Recent content by volvo242gt

^This. You can even pick up a USB Apple SuperDrive burner and use that with a USB-A to USB-C adapter on your 2021 MBP and burn disc images to CD-Rs using Disk Utility. Eventually, I would get a Pioneer DVR-107 or 108 and install that in the G3, once that machine is stable. That way, it will...

It's a shadow... My G4 has the same dark spot when you look at it from the same angle.

You can also use the Graphite G4 plastics on it. My last B&W G3 was essentially a B&C G3 (Blue & Clear) when I got it. I did notice that said computer was a little unstable with an Adaptec 2940U2W card installed. Replaced that with a 29160N, and it was a lot more stable. Currently have that...

Looks familiar, except for brand of battery. This was from September-October 2012...

Yes, very much so. We could have a contest, seeing who has the oldest machine to post a comment in a thread with. Like what was done on one of the other forums back in 2014-2015 or so.

Also, are you using the correct cable for the drive? Most 800K drives, and all MPF-75W 1.4MB drives use the red stripe cables.

I'll have to fire up on of my older machines and see how it works.

Or that certain IIfx machines came with the -0389 power supply. I'll have to pop the case lid off my fx and see if the power supply is the earlier version or if it's the later version.

And, a lot of the real IIfx machines with the supposedly quiet power supply are just as loud as the Astec powered II and IIx machines. My fx, which still has its original Sony CR-45 sounds as loud as my old stealth fx did with the original Astec II supply.

Nice.

Back in the day, the point was to be able to use somewhat current software, while not having to buy a new Mac. At the time, a B&W G3 was still in the $400-$500 range, so it made sense to hack a newer OS onto a PCI PowerMac or even a Nubus PowerMac (or 68k Mac with PPC upgrade). Now, there's no...

Necrobump... If you wanted to use MSN Messenger back in 2003, it required 9.2.2 to work. So, on my old 7500/100, which had been upgraded with a 604e from a 7300/200, I acquired the necessary install media, downloaded OS 9 Helper, then was able to apply the necessary patches to install 9.2.2 on...

Next, take it to 9.1, then use OS 9 Helper to upgrade it to 9.2.2.

Another option would be to keep the BlueSCSI powered down until the IIci starts booting off the hard drive. Plug the power adapter for the BlueSCSI in after you see the Welcome To Macintosh splash screen. Then, it'll mount when the Finder loads.

Try doing a command-option-shift-delete to maybe force it to boot off the hard drive?