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    Booting a Mac Plus from external SCSI2SD, setup issue

    Hello there, I have a feeling this is a relatively simple setup issue, but not having a lot of luck figuring out what I'm doing wrong. I am attempting to boot a Mac Plus using an external SCSI2SD. Specifically, going from the 25-pin connector on the mac plus to a 50-pin centronics, SCSI2SD is in...
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    Rehab for a Classic

    Hi, It's been a while since I've been on the forum, and it's nice to be back. I recently got a Mac Classic that was being given away. It appears to be in good shape, case-wise. However, there are some issues booting up. The logic board seems to be ok, as it makes a startup chime and comes up...
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    Fixing a Color Classic

    Hi, It's been a while since I visited here, but it's good to be back. A recent rescue: I just saved a Color Classic from someone who was about to bring it to the recyclers, and would like to nurse it back from its current non-functional state. I do have another CC which is working, so I could...
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    Performa 6200CD found - any maintenance?

    Hi All, I recently got a Performa 6200CD that someone was giving away on freecycle. Other than needing a new hard drive (former owner removed theirs), it seems to work fine. Is there any important maintenance that would need to be done on this computer? Batteries, capacitors, etc? Seems to...
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    Lisa Widget Hard Drive Issues

    Hi.. Got a Mac XL a few weeks ago that I'm in the process of reverting to a Lisa 2/10. Mostly the system is working fine, except for the Widget hard drive. Currently it has Macworks XL on it. Maybe 65% of the time, it boots up without any problem and goes into Macworks. But on occasion, it...
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    Unhappy Macintosh 128k, Thick vertical lines

    Hi everyone, I recently got a few compact macs from a craigslist seller - 2 128's, an SE and a Plus. Tried them all out - SE is fine, Plus is not working (though I'll address that one later), and one of the 128s seems to be in working order, asking for a boot disk. The other 128...
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    Mac 128k - Black screen when floppy inserted

    Hi everyone, Looking for some help in recovering from a less-than-brilliant move on my part. I recently came across a Mac 128k for sale in my area, and quickly scooped it up. When testing it out for the first time, all seemed normal. Plugged in, turned on, and the disk icon showed up on the...
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