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One of our ImageWriters is down…if I plug it in and turn it on, this is what happens: No movement, no select light, no response from any buttons. It had made a hard stop against the left side while warming up after loading paper. Any ideas? I already bought another one if this isn’t a decent...

I'm considering buying a Personal LaserWriter NT or NTR for my computer lab. What, if any, issues should I be aware of that would plague these printers in 2023? I know I can still source toner for these (HP 75A) so I'm not too concerned there, but what about things like boards, capacitors...

If I'm observing a Mac Classic II without opening it up, is there any real difference between a computer showing four bars vs. a checkerboard? Obviously, both will lead to capacitor replacement, but is there anything else to be concerned about if bars are there instead of a checkerboard?

It seems there are many more of these made in early 1991 than previously realized. Apple lists the discontinuation date of the SE as October 15, 1990, but there seem to be a large number of them made in the first few weeks of 1991. What I'm trying to figure out is when the last one rolled off...

See the title. I'm finding these are failing rapidly, and I can smell the failing caps when the IW is turned on, but I can't seem to find the origin of these on the network cards. I'm pretty sure it's just the card since the printer works fine with the card disabled, yet it goes on and off the...

I told myself I wouldn't get any more. I said I'd swear off buying them for the rest of the year after picking up a IIc from a guy from my old church. I said there was no way I'd want to add another piece to the lab even if we got more students. Well, all that talk failed. I just bought another...

I usually don’t post conquest pictures, but this one was too good not to share. Got it for just $200 plus shipping. It will need caps but otherwise looks good!!

After years of wanting one, I finally snagged a Color StyleWriter 4100 (the HP rebadge) on eBay in excellent condition. I have some experience with late 90s HP printers on Windows, all of which has been positive, so I'm curious, what have people generally thought of the 4100/4500 on the Mac? How...

I'm having some issues with AppleTalk on a few machines. Both are re-capped, so we can set that issue aside right now. The first is an LC. This one has never worked on a network, even with its original board. (I'm not sure if the original board was the one I got re-capped or if I put another...

Here's an idea for anyone who is good with HyperCard and MacroMind Director...how about a challenge to see who can come up with a new expansion room for Spelunx? The program was designed to be expanded, as evidenced by the builder. All copies of Spelunx came with just three rooms, but...

Has anyone here used Claris CAD? I'm looking to do a little drafting in the near future and with programs like AutoCAD being what they are (expensive, hard to use) I'm wondering how Claris's offering was. I haven't used it myself, but I do remember hearing it was basically "MacDraw on steroids"...

What's the best way to clean a discolored PowerBook keyboard? Some of the keys are more brown than gray, not sure how that happened. I haven't tried my usual keyboard cleaner yet but I figure someone here probably has played around with this!

Few things in life are perfect, but this SE/30 definitely is cosmetically. It does boot, but given the lack of sound, it’s going to get new caps before I use it. The hard drive is also bad, so I’m going to make this the ultimate dream machine, sticking a big ol’ 2 gigger in there and finding...

I have a ton of old ProDrives which I am using in my various Macs. (Yes, I'm a purist and will use these hard drives as long as I am able to maintain them). I keep them in working condition, but have one minor issue with the LEDs... The plug for the access LED is a smaller size on the newer...

I have an LC, both logic board and PSU re-capped, with a strange issue. The logic board appears to build up some sort of weird charge over time. It causes video interference over time and today caused the computer to short out while starting up. I unplugged the PSU from the board, re-inserted...

Are the key caps from the IIGS keyboard and the IIC interchangeable? Specifically hoping to swap out an option key for a closed Apple.

Sparked by the discussion in another topic about LC475s being manufactured later than thought, here's a question--who out there has the newest ImageWriter II? According to most sources, the ImageWriter II was still around as late as 1996. They got the brown shipping boxes and revised manuals...

See above. Looking for a quality Java compiler for both the 68K Mac and OS 9 on the PPC platform. It can be two separate programs, mostly just something to use to put a project together with over the summer.

Weird 12" monitor issue (the LC kind). When I move my mouse or press a key, I see some interference. The cables aren't touching each other. I also notice some scan lines when the screen is completely white or mostly white (i.e. a new Word document). I'm guessing this is the result of too much...

I'm attempting to restore my Performa 200 to its original state. These computers never came with system restore disks; original owners needed to use Apple Backup to create them. (This was surprisingly common on cheap PCs at the time too; I own an IBM PS/1 which also has a backup program and came...