Shoebill requires a os x, a macintosh ii, iix or iicx rom, and a disk image with a ux installed. Schon lange greift man als 68knetzwerkenthusiast zu lanwlanbridges. The flat blade of a slotted screw driver will give you the means to slide under the rubber boot on the top of the crt. Includes specifications, a description and pictures of every apple computer ever made. The case looks very similar besides the label on the front and back indicating if the machine is a classic i or ii. The mac color classic ii, for example, was released in 1993 in. Apple replaced the 8 mhz 68000 processor in the classic with a 16 mhz 68030 processor in the classic ii. The apple macintosh color classic ii sold in japan, canada, and europe features a 33 mhz 68030 processor, 4 mb or 8 mb of ram, and either an 80 mb or a 160 mb hard drive in a sleek, compact allinone case with a 10 color display. The macintosh classic ii is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc. Meet the unitron mac 512 worlds first macintosh clone. Tools and methods to fix or repair classic macintosh classics and compacts.
The macintosh operating system is credited with having popularized the graphical user interface concept. Mar 21, 2004 the macintosh classic ii was introduced on october 21, 1991 as a replacement for the macintosh classic. The latest model was produced in the 1990s, with earlier models produced starting in 1987. All the functionality of an entire apple iie computer is built into a single card, except the rom, which is held in the cards macintosh driver software. Classic mac repair notes see other formats classic mac tech docs, v2. How to repair classic macintosh classics and compacts, specific info about your apple macintosh classics and compacts. A brief history of the company that changed the computing world forever.
In early 1989, the more compact macintosh iicx was introduced at a price similar to the original macintosh ii, and by the beginning of 1990 sales stopped altogether. Motherboard upgrades to turn a macintosh ii into a iix or macintosh iifx were offered by apple. Mac classic ii m4150 built in 1992, the story of a classic ii hackintosh. Jul 09, 20 the macintosh classic ii is in many way similar to its less powerful sibling the macintosh classic. I just received my known to be faulty macintosh classic ii that i acquired for the cost of shipping thanks to a very generous woman on the forum. The macintosh lc 550 motherboard is essentially the same motherboard in the fairly uncommon color classic ii thus by swapping boards with a 550 board you turn your classic i into a full fledged classic ii with two minor differences.
With computers of this age, corrosion and time often take their toll. May 06, 2003 the apple iie card is a processor direct slot pds card that emulates an apple iie computer. Restoring a macintosh classic ii september 2019 silicon. Minolta dimage scan multi pro for mac free minolta mac os classic x 10. This free program is an intellectual property of mcintosh. Additionally, the classic ii rom lacks the edisk driver that most other macs of that. Macintosh classic one analog board trouble compact mac.
Input device mouse joystick tablet keyboard drivers motherboard. Two were completed and sold, one is complete and in use as a daily computer, and i have four more shells to fill. Other powerbooks like the 1400 series usually have at least one pcmcia expansion slot available. Jun 17, 2008 cracking open the apple macintosh classic. This site has been reconstructed from the final version of david woods original site which has been taken down. Introduced in 1977, the apple ii is best known for making apple a driving force in a new industry. Scisi drives whirred and chattereda white screen appearedwith a. No, the first macintosh clone was the unitron mac 512, a unauthorized copy of the 512k fat mac produced by a brazilian company in 1986.
Unfollow macintosh classic ii to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Its a sad fact that nearly all if not all untreated macintosh classic iis will eventually look something like the photo below. Apple used two kinds of highdensity floppy drives on macs. After a long time of searching for the correct sized lcd panel to rep. The apple macintosh classic ii looks nearly identical to the original macintosh classic that came before it, but the successor is significantly more powerful. Ive sold three apple1 computers now, and they all came from.
Unfortunately, the rabid gorillas at dpd couriers managed to damage the macs case during delivery. With two mac classic iis in the stable already you would think i would have. It features a 16 mhz 68030 processor, 2 mb of ram, and either a 40 mb or an 80 mb hard drive in a sleek, compact allinone case with a 9 monochrome display. The apple macintosh service manual center the following service manuals are in pdf format, and are apple computer, inc.
Recently i was asked for advice on how to troubleshoot a color classic that wont power on. It was an instant hit for me that i fell in love in first sight. Macintosh classic classic iiperforma 200 the macintosh. My mac classic wouldnt boot up and was displaying vertical black and white lines, so i decided to take a shot at washing the motherboard to fix it. The hard drive is an essential component of any apple computer. The classic ii has a redesigned motherboard with a new rom chip. Everything you need to know about selecting and using an apple hard drive. The color classic is one of those mac models which i remember appreciating when it was current but didnt feel it was worth the money.
