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  1. Scott Baret

    Aldus Pagemaker vs QuarkXpress for Compact Macs

    Truthfully, it's like Coke and Pepsi. If you can, try both and see which you prefer. Make sure you find versions that can run on your Mac though.
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    Newly acquired Mac SE with screen issue

    If it's an SE/30, which it definitely is, you need to replace the capacitors on the logic board. An SE/30 board will fit perfectly inside a regular SE. You may want to check your floppy drive to see if it was upgraded to a 1.4MB drive. Pop in a known good high density disk (if the drive is...
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    Minimum Compact Mac Value?

    The SE/30 has been in demand since the day it was discontinued.  Look at materials from very late 1991 into 1992. The SE/30 was a beloved machine when new and was even described in one book as a "perennial favorite". This was in 1994. (Source: "Upgrading and Repairing Macs", published by QUE)...
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    Mac Plus with 4MB of RAM

    Having been around these Macs since Larry Pina was writing, I can say that I've used Pluses with 4MB and no fan without a problem. The likely reason Pina writes this is because the Plus (and earlier) had no fan and were prone to overheating when used in, say, a 9-to-5 environment, five days per...
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    IIc and IIGS Key Caps - Interchangeable?

    Are the key caps from the IIGS keyboard and the IIC interchangeable? Specifically hoping to swap out an option key for a closed Apple.
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    Games with color that run on Macintosh IIci

    While not a game, I'd recommend Kid Pix just for the sheer fun value.
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    ABD Keyboard and Mouse Options?

    A few notes that haven't been mentioned yet: 1. The Apple Keyboard II was also an option for the SE and SE/30 in 1991 with purchase. As I've talked about before here, there were a number of SEs made in early 1991. My school purchased SEs that year with the Keyboard II. However, Apple still sold...
  8. Scott Baret

    Anyone run Mac System lower than 6?

    The chart is wrong. Model by model, here are some (but not all) requirements: NOTE: I use the System version, not the "System Software" version, in my references. 512Ke: will run any system through 6.0.8. Plus: will run any system version through 7.5.5. Shipped with 3.0 in its first run...
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    Best macOS version for IIci?

    The earliest version which can run on a Iici is 6.0.4. Use any variant of System 6 if you really want to see this machine fly.
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    Just ordered an SE/30, what should I expect/prepare for?

    As others have said, re-capping the components, removing and replacing the battery, and looking at other moving parts such as the floppy gear are all excellent steps to take. (The only exception is if someone already re-capped those boards, re-furbished the floppy drive, or the battery was...
  11. Scott Baret

    LCII crapped the bed

    What exactly is the Egret chip and which Macs have it?
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    Best Java Compiler for 68K? PPC w/ OS 9?

    It certainly looks promising, although I wasn't able to track down a Mac version of it. eBay has tons of Windows CDs though. I did find a compiler advertised as 68K compatible called Roaster. After reading an online review, I figured $20 for a copy of it wasn't a bad deal, so I went ahead and...
  13. Scott Baret

    The Newest ImageWriter II?

    Don't forget the LCII variant Performa 4xx machines. The 410 was built until November 1993 and even got the 475-style case! (Of course, so did some non-US LCIIs...I think they were in Australia, can anyone from there verify?)
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    The Newest ImageWriter II?

    Ooh, a 1996! Any chance you have the week number on it? There is still a shop in my neighborhood which uses an ImageWriter II for receipts. It's connected to a Quadra of some variety. 
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    The Newest ImageWriter II?

    Sparked by the discussion in another topic about LC475s being manufactured later than thought, here's a question--who out there has the newest ImageWriter II? According to most sources, the ImageWriter II was still around as late as 1996. They got the brown shipping boxes and revised manuals...
  16. Scott Baret

    What kind of cables does Iomega External CD-RW have ?

    The drive came with Adaptec Toast (back when it was Adaptec). I believe the version was 4 offhand. It seems to me that was the only way to make this drive work. I'm not sure if that version of Toast was optimized for it or not, but it was included on a purple CD with the Zip name on it. Come to...
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    System 6.07/08... 800k disk.

    I don't have a photo on me, but these are all definitely pre-6.0.7. In fact, these are pre-System 6 in general.  The black rectangle disappeared around early 1988. This is true of almost any Apple disk, whether it be the system, HyperCard, AppleWorks on the II, etc. The style you have...
  18. Scott Baret

    Stamp-sprite-based art program name

    A long shot here, but could it have possibly been Storybook Weaver from MECC?
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    Best Java Compiler for 68K? PPC w/ OS 9?

    See above. Looking for a quality Java compiler for both the 68K Mac and OS 9 on the PPC platform. It can be two separate programs, mostly just something to use to put a project together with over the summer.
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    What kind of cables does Iomega External CD-RW have ?

    I have one of these drives and can tell you that is a power adapter connector. The drive I have is purple and uses the standard USB connection. I remember buying it back in 2000 since my iBook didn't have FireWire and it was one of the only, if not the only, USB 1.1 CD-RW drive on the market...
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