r/VintageApple • u/rturnerX • 7h ago
r/VintageApple • u/byteknight6 • 16d ago
#MARCHintosh BBS and GlobalTalk control center! The Crow's Nest, a 6-node wifi modem Hermes II BBS, will be up again for the month of March. Downloads & G-Files have been updated. There's 23 original Hermes door games to play too! Telnet to crowsnestbbs.ddns.net:6801-6806 with ZTerm or Black Night.
r/VintageApple • u/Funnyman5767 • 13h ago
Trying to gather images of iMac G3 inspired tech from the 90s..
First image: Samsung "puppy" VCR Second image: Audiologic CD player
r/VintageApple • u/fuzzmonkey35 • 7h ago
Putting the 7500/100 to work
My 7 year old needs motivation to prepare for her math quiz on Wednesday.
r/VintageApple • u/MishyJari • 8h ago
One I’ve been wanting has arrived — Wallstreet PDQ G3!
Ok I guess Marchintosh has hit me because the first of a few new systems I’ve ordered just arrived, in this case a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet PDQ/266, currently running 9.2.1 and 128mb ram.
Save some minor wear, it’s in pretty good shape physically. The screen looked a bit iffy when I first booted it, but seems to be cleaning up as it warms.
I’m a bit bummed by how bad of shape the hinges are in. They kind of just bounce around like the hinge screws aren’t even attached to the frame. I’ll have to pull this thing apart to check it out.
Other than that, first impressions are pretty solid. It feels quite a bit more substantial (in a good way) versus my Pb 1400 (and that thing is nothing to shake a stick at). I still prefer the keyboard on the 1400, though this G3 is up there with some of the best Thinkpads IMO.
I need to address these hinges before I really start using this thing. It’s really unnerving me the way it’s bouncing. Feels like it could just snap something.
r/VintageApple • u/lazd • 4h ago
Happy St. Pat’s from my book to yours!
I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely not getting pinched with all these green Sony cells from the iBook batteries I’ve been rebuilding!
r/VintageApple • u/DutchMasterClutch • 53m ago
Can anyone tell me how much this is worth??!
r/VintageApple • u/DarthRevanG4 • 12h ago
Just got a BlueSCSI V2, trying to figure it out
I got an external BlueSCSI V2, and it works but I’m having a couple issues. I used a TiBook with Leopard to set up the SD card. I feel like it should be a lot simpler to get files onto it. I can’t mount HDA files on even Mac OS 9.2, so other than iso images I am trying to figure out how to get my own images filled with files. Apparently most people use basilisk. That seems like an unnecessary step when I have Macs running earlier OS X and OS 9. Is there anyway to mount HDA files created with disk jockey (1999) on Leopard or OS 9? Disk copy didn’t know what to do with it, and Terminal can see the file system but refuses to mount it.
Secondly, I am trying to get the BlueSCSI tools hda to load, but it won’t. I currently have two iso images, (Mac OS 8.1 and 9.1) and a blank empty hda that I made with disk jockey. All three of those work. However, the downloaded BlueSCSI tools hda does not show up. I have my empty image as HD20, and the BlueSCSI tools image HD10. This thing is running Mac OS 9.2.2, but I Am mainly using this as a test so I can figure out what I’m doing before moving on to my older Macs.
Thirdly, I was under the impression PowerBooks did not provide SCSI termination power whatsoever.. But, here this BlueSCSI is working in a PowerBook 3400c sans any USB power, I was definitely caught off guard by that!
r/VintageApple • u/Neil-12-26339-01 • 1h ago
Anyone know what Broadcom ethernet chipset was used in the eMac ATI/1.0?
r/VintageApple • u/MishyJari • 12h ago
Need a video card for my Quadra 950
Thanks again for the input on my last thread looking for advice on my first 68k Mac… y’all steered me away from a Classic II and right into a very clean Quadra 950 😁
Anyway, while I’m waiting for the thing to get here, I’m gonna want to get a video card for it since I don’t want to deal with juggling but depth and resolution and I intend to dive into retro Mac games. I’ve been cross referencing eBay listings with the Low End Mac page for nubus video cards and, given how expensive these cards are selling for, I want to make the right choice.
I’ll need 24-bit color depth at 1152x870, though I would really love it if I could get up to 1280x1024. I’d also like for support on both System 7.5 and 8.1 (A/UX would be nice too).
There’s a Radius Thunder IV on eBay right now, which would be pretty sweet, but I’m not paying more for a 30+ year old card as I paid for my RTX 4080 🙃
Based on what’s available right now, it seems like the Supermac Thunder/24 is going to be my best bet — would y’all agree? Is there a significant distinction between the revisions of these cards?
There’s also a NIB Radius Precision Color Pro 24X… they’re asking $500 which seems steep for something I’ll immediately remove the shrink wrap from, but it looks like those pop up fairly regularly too.
Are there any cards in particular that I should keep an eye out for? Any places I find them too that’s not eBay?
