Re: What do I do with a .image

on 9/27/04 9:16 AM, Snook, John R at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I install this on a disk? > TIA. > johnsn ~~~ .image files open nicely with Disk Copy 4.2 Jeff G -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low End Mac

Re: Installation of OS7.6 on an IIci - Freezing at the end of installation ?

on 9/22/04 12:38 PM, Geraint Searle - Web at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for your reply Jeff. > > The only thing I have noticed, is that after installing OS7.6 from a > Bootable CD with external CD-ROM - After OS7.6 has finished installing - > "Finishing Installation", as opposed to coming

Re: Macintosh SE/40 (and a little European CC II precursor)

on 9/20/04 7:49 AM, Norman Jagnow at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi listers, > > last night I finished the Re-Design-Project of my Mac SE. Similar like > Helmut Goeggel did it with his Classic-Project > I think...mh...500 Euros will be OK too. > But joking aside - if somebody is interested in my

Re: Fat Mac Test

on 9/20/04 4:07 AM, Tim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Monday 20 September 2004 03:10 am, Stuart Bell wrote: > >> Tell us where you are country-wise (this is a global list) and someone >> in your part of the world will probably be happy to send you a more >> general (non-tour) boot disc for the

Re: Installation of OS7.6 on an IIci - Freezing at the end of installation ?

on 9/19/04 7:39 AM, Geraint Searle - Web at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Old Technology - Installing OS7.6 on an IIci ; > > Has anyone experienced this problem ? > > I have installed OS 7.5.3 with 7.5.5 update with this system & it doesn't > experience the same problem (Is this an OS 7.6 feature ?

Re: booting Plus from external SCSI

On Saturday, September 11, 2004, at 07:22 PM, Jessi wrote: Jeff replied: I would pull out an external floppy drive and boot the Mac from the System 6 floppy internally. Put the Formatting utility of your choice into the external floppy drive. Try Lido and APS and MicroMat. Format to a 3:1 a

Re: Mac Classic on CNN website

On Saturday, September 11, 2004, at 06:22 PM, Marten van de Kraats wrote: A picture of a Classic of Classic II on CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/09/10/campaign.dating.reut/ index.html Greetings, Marten Hello, Marten! Where and HOW have you been?! Yes, lightly disguised, that

Re: booting Plus from external SCSI

On Saturday, September 11, 2004, at 01:36 PM, Jessi wrote: Hello knowledgeable people, I could really use some advice. I bought a UniStor 120MB external SCSI drive, thinking I could install 6.0.8 on it and boot my Plus from it. Unfortunately, though I can start the Plus from a floppy and I can m

Re: How sad !

On Sunday, August 29, 2004, at 04:29 PM, Stephen Greer wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=159&item=2264682789 &rd=1 And it isn't a 1985 since it doesn't have a front keyboard cable like the Plus and earlier and has the "grill" slots like the SE ~~ Heh. But

Re: SE/30 '040

- Original Message - From: "Jack Gallemore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: SE/30 '040 > Just finished my SE/30 upgrade to a 68040 using a Daystar Turbo. The > riser card is a MicroMac Dual PDS which worked muc

Re: Dishwasher results

- Original Message - From: "Bryan Kattwinkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:55 PM Subject: Dishwasher results > Last weekend I put 18 logic boards in the dishwasher (normal wash with > detergent, no dry). Before washing,

Re: Macintosh Plus issues

- Original Message - From: Terence Dennis Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: Re: Macintosh Plus issues > Update: The machine seems to run fine booting off of a floppy, so my > earlier thoughts that perhaps thi

Re: portrait monitor

- Original Message - From: Patrick West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:33 PM Subject: portrait monitor > I have a portrait monitor that I want to connect to one of my compact > macs. I would prefer using my SE but the SE/30 wou

Re: Mac Classic II starts after 6 minutes

Catherine wrote: On Saturday, November 22, 2003, at 11:54 AM, J.S. Garrison wrote: Many listers have, in the past, tried placing their motherboards into a dishwasher and washing them as dishes get washed, WITH DETERGENT. This seems to work a lot of the time to clean up the board and make the C

Really Need A Boost From A Gamba-Type Here...

I unwrapped another Power R Presenter card today, and I got a brain fart. Since this card clamps over the video chip of the LC 520 all-in-one, can it be used to create grayscale on a Classic II, Classic, SE or Plus? There'd need to be a corresponding U22 vid chip on the analog board, or just unw

Re: eh, what is this se/30 card on eBay?

