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    iPod Ipod classic memory dropped after restore

    6 years ago I had my 160gb ipod classic 6th/7th gen upgraded to 500gb ssd. Worked fine untill last week when the screen displayed sad face and cross and instructed to connect to itunes and restore, first ever time. I was not running Rockbox and instead the logic board was changed during the...
  2. Thebrann

    Weird Macintosh Plus video issue

    Can anyone help me out? My Plus is stretching the screen beyond the upper and lower bounds of the display. Adjusting the height potentiometer will not adjust this back to its correct size. There is a little x axis jitter - about 2mm of deflection every couple seconds. Tapping the analog...
  3. macnerd93

    Mac OS 9 missing bottom access bar?

    Hi all, Wondering if someone could help me. I got my iMac G3 DV Graphite out of storage a few days ago and have been playing about with Mac OS 9 again. Found a load of wonderful abandoned ware and been reminiscing my childhood. However, the problem I've noticed is that after installing a few...
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    foxPEP & Classilla (Optimized Classilla prefs.js?)

    Hi everyone! This is now a WikiPost for other to update the thread and share your experiments easily. Please contribute if you can do so. Back when the last version of Classilla was 9.3.3, the only way to load this very site was to install foxPEP. Now that beta 9.3.4 is out, foxPEP is no longer...
  5. Rikintosh

    Introducing a new way to run OS 9 on supported non-G4 and G5 macs, 100% compatible!

    After a lot of frustration trying to run Mac OS 9 natively on my powerbook, I decided that the most viable way to run my classic games would be through the classic environment of Mac OS X 10.4. But for everything to work satisfactorily, it would take a huge effort to research and modify the...
  6. Mr. Dee

    Bought a PowerBook G3

    Recently bought a PowerBook G3, purely for nostalgia purposes and have something to do through this pandemic during my free time. It is in excellent condition except for no hard disk; picked up a 30 GB IDE drive off Amazon, waiting on delivery. Have all the tools in place. This appears to be a...
  7. techno_telemann

    iPod How do I reformat a 6th gen iPod Classic to FAT32 on Mac?

    Trying to install Rockbox on my iPod using this guide for Mac. How can I accomplish this on Mac?
  8. qubex

    iPod iPod shuffle 4th Gen and new music

    Hello. I’ve treasured an iPod Shuffle (4th Gen, Gold, 2GB) for a special occasion… and the time has come. I’m facing the following problem: I want to put three (3) songs onto this iPod, and I’ve created a special playlist containing them. One of them was ancient (actually, all three of them...
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    iPod iPod Classic SSD Upgrade Struggles

    Hi all, Hoping to get some expert advice here on a topic I have no doubt some of you will be sick of reading. I've searched and searched but can't find any sort of solution. I've got an mSATA 128GB SSD, which is formatted to FAT32 and definitely works. This is mounted on an mSATA to ZIF...
  10. Sovon Halder

    iPod iPod Classic Hard Drive Repair Help

    Haven't used this thing in 4 years. Back then I started noticing some HDD related issues & now it seems way more severe. It barely recognises in computer and boots 5 times before gettingg to home screen. It's very bad. It's a 160G last Gen iPod Classic. I have been using iPhone 7, Airpods &...
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    Should i get the classic mac pro?

    hello all, i have a mac pro 6.1, aka the trashcan. While i enjoy it, i also do miss the classic mac pro i had one a few years ago. I bought the classic one a few months back but got rid of it due to thensize, although i could have put it underneath my desk . The only issue is that its huge...
  12. allan.nyholm

    Preview. A Classic look-alike for Mojave (NOT AVAILABLE)

    Here's a preview of a Classic theme that I've been working on for the past day or two. I'll release this theme when I get an OK from MacRumors user redheeler to use his script to install the theme. If you're adventerous enough I can provide the .car files now. I know that the dark mode window...
  13. bobesch

    Resolved iMac G3 with SATA-IDE-adapter doesn't boot into Mac OS9

    Hi there. Need some help about MacOS9. I've installed a 120GB SSD with SATA2IDE adapter into one of my 400MHz iMacG3 DV. Via TargetDiskMode (from a G4/Tiger-PPC) I've created 3 partitions: 1) 10GB (for os9) 2) 40GB (for Tiger), 3) Rest (for data). Drivers for OS9 included during partitioning the...
  14. allan.nyholm

    (Theme) Exploring the Leopard-esque look again

    Today is the my 42nd birthday and I have decided that a dumb decision is just dumb when stopping theming. It's what I like doing. SIP off - never an issue or problem being off anyway, so why would it ever be?! Previously I stated that I was done with theming forever.. turns out ... not true...
  15. davidmartindale

    Looking for “new” old Macs

    I would like to acquire more classic Macs from the 00’s, but I want them to be in mint condition. So I am looking for sealed new in box Macs. Both notebooks an desktops, and, PowerPC and Intel. Super good condition lightly used Macs with packaging and documentation would be okay as well. If...
  16. villicodelirant

    Poll: which Mac is is the ugliest Mac ever?

    Hi, today I was looking at a Color Classic and found myself thinking about this. Apple is famous for industrial design, but I think we can all agree that they put out a few turds, that are either ugly or... at least silly-looking. What is the worst in your opinion and why? I've included a...
  17. ajarix

    iMac G3 Repair

    Hey guys! I would like to start out with this post by acknowledging that the iMac G3 is in fact very old. I do not plan to use this as my main system by any means as I have a very capable computer for that. When I was younger however, I used to use this machine so there is a huge amount of...
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    iPod Manually managed iPod Classic - songs aren't appearing in Last Played list

    Hey MacRumors, I've been dealing with this problem for a while now, and despite asking for help in a few places, no one seems to know what's going on. I'll start off with the specs: iPod Classic - 5th gen - 80GB - purchased new in April 2008 - has been manually managed from day one Samsung...
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    Universal [FREE][Classic RPG] Final Chronicle

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  20. kasirus

    Universal Vegas Old Slots - FREE Vegas REAL Casino

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