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Hello everyone, I setup my IIGS (ROM 1 with an accelerator, SCSI, and RAM card) last night along with my PowerBook G3 (Mac OS 8.6). I was able to make a floppy of the Apple SCSI Utilities disk on the PowerBook and boot the IIGS up from the floppy to successfully format a Zip 100 disk as a hard...

Hi everyone, Okay so this is an odd request... and I'm not even sure if it's possible but. We used to have AOL ages ago, and I like my other family members had an account. Years after we stopped the service AOL now allows users to use their old name and email for free. The problem is my...

Im not too familiar with Apple II items but here it goes. So I got this Apple IIc machine years back from a flea market for I think $10 or so. It had no power cord, just the other day my friend sent me one to try. So I plug in the AC adapter and - well the power light goes on, but that about it...

Hello everyone, So I just did a fresh install of Mac OS 9.2 on my PowerBook G3. I plugged in a LaserWriter 360 I have got recently. I connected the serial cable and selected "Printer Port" in Chooser (even though the PowerBook only has one port) and selected the LW 300 driver. (I tried...

So for years I've had a few Performa 6115, and 6116 and similar machines. A while back I got a G3 Sonnet upgrade card for it and I found the machine great to use for fun and old games. Today I decided to hook it up and it started to boot up - suddenly it shut off. The power light is now...

So I picked up this G4 Dual 1GHz MDD tower yesterday for under $50. It had no HD, RAM, or Video card. So without that all it wouldn't boot, the LED power light would go on for a sec, but nothing. So I rearranged the power-on board (it was unscrewed) and the machine sprang to life, fans spun, but...

I went to a junk store today, they collect a lot of stuff from people. I found an Apple LaserWriter Select 360 in the box! (Box in great condition) and an ImageWriter II (Just like I had when I was young) both for $10 each! Then I found some DVDs, one was an Apple iMac 10.2 Restore DVD. Going...

Hello everyone, I got a box of parts not too long ago, mostly PC stuff, so I was surprised to find this inside. Looks like some kind of Audio Out PDS card. There's also a 25-pin connector around the size of the old Apple monitor ports. It says Apfel rm96abct2.5 13128 on the card. Any idea of...

Hello everyone, I just picked up what seems to be a black & white model QuickCam by Connectix with an old Mac serial connection. But, I can't seem to find any software or drivers for it on the web at all. Whatever links I find seem to be dead, I did a search here but unfortunately I didn't...

So I visited a Salvation Army thrift store in PA that I tend to frequent. Usually in their electronics section in the basement only have monitors and printers. So this time when I saw a Mac tower I was excited! It was a Performa 6400 tower which seemed to be in good condition. I looked on the...

So the title pretty much explains it all. Sometimes when I insert a disk into the PowerBook 180, the Mac restarts! Seems okay when it does, and it only happens randomly. Odd huh? The only other thing I've noticed is that sometimes on startup I'll get some lines on the screen... but they...

Hey guys, Somebody here on Craigslist listed a PowerBook G3. They said it was from the year 2000 and that it no longer worked since the battery was dead. For $15 I decided to drive 30 minutes to pick it up. It turns out their AC adapter was busted, thankfully the PowerBook was fine! :) What...

So I was with a friend this weekend and he mentioned there was a Micro Center store near by, now I had no idea they had a store in NJ so I was thrilled. I was even more thrilled to find a Sonnet Encore ZIF G3/G4 to G4 500MHz upgrade card for $31, which was discounted to $24 at the register. It...

Hello everyone, I have a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet with 9.2 installed. 233MHz model with 256MB of RAM. The machine runs fine with OS 9, but I decided I'd install Mac OS X. I read that Jaguar (10.2) is officially supported with the machine, so I decided to install that. So I booted up from my...

Hello everyone, I have a Macintosh SE that I was going to put up for sale on craigslist cheap or free since it seems to have an issue. When turned on the hard drive light blinks and you can hear it trying to boot. A Happy Mac will display in the middle, but there is gibberish all around it. I...

UPDATE: PDFs are being created, please scroll down for a list! [:)] ]'> So back in April I went to a computer show and got some really awesome Apple items pretty cheap. I paid about $5 or so for a bunch, and I mean a bunch of Apple books and guides from the early 90's. One was a Newton...

I have this Apple PowerCD, which is a SCSI CD-ROM drive that doubles as a an audio CD player. Now the problem is I do not have the base which connects into the 25-pin SCSI port. This base contains a AC adapter port and a bay for holding six AA-size batteries. So I'm trying to figure out how it...

Hello, I recently found my Asanté En/Sc (Ethernet to SCSI adapter) - but I'm looking for it's power adapter. But I did find some AC adapters that fit the socket. The voltage may match on some, I have a list of them below. I'm wondering if you think any would work with this. Of course if not...

Hello guys, So I have this Macintosh Freestyle Tablet (basically a PowerBook 5300). The problem is the hard drive overheated I believe and has been acting funky ever-since. Alternatively I put in a 2GB IDE drive from my PowerBook G3, but that didn't seem to be recognized at all. So I was...

Hey guys Just a quick question. I have a PowerBook 180 I just received and if the battery is plugged into the machine when the AC adapter is connected it will not power on. However once the battery is remove the machine will boot from the AC source fine. The machine of course doesn't boot from...