Hello This is my first post, having been a lurker for a week or three on the digest. I'm from Sydney Australia. Lots of questions...
I have a three Macintosh II computers, two won't boot at all which suggests the PRAM batteries are flat (one is sans HD and DD disks so I've got one to experiment on). I've done some soldering before but am a bit worried I'm going to damage the Mac II motherboard if I do the wrong thing. Any hints or tips? I dearly love these things -- the Mac II was the first Macintosh I ever worked with -- and I'd love to see them working again. Is there a way of getting "normal" 3.6 volt batteries to work in a elegant fashion? The one working Mac II has the PMMU chip (I'd been chasing that for years) so of course I'm after some PAL 4 or 16 MB sims to make good use of it. Does anybody know where these can be acquired? Lastly, my organisation has just had a *huge* cleanout of software and stuff all suitable for older 68K Macs, and I managed to salvage boxes of 800K disks (like ClarisWorks v1, Suitcase II, Canvas and SuperPaint, even the first version of SoftPC complete!) and most of the Inside Macintosh books (all except V) a few in original boxes but most just loose disks. What's the appropriate process for passing this on? I don't want to make a huge profit on this; I just want to cover postage plus a couple of bucks to go towards old Mac RAM etc. (I also have a IIfx which could do with some memory and a Q700 that needs a power supply.) I wecome contact with any other Aussies on the list too. ;) Thanks. Vaughan UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ===================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ==================================================================== -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
