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      • Thread PPC 9600 SCSI Optical Drive/Software Issue

        PPC 9600 SCSI Optical Drive/Software Issue

        Hi All   Powermac 9600 with Sonnet G3 processor, Sonnet ATA card and ATA/IDE hard drives, everything else pretty much as-built standard. Running OS9.1. All had been normal for quite a while.   But now the ...view more
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        PPC 9600 SCSI Optical Drive/Software Issue

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        • Thread How would I convert old apple document to new apple word program?

          How would I convert old apple document to new apple word program?

          And when I say old, I mean OLD.   I wrote a book, well short book (50000 words) back in the mid to late 80's on a Mac 512. I can't recall the word program that I used but then later I tried to convert it to a w...view more
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          How would I convert old apple document to new apple word program?

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          • Thread Problems with LC III

            Problems with LC III

            Hi, Can anyone help me with problem with my classic Macintosh LC III please ?   It worked fine when i bought it about a year ago but the started giving the dreaded booting problem due to a failed battery. At som...view more
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            Problems with LC III

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            • Thread 20th anniversary mac service parts

              20th anniversary mac service parts

              I'm curious if anyone has ideas on how I might find a CD-ROM to replace the CD-ROM in a 20th Anniversary Mac.    I have a TAM a friend used, and I'm trying to ready it for sale.  If you put in a CD, y...view more
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              20th anniversary mac service parts

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              • Thread Mac 64 value?

                Mac 64 value?

                I have a Mac 64 in the box with owners manual. Can anyone tell me what the value is on that? It works but does need a battery.view more
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                Mac 64 value?

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                • Thread Upgrading my Mac SE FDHD from 3.2 to 6.0.X

                  Upgrading my Mac SE FDHD from 3.2 to 6.0.X

                  Hey, I have an Apple SE FDHD running system 3.2, I also have the system disks for 6.0.8. Is it possible to install 6.0.8 straight from 3.2 or would I have to install 4.0.X, 5.0.X and then 6.0.X?   Also, does any...view more
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                  Upgrading my Mac SE FDHD from 3.2 to 6.0.X

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                  • Thread I cannot find a volume setting / application for my Macintosh Classic.  Please Help.

                    I cannot find a volume setting / application for my Macintosh Classic.  Please Help.

                    Hello, I recently got my first mac computer a Macintosh Classic.   I am trying to figure out how to turn the sound up.  When I have head phones on, I can faintly hear sound bits when i start the computer u...view more
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                    I cannot find a volume setting / application for my Macintosh Classic.  Please Help.

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                    • Thread Father-in-law's Mac II just died.  All data is on hard drive.  He purchased an Apple desktop today.  Is there anyway to have the hard drive removed and information transferred to new Apple?

                      Father-in-law's Mac II just died.  All data is on hard drive.  He purchased an Apple desktop today.  Is there anyway to have the hard drive removed and information transferred to new Apple?

                      Need to transfer data from MacII to a new Apple desktop.  First, is this possible.  Second, how and through what companies.view more
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                      Father-in-law's Mac II just died.  All data is on hard drive.  He purchased an Apple desktop today.  Is there anyway to have the hard drive removed and information transferred to new Apple?

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                      • Thread Anybody want a IISI?

                        Anybody want a IISI?

                        This was my very first computer. I had to smile, seeing it on eBay. No, this is not my listing… my Mac IISI is long gone. Really long. It was succeeded by the rock-solid (for me anyway) Power Mac 7600 and then ...view more
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                        Anybody want a IISI?

