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  1. K

    Can you identify this 90s Mac game from the photo?

    Hello, I played this puzzle game often as a kid in the mid-90s, but cannot find the name of it. It had a red ball and you had to push blocks to clear the way for the ball to progress through different mazes. Here is a photo of one of the screens. Can anyone identify this game? I would be so...
  2. B

    Utopia Ep 8 ABC Australia Features Old Mac's

    For anyone interested, episode 8 of Utopia on ABC Australia features a bunch of old Mac's which I thought was pretty cool. The episode also discusses the challenges of paper vs computer based records. ABC Australia Utopia Ep. 8
  3. vmflame

    PowerMac G4 / 3 Beeps on startup

    I received today my PowerMac G4. I tried installing Mac OS 9, I received a message that Installation is complete and computer is ready to restart. Then I restarted a computer and I heard 3 beeps holy sh*t. I have no idea what to do. Can someone help please? Thanks!
  4. M

    Apple Quicktime Conferencing Kit

    I recently listed an Apple QuickTime Conferencing kit and was contacted by an eBay member with a LOT of vintage listing saying it couldn't be sold because it was a prototype and that I needed to unlist it. I don't think this is true, but I've been looking through old Mac magazines and searching...
  5. keelus

    Macintosh Plus Display vertically compressed

    Hello! I've been working on my Mac Plus for a month and I got this issue out of nowhere. (The diagonal lines are from the camera) As you can see, the display is very compressed vertically, strange display resolution. I tried adjusting the height potentiometer, but it's maxed out, if i turn it...
  6. keelus

    Need help with my Macintosh Plus

    Hello there! A few days ago I got a Mac Plus for like 40€, but it's not working (I knew that when buying it). I've been looking in this and other forums, videos, manuals, and I can't really find the issue. This is what my Mac Plus is doing: Normally, i press turn on button, and theres no chime...
  7. Retro collector

    Radius Accelerator 16 Plus rom file

    Hi! Does anyone have the rom file for Radius Accelerator 16 Plus? I would need it
  8. zastin17

    400K Floppy Drive Repair, Fails To Initialize 95% Of the Time! But IF successful, will boot from the disk reliably.

    So I recently Purchased a donor 400k drive to fix my Original 128K Macintosh Floppy drive. I transplanted the head, which the old ones 0 sensor arm got deformed by me, lol. Lubricated everything, and tried to format. Keep in mind, my zero sensors is wrong, I am not really focusing on that quiet...
  9. niiiiikd

    Price Advice Two old Powermacs for (sale?)

    Hey together, greetings from Germany. I'd like to get straight to the point. I have two old Powermacs G5 in my attic that are currently only collecting dust. They both do not work anymore, but i have seen other use cases for them (furniture, collectors items, etc.) online. The cases are intact...
  10. Retro collector

    Radius Accelerator 16 Plus

    Hello! I have a Macintosh Plus with the following specifications: -Radius Accelerator 16 (Plus) MC68020 16MHz (no FPU) -4mb memory -40mb Hard Drive -System 7.0 (Accelerator driver Installed) Under Speedometer 3.23, you can see twice the acceleration of the MC68000 (8mhz), but the Brainstorm...
  11. Retro collector

    Replace TA7774P engine controller

    Hi! The engine controller burned out in the 800k floppy drive in a Macintosh Plus. Is there any other engine controller what I can buy and use to replace the TA7774P?
  12. A

    Mac Plus Repair

    So, I have an old Mac Plus I'm trying to fix. I have an idea on what the problem might be but I want the opinion of someone who knows what they're doing. I'm pretty sure the problem is the flyback transformer but I think there might be more to it than that. When I turn on the computer there is...
  13. zastin17

    Macintosh 128K Original 1984 Mis-aligned 400K drive, HELP ME!

    Ok, I need some serious help with my 1984 Macintosh 128K Guys!! I put this on a shelf for almost a year. Wishing it worked, but never being able to Re-align the 400k drive again. I am sad To start off, A few years ago, I found this incredible condition 128K Macintosh set. All Factory stock...
  14. C

    macintoshes in garage

    Hi everyone! I'm going through things in a relative's house but there appears to be boxes of old Macintosh computer equipment that have been stored in the garage. They have been there at least five years. I believe they were also transported across the country at one point. To the best of my...
  15. rasvoja

    Video playback on iMac G5

    Hi, I have iMac G5 (single core G5 2Ghz, 1GB and standard SATA drive). I am very pleased how iWorks 09, Office 2008 and mp3 playback works, I am amazed with TenFourFox but I have a bit of trouble with video playback. I dont know are my expectations too high for single core G5 but 720 HD video...
  16. BacioiuC

    New Game for (68K) Compact Macs

    Hi everyone, This year I plan to release a couple of new games for 68K macs and I'm starting out with a First Person Dungeon Crawler for the the Mac Plus and newer compact macintoshes. The game has been in development for the past 4 months and I'm aiming for a possible release date in late...
  17. 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...
  18. S

    Old Mac game

    Hi. I'm looking for an old 2D Mac game my brother and I used to play. There were 2 players on the screen at one time, where each player was a circle with a cannon. The circle traveled in a direction on a predetermined track, and the only movement you could do was to reverse direction. You...
  19. ParzivalR

    Resolved Macintosh Plus - Vertical Deflection problem

    Hello everyone! I introduce myself, my name is Rodrigo. I live in Argentina, so I apologize if my English is bad. First, I apologize for asking for help without having helped before. I've been reading forums since 2017, but I've only just had time to get back to work on the Mac during...
  20. P

    2009 Macintosh showing Untitled and appears wiped

    Hey everyone I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro and tried reinstalling OS X on it and picking a HD. All that was there was a recovery hd. When I went into Utility’s all I see on left side was Untitled were Macintosh usually is. Hard drive is wiped capacity and used are exactly the same. Anything I...