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I tried to use one about 5 years ago as a media server, but it was just too slow and laggy. Tried the same about 3 years ago with an Intel Mac Mini, and no such issues...

So, I've decided to move on some of my goodies as I'm back into Nintendo 64 stuff.  I didn't realise just how much PAL N64 stuff had increased in value since I was last involved 5 or 6 years ago, so now is the time to secure what I really want before the prices increase to stupid levels and...

Would think some shareware, such as Maelstrom, Shufflepuck, Stunt Copter, etc, but would be great to see After Dark modules too.

Think you would have to stick with 6.0.8, makes sense for most machines of the era. Include a handful of shareware games from back in the day, so you don't have to worry about copyright issues either.

I've had one of those Rayovac 4.5V batteries leak onto a 5500 board, it was toast.  The same battery is found in the TAM, so if you have one installed, remove it ASAP!

Do a search for Quesse on this site, there are a number of discussions on them over the years.  I have one for an SE.

Those Vartas, have never seen one leak or damage a board, although I've heard the odd snippet. Correct on the caps, they tend to not be an issue with these older Macs, but I have seen the odd one go on the analog board.  Replace as they fail (ie. magic smoke) and you are good to go.

My TAM was the Dean's work computer from a prominent PA college.  Nothing on there that was sensitive, you could tell that those items had been removed, but it still had the old email client set up with a few nothing emails, and it was an interesting look at computing in the late 90s.  The hard...

I bought an inexpensive adapter (like 71 cents), and a Kingston 32GB card.  Think it's a 266X card.  That, paired with the Sonnet, makes this a very quick and easy to use computer.  I have the card partitioned multiple ways, running 7.6.1, 8.1, 8.6, and 9.1, as well as a couple of drives in...

My holy grail of drivers is for the Prodigy SE by Levco, no one seems to have a copy.  I contacted one of the founders of Levco, and he still has an SE with this upgrade, but being a busy man, I don't see him being able to find the time to boot this one up (if it even still works).

Sort of off-topic, but I use a CF card in my TAM with a 400MHz Sonnet card in it, and access and write times are pretty speedy.  A good, cheap way to have bulk storage, and easy to add software from a modern system as well.

My fave is the one that changes everything to feel like System 7, that one is gold!

Must be like the one I used back in the day that allowed you to change the Welcome to Macintosh message when booting.

Would ResEdit be what you are looking for?

Exactly, but it all fits neatly in one bedroom, plus there is other stuff in there too, so it's perfectly managed.  And if anything goes south, I have a little treasure trove I can liquidate.

That's why you put a space where the @ symbol normally goes :p That said, I got the email last month because some guy just had to get that Snow Leopard disk I had on eBay at 830pm on a Tuesday night, and paid cash...

Hi all, I probably should have done this thread years ago, there are so many great things I've scored over time. I started with a Mac 512K upgraded to a Plus for $25, a great little system, back in 2010.  Shortly thereafter came 5 SE's from a hoarder (his property looked like something from...

It's not the felt that I am having trouble with, it's the small plastic part that attaches to the felt pad, that then is located in the spring-loaded arm.  There has to be a fix that will be permanent, has happened on 3 of my 400K drives.

1/  Did you have any left over or bequeathed to you from back in the day? No, my first compact was 2010 2/  When you got the bug and set out to acquire one, which model was it? My first one was a 512K upgraded to a Plus, got it for $25 with mouse but no keyboard 3/  After you started...

Hmm, interesting.  That bottom piece is one part isn't it?  Meaning that the missing slot goes with that label on the bottom? Maybe a factory fault, but surprising as they seem to have been pretty particular up to that point in time.