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    Picked up a few macs, don't know where to start

    I have that case! I found it at the dump about 17 years ago, and I've used it for various builds over the years. It's currently running a Gigabyte Z370p with a 9th gen Intel CPU and serves as my main daily driver. I actually found another one a few years ago, and I'm keeping it as a spare. c
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    Picked up a few macs, don't know where to start

    It's interesting they used a backslash ('\') between "020" and "030," rather than the more commonly used forward slash ('/'). I wonder why that is? c
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    iMac G3 Rev A-D FSB bus overclock

    OK, will do! Kind of been going through a mental funk for the past few years and haven't had much energy for my Mac collection, so I haven't been super prompt. I'm hoping that will change soon, though. I think I only have Rev A/B and Rev C machines, so it'll probably want a CPU swap. I see...
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    PPC750GX vs. PPC750GL?

    Do the 750P and 750A run at similar speeds? c
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    eMac Combo 1GHz (chipped to 1.27GHz) won't boot from Mac OS 9.2.2 ISO

    Yup, sure does. Regular AirPort can only do 801.11b. Obviously, AirPort Extreme won't work under OS 9, because the drivers aren't compatible with it, but there's plenty of ways to work around that (Ethernet should still work, and I believe there are 801.11g-compatible USB adapters for which OS...
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    eMac Combo 1GHz (chipped to 1.27GHz) won't boot from Mac OS 9.2.2 ISO

    Agreed. I think a general rule of thumb for determining which ones have native OS 9 support is that OS 9-native models had a regular AirPort card slot, whereas the OS X-only ones had an AirPort Extreme slot instead. c
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    eMac Combo 1GHz (chipped to 1.27GHz) won't boot from Mac OS 9.2.2 ISO

    This thread reminds me that I have an original eMac or two that I need to check out (along with a whole plethora of other long-neglected machines). I've had them for years and have yet to actually test them (I burned myself out trying to repair one from a friend, an original 700 MHz model, that...
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    Anyone got a spare Beige G3 ROM?

    Perhaps that was an unreleased prototype revision that was scrapped in favor of the B&W? There was some discussion of the elusive Rev 4 ROM awhile ago (earlier this year?), and I think that was the general consensus. c
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    iMac G3 Rev A-D FSB bus overclock

    @croissantking Agreed! If I sent one of my CPUs out to one of you "in the name of science" (I have three: one Rev A or B, and two Rev Cs), could I get an upgraded one in return? I'd be willing to pay! A long shot, I know. I'd do it myself, but I don't really have the skills, nor the...
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    AOL Dialup is gone!

    I have a roll of Kodak Tri-X in my Nikon N75.... I agree! c
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    What I've received as of late...

    Those Mid-2012 MBPs are really are excellent workhorses. I'd still be using mine (an MD101LL/A bought new in 2016), but it has become too slow for most internet related things. So in 2023, I upgraded to a 2013 rMBP, and it runs all the same stuff, but just enough faster to be worth while (I...
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    AOL Dialup is gone!

    Well, I pay about $180/month for two iPhones and ~$200/month for broadband cable. Compared to that, $60/month for a landline and probably a similar amount for a good paid dial up plan actually is considerably more affordable on paper. It also is considerably less fast and considerably less...
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    AOL Dialup is gone!

    Yes! They'll have to update their free tier with more hours (currently it's 10 hrs/month) and/or offer an unlimited paid tier (I thought they used to offer a plan for $10/month, but saw no mention of it on their current site). Of course, anyone in this day and age would have to be very...
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    Anyone have a Powerbook 100 and a Floppy Emu?

    I'm not @bigmessowires , but this one's easy: The Mac II doesn't have an external floppy port. Most Macs with provisions for two internal drives (the Mac II, IIx and IIfx, and the original LC) don't have external ports, with the exception of the SE, which has room for two internal drive and...
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    2300c finally

    @Trash80toHP_Mini Agreed. Most early trackpads weren't the greatest. When they worked, they worked OK, but they were finicky, and in particular not very tolerant of moisture. I would say that the first genuinely decent Apple trackpad came on the Aluminum PowerBooks, although the clamshell...
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    AOL Dialup is gone!

    NetZero still offers dialup. 10 free hours per month! There are no signs of them shutting down any time soon, but given how completely obsolete the service is, who knows..... c
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    AOL Dialup is gone!

    ??? I think you're joking??? That aside, it is too bad that AOL's dialup service is gone, but you know? I actually didn't know it was still a thing! I thought it had been discontinued decades ago! c
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    Installer SDK tips?

    You got me there! :LOL: c
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    Installer SDK tips?

    Why make things harder than they have to be? There's nothing wrong with using the Installer SDK if that's what one wants to do, but the main reason why these "lesser" tools existed in the first place was to make creating installers easier, so why not use them to make creating installers...
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    Installer SDK tips?

    Exactly! c
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