Jeff Garrison wrote: Mark Koan wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2763759187&category=4610 IS what he's saying true? What would this really trade for on the list? Yeah, What I'm saying about it is true. I just tested out in my workshop, and this is

Re: Macintosh Classic II computer

Josh Stacey wrote: I see now. But wouldnt that also make the computer not work too? or would it still work? Josh It may NOT fix the checkerboard dilemma. Many listers who tried this actually got their dead units to fire right up this way. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by

Re: eh, what is this se/30 card on eBay?

Mark Koan wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2763759187&category=4610 IS what he's saying true? What would this really trade for on the list? Yeah, What I'm saying about it is true. I just tested out in my workshop, and this is what I got when I fiddled with it. Jeff

Re: Macintosh Classic II computer

Josh Stacey wrote: What is the reasoning of putting the boards in the dishwasher? Is it to clean out the dirt or something. I have no idea how soft or hard our water is around here though. all I know is that it is city water. Josh It removes residue from leaking capacitors that could be

Re: Silent Mac

-- >From: Phil Beesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Silent Mac >Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2003, 11:01 AM > >Or you could make life easier by buying a SCSI to PCMCIA adapter and >plugging in a Compact Flash card via a Type II PCMCIA adapter (cheap; >i

Happy Thanksgiving

>From my floppy-driven Mac Plus, I send greetings to you and yours. As simple as this computer setup is, without hard drive, working only with one internal and one external floppy drive, THIS is how simple, elegant and amazing I hope all your holidays are. After all these years, the Mac Plus STILL

Happy Thanksgiving

>From my floppy-driven Mac Plus, I send greetings to you and yours. As simple as this computer setup is, without hard drive, working only with one internal and one external floppy drive, THIS is how simple, elegant and amazing I hope all your holidays are. After all these years, the Mac Plus STILL

Re: REALLY young Mac users

>I bought a Mac SE with a Superdrive about 4 years ago from a charity >shop for $10. It was a cast-off from a school district about 75 miles >I just love how simple this computer is - and that it takes so much >abuse from my kids. Ahh, Macs. The O.S. has been known to be the simplest of ANY, a

From An SE........

You can't tell. There's no way to send a "snapshot" of the ROM of this SE to PROVE this email is actually coming from an SE. But, on my honor, and to my never-ending satisfaction, it is. And in the spirit of what makes us all more than we can be when it's called for, this old Mac, rescued from a

Re: New Plus, To Me

- Original Message - From: "the pickle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:11 AM Subject: Re: New Plus, To Me > At 08:36 -0700 on 30/05/02, J.S. Garrison wrote: > > >It's different because the sticker on the back doesn't say anythi

A Better Mac Plus......

Folks, I was snooping around for an accelerator for a Mac Plus, without any success. Sooo. I decided THIS would be a good, temporary remedy: http://www.sisp.net/~sulement/whatitis.htm Hope you like it. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low En

Re: Classic Server Project

-Original Message- From: Marshall H. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, July 21, 2001 7:54 PM Subject: Classic Server Project >Service reestablished at: > >http://209.184.248.199 > >until 1 or 2 AM Eastern Time > >Enjoy, >Marshall >Classic Ser

Re: Check this out

-Original Message- From: Bill Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 20, 2001 11:57 PM Subject: Check this out >Yo compacters everywhere, > >Check this site out: > >http://www.goanacortes.com/html/news_10.html > >The weekly paper in my small to

Re: Interesting abandonware issue...I LIKE Jobs, NOW...

-Original Message- From: Teresa Knezek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:10 PM Subject: Interesting abandonware issue... >An Australian company distributes computers with old/unsupported MS >operating systems installed... > >http://ne

Re: Desktop colors/background won't change

-Original Message- From: Jeff Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: Desktop colors/background won't change >I'm having trouble on both a CC and SE getting the >desktop color (or pattern, in the case of the SE) to >c

Re: Surfing the web at 8MHZ on a Classic

-Original Message- From: George Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: Surfing the web at 8MHZ on a Classic > >I've been trying to surf the web on my 4MB classic running 6.08. The >machine is connected to my 440

Re: power supply problem?

