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My recollection of my Mac mini 1.42 is that it runs native OS9 (installed via the Mac9Lives CD) pretty well, but is a bit sluggish in Classic mode in OSX. It seemed mostly a matter of the slow HD, which hampers OSX rather more than it seems to slow OS9. I haven't used it in a while, but native...

There's not a lot of love shown for the Performa 630, but it's a solid and reliable workhorse. Mine is my only permanently set up vintage system, and I use it regularly. Other than a CF replacement for the HD, and an ethernet card, it's exactly as it came from the factory. It does rather lack...

If it helps, this is a shot of my original 1400 power adapter: I've used this same adapter with a variety of PowerBooks, from the 1400 to a G3 Clamshell. In that age range, the only PB it doesn't fit is the 190/5300.

Or the eject of a PCMCIA card from a Wallstreet/PDQ - first time I experienced that from my dining room table, the card didn't land for about 10 feet!

I wasn't suggesting that Cory was the deletion culprit, just that after the thread removal, they would have opportunity to consider the content, regardless of it no longer being public. I'll grant Cory one thing, and that is the ability to mull an issue over and consider it. But nothing is...

@3lectr1c you and I have politely disagreed in the past about the way 68kMLA is run, and I respected your views then, as now, as a seasoned and continuing member of that forum, posting regularly as you do. I won't rehash my opinions since history speaks for itself, and we both - along with many...

I also think that sometimes we regard people who offer services and assistance in places like this as a public resource when actually, they're real people with lives and commitments of their own. Sometimes the best of people appear disappointing, when they may be extremely busy, or ill, or just...

It's a bit od that he didn't respond. He did work for me on three Classic boards, and was very responsive and informative, including delayig my payment until I'd checked the repairs were good. I wouldn't have hesitated recommending him based on that.

Long time getting around to it, but an update regarding the 180: This was fixed (today) by transplanting the interconnect board from a PB160, which was non-functional anyway. The 180 is finally back up and running happily - aside from the almost inevitable tunnel vision, but even that doesn't...

I'm currently awaiting a Z88, bought on eBay from a UK seller for $89 before the new 'tariff' was declared, but not shipped until afterwards. It is transiting the eBay global shipping service, but so far no additional fees have been notified, though I rather expect them. It's due for delivery in...

I never used an Amiga, but have been a Mac user since 1986. For me, the Mac's great strength came around that time and into the 90s with Desktop Publishing, which put the power to communicate even the most complex publications of just about every type into the hands of anyone who wanted to use...

My G4 iMac has an AirPort extreme card and MacOS 10.4 (Tiger), and the Airport card does not require any additional software or drivers since it's natively recognised by MacOS. That said, it is certainly possible that your iMac could have had a MacOS install that was for a different system, or...

I can't see it being likely that a professional restorer would be affordable to most, but it is certainly not all that uncommon to find an enthusiast selling off a restored (or repaired) system for more moderate prices. As much as I wanted a 'good' Classic or Classic II, which had been...

It's rather fashionable to poke fun at the Classic and Classic II for the 'cheapness' of build and poor performance by the time they were put on sale, but I must say my Classic II is one of the all-time favourites in my collection, and it's very satisfying to see another one rescued from an...

One other point: @eric is the expert on these things. Read what he says and the FAQs/toubleshooting guides he points to and take each word and step quite literally. Nothing more or less. Don't interpret or assume that if something is said it must mean something else. If you hit a point you can't...