Overview:
A common goal we all share on this site is to preserve older, vintage Macs. In concert with that goal, I would like to explore how a 13 year old iMac could be genuinely useful today.
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None! This is just for fun. :) I am not sure what to expect in terms of responses to this...
I don’t have an ImageWriter. Any way to print? I’m wondering if I had a direct serial connection to a print server that could handle the printing... maybe I’m dreaming.
Thanks. I am thinking I’ll probably sell the later iMacs at some point. I never had one, and my interests are more in 90’s macs. I had a Quadra 660 back in the day, paired with the 14” Audiovision monitor. I regret selling those.
I’ll see if I can figure out what rev the original iMac is when...
Thanks for the garden link. I found that last night, but I wasn't 100% sure it was the right one. How does the process work? Will restore disks 1-6 install everything back to factory fresh? Including dual boot with OS9? I'm confused why there is also an OS9 install iso. I've done zero...
I picked up four iMacs and an eMac from a nice couple that didn't have space for them. I paid $200. They are in really great shape. Now I need to figure out what to do with them. Any suggestions? The iMac G4 will likely be my primary focus initially. I believe this model can natively boot...
Glad to help. I couldn't get those images from the repository to work. I ended up finding 6.0.8L elsewhere on the internet. I actually prefer System 7.0.1 on my Classic II. It boots very fast. I couldn't get AppleShare on 6.0.8L to work with my OrangePi linux server running Netatalk for...
So it took me a while to locate a copy of 6.0.8L. I can't believe how fast it is! My first Mac was a Classic II, and I've never used anything prior to System 7. There are a few things I don't understand:
I have an orangepi running netatalk and acting as a file and print server. My orangepi...
I'm looking for suggestions on what games and apps best showcase a B&W compact mac. (This request is a bit different than subjective, personal preference.) I have a Classic II. Here's what I have so far:
OS:
System 7.0.1 (I like the bells and whistles with the newer versions, but I keep...
The potentiometers on my apple branded joystick (Apple Joystick IIe and IIc) are not producing the correct values. This makes gameplay impossible for some games; others that have built-in calibration work fine. I've tried spraying them with some DeoxIT Fader F5, with minimal improvement. Is...