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The class code indicates a RAM test write failure, but the chip identification code does not indicate chip 3. That's an error of interpretation. The chip identification codes are bit based, so the values are 0001, 0002, 0004, 0008 etc. So unless 0003 means 0001 + 0002 failed (which is...

Does the RAM test stop at the first failure? Or could 0003 mean the test failed for both F5 and F6? I have no idea. Alternatively, is the number being altered by one of your screen artifacts?

I don't entirely agree. I have spent plenty of time being frustrated because of the shutting down of websites that once freely distributed material. When we are talking about "old manuals and inserts" etc, I don't see that any particular secondary source site has much claim on them at all, and...

And fair enough. As I said earlier, my 128K is also stock. The statement I took issue with was your earlier comment that upgrading it today "makes no sense". Now you have clarified that to the far more reasonable "I generally tend to keep my computers stock" I have no objections at all. And...

Even upgraded it remains an original Mac, just not original configuration. The traces for the 512K Ram were on the original board, and all that was needed was a RAM chip swap plus a bit of hardware for the addressing logic. Upgrading to use 800K disks is merely a ROM swap and drive swap -...

So what? Upgrading (then or now) is a perfectly reasonable thing to do with that computer. You can't really do anything with 128K, and the only reason I keep my 128K in that state is I have a 512K as well. If I just had one, I'd be upgrading for sure. For some perspective, look at what some...

What do you like better about it? I have only made very little use of the IIgs, but I find it a bit of a strange beast. I would like to play more though. But remember, it wasn't released until late 1986, less than 6 months before the Mac II arrived. I'd need some convincing that a 2.8MHz...

HideDItem and ShowDItem are the Toolbox calls you need. Set up the two icons, and just toggle visibility. Ken

I've just finishing documenting my Apple Computer collection, see here for the details: Apple Collection. I have tried to do more than just list, but actually describe the historical and personal context of each of my machines. Of most general interest are these three internal links: Stories...

That note above is very interesting actually. Is there a copy of the referenced "Macintosh, your owner's guide" scanned online somewhere? I'd like to read the "Alternate folder" or "Unknown folder" references mentioned in particular. A few people in another thread listing their macs mention...

Here's a strange one. With absolutely no warning, my Mac II failed on me last night. After having gone to great lengths to put this machine together (I got it in parts from several places) I was quite upset by this, although I wasn't about to start to panic without having had a good try at...

It behaves like the trash in my copy of System 0.85 - so beware what you put in there! (So it will be deleted on launch of another application.) Maybe that's a side affect of whatever caching it used for this other copying behaviour. Will see what happens if I insert another disk when I get...

That's my experience too

Does it go away when you insert a floppy? Larry Pina says this can be because of a particular model of 800K floppy drive and is insignificant. He also mentions a "time-bomb"... :)

Yes please!!!!!!!!

The Classic II will not run a standard System 6.0.8. You will need the 6.0.8L variant. However, with 10MB RAM I'd use System 7.0.1.

Anarchie is easily the best 68k ftp client. (It changed its name at some stage,but was PPC by then I'm sure.) It's cool gui gives you simultaneous views of multiple directories on multiple servers, excellent bookmarks provided (when the software was current at least), multiple simultaneous...

Fetch??? You must never have tried Anarchie!

A Classic II could be upgraded all the way to 10MB using 4MB Simms in its two RAM slots. Built-in doesn't just mean soldered in (the Classic II has 2MB on the logic board), but means total physical RAM. RAM Doubler is an excellent virtual memory program. My experience with it is that at 2x it...

Interesting. You might want to have a look inside the DSAT resource of that System File - be interesting to see if the more usual MacsBug Installed message is there, or if it has been overwritten by the Disassembler Installed message.