Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Ted Hodges
I say an amber screen Mac 128 and 512k on ebay last month. I dont think they are rare. -- From: Vern Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint ! Date: Mon, Jul 15, 2002, 9:54 PM Check this out on eBay

Re: Syquest is NOT gone. Re: Good deal??

2002-07-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 03:17 -0700 on 15/07/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hardly anyone carries them any more because SyQuest went under in '98 :( the pickle Syquest is still alive! www.syquest.com After Iomega The

Re: lc2 fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what can i use foster farms for ? Either as a place to buy chicken from or to do some word processing on. :) (Foster Farms has been a big name in chicken in the USA for many many years.) what can i do to make it faster ? Put it on the passenger seat of your car

Mystic, Get!

2002-07-16 Thread Galen Tatsuo Komatsu
I guess this now technically off topic. I have a Color Classic Mystic. =^) The procedure so far rather easier than I had anticipated. Planned work isn't over yet for the CCM, but technically it is a Mystic now. I've powered it up and played a little Marathon II on it. Current to-do

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread the pickle
At 20:54 -0700 on 15/07/02, Vern Andrews wrote: Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2038082979 A Mac 128/512 ? Never heard of that one ! It has an amber screen ! Is this for real, and only 200 units produced ? Is this a real collector's item ? It may

Re: lc2 fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread the pickle
At 00:45 -0400 on 16/07/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but most notably of all it has mac os 7.5.5 it works fine but dog slow Those two are very much related. Put 7.1 or 7.0.1 on it and it'll be MUCH faster. stupid question maybe but : i have a 14 inch standard pc vga monitor lying around (im a

Re: Mystic, Get!

2002-07-16 Thread the pickle
At 23:30 -1000 on 15/07/02, Galen Tatsuo Komatsu wrote: - Make a new back panel. Have the one from the 575, though I seem to recall reading somewhere of someone selling special back panels for Mystics? (will have to go digging through the files again.) Micromac, but only with their upgrade,

List Nanny checking by :)

2002-07-16 Thread Mark Benson
Just checking by, this address is on Null so I am not reading the list mail. I just wanted to send you all an e-postcard from Sctoland and say hi. I can be reached on this address until Thursday 12pm (GMT). After that I'm occupied and then heading back home (Saturday PM GMT). Oh, can anyone who

Re: List Nanny checking by :)

2002-07-16 Thread Aedan McGhie/Scotland
I just wanted to send you all an e-postcard from Sctoland and say hi. It's not THAT hard to spell Scotland. aedan -- Apple iMac G4 - Flat Out Cool http://homepage.mac.com/aedan/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: lc2  fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread bluekatt5
Gregg Eshelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what can i use foster farms for ? Either as a place to buy chicken from or to do some word processing on. :) (Foster Farms has been a big name in chicken in the USA for many many years.) lol hmm chicken chicken sounds

Re: lc2  fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread bluekatt5
the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 00:45 -0400 on 16/07/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but most notably of all it has mac os 7.5.5 it works fine but dog slow Those two are very much related.  Put 7.1 or 7.0.1 on it and it'll be MUCH faster. short an to the point i think ill opt for 7.1

Re: lc2  fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread SeanPDurkin
Apologies if this has been answered better elsewhere, but I'd like to burn 7.1 to a cd and install it on my lc 575 in the interest of some speed. As long as I'm at it, I'd like to burn a few things to cd and install them. Unfortunately, only have the pc as the burner. ANy thoughts, articles,

Clock on a Plus

2002-07-16 Thread Noël Van Damme
I want to set up a Plus (1Mb) so it shows a clock (screensaver) all the time. Can anyone tell me where to find the software to do that? Thanks! -- Noel mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: Clock on a Plus

2002-07-16 Thread Snook, John R
I want to set up a Plus (1Mb) so it shows a clock (screensaver) all the time. Can anyone tell me where to find the software to do that? Thanks! -Noel Check here. http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/plus-se_clock.html johnsn -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small

Re: lc2  fosterfarms

2002-07-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apologies if this has been answered better elsewhere, but I'd like to burn 7.1 to a cd and install it on my lc 575 in the interest of some speed. As long as I'm at it, I'd like to burn a few things to cd and install them. Unfortunately, only have the pc as the

Re: Clock on a Plus

2002-07-16 Thread Donn Haven Lathrop
I want to set up a Plus (1Mb) so it shows a clock (screensaver) all the time. I've a self-extracting Pyro version (137K) I can e-mail you, if you'd like. The basic control panel--with a clock--is only 77K. I can send the CP alone. Runs with OS 6.0.3 to 7.6.1. Donn -- Vintage Macs is

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
Why is the screen amber? The box it came in (if you look at the ebay photo) is showing a normal grayscale screen. Was this a typical thing for Apple to do...anybody know for a fact that this machine isn't just blinky? I've gotten an amber screen out of my IIsi when it's freaking out (of

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Neal Wingate
Simple. Magnetized CRT. My dad used to it all the time with old TVs. My two scents worth. Neal ~~~ Fat Foot Bailey -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
Simple. Magnetized CRT. My dad used to it all the time with old TVs. My two scents worth. Neal ~~~ Fat Foot Bailey See! I knew that screen was boogied...there is no sensible reason why Apple would produce such an option...they prided themselves on their hi-res grayscale screens!

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
At 20:54 -0700 on 15/07/02, Vern Andrews wrote: Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2038082979 A Mac 128/512 ? Never heard of that one ! It has an amber screen ! Is this for real, and only 200 units produced ? Is this a real collector's item ? It may

Hard Drive troubles on Mac IIci

2002-07-16 Thread Chris McFadden
I finally got a Mac IIci to start up (Had to wait for someone to mail me a keyboard and mouse), and ran into a problem. It doesn't seem to detect a hard drive, even though I've opened the case and there is a Quantum HD in there, plugged in and all. I do have 2 old Micropolis 2.4GB drives that I

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jason Trunzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why is the screen amber? The box it came in (if you look at the ebay photo) is showing a normal grayscale screen. Was this a typical thing for Apple to do...anybody know for a fact that this machine isn't just blinky? Monochrome CRTs only have

Re: Hard Drive troubles on Mac IIci

2002-07-16 Thread William Ahearn
--- Chris McFadden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: into a problem. It doesn't seem to detect a hard drive, even though I've opened the case and there is a Quantum HD in there, plugged in and all. I do have 2 old Micropolis 2.4GB drives that I might be able to plug in, but it doesn't detect those

Re: List Nanny checking by :)

2002-07-16 Thread Ed Murphy
--- Aedan McGhie/Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wanted to send you all an e-postcard from Sctoland and say hi. It's not THAT hard to spell Scotland. Probably is when you're full of haggis and ale. = - Ed Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Hard Drive troubles on Mac IIci

2002-07-16 Thread Ed Murphy
--- Chris McFadden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got a Mac IIci to start up (Had to wait for someone to mail me a keyboard and mouse), and ran into a problem. It doesn't seem to detect a hard drive, even though I've opened the case and there is a Quantum HD in there, plugged in and