Re: Seagate Barracuda

7X00 and needed to provide a fan to keep the thing at a manageable temperature. I hope this helps. Cheers, Rob Quoting Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi there, > I missed some recent posts but believe that was mention of Seagate Barracuda > drives, I'd really like to know

Ongoing saga - will this drive fit in a Color Classic

Hey All, This drive looks enormous: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=5179471133 Would it fit into a Color Classic? Cheers, Rob -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html&g

Re: 68 pin SCSI Drive

work because they are large (compared to 80mb!) and fast :) Rob Quoting Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Can you give us the manufacturers name and the model number of the drive? > > - Original Message - > From: > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http

Re: 68 pin SCSI Drive

A kind soul has provided this information (has anyone switched jumpers on HDDs before??): Hi Rob, it should work fine, just make sure the adaptor isn't too tall, as they may intrude on the Color Classic's tight innards. Looking at the adaptor you've found, it doesn't

Re: Will this hard drive work in a Color Classic

Fantastic - thanks for your help :) Now I wonder how I get an OS on these thingsanyone know where I can get a good OS for a CC on disk? Cheers, Rob(Melbourne) Quoting Casolai ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yeah, those should work fine. I have used a IBM DCAS 4.3gig drive in my

Re: Will this hard drive work in a Color Classic

Fantastic - thanks for your help :) Now I wonder how I get an OS on these thingsanyone know where I can get a good OS for a CC on disk? Cheers, Rob(Melbourne) Quoting Casolai ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yeah, those should work fine. I have used a IBM DCAS 4.3gig drive in my

Will this hard drive work in a Color Classic

ayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5175695778&ssPageName=ADME:X:ON:AU:2 Will these work with a Color Classic? Cheers, Rob (Melbourne) -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <htt

Software

Hi all! I just resurrected my old Mac 512K and I'm wondering what kind of apps I can run on it, and where can I find them? I used to go to the old InfoMac archives. are they still functioning? Is there a place I can buy the older software and games from? I'm guessing I either need to get the 51

Re: Hypercard Questions

I found the Danny Goodman books to be quite helpful and easy for a beginner. Check your local library, too. Rob On May 26, 2004, at 11:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found "The Complete Hypercard Handbook", 3rd edition, by Danny Goodman(Bantam Books, 1990) in a thrift store, an

Re: Compact Mac Openers

A trick i have used when faced with a stubborn compact case, is to use an ice scraper with a rather sharp blade to crack the case. The width of the scraper blade spreads out the force of a tap when attempting to open it! Rob = SacMac http://www.applelinks.net/sacmac/ -- Compact Macs is

FTP site (was: System 7.5 img's)

John, For what it's worth, I just (5pm Eastern US time) connected to your FTP site with a Windows 98 machine, and no special port number. Looks like you've got quite a bit there already! Rob - Original Message - From: "John-Robert La Porta" > I just atte

Re: [6] Re: SixBrowser

I think a good web-browser for System 6 would be terrific! Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Rob - Original Message - From: "Marten van de Kraats" > He wants to know the level of interest, I am checking it out for him > on the co

ref: Mac Portable Hard Drives

Thanks Chris, I will try that as well! This is my first posting to these tech boards, and I am really hoping someone can help me, either here or on the Powerbooks board! Thanks, Rob -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.

Re: 128k SCSI??

There were at least a couple of third-party upgrades for the Mac 128K, many of which boosted the internal RAM to 512K and added a SCSI port. You should be able to plug in any standard external SCSI drive, and many of them are often available very reasonably on the Swap List. Rob

Re: Performa 200

The 19-pin connector is for an external 3.5" floppy drive. Rob - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have a Performa 200 with the 25 pin SCSI in the back and Modem, microphone, > ect. But there is another nineteen (19) pin connector which I don&

Re: SE... three floppies?

