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    How to open a modern photograph on a Mac Plus?

    I have a Mac Plus that I occasionally play around with. My current project is to try to get a modern day photo to display on the Plus. I have Graphic Converter on my M1 MBA and I have converted the photo to Black & White using Atkinson. I have also reduced the resolution. I'm able to open...
  2. MP39

    Anyone Have Mac Plus w/ ROM-inator AND a Clip-On Accelerator Together?

    With the Mac ROM-inator breathing new life into the Mac Plus models, I was curious if anyone who already has an accelerator with Clip-On on the Motorola 68000 has successfully installed both at the same time? There are 3 wires required to be soldered to specific pins on the 68000 for the...
  3. MP39

    Printing Issue on ImageWriter II/L Connected to Mac Plus

    Did initial troubleshooting, but looking for some help: Setup: Mac Plus, 4MB (received from eBay, everything appears to be working fine with no issue). Floppy EMU HD20 ImageWriter II/L (Model G0010 (C0090LL/A), the final revision released with 24KB RAM built-in, received from eBay, condition...
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    External Macintosh Plus SCSI Hard Disk Failure

    Hello all, I was recently using My Macintosh Plus just for a little fun, and everything was going smoothly. However, after turning my hard disk back on after it had been off all day, it would not start up again. I'm not sure exactly what's wrong with it, since not only is the hard disk not...
  5. FlexibleSustems

    Mac Plus screen distortion

    A client of mine brought me a Macintosh Plus with complaints of screen distortion. Device boots fine but the screen flickers all over the place like crazy. I've popped it open and played with the pots to adjust the screen position and voltage but so far no significant improvement unless I lower...
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    Need Help Diagnosing Mac Plus Issues

    Hey there, Joined the forum to post this. I have this issue when I try and start my mac plus: Does anyone here recognize the sound as a specific issue? The computer was running fine at beginning of 2020, but stopping working recently. I have taken the machine apart and done a visual...
  7. Bill George

    Macintosh Plus with connection to an external monitor

    I have a 1986 Mac Plus M0001A. I was one of a few Graphic Designers to use a Mac Plus in NYC to produce my work on a Mac Pus. At the time the screen was to small to do any meaningful work (in Pagemaker), so I had a company wire it to connect to a 21" B/W monitor. I have read that the Mac Plus...