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    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...
  2. 802.11mac

    iPhone X Using an old Macintosh Keyboard & Mouse with an iPhone

    Youtuber uses an old Apple Macintosh keyboard and mouse with an iPhone. How cool is that? It’s using M0100 Mouse to USB Converter and M0110 Keyboard to USB Converter from tinkerBOY.
    • 802.11mac
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    • m0100 m0110 macintosh macintosh 128k macintosh classic
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. L

    History of macOS / OS X standard wallpapers

    Which is your favorite? Leopard / Snow leopard
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    • background desktop macintosh macos screen saver system preferences wallpaper
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  4. H

    Missing Macintosh HD in Disk Utility - 2007 iMac

    I need help. Bought an old 2007 iMac with the flashing / blinking question mark folder icon. Used Command + R to boot up into Disk Utility (only worked by me creating a Bootable USB flash drive). Now in disk utility I have a problem... I can’t erase or partition Disk 1 or Disk 2 (please see...
    • HelpMePls
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    • blinking flashing folder harddrive imac macintosh mark question
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  5. Daniel H

    PowerBook 145 Keyboard Help

    (Yeah i know its not a macbook but i couldn't find a forum for powerbooks) I have been converting a PowerBook 145 into an iPad Pro case. So far so good with the project but I had decided it needed something. I working keyboard. My friend told be if I were to figure out how the keyboard worked...
    • Daniel H
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    • apple help ipad keyboard macintosh powerbook project
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook
  6. H

    IIGS Woz Edition with Signed Letter & Certificate

    What's the value on this? Can't find another one with the signed documents like this one has. Woz limited signed edition, certificate of authenticity, and a letter from Woz. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302781602744 Thanks!
    • hunter.s
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    • apple iigs certificate collectable iigs macintosh rare signed vintage woz wozniak
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Apple Collectors
  7. Sas91

    Did I buy a fake 512k?

    Hi guys! Yesterday I bought a Macintosh 512k in horrible condition at a street market. My idea was to turn it into a hackintosh or put a Mac Mini inside it. I looked at photos online and noticed something different with my computer. The Apple logo in the front does not have the square around...
  8. adamisapple

    Share your Apple Collection!

    I'm interested to see other's collections, and to see if anyone is as obsessed as I am. My collection is below. Macs MacBook Pro (10,1) MacBook Pro (9,2) MacBook (1,1 White) MacBook Pro (17" 2006) iBook (2,2 Bondi-Blue) iBook (4,1) iBook (4,1 Late 2001) iMac (4,5) iMac (2,1 Grape) iMac (4,1)...
  9. HunterCupp

    "An interesting Apple."

    Hello all, Not entirely sure as to what this will entail, but I know that I personally enjoy reading through threads similar to this. As a collector, I often email various local schools or other places that were known to have older Apple/IBM/etc model computers in hopes that they're willing to...
  10. zastin17

    Macintosh 128k Restoration Complete!

    Thank you to everyone who helped me with this restoration project of my Macintosh 128k Especially MacTech68. I got the 400k calibrated after 30 minutes of power cycling and moving the sensor with a Flathead in the notch on the drive as MacTech68 mentioned. I tightened the screw and added nail...
    • zastin17
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    • 128k 1984 400k macintosh restoration restore stevejobs
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Apple Collectors
  11. zastin17

    Reproduction Macintosh Labels, Covers Ect For Download!

    I am currently in progress of downloading scans of macintosh floppy disks, Covers, Labels, ect, Restoring them digitally and posting them here for downloading. For example, I have already restored the Macintosh guided tour cassette cover and a macpaint floppy cover. If you have any old original...
    • zastin17
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    • 128k cover download image label macintosh reproduction
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Apple Collectors
  12. tevion5

    Power Macintosh 8600 + Minecraft

    Prompted by the recent post regarding Minecraft and Java SE 6 for PPC, I downloaded the related packed and installed it on a few of my systems. Eventually I got the notion to give it a whirl on my famous heavily upgraded Power Macintosh 8600. (450MHz Sonnet G4, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9200) Low and...
  13. Radio_Dog

    Apple LC needs a monitor. Will CGA work?

    Hello everyone! First post, and first day signed up for your lovely forums. The Story: Okay! So i inherited an old apple LC from a friends basement and this thing is so cool. But it's got a proprietary apple 15Pin Connector for video out. I'd like to run it, but i feel like using VGA is...
    • Radio_Dog
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    • apple applelc cga convert converter ega macintosh monitor vintage
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Apple Collectors
  14. KingToby

    Problems copying data on Mac SE

    Hi everyone, I managed to install a SCSI2SD adapter in my Mac SE running System 7.1. Now I'm having quite some problems getting software running on the system. I use MacDrive to copy software to the SD card, everything I put there can be accessed on the Mac. No problems with text files...
  15. Jon from HR

    Best System 7 games for a Mac Classic?

    I love my Macintosh Classic. Honestly. But the 2 MB RAM is a severe crippler. Can't even play Shadowgate for whatever reason even though its a 512k game; game just refuses to boot.:( Anyone have any suggestions on some games I could play with that RAM limit? Already have Tetris, all the Infocom...
  16. R

    ‪A New / Vintage Macintosh Arrives : The Complete Tour & Retro Gaming ! ‬

    Hi all, I've just had a new / vintage macintosh arrive at the lab ) See the following video on my Youtube channel to find out what it is, have a tour and do some gaming ) Hope you enjoy, Steve
  17. Adamscomputerrepair

    Is PowerPC Obsolete in 2016?

    I posted this for 3 reasons: 1, I want to show you guys some things I've tried out and want some new tricks that you've tried. 2, I want your opinion on whether these gloriously old beauties are obsolete. 3, I am shamelessly promoting my new channel sparked tech. So, what is your opinion? Is...
  18. Luuklt

    Macintosh Error code 000300f0?

    Hello, i bought an macintosh classic with the error code 000300f0 with the intention of fixing it, but i can't find online what this code means can someone help me?
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