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    MRJ 2.0 and Swing 1.x

    Our trusty 68040 Mac's will run Apples Java distribution MRJ 2.0 - which equates to JDK 1.3 as far as I know. This version in theory can run Swing 1.0 and Swing 1.1, but I've struggled to install this. I've found Swing 1.1.1 distributions in hqx form, which decompress into a folder containing...
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    Reviving a B&W G3

    Trying to revive a B&W 350MHz G3 mac I picked up yesterday. So first thing is - it appears to be complete - howevever I have some booting issues.  1) Pressing power on starts the Mac, the disks etc startup. I see a couple of green lights on the PCB so power is OK. 2) I get the Mac chime...
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    LC II with Macos 7.5 strange shutdown?

    I managed to get my LC II up and running with a non apple SCSI disk and Mac OS 7.5. All works well, except when I shutdown I get a message to insert the 'Mac Volume' - which is the name of my HD. Initially this didnt appear, but when I added MacTCP and Fileshare it stopped working. I dont...
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    Big HD on LC II with MacOS 7.5?

    Oops - posted this in the wrong section. Here it is again. ----- I'm trying to install MacOS 7.5 on a LC II and the disk seems to be somewhat bigger than the regular Apple disk originally in the box. Its a Maxtor 7120SR which I think is about 80MB. When I try to install MacOS 7.5 from the...
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    Big HD on LC II and MacOS 7.5

    I'm trying to install MacOS 7.5 on a LC II and the disk seems to be somewhat bigger than the regular Apple disk originally in the box. Its a Maxtor 7120SR which I think is about 80MB. When I try to install MacOS 7.5 from the original disks, its unable to recognise the drive. I know this...
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