-Original Message- From: Patrice Soucy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:59 AM Subject: power supply problem? > >Hi, I'm new to the list. I have two classic sitting on top of a shelve, running screen saver at night to scare away t

Re: SE/30 greyscale Upgrade

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 7:16 AM Subject: Re: SE/30 greyscale Upgrade >Stuart Bell wrote: > >>Is anyone producing the PCBs? > >No fab shop. >Just me, one at a time. >By printing (De

Re: The truth is out there

-Original Message- From: Shelton, John D. AW2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:29 AM Subject: The truth is out there >Wow, I had no idea I was pushing a hidden agenda. I'll be more careful of >the landmines next time I write somet

Re: 512k battery

-Original Message- From: THX 1138 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 4:39 PM Subject: 512k battery >Does anyone have the part number of the PRAM battery for a 512k >and/or a good source. > >Yes, an obvious newbie question but it's not

Re: newbie needs disks

-Original Message- From: Amber Rhea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:16 PM Subject: Re: newbie needs disks >on 7/16/01 3:00 PM, (Compact Macs) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>Hey folks. I'm new to the list so consider yourself greeted

Re: newbie needs disks

-Original Message- From: Stuart Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:01 PM Subject: Re: newbie needs disks >>From: "Jeff Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: newbie needs disks

Re: newbie needs disks

-Original Message- From: Shelton, John D. AW2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, July 16, 2001 4:45 AM Subject: newbie needs disks >Hey folks. I'm new to the list so consider yourself greeted. Since the first >time I used a "real" computer (Apple) I'v

Re: Mac Plus Cooling

-Original Message- From: Michael D Wellman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:23 PM Subject: Mac Plus Cooling > Just like everyone who owns one, I have been concerned about the Heat >that my Plus creates, and have been trying to do

A HAPPY and Satisfying End !

Last month I mentioned a company that supplied NEW 720k floppies for us Old Mac users. Then a problem stopped me from giving out the name. The company bent over backwards to solve the problem. And now, these guys ROCK. They even bought a Classic II from me to make SURE they get the formatting ri

Re: 128 screen problem

-Original Message- From: michelle collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:55 PM Subject: 128 screen problem >I've got a 128k machine and there appears to be a problem with the display. >The whole screen "pulses" at a rate of about

Re: Expressing Impeccable Taste

-Original Message- From: Marshall H. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Help with removing back from Classic >I prefer the best of both worlds. I like to run 6.0.8 on an internal drive, >for speed; and 7.1 up

Re: PRAM battery in the Color Classic

-Original Message- From: Bill Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, July 08, 2001 1:08 PM Subject: PRAM battery in the Color Classic >Yo compacters everywhere, > >Is the Color Classic "one of those Macs" that wholly stop when the PRAM battery dies?

Re: PMGSP 90% complete

-Original Message- From: Stuart Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, July 08, 2001 1:00 PM Subject: Re: PMGSP 90% complete >>From: "A. Daniel King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >If I can lay my hands on some 12" mono monitors, I might start offering to >

Re: [how] 475 board + SE case & monitor

-Original Message- From: Mitch Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:02 AM Subject: [how] 475 board + SE case & monitor >Hi all, > >Does anyone hav any ideas in putting a LC475 motherboard into a SE >case using the internal 9" moni

Re: 400KB drive ...

-Original Message- From: A. Daniel King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, July 07, 2001 8:31 PM Subject: 400KB drive ... >I didn't save the message - and I don't know the sender, but I recall >some time back that someone on the list was trying to g

Re: Almost famous (was Mac Plus Repair)

-Original Message- From: Dana Sibera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, July 07, 2001 4:02 PM Subject: Re: Almost famous (was Mac Plus Repair) >Whoa Tracy - scary. Not the painting itself, but the colours! seeing the >violet, green and silver SE's

Re: Almost famous (was Mac Plus Repair)

-Original Message- From: Tracy Keirns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, July 07, 2001 9:59 AM Subject: Almost famous (was Mac Plus Repair) > >My MacAquarium isn't painted Jeff...not yet anywyay! > >I am pretty excited though...my spray painted Mac

Re: Mac Plus repair

-Original Message- From: Tracy Keirns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:24 AM Subject: Re: Mac Plus repair >> It is called bravery - not carelessness - and we will all have some >> casualties ;-) >> -d > > >Oh, it's called bravery??

Re: Mac Se will not boot

-Original Message- From: Leo Mulvihill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, July 06, 2001 4:20 AM Subject: Mac Se will not boot >I have a Mac SE that will not boot past the Welcome Screen. >I read the FAQ DL'd the system required, made the disks and >it

Re: WannaBe (was: Notes on list archives)

-Original Message- From: Marshall H. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, July 05, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: WannaBe (was: Notes on list archives) > >I'd be interested in hearing some WannaBe experiences. I've tried WannaBe >(68K) two times on a p