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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.  Award: 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. 

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...

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...

Hey Everyone, I'm in the market for an Apple IIc.  I'm wondering what your general thoughts are as to fair prices for Apple IIc's in USD.  I understand a "thing's" value is only truly measured when buyer and seller agree on a price.  I'm looking for your opinion on actuals.  :)   Condition...

I finally got my Classic II up and running.  It's rock solid!  I plan on writing about my experiences with the hopes of helping someone else down the line, but for now, I just wanted to share my success! My next steps will be to try and get some form of networking working.  I already own a USB...

Hi Everyone, My Classic II arrived!  Cosmetically, it's beautiful, but it definitely needs recapping.  The electrolyte fluid leak is very obvious.  I don't see any corrosion, so that's good. Anyway, I have tried to do my homework, and figure as much of this out as possible.  But I've hit a...

Hi Everyone, I hope this post isn't against forum rules.  For the past few months, I've been restoring and playing with my very first computer, a Texas Instruments TI-99/4a. Now that it's fully operational and I've played around with coding in BASIC, I've decided to move on to collecting some...