th the Mac Plus, the designers realized a fan was very important for basic cooling. At the very least, lack of a fan would probably severely limit the life of the ol' SE. :-)YMMV. Rob - Original Message - From: "Alan O'Neil" > Can an SE with two inte

Re: Possible OT: Sources

ickup): Classic II (doesn't boot): FREE SE, 2.5/0: $5 (it might be good for spare parts for the SE/30) Rob - Original Message - From: "ryon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:53 AM Subject: Re: Poss

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Anyone have any info on anything Commodore 64 ??, I just got one, and it boots but not properly -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low End Mac Compact Macs list info: The

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Hi All ! I am in need of a 40 - 170 GB SCSI Mac formatted Hard Drive Anyone have any Canadian links for small SCSI mac formatted HD's ?, or close to canada links ? As to minimize shipping costs, and if possible eliminate exchange rate Thanks All Rob -- Compact Macs is sponsored by

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would be greatly appreciated Thanx , Rob -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ:<http://macfaq.

Re: Wraith SE

a long 2x4. Well, maybe that's too extreme, but at least a large stick. Rob - Original Message - From: "macotaku" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:15 AM Subject: Wraith SE > We are not t

Re: Autoclock

Yeah, I use it on my 840av... For some reason, I don't seem to care what the clocks are set to on my compacts... - Original Message - From: "the pickle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: Re: Autoclock > There's def

Re: Autoclock

I use some software called Vremya. I've never used it on a Compact Mac, so I don't know if it will work well or not... http://www.lava.net/~kirill/software/vremya.html There is also a link for older versions... - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: auction haul - 15h to go

Man, I can't imagine wishing to live in Utah! Rob - Original Message - From: "Stuart Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:36 AM Subject: Re: auction haul - 15h to go > > On

Re: Ques: Original SE30 HD's

I've got an Apple 80MB drive here that I recently pulled from a SE/30. It is a Quantum ProDrive LPS 84S 1/3 height, rated at 6W. Rob - Original Message - From: "Gamba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, Septemb

Re: Bunch o' Macs

be a very gross job as well. There are also always government auctions being held around here, usually there are Macs and Unix boxes to be had, you just need to take a pallet load to get them. But you usually have to take a bunch of PC's as well... Rob - Original Message - From: &q

Re: Bunch o' Macs

d up quite cheaply. I'm sure if a person looks in their own locale, they will find plenty of Macs, for a very reasonable cost. Rob - Original Message - From: "Jeff Walther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, Septemb

Re: 128K Boot Floppies? Success! (Partially...)

ked up one of my external floppies to the machine and formatted a new disk and then copied the system files I had. It still wouldn't boot! Oh well, I verified the hardware, I just need to get the proper system disks going... Thanks for all the help, Rob -- Compact Macs is spo

Re: 128K Boot Floppies?

I didn't have DFA on that SE/30, but I did have Norton Utilities. It reported the disk as 400K MFS... Oh well, maybe I'll put it back on the shelf for a while, lots of other projects to work on... Rob - Original Message - From: "Gamba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: 128K Boot Floppies?

.. Perhaps the drive I'm using just can't make a true MFS disk, I've seen the old 400K externals around, but I never thought I'd ever need one... Thanks, Rob - Original Message - From: "Amber Rhea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" &

Re: 128K Boot Floppies?

OM's... So nothing but 400K's for me... Thanks, Rob - Original Message - From: "Philip Stortz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:43 PM Subject: Re: 128K Boot Floppies? > it's been

Re: 128K Boot Floppies?

, Finder 1.0. Does anyone have any ideas? Maybe the floppy drive in the 128K is hooped? It seems to act the same way with the 800K external floppy attached to the 128K, so that seems unlikely... Thanks again, Rob - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

128K Boot Floppies?

e). Can I hook up the 800K to an SE/30 or something in that class and simply make a 400K boot floppy? Can I choose 400K when formatting a DD floppy in an 800K drive? I have access to the System Software, but have no way of getting it onto a 400K floppy... Thanks, Rob -- Compact Macs is spo