how do you destroy a mac hard drive?Texas universities after removing the hard drive or degaussing recycle PC's and Mac's to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC). How do you remove the hard drive in a Mac and/or degausse?view more
Apple II Clone Drives on Genuine Apple III have an Apple II Plus clone (Franklin Ace 1000) and I wanted to know if I can remove the floppy controller card (and drive) from the Franklin and use it in a genuine Apple II. I usually would go ahead and test to se...view more
Thread Macintosh IIcx power supply problem with clicking sound
Macintosh IIcx power supply problem with clicking soundHI! I just got a Macntosh IIcx that looks like new! The HD Is fine ( I tested on my LCIII) but the mac doesn't power up, it seems to be a clicking sound every time I use the keyboard power button and the back button. ...view more
Macintosh Plus SCSI Hard Drive ProblemI have a Macintosh Plus with a Micronet Branded SCSI Hard Drive. I have a terminator for the drive. Once hooked up to the computer, I turn the drive on, then turn the Macintosh on. The Macintosh displays the blinking ...view more
Thread Macintosh Plus External Floppy Disk Drive Question
Macintosh Plus External Floppy Disk Drive QuestionI have a Macintosh Plus with a broken internal floppy disk drive. Would it be possible for me to take an 800k Macintosh Plus-Compatible external disk drive, and open it up to take the drive out of the casing, and use ...view more
ethernet to RJ11 modemHi I'd like to buy a very old Apple modem which was build especially for the french provider, France Télécom: it was called the Djinn I want to connect my SE/30 to the internet and go on webpages (using Ma...view more
Thread Is this possible? USB (female) to ADB (male) converter?
Is this possible? USB (female) to ADB (male) converter?It's 2015, and increasingly, ADB keyboards and mice are becoming rarer to find, more expensive and, sadly, in increasingly poor condition. With the abundance of USB keyboards on the market, it would be nice to have th...view more
Old Mac Plus external driveI have an old Kahlon external drive that was used with my Mac Plus. Is there any way to connect the Kahlon to my Mac Pro using some kind of adapter plug? Or, is there another way to transfer old files from the Kahlon ...view more
Thread Benefits of ethernet on Mac LC III (LC-PDS Card)?
Benefits of ethernet on Mac LC III (LC-PDS Card)?I am considering purchasing an LC-PDS card for my Macintosh LC III. Before I do, however, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it would be in any way beneficial or useful to have one installed on a computer runn...view more
Mac2SE printerMy office has an older Mac 2SE (1987-1991) and we have graphic files on the hardware that we would like to transfer off of the computer. Are these files even still useable? What would I need to convert the...view more
Trouble copying computer files to CDI have an older PowerMac 8100/AV w/ built in CD drive. I can't get a blank CD to spin up and have the icon appear to open so I can copy some computer files to the blank CD. I have tried some already written CD's and t...view more
info.apple.comI seem to remember being able to download updates and even some of the full OS's for some of the older stuff like System 7.5. It seems info.apple.com is completely gone, and the ftp site is gone as well :-( Did they j...view more
corrosion problems (mac LC iii)I have a old Macintosh lc iii, It has a little bit of a corrosion problem. The caps have leaked, should I soak the board in 99% alcohol or should I use verry fine sand paper to sand off the corrosion, and use clear na...view more
Recommended OS for Macintosh Plus 1mbi just got an old Macintosh plus for $30 and it is missing the system disks. I have a Macintosh classic with System 6, I tried that disk but the plus just ejects it and shows an X on the screen. So I'm guessing this i...view more