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I was gifted a Apple II Plus, it was untested by the person who gave it to me. I took the power supply out and measured the voltages which were consistent with the values written on power supply specs. I then decided to connect it to the mother board and turn it on. As soon as I did I noticed a...

Hi everyone, Are there any retro wireless adapters that could be used with an ADB keyboard/mouse setup? Alternatively, are there any places that sell 5-10 ft long ADB extension cables? I have a less than ideal set up, meaning my Quadra tower is more than a few feet away from my desk. The Wombat...

Hello, Can someone kindly tell me how to take out the CPU out of a Quadra 840 AV? I was able to take off the heat sync, but I don't see any kind of lever or button to press to release the CPU from the board. The service manual didn't mention anything on removing the cpu either. Do I just pry it...

Hi everyone, i have a Quadra 840 AV board that has been recapped and worked in the past. Recently it's been giving me some trouble. When I turned on the motherboard, I saw that the boot screen came up as expected. When I restarted the thing, all I got was a black screen...no boot up...

Hey everyone, I'm having some trouble removing the heatsink on my Quadra mother board. I see two little notches on either side of the heat sink and am guessing that's where it is latching onto the cpu housing. It looks like it's on there pretty good and I'm not sure how to get it off without...

Does anyone if 50 pin SCSI male to male connectors exist? If so, can someone send me a link to it? I can't seem to find any online. Thanks

Hello, I seem to be having some trouble trying to select a start up disk using OS 7.1. I go to control panel, then starup disk. I see my three partitions there, but when I try to select the partition I want nothing happens. The hard disk is only highlighted and when I close the box and reopen...

Hello everyone. When dealing with an SCSI hard drive that has a total capacity of over 2 GB, will the Macintosh even detect the hard drive? I am curious how you can partition the drive into smaller chunks so you can install an OS on it. Bare with me, because I am going to give you a windows...

Hello, I am trying to make an installer disk for a color classic. I am going to install OS 7.1. I know that I need an installer for this task and I have been able to find the system enabler as well as the installer. My question is: is that all I need to make an installer disk? And if so, can I...

Hello, I am trying to access the internet with my LC for the first time, but I have no idea how to go about it. Can you surf the net with OS 7.1? If so, do you need to install a driver for the farallon ethernet card, or does the system detect it automatically? Do I also need install a web...

Hello, i am trying to make a copy of an installer disk for the first time. I will be using a Mac G3 to download the installer files from the internet. I am just confused on how to make a readable floppy disk for a classic mac? Could someone please tell me the names of any softwares that do this...

Hi guys, A couple weeks back, I posted a question about using modern hard drives with old macintosh computers. A few of you mentioned that it would be easier to use a 68 pin ssci hard drive along with a 68 to 50 pin adaptor and call it good. Well I'd like to give that a try. Before I do this...

Hi All, Recently, I've had a few hard drive failures. I have done some reading online and people all over have been saying that hard drive failures are at an all time high. I guess it makes sense since most of these hard drives are around 20 years old. I know that you can usually find mac...

Hello, I have a macintosh LC that seems to be having some hard drive issues? I turn on the mac and for a while everything was going well, the OS was loading and I could see the desktop. But suddenly, the screen froze as shown in the picture below. As you can see, the OS logo is not in the...

Any ideas on how to remove the corrosion from the legs of the various components on this motherboard? I've included a photo of what it looks like so far. To be honest, I can't tell if is corrosion of goo left over from leaky pram battery. I washed the motherbaoard twice already and still it...

Hello everyone, I'm having a little bit of a difficult time taking the motherboard out of an LC. I can't seem to separate the fan from the motherboard. I'm sure this is something really simple, but didnt want to break anything! Thanks.

Hello everyone, I am trying to get a Macintosh Classic Color to turn on. I am using a keyboard that once belonged to a Macintosh Power 5400. I used the on button on the keyboard but nothing happened (there shouldnt be a compatibility issue with the keyboards....right?) Anyways I'm wanting to...

Hello, I just aquired a Macintosh LC II and its 12 inch monitor from a friend of mine who got it at an estate sale. When I hooked everything up and turned on the LC, I saw that the screen was dark. So I waited a little while and then suddenly an image came up. It was just a gray blank screen (I...

Just out of curiosity, could you use an external SCSI CD drive with a macintosh plus? I know there would be no practical use for this on a macintosh plus but I was just wondering if it could work? Could it work for a macintosh LC? Cheers!

Hello, I'm wondering if the apple II gs monitor will work with the macintosh LC or would I have to modify its connections to make it work? Also, does anyone know what the model number of the monitor that originally came with the LC is? Thanks!!