Sounds like the capacitors have gone it. I have one of similar vintage that does that, but if I leave it on long enough (10 mins or so), she boots!
Try that, failing that some one with technical expertise will be along shortly! Charles Sent from my iPhone On 18 May 2011, at 07:23, grey1960envoy <bruceclark...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just acquired a Macintosh Classic II and am curious as to whether > I can find an OS for the old darling. It is a one piece unit and I > have no idea what is going on with it, there are just black and white > lines up and down the screen. The computer has a tag on the back > stating it was built in May 1992 and this is all the information I > have...Thank you all for help in advance( I normally run a Linux box > but this intrigues me. > > -- > ----- > 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/