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Questions tagged [apple-macintosh]

For questions about Apple's Macintosh line of computers.

This tag covers the entire Macintosh product line, from 1984 onwards. Only the older models are appropriate subjects for this site; questions about more modern Macs should be asked on Ask Different.

As a simple guideline, Macs based on 68K or PPC CPUs are appropriate, while x86-based Macs probably aren't.

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Does DB15 actually exist?

I have found a Macintosh Quadra 700 recently, together with an Apple High-Resolution RGB Monitor and want to try out if they are functional. Since both came out slightly before my generation, I am severely confused about the whole D-Sub ecosystem -…
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How does the Mac SE/30 send video to the analog board?

I can't seem to find where the video signals leave the digital board of my Mac SE/30 and travel to the analog board that is connected to the monitor. I even searched for pinouts online but I guess my searching skills are failing me. As far as cables…
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Mac Plus flyback transformer replacements

The short: How can I tell which flyback transformers would work for a 9" Macintosh? The long: I've soldered on flyback transformers on old Macs that have gone bad in the past, but when my Mac Plus let out its magic smoke recently, I discovered that…
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Advice for heatsinking an old CPU

I’m refurbishing my middle school computer, a Macintosh Performa 635CD which has the Motorola 68LC040 processor. It is a 33 MHz chip. This era didn’t use any sort of heat spreader or heat sink, and there’s a fan attached to the computer chassis that…
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How to transfer software from website to a Classic (SE/30) Macintosh

I have an SE/30 and want to get some software off of vintage-software internet sites. The machine does not have an AppleTalk card, Ethernet card or even a modem attached. What is the best method of getting software from these websites to the Mac' ?…
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Was Apple's Developer Release DR1 of Copland ever distributed?

From 1994 to 1996 Apple developed a complete new Mac OS, codenamed Copland, intended to be published as System 8. A first public demo was made at the May 1996 WWDC. Shortly before it was canceled, a Developer Release DR0 was sent out to selected…
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Recently acquired a Macintosh Plus M0001A, and it won't boot

I recently got a Mac Plus model M0001A. It came with an Ultra Drive 20 external hard drive, a keyboard and a mouse. Both the Mac and the external drive seem to work fine other than it won't boot up, I hear the hard drive spin up, the screen comes on…
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Anyone have a working Apple 13" Trinitron display?

I'd like to add an image of the Trinitron's tungsten wire that was visible on the lower half of the Apple 13" display to the Wikipedia article on the Trinitron. If anyone has one of these monitors hooked up, can you take a photo of the entire screen…
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When and why would MacinTalk say "open-apple hold"?

I'm trying to confirm a vague recollection about the text-to-speech PlainTalk / MacinTalk software shipped with Macintosh computers. If my memory is right, this would have been around 1994, and based on the Wikipedia description I think it would…
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Capacitor replacement on European 220 volt Mac 512K And Plus

I have had two Macs, a 512K and a Plus, in storage since they failed the smoke test in a spectacular manner a few years back. I have finally learned how to solder and de-solder, so I think its time to change the analog board capacitors on both of…
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Mac SE tube won't come on?

My SE was working fine until I took it apart to clean it, and after reassembly the tube won't turn on, what could cause this? enter link description here
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What happened to the Apple Device SBC that was supposed to compete with the linux SBCs?

I am not sure if this question is "on topic" or not, but I'm asking it anyway... I was reading Hackaday.com a few months ago and I came across this article: https://hackaday.com/2016/04/01/apple-introduces-their-answer-to-the-raspberry-pi/ Nautraly,…
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