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I've recently turned my iMac G4 (15-inch USB 2.0) into a sweet little stereo system, streaming internet radio stations down and playing it back through Apple's Pro Speakers. The entire thing is controlled from my iPhone as a remote. It's pretty sweet. I can't help but notice though that its...

I'd like to introduce you to my iBook. It was from a school, and needed a lot of attention. I rebuilt it last year. It's a nice little machine, and I have often thought about using it as a distraction free machine for my writing. It's a first generation iBook G4 (PowerBook6,3) with an 800MHz G4...

Several years ago, I owned a Power Macintosh G5, a 1.8GHz Single Processor. The machine was a first generation, codenamed "Omega" and manufactured some time between June 2003 and June 2004. When I acquired it, the machine would power on without a chime, and the LED on the front would flash 3...

A little something that may be of use to the 68kMLA community. Since I heard that LeopardAssist was still being actively used over on the MacRumors forums, I decided to revisit the source code and see if there was anything that could be done with it. At some point it seems I'd deleted and lost...

Alright... one more and I promise to stop flooding the Conquests forum. This is a rather nice one though. I'm no stranger to Titanium PowerBooks. I'm also no stranger to what happens when TiBooks fail either. My 867MHz TiBook never truly recovered from the neglect of its previous owner, or...

Several years ago, I acquired a 1979 Apple II Europlus. It has mostly been a collectors item, stored carefully on a shelf and powered on from time to time to test its circuits. It had been shelved for upwards of 12 months now and was well overdue for a startup. It started up perfectly fine, and...

...still as unusual as ever with my thread titles. This one holds some relevance though. Some time in 2004 is when I sold my PC and bought my first Mac. This year marks 10 years since then, and oh what an interesting ride it's been. It was also the year I first encountered what would become...

Last night I collected a haul of Apple spare parts and various other bits and pieces. Of the spare parts I've so far managed to build: (1x) 2.5GHz MacBook Pro (Early 2008), 15-inch Glossy LCD, 4GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 512MB with a 320GB HDD. (2x) 2.4GHz MacBook Unibody (Mid 2010)...

I've been taking a few deliveries and freebie pickups over the past week. Last week I took delivery of the MacBook Pro and PowerBook collection. I've been busy over the last few days, so this is the second half of this weeks liberations. Both myself and LCGuy here on the forums decided to jump...

Nice freebie haul today, should keep me busy for a while. There's nothing specific known about these machines yet, so I'll cut right to the chase. Today I picked up 7 Apple notebooks, all of them with various issues. - 3x PowerBook G4 15-inch - 2x PowerBook G4 17-inch - 2x MacBook Pro...

Air-Cooled, Forced Induction. Twin Centrifugal Blowers. 1.8 Single Performance. Quite a decent amount of boost. The inside of an iMac G5 certainly is reminiscent of what you may see if you were to let Detroit design the inside of a computer. There's no structural glue in this machine, it's all...

So, I came across this LaCie D2 Quadra 1TB external hard drive. It's a pretty slick looking little drive, and aesthetically it fits in well with many workspaces. I can see it being something I keep on my desk for regular backups and archiving. It features number of connection interfaces...

Another addition to the Macintosh squadron, one that was nearly lost. It's a MacBook (Mid 2010) White Polycarbonate Unibody that almost met its maker earlier this year. Its previous owner had an unfortunate accident with a precariously placed glass of water that proceeded to fall directly into...

I made it clear that I had no intention to continue collecting Apple hardware. However, I've also gone on the record as stating that I am quite the fan of the Compact series. One in this condition is simply impossible to turn down, and I think it needs no introduction: The plastics are...

I had this come into work yesterday with the explicit instruction that we "smash it up" and extract the hard drive from it. I couldn't bring myself to smash it up (but the rubber had to be obliterated to get at the screws without access to a heat gun). The rest of it was kept in very good...

This is the kind of computer you would find in it. I have to admit, I found it in a scrap pile, so the thread title is fairly appropriate. The hinges are bent and misaligned. The Top Case and Display Bezel are missing. It only has about 4 of its 20 or so retaining clips left. The...

It is however, a Mac! I decided to take the brand new computer route for the first time in my life. The MacBook (Late 2008) is showing problems with its Logic Board, MagSafe connections and the like, and although I intend to keep this old Late 2008 alive, I decided to spend a little on getting...

I found this little gem in amongst a pile of Indigo G3s and eMacs. It's a 400Mhz iMac DV in Graphite. I actually think it's in better condition than my long time favourite Kiva, which is currently sitting on my floor / workbench awaiting an engine transplant (or at least that's what i've been...

Yesterday, I acquired something that I did not expect to find. I've become increasingly fond of the click wheel based iPods as of lately, having spent considerable time dissecting and repairing iPod minis and attempting to find a decent 4th Gen iPod to use as my primary music player after...

Seems my thread titles are only getting weirder. This machine is a resurrected old portable powerhouse with a massive windshield and chrome accents. It was in a pretty poor state of disrepair when I found it, but it was complete, the removed screws all bagged with the machine and all mounting...