MacPaint won't boot on enhanced 512k modelI own a Macintosh 512k and a copy of MacPaint. However, I can't run MacPaint because I get an error message each time I try to run it: "MacPaint can't find work space on the default drive." How can I solve th...view more
Macintosh 800k Floppy Doesn't EjectI recently asked anoter question about my mac512k, and got it to come on for me but then to find out, the internal 800k floppy no longer ejects when in the drop down menu you press eject. When i click the eje...view more
Macintosh SE HI ROM replacementHi, I own a Macintosh SE "Superdrive" (aka SEFD). It's been working well for me for many years, but unfortunately the PRAM battery exploded. I was able to mostly clean it up, but it damaged one of the feet for...view more
using 20" cineman display with a 9600/300i have a 8600/200 and 2 9600/300's. they have twin turbo 128 graphics cards. these have db-15 female connectors on them. these have 2 rows of pins, 8 rows on top and 7 rows on bottom. i would like to connect e...view more
SE doesn't recognise the internal HDDI have three SEs, all from a school lab, that were connected together with others, Pluses and printers. They are no longer connected together. All three have a floppy drive and a HDD. Only one will boot from the HDD...view more
DS/DD 3.5 floppy retrievalHow can I retrieve data from 3.5 floppies, double-sided and double density? I have tried Sabrent and Dell external drives, but they only handle 144k floppies. Is there a drive that can read the 720k or 800k floppies, ...view more
Macintosh LC not starting, monitor blankIm new to old computers and such. Anyways, Im looking at a Macintosh LC 575 on Ebay, and the monitor does not show anything. The seller says it makes the normal startup sound, and either no noise after ...view more
Terminating a SCSI Chain on a PM 7600I recently acquired a Power Mac 7600 for a project. I put an IDE ATA card in it and am booting from that and using it (it's much larger and 3x faster than the internal SCSI drive in it). I'd like to remove...view more
Thread Apple Product Catalog Fall 1993 - Question!
Apple Product Catalog Fall 1993 - Question!Hi! I have found this Product catalogue on the web: https://www.scribd.com/doc/5151/Apple-Product-Catalog-Fall-1993 I wonder: Is there any other Catalogues like this from other seasons or Years like Fa...view more
Looking for advice on fixing my Mac PlusI have the original Mac Plus 1MB and it won't start up. I get the gray screen with a Sad Face on it and the error code 01004F. Anyone able to help diagnose what the problem could be? It had b...view more
Apple IIci start up issuesHI all, Recently took got the IIci from my parents house and have been planning to set it up. Initially it would not start up at all. No lights no power. Changed the PRAM battery and still nothing. Used a powe...view more
Mac Plus Disk DriveMy old Mac Plus should work but the disk drive is broken. It won't accept disks. If I manage to get hold of Mac Plus working drive, is it possible to swap drives?view more
Unreadable floppies on a Performa 5300?Hi all, I'm trying to install some software on a Performa 5300. So far I have tried three programs: - Lemmings - Sim City 2000, and; - Space Quest IV. The Mac reports that all the disks are i...view more
Macintosh SE questionsI've been given a free Macintosh SE to see if I can integrate with a Kurzweil K250 sampler from back in the day. I've read about the SE and this one that I have seems to be in finer working order and boots up fine. It...view more
Thread My trusty Mac LC no longer boots from the HD
My trusty Mac LC no longer boots from the HDI purchased a new Mac LC many years ago and it has served me well until recently when it would no longer boot from the hard drive. When I boot from a Disk Tools floppy, I get some limited success but do not ever hear ...view more
Macintosh Performa 5260/120good morning, I have an old Macintosh Performa 5260/120 (MODEL NUMBER M3457) with this characteristics: HDD: 1,2Gb RAM: OS: SYSTEM 7.5.3 T1-2.0 CD Optical Drive I have some questions about it: Is it ...view more