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  1. el_jeffe

    Mac Plus Floppy Drive - should I replace it?

    Was having a discussion with a coworker about floppies on vintage computers. He suggested I probably shouldn't bother replacing the floppy drive at all since there are all sorts of solid-state card devices out there now. I just feel like my Mac Plus won't be fully 'restored' until it gets a...
  2. el_jeffe

    Mac Plus Boot Options

    Equipment: Mac Plus - dead floppy drive Mac SE Superdrive - working floppy drive 800k boot floppies from BMOW that work on the SE Apple CD 300 - no discs Is there any configuration I can use to test the plus? I just want to see if it boots so I know if it's just the floppy drive or other...
  3. el_jeffe

    System 7.5.5 on Mac Plus and HD20

    I apologize if this has already been posted but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. I recall reading somewhere that HD20 support was dropped with system 7. If anyone can shed some light on that I would appreciate it. Also the Mac Plus is supposed to support up to system 7.5.5...
  4. el_jeffe

    What's on that old hard drive?

    I managed to get an SE with a working(for now) hard drive. It's kind of like opening a time capsule. What are some interesting things that you all have found on these old drives and disks? (haven't had a chance to look at these in detail)
  5. el_jeffe

    SE SuperDrive and Plus

    These are my first finds. I got a beige Plus with HD20 for $125. Unfortunately the floppy drive is dead and it won't boot from the HD20. I got the SE SuperDrive for $60, it boots to the internal HD and the floppy drive works too. I'm new to this but based on what I've read I'm assuming I need to...
  6. el_jeffe

    Retrobrite Fail :(

    I'm new to vintage computing and this is my first system. I thought I would try to de-yellow my beige Mac Plus. Before doing the case I tried the mouse and keyboard. All the keys looked good except for the spacebar.  I got some vol 40 stuff from the beauty supply place. Didn’t have a good...
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