power macintosh

  1. Attakai The Kitty

    Powermac G4 MDD issues…

    Can someone tell my why my powermac G4 won't boot into open firmware, from a disc, into the boot picker, or target disc mode. Every time I try these key combos the screen goes black and it hasn't displayed anything since. It doesn’t chime at all, the power button light goes out right after...
  2. Stephen

    Power Macintosh Bezels - 9600 / G3

    Thanks to a generous short-term loan of several original bezels for the PM9600, I have been able to produce accurate 3D model reproductions of the PM9600 / G3 front bezels. Big thank you to @xenocide21 for the loaned parts! Here are the 3D models for general usage, please be sure to refer to...
  3. ajacocks

    New Bay Cover for PM 6100/Quadra 610 and 660

    I designed a new bay cover for the PM 6100 and Quadra 610/660 cases: The cover seems to be often missing or broken. I’d be happy to make a zip or CD version, if someone wants to send me a drive bracket, as I have the drives, but no way to mount them. My bracket latches in properly, so it...
  4. Fizzbinn

    PPC Macintosh L2 Cache Modules

    The goal for this resource article is to document identification and reference information on the various L2 cache modules for Power Macintoshes and clones. While at a quick glance many of these L2 cache DIMMs look similar there are different pin (edge connector) groupings that key the 160 pin...
  5. Ron's Computer Videos

    Upcoming Q&A and BlueSCSI Giveaway! (Wednesday, October 27th at 8pm Central)

    Configuring a BlueSCSI for use with a classic Mac WITHOUT having a second classic Mac to lean on is lot easier than you might think. https://youtu.be/szXAcwyee9g It's even easier when the creator of BlueSCSI, Eric Helgeson has agreed to give away one BlueSCSI to one lucky viewer at a Q&A /...