Resurrecting a macintosh color classic vintage mac museum. This instructible is about building a working and usable pc in a 20yo mac classic case. Unfollow macintosh classic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Putting a color screen into the original compact mac case always seemed an obvious step, but by the time this model was released in 1993 the mac ii line had been out for several years and apple was beginning to ship the quadracentris 68040 based systems. Capacitor reference youll find all the information you need to recap your own dead or dying macintosh boards here. Can washing a faulty apple macintosh classic ii really bring it back to. Download free apple service source computer repair manuals for classic mac classics and compacts. Classic apple macintosh computer repair manuals and resources. Obsolete products and their service parts are no longer avai lable for purchase from apple computer, and information about these prod ucts is no longer updated as of 9198. The alligator clip at the other end of the wire should be connected to exposed metal near the tip of the screw driver.
Unfortunately, the rabid gorillas at dpd couriers managed to damage the mac s case during delivery. Feb 24, 2012 was working on a macintosh classic ii, then the client allowed me to keep it for myself. Get the best deals on apple vintage computer motherboard and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Note that localtalk is a hardware standard that uses the macs printer port. The macintosh classic and classic ii, and the performa 200 are obsolete products. Setting up a mac classic ii, ted hodges, vintage mac living, 2006. In progress i have been working on a few apple g4 cube projects. Minolta dimage scan multi pro for mac free download and. A special section on older, antique, classic macs, technical data, a macintosh software download section, and tons of other macintosh links. Ill try to clearly describe what happened so that owners with similar symptoms will be able to repair their classics.
It contains the system files that make up the operating system and allow users to create and edit documents in all sorts of programs. There are a lot of great troubleshooting resources across the internet that address this topic with helpful advice. The original mac of 84 was such a joy, it was so nice, small, cute and easy to use. The macintosh classic ii, also called the performa 200, was released in 1991. This information has been collected from work ive done on customer boards for the last several years. Note that if you set a brightness less than 4, the classic ii will revert to 4 at the next startup. Jun 16, 2016 hello from lisbon although this is my first post, ive been visiting this forum looking for clues on what might be wrong with a 1991 macintosh classic. The links are to the apple ftp server, and are sometimes difficult to access. It may be vertical bars, it may be a checkerboard or perhaps simply the chimes of death.
Our builtin antivirus scanned this download and rated it as 100% safe. They just happen to manufacture logic boards afterward, it shows four white vertical lines, no chime. Replacing the capacitors on an apple macintosh classic ii. Fond memories of using a classic ii in elementary school lead to it being the first mac set up for a month of vintage, very lowend computing. Mac classic ii m4150 built in 1992 the story of a classic hackintosh. Macintosh color classic ii specifications from 1993 vintage mac specs. Based on a modified lc motherboard, the classic ii shares a 16bit data path. There is a romfpu expansion connector on the motherboard, which can. Anyone have disk 2 of the gcc hyperdrive system software. The macintosh lc 500 series is a series of personal computers that were a part of apple computers macintosh lc family of macintosh computers. Theres a small risk of frying the port, and the drivers arent designed. You can set brightness from the keyboard with the brightness control panel open just use the keys 19 for a brighter or dimmer display. Mcintosh usb audio driver free download windows version.
Another raspberry pi powered macintosh classic johan kanflo. Feb 21, 2014 i just received my known to be faulty macintosh classic ii that i acquired for the cost of shipping thanks to a very generous woman on the forum. It was the last of the iconic black and white compact macs and perhaps the most powerful next to the excellent macintosh se30. Cracking open the apple macintosh classic techrepublic. It was apples mid1990s mainstream educationmarket macintosh, featuring an allinone desktop design with a builtin 14 crt display, cdrom drive, and stereo speakers. There are almost as many chips on the hard drive as there are on the motherboard. It basically turns your macintosh into a fully functional apple iie. He informed me that the mac had a checkerboard pattern on startup, so they replaced all of the caps. The processor load required by onboard video on the iisi and iici can further reduce performance a good argument for adding a video card to these macs. The problem with powerbook duos and macintosh classic i and ii is that the networking cards or docks tend to be somewhat rare and can be somewhat expensive.
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