Mac Plus RAM problems

Hi all, I have a Mac Plus whose RAM I have upgraded to 4 MB. I removed the resistor on the board so that the Plus can recognize those one-meg SIMMs. But since I did that (and I tested with 12 different SIMMs), my System 6.0.8 boot disk will just display the happy Mac icon and then get ejected

Re: Laserwriter purchase advice needed

>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:30:19 +0100 >Subject: Re: Laserwriter purchase advice needed >From: Stuart Bell > >On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 02:29 AM, Dave Lee wrote: >> OK, so I have the printer sitting here on the floor now. Haven't >> hooked it up yet. >> How do I get OSX to see this printer?

280c in a Classic Mac Case

I was reading through some past posts and came across an interesting post from a member that had put a Duo 280c into a classic Mac case, using the lcd screen as the monitor. He had stated that he needed a way to mount an ADB keyboard but that the dock innards would not fit into the case. My questi

Re: A couple of conundrums

< This was a very common problem with SE logic boards. It's caused by an RC filter that is shorting out. It's a 20-pin DIP package between the internal and external floppy drive connectors. >> --- Rats, it worked grate when I tested it fore two days. I tell you what, b

Re: A couple of conundrums

>The Apple part number is >115-0002. If you don't want to use the external port, an easy no-cost >fix is to just remove the damaged component. If you want the external >port to work, you'll have to replace the part. If you want to replace that part I have brand new ones for sale. See:

Re: How to network?

dan_A wrote: >Hi Skipp- > >As far as I know, unless you installed OpenTransport you don't have >it. It doesn't come with 7.5.3. I'm running a IIci on a network using >7.5.3. I downloaded OT 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 and installed them sequentially >as instructed. I don't have the URL for the site wher

Re: How to network?

On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 02:52 AM, John F. Scipione wrote: > I have a similar question about networking older macs. I have a > centris 650 running system 7.5.3 hooked up to ethernet via a Shiva > Etherport II. I installed the drivers off www.macdrivermuseum.com for > the card. I am using

Re: A couple of conundrums

At 06:27 -0500 on 01/04/03, John F. Scipione wrote: >This was a very common problem with SE logic boards. It's caused by an >RC filter that is shorting out. It's a 20-pin DIP package between the It might also be a dirty floppy drive. Does the internal work, and does the external work fine on oth

A couple of conundrums

Dear Compact Macs: Ok, well, I have a laundry list of problems I wish to seek help with. I recently received a mac SE/30 MB (thanks snook!) and upgraded my SE FDHD. However, when I boot up it says the floppy in the external drive is unreadable. Do you want to initialize this floppy? I don't

Re: One more question

At 5:29 PM -0700 3/31/2003, Grayson Williams wrote: >If I did put the older Macs on a Phonenet, and bridged them to the >Ethernet network, could I still give them Internet access that way >through the network, or is MacTCP too simple to allow that? >-- IP over AppleTalk (including LocalTalk) is c