys in my technical college class used to go to schools and take out old computers to send parts to recyclers. I brought in my LC 575 for some cleaning and formatting, maybe a memory expansion if I was lucky and we got to talking. Turns out he's got quite a few Macs in...

I finally got both my LC 575 and 580 up and running properly thanks to all of the help from you guys :) The LC 575 is currently up at my technical college for some major dusting. While I was up there, I found an old dial-up modem. Since I'm cursed with dial-up at home, I thought maybe I...

I managed to save a working LC 575 and an LC 580 from my grandma's school. They work fine, but I want to install a clean copy of System 7.5.3 that I found on the Apple website. I thought this process would be a simple one, but I've run into countless roadblocks being the inexperienced mac user I...