Resources For The Older Macintosh

This site has been reconstructed from the final version of David Wood's original site which has been taken down. I'm aware that many of the links aren't working. If you find a dead link and know of the working link for that site, please let me know.

All the best, Hardsdisk

TECHNICAL INFO A NOTE ABOUT SERVICE MANUALS: For whatever reason, Apple has made it difficult for Macintosh owners to find an "official" web site from which to download Service Manuals for their products. However...you might try the following: http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html This link will be updated as needed The Apple User Manuals search site at http://www.info.apple.com/support/manuals.html may require you to register with a username and password of your choosing before you are allowed to access Apple's Knowledge Base documents. Low End Mac's Online Tech Journal An outstanding resource! How to use the Mac -- Basics Courtesy of After Hours Macintosh Consulting ftp Archive of OWNERS Manuals for Apple computers, Printers, Monitors, etc. ftp Archive For Configurations of Every Mac From The Mac 128 To The G3's Macintosh ROM Version Information Apple's Support Site For Older Macintosh Computers Search Apples Knowledge Archive [Formerly the Tech Info Library (TIL)] Index Of All Of Apples Support Sites Parts Lists for Apple and Macintosh Computers BOMARC - Computer schematics Their web page layout is a bit weird but their product is top notch They have many schematics for devices other than computers Mac Observer columns By Nancy Carroll Gravley (Computing with Bifocals) A Wealth of Mac Information (For The Rest of Us) For people who don't care how their computer works, but rather what their computer and the internet can do for them. Macintosh Control Panels and Extensions Motorola 68k chips FAQ Fix Your Own Printer Just check with Moe. He also has parts, manuals, and other stuff. Macintosh Printer and Ink Cartridge Information How to Clean Clogged Inkjet Printheads Tech Info and Utilities for Older Hard Drives Hard Drive Jumper Settings and Tech Info Jumper settings and specifications on thousands of hard drives from hundreds of manufacturers IBM Hard Drive Tech Info Jumper settings and much more Will That PC Monitor Work On My Mac? Macfixit's Macintosh Repair Reports, Question Forums, and More The Ultimate Mac Survival Kit A comprehensive Mac help resource Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about using your Macintosh Courtesy of After Hours Macintosh Consulting Macinstein dot com Search here for ALL sorts of Macintosh information Old Macs in an OS X environment A part of System 6 Heaven from Marten van de Kraats Trouble Shooting Macintosh Computers by Thomas Cook Connecting Two Macs With A Serial Printer Cable A very nicely done tutorial Networking Two Macs With A Printer Cable Macintosh Networking Guide The Famous Three Macs And A Printer Site Connecting Macs Together With AppleTalk Ethernet Networking Ethernet Network Your Old Mac To A New iMac Get Your Compact Mac On the Web A Part of Jagshouse Old Macs on the Internet Getting The Older Mac on the Internet Put Your Mac Classic On The Internet Dave Hughes, from the UK put his Classic Mac on the Internet. This is how he did it (and how you can too!) Networking older Macs into a Mac/PC LAN by Amber Rhea Getting classic Macs access the internet on a Mac/PC LAN by way of a cable modem, and the use a shared printer on Localtalk All About OPEN TRANSPORT, PPP, and TCP/IP SCSI - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know by Gary Field SCSI - Frequently Asked Questions SCSI School Learn all about SCSI and the various SCSI types Then find the SCSI parts you need Frequently Asked Questions about CD-Recordable technology Everything About Modems An entry into the vast array of modem info available on the Internet All About Modems Includes Initialization Strings and Much More Modem MagicĒ for Macintosh All About Email Some email basics for the beginner and email tools for everyone Benchmark Your 68K Macintosh Dead PRAM batteries on old Macs Applefritters Circuit Board Archive PCI cards, motherboards, accelerators, networking, video cards and more When this archive is complete it's going to be HUGE. Click HERE to find out how you can help build this archive. Links to Logic Board Photos More Logic Board Photos MacGurus Motherboards Database Mac Error Codes and Messages by Kevin Lenzo Sad Mac Error Codes What does it mean when I see something like 0000000F and/or 00000003 under a Sad Mac icon? All About Clock Chipping by Marc Schrier A Schematic For A Clock Synthesizer by Steve Strahm The 400K Floppy Drive And The "Click Of Death" A well done article in two parts from A. D. King How to cure the "Click Of Death" on your Zip drive Another Zip drive "Click Of Death" cure site A Zip drive "Click of Death" FAQ A DOS 3.3 Simulator For Your Mac Freeware by Cozmo Try this if you'd like to see how an old command line interface works. Handle Macintosh Files On A PC With TransMac Formatting Macintosh SCSI drives by Ernst J. Oud Simon Storey"s Hack Plus Pages Lots of technical info and illustrations Includes info on cables, monitors, and much more Make Your Mac See Your CD-ROM Drive by Ernst J. Oud Running System 8.1 On An Older Macintosh by Dan Knight Understanding RAM Chip Numbers Lists RAM chip part numbers from 24 different manufacturers LOGO's of Chip Manufacturers Includes RAM, DRAM, SDRAM,and many other IC devices Identify your RAM chip here If the link above isn't working try HERE. The RAM Guide Identifying part numbers The meaning of SIMM, DIMM and the number of pins Memory Interleaving And much more Macintosh Memory Guide by Thomas Cook RAM terminology explained in plain english Very Complete Memory Requirements For Some Older Mac Operating Systems Random Mac Questions And Their Answers by Benjamin Koh A small but growing archive with emphasis on RAM, VRAM, and monitor performance. Micro Doc Mac Repair They also do motherboard level repair work on Macs Cleaning Computer Stuff How to clean keyboards, mice, cd drives floppy drives, cases, scanners, motherboards, and more. TechSurvivors.net FREE Macintosh Computer Help and More System 7 Today System 7.1 Heaven! by Scott Holder SPECIFIC MACHINES SITES Apple II Frequently Asked Questions maintained by Jeff Hurlburt The Apple II Website Some Neat Apple II Stuff From Phil Beesley "Archaic" Apples Glen Sanford's Gallery of ALL Macs Apple's Tech Info on ALL Macs 68000 Computers Includes Makers Other Than Apple 68020 Computers 68030 Computers Includes Makers Other Than Apple 68040 Computers 68LC040 Computers What Works On A 68000 Mac Mac 128 Stuff The Mