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You are welcome Mary Lou --- Original Message --- From: Mary Lou Lewis mllewis1...@gmail.com Sent: November 12, 2011 11/12/11 To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Need to cancel my emails. Thank you! No longer need to be a member! -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
RE: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Thanks for the replies, guys it was really helpful. Surprisingly the performa works 90% good, apart from the floppy drive. Sweet. But no, there was to contents insurance whatsoever. On Nov 12, 2011 10:37 PM, Wesley Furr wes...@megley.com wrote: Sorry to hear of your misfortune. :-( Any chance your insurance will cover replacements purchased via ebay or wherever? I'd say you don't have anything to lose! I like someone's suggestion about a power strip to turn them on with...I would even sit it outside on the sidewalk or something to be really safe...though worst-case, it would probably just pop and spark and blow something internally... I once worked on a computer that had been submersed in a flood. The fans and floppy/CD drive were shot, but everything else was fine after I scrubbed them in the sink with a toothbrush and running water. Even the hard drive was just fine... Wesley -Original Message- If it's been a month, they should power up fine after submersion... The hard drives might be dead though. -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
You test the Apple IIs yet? Assuming the cases weren't burnt themselves, you can probably retrobright away anything that won't wash off. -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Anybody want an HDI-20 External Floppy Drive?
In the process of sorting through piles of stuff (though my wife and most others would probably use the word junk!), I came across a Macintosh HDI-20 External 1.4MB Floppy Disk Drive. Looks like was used with some Powerbooks. Has an odd square connector. No way to test...don't recall where I got it from either. Has a $2 yard sale type sticker on it...not sure if I paid $2, or if that was left over from a yard sale long ago when I was trying to sell it! If someone wants to pay shipping and maybe a dollar or two for my troubles, then it is yours! Otherwise I'll send it on to the local thrift shop or recycling place... Thanks, Wesley -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Anybody want an HDI-20 External Floppy Drive?
On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wesley Furr wes...@megley.com wrote: In the process of sorting through piles of stuff (though my wife and most others would probably use the word junk!), I came across a Macintosh HDI-20 External 1.4MB Floppy Disk Drive. Looks like was used with some Powerbooks. Has an odd square connector. No way to test...don't recall where I got it from either. Has a $2 yard sale type sticker on it...not sure if I paid $2, or if that was left over from a yard sale long ago when I was trying to sell it! If someone wants to pay shipping and maybe a dollar or two for my troubles, then it is yours! Otherwise I'll send it on to the local thrift shop or recycling place... Hi Wesley, I'm going to look up and see if it'll work on a Mac Plus, and it does, I may take it. --Robert -- Nobody's ever lost in life...they're merely taking the scenic route. == Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html == -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1.2 GCS/S/M/MU d- s+: a32 C++(+++) UL$ P++ L+++ E+ W+ N+ o+ K++ w--- O- M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP(+) t+ 5++ X++ R tv b+++ DI+++ D++(---) G++ e+ h- r++ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Mac SE SCSI
Wow...you'd never think that a small post on a website would balloon to this. Thanks everybody! I appreciate all the posts and advice. I am trying to format my Mac SE's new HD that I installed, and I need links to format utilities for system 6 that allow for the format of non-apple drives. Can't find any... Also, I've conclusively decided that I need to get my computers on the Internet. In order to do this, I need either an expansion card, or magic. I think the former is the best option, because the latter would probably require some other being or power that I do not currently posess. As for an expansion card, are there any suggestions? For both the PB1400 and the SE, I think Ethernet is the best option, as it requires the fewest resources and drivers. The PowerBook has room for two PCMCIA cards, so all I need to do is find a compatible one, and then (for sake of networking) share my Lion Airport connection over Ethernet with the PB, solving networking issues. As for the SE, it would seem I am out of luck, because there is no visible slot or anything for expansion. However, upon further investigation, there is a partially hidden PDS slot on the motherboard. For those of you who aren't firmilar with PDS, it was the predecessor (essentially) to PCI and other connections. It uses a 96-pin connection (3 rows of 32). Does anybody have links to PDS ethernet cards and their respective drivers (system 6 compatible)? Once again, thanks for all the suggestions everybody! On Nov 10, 10:29 pm, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Bob C. wrote: Hi Doug, I don't know why I didn't do it before, but I just Google'd RS-232 on OSX and got several suggested links. Naturally, I clicked on the one that was from LowEndMac.com !! :-) Here's the related passage that caught my eye, under Serial Connections: Most Macs today don't have legacy serial ports, so you will need to pick up a USB-to-serial adapter like the IOGear GUC232A. IOGear provides the drivers for Mac OS X, so all you will need now is a good terminal app. A terminal emulator is a command line shell that in the old days was a physical dumb video terminal connected to a big mainframe. Yes, it's very similar to Mac OS X terminal but it uses the serial connection for its input and output. You can use the shell command screen (in Terminal) as in: screen /dev/tty.usbXYZABC 9600 which sets up a terminal session to device tty.usbXYZABC (made up name) at 9600 BPS. There are more parameters but I've never had need of them. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Anybody want an HDI-20 External Floppy Drive?
It is for the Duo and Powerbook 100 On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Robert Menes wrote: On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wesley Furr wes...@megley.com wrote: In the process of sorting through piles of stuff (though my wife and most others would probably use the word junk!), I came across a Macintosh HDI-20 External 1.4MB Floppy Disk Drive. Looks like was used with some Powerbooks. Has an odd square connector. No way to test...don't recall where I got it from either. Has a $2 yard sale type sticker on it...not sure if I paid $2, or if that was left over from a yard sale long ago when I was trying to sell it! If someone wants to pay shipping and maybe a dollar or two for my troubles, then it is yours! Otherwise I'll send it on to the local thrift shop or recycling place... Hi Wesley, I'm going to look up and see if it'll work on a Mac Plus, and it does, I may take it. --Robert -- Nobody's ever lost in life...they're merely taking the scenic route. == Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html == -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1.2 GCS/S/M/MU d- s+: a32 C++(+++) UL$ P++ L+++ E+ W+ N+ o+ K++ w--- O- M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP(+) t+ 5++ X++ R tv b+++ DI+++ D++(---) G++ e+ h- r++ y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Mac SE SCSI
Hi, I successfully networked several macs via null-modem and ppp to a linux box (but this would work with any ppp capable computer) It took a few tries to get there, i posted the whole story online a few years ago : http://retromaccast.ning.com/forum/topics/1672786:Topic:31192 it's always fun to browse the web from a Macintosh SE (some jpg to gif dithering has to be done to get pictures though) i'd be happy to help if you want to go down this road. On 14/11/11 05:22, Jake wrote: Wow...you'd never think that a small post on a website would balloon to this. Thanks everybody! I appreciate all the posts and advice. I am trying to format my Mac SE's new HD that I installed, and I need links to format utilities for system 6 that allow for the format of non-apple drives. Can't find any... Also, I've conclusively decided that I need to get my computers on the Internet. In order to do this, I need either an expansion card, or magic. I think the former is the best option, because the latter would probably require some other being or power that I do not currently posess. As for an expansion card, are there any suggestions? For both the PB1400 and the SE, I think Ethernet is the best option, as it requires the fewest resources and drivers. The PowerBook has room for two PCMCIA cards, so all I need to do is find a compatible one, and then (for sake of networking) share my Lion Airport connection over Ethernet with the PB, solving networking issues. As for the SE, it would seem I am out of luck, because there is no visible slot or anything for expansion. However, upon further investigation, there is a partially hidden PDS slot on the motherboard. For those of you who aren't firmilar with PDS, it was the predecessor (essentially) to PCI and other connections. It uses a 96-pin connection (3 rows of 32). Does anybody have links to PDS ethernet cards and their respective drivers (system 6 compatible)? Once again, thanks for all the suggestions everybody! On Nov 10, 10:29 pm, Clark Martincm...@sonic.net wrote: On Nov 10, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Bob C. wrote: Hi Doug, I don't know why I didn't do it before, but I just Google'd RS-232 on OSX and got several suggested links. Naturally, I clicked on the one that was from LowEndMac.com !! :-) Here's the related passage that caught my eye, under Serial Connections: Most Macs today don't have legacy serial ports, so you will need to pick up a USB-to-serial adapter like the IOGear GUC232A. IOGear provides the drivers for Mac OS X, so all you will need now is a good terminal app. A terminal emulator is a command line shell that in the old days was a physical dumb video terminal connected to a big mainframe. Yes, it's very similar to Mac OS X terminal but it uses the serial connection for its input and output. You can use the shell command screen (in Terminal) as in: screen /dev/tty.usbXYZABC 9600 which sets up a terminal session to device tty.usbXYZABC (made up name) at 9600 BPS. There are more parameters but I've never had need of them. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
