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I have an Apple IIe with the Apple Parallel Interface card. I am attempting to get it working with an Okidata Microline 320 Turbo dot matrix printer. I am using the parallel port on the Oki in Epson FX compatibility mode. Tried PR#1 to activate the printer, but it just hangs until I CONTROL +...

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Pulled out the ImageWriter II out and I’m trying to get it setup with the IIe and the Super Serial card. Bought a new cable for the connection, so that’s taken care of. Self test works fine. Used the dip switch settings in the manual I found online. Assuming up is open, down is closed...

What is this card used for? This interface card came from the Apple IIe I picked up awhile back. Installed in slot #3 16 pin (2x8) male header on card. 16 pin female to female cable was connected. No model or manufacturer other than “SCS-A1 0.788” on the back. Cable has “I-34 19” written in...

I have an Apple Disk II interface card where Drive 2 connection does not work. Interface card is in an Apple IIe. I have two Disk II floppy drives. Connecting either one to Drive 1 connection and the drive functions fine. Connecting either one to Drive 2 and it will not function. Obviously...

I need help figuring out which jumpers / resistors to adjust for overclocking the G4 Gigabit DP processor card. I am slowly chugging along with my G4 Gigabit Budget Upgrade project. I want to overclock its G4 500MHz DP card to 600MHz. From this post on XLR8YourMac, there are two, or maybe...

Guy on a semi-local Facebook Marketplace (when your in Far-Northern California 1-1/2 hour drive is semi-local) posted a giant lot of Intel MacPros and some G4 towers for sale. It had sat up there for a few weeks. Inquired if he'd be willing to part out just the PPC towers. After some haggling...

For a guy who tells people he's downsizing his collection, I sure came back with a lot of stuff this weekend! Saw an ad post on the Eugene, Oregon Craigslist for an Apple IIe system. Made arrangements and headed north on Friday and broke up the 630+ mile round-trip with an overnight layover to...

I've got a few Power Computing machines I need help troubleshooting. None of them seem to want to boot. I get no start up chime or video output from any of the machines. I have two PowerBase 180 machines and a PowerCenter 120. The PowerCenter has booted without issue in the past, but has been...

I've got an iMac G4/800 Flat Panel. It's the original "high end" launch model (everymac.com info page), that boots into both OS X 10.1+ and OS 9. I want to max out the RAM, upgrade the hard drive and put in a different DVD reader. My plan with this computer is to create an Mac OS museum on the...

Went on my weekly visit to a local thrift and found a pair of AppleDesign Powered Speakers. Marked at "UNTESTED" and $4.95 I thought it was worth the risk. Apparently they were having some sort of tag sale and they rang up at $4.02 including the governor's share. A little bit dirty, but I...

(Pics at the end) As many have done here before, I've reassessed what I want out of a Macintosh collection. For now I've decided to stick with a couple of machines that, to me, represent the spirit of the Macintosh. The first is the Macintosh Classic, as I think its form factor is the height of...

Saw a USB Zip 250 at the thrift store today. I've had bummy luck with the older ones in the past, mostly "click-of-death" issues. But now that I have a Classic on the way, it seems as USB and a SCSI unit would be the easiest way to move files around. So, are the Zip 250 units just as finicky as...

A few months back, I was helping someone out by taking a large collection of books to the library for donation. There were lots and lots of boxes of books, but tucked in the midst of them was this guy: The person didn't know how it got there, and yet there it was. It's a bit rough, with some...

Ran across these doing some random image searching. They are the Frog Design "Sneezy" protoype that apparently later became the IIc. From a Frog Design display in March 2011. From this Flickr stream:

One of the more rare Macs, even if it is a clone. The J710 was the last production Macintosh clone made. It was Apple approved hardware and even got the go-ahead for the System 8 license, but the expense was too high. Mine comes courtesy of the Umax man himself, Kennedy Brandt. This was his J710...

Scored a Powerbook 170 and couple other PBs as mentioned in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16943 The bezel is a little loose on the hinge and one side. Byrd and Trash80toHP_Mini gave me some good tips for securing it. Before I was going to set to work on that, I decided that I was going...

Sold off some Windows laptops and parts I had Craigslisted to a guy who does refurb/repair. While there, we got on the subject of old Macs. He said that he had some old Mac laptops in his garage storage. He ended up giving me Powerbook 170, Duo 230 & Powerbook 3400. All three look in good...