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                        • Thread 7.5.3 images on Apple site

                          7.5.3 images on Apple site

                          Am I the only guy in the world who tries to open the 7.5.3 images in my Macs and they simply refuse to open? They are .smi images and they simply refuse to mount on any computer. I downloaded them with my SE/30, with ...view more
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                          7.5.3 images on Apple site

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                          • Thread PowerBook 140: non-working floppy

                            PowerBook 140: non-working floppy

                            Folks,   I just received a great PB 140 with 8 Meg's of Ram and a pretty huge hard drive. It functions perfectly except for the floppy drive, which does not work at all. If the 140 worked in SCSI mode, I would ...view more
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                            PowerBook 140: non-working floppy

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                            • Thread Looking for Legacy version of Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac

                              Looking for Legacy version of Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac

                              I don't know where to ask this, I have an old Mac and want to obtain a copy of a legacy version of Microsoft Office version 3.0 for Macintosh. Any help in finding a copy would be appreciated.view more
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                              Looking for Legacy version of Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac

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                              • Thread I have a Mac SE. It gives the happy mac icon then ejects the boot disk and gives the ? disk. Whats wrong with it?

                                I have a Mac SE. It gives the happy mac icon then ejects the boot disk and gives the ? disk. Whats wrong with it?

                                I have a Mac SE. It gives the happy mac icon then ejects the boot disk and gives the ? disk. Whats wrong with it?view more
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                                I have a Mac SE. It gives the happy mac icon then ejects the boot disk and gives the ? disk. Whats wrong with it?

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                                • Thread Macintosh LC 475 Zip Problems

                                  Macintosh LC 475 Zip Problems

                                  After finally getting my macintosh LC to boot from a floppy disk (It doesn't have a hard drive, I connected an external scsi zip drive, And I planned on having it use the zip disk to boot, and floppies to get more dat...view more
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                                  Macintosh LC 475 Zip Problems

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                                  • Thread How do I read really old files?

                                    How do I read really old files?

                                    I have recovered some files from my old Mac LC hard drive (cir. ~ 1994) that I would like to open, but don’t know what programs created them, nor do I have access to a machine that old. My best guess is that the...view more
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                                    How do I read really old files?

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                                    • Thread I have a PowerBook 145B but something is wrong with the systemfolder so it wont boot. I've downloaded System 7.0.1 from Apple and put it on Floppys with my Macintosh Classic. The PowerBook boots from the floppy, after a minute its just white. What to do?

                                      I have a PowerBook 145B but something is wrong with the systemfolder so it wont boot. I've downloaded System 7.0.1 from Apple and put it on Floppys with my Macintosh Classic. The PowerBook boots from the floppy, after a minute its just white. What to do?

                                      I have a PowerBook 145B but something is wrong with the systemfolder so it wont boot. I've downloaded System 7.0.1 from Apple and put it on Floppys with my Macintosh Classic. The PowerBook boots from the floppy but af...view more
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                                      I have a PowerBook 145B but something is wrong with the systemfolder so it wont boot. I've downloaded System 7.0.1 from Apple and put it on Floppys with my Macintosh Classic. The PowerBook boots from the floppy, after a minute its just white. What to do?

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                                      • Thread How do I get System 6 onto 800k floppies?

                                        How do I get System 6 onto 800k floppies?

                                        I acquired MANY years ago a pair of original Macs; a Plus and an SE. They're relatively complete, and worked at one point. I also have external 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives. The Plus has a keyboard (funky telephone-st...view more
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                                        How do I get System 6 onto 800k floppies?

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                                        • Thread Mac IIsi won't shutdown

                                          Mac IIsi won't shutdown

                                          I installed clean Mac OS 7.6 on this Mac. It boots up to desktop just fine, but when I try to shutdown or restart it just gets stuck.   I can still move the mouse, but can't click anything.   I have to har...view more
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                                          Mac IIsi won't shutdown

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                                          • Thread Make Mac Classic display full white screen

                                            Make Mac Classic display full white screen

                                            Hello everyone once again. I have acquired yet another broken Mac Classic recently. When powered up, it shows random lines on screen and random sounds in the speaker. It seems to be a bad ROM. As I am not gonna bot...view more
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                                            Make Mac Classic display full white screen

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                                            • Thread How do I get an SE/30 working again?

                                              How do I get an SE/30 working again?

                                              I lent my SE/30 to a friend a few years ago. When I got it back, it wouldn't work. I've forgotten what the error message was and wouldn't know where to start, in terms of getting it working again. Would I be able to t...view more
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                                              How do I get an SE/30 working again?

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