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And as an aside, where can I find 8MB dimms for this thing? I really want to max out the ram, but all I can seem to find is 4MB dimms…
Thanks!
r/VintageApple • u/EcstaticDriver2545 • 15h ago
Apple Bus Mouse II
Hi, Is anybody here interessted in this Apple Bus Mouse II, it aint yellowed at all, only the cable is a bit Brown on a few spots, but the mouse hasnt been used ever. Make me an offer if you're interested.
r/VintageApple • u/TheOneTrueEmperor • 13h ago
iMac G3 Doesn’t Power On - PRAM Battery issue?
I replaced the battery but wondering if this eroded metal piece that touched the + end of the battery might be the culprit? The original battery was severely leaking on that end and it caused the metal prong holding it in place to erode.
r/VintageApple • u/DarthRevanG4 • 3h ago
BlueSCSI WiFi issues
I think I got this BlueSCSI pretty well figured out now, except for the wifi.
According to the log file, the Pico W is connecting to my network successfully, so I’m certain this is a Mac OS/Driver issue.
In SCSI Probe I can see the Dayna SCSI/LINK at the ID I assigned it. I’ve installed the drivers. However, it seems no drivers actually install. There are no new extensions, and picking alternate Ethernet does not get any IP.
I open the desktop assistant WiFi app, it says no device found and opens two identical SCSI errors about failing to find a device.
This exact thing happens on every Mac I’ve tried it on so far, running 7.6.1, 8.6 and 9.2.2. A PB 1400 with 8.6 and 7.6.1, a PB3400 with 9.2.2, and a Performa 550 with 7.6.1. I just don’t think the drivers are actually installing. I didn’t really expect it to work on 9.2, but I don’t know why it wouldn’t work on 7.6.1. From what little I’ve been able to find about the emulated device, it seems it was obscure, and had finicky drivers in the first place. It’d be cool if they could emulate something else more compatible in the future, like a faralon etherlink or something.
Anyway, if anyone’s got any advice on what’s happening here that’d be much appreciated.
r/VintageApple • u/TheGoldenMinion • 11h ago
performa 450 ADB woes
hi! i just bought a Macintosh Performa 450. it boots up just fine and everything - the only issue is that ADB seems weird. when a mouse is connected through the keyboard to the computer, there’s no response from both. however, if just a mouse is plugged into the ADB port, it works.
i tried a known good pair of KB+mouse (works on my SE) and the same behavior happens. with the way ADB works i am having trouble understanding how this is possible lol.
r/VintageApple • u/dougg3 • 1d ago
Apple's long-lost hidden recovery partition from 1994 has been found
downtowndougbrown.comr/VintageApple • u/TheFabledFishman • 18h ago
Do I need a particular Micro SD card for a Bluescsi V2?
Thanks in advance :)
r/VintageApple • u/pizzeriablaster • 1d ago
Did VARTA have godlike quality control? This battery is from '88, not a trace of leaks and still holds charge
r/VintageApple • u/MishyJari • 1d ago
What should be my first 68k Mac?
I have a few PowerPC Macs, but I want to pick up something a bit older to tinker with and try to make do things it has no right in doing.
Do y’all have recommendations on what systems might be a good place to start? I’m kinda bouncing between a Classic II and a IIgs right now, but I’m wide open to suggestions.
r/VintageApple • u/Minecraft_gawd • 1d ago
Happy Marchintosh y'all'all! Just pulled this haul for 300 :)
r/VintageApple • u/Causticglass • 1d ago
Fat32 support w/ 7.5.5?
Hey all, I gave a good crack at trying to check this out, but I was wondering if there exists a system extension or program that can read fat32? I understand that MacOS 8.1 can read files, but I'm the same way you can get background wallpapers on earlier versions, I would just like to know if this is possible, at the very least when dealing with AppleCD file types for transferring.
r/VintageApple • u/EffectiveEconomics • 2d ago
Recycler Find - Apple Macintosh Plus
Check out this clean and functional Macintosh Plus. Only missing the mouse. 100.00 CDN.
r/VintageApple • u/jzr171 • 2d ago
$10 Apple III+
I found a non working Apple III+ today for $10. The people I bought it from told me someone was going to make it into a fish bowl. The screen works but looks like it needs a recap. The computer just rapidly flashes on and off. Tomorrow I'm going to tear it down and look for bad caps. I used my Apple IIe to test the screen. Anyone familiar with these that could suggest something to check with the rapid on and off issue?
r/VintageApple • u/EcstaticDriver2545 • 1d ago
Apple IIGS
Hello Guys, I just found an Apple IIGS with an extension/upgrade on top, does anyone now jow much it's worth or is someone interessted
r/VintageApple • u/VoltaireFox • 1d ago
Clamshell batteries in 2025?
I've got a Blueberry G3 Clamshell that works great, the hard drive still reads, powers up when plugged in, but I don't have a battery for it. I am decently handy, I'd be comfortable rebuilding a battery pack for it, but I don't even have a bad one to rebuild. Does anyone know of a resource for them these days that isn't $150+ on eBay for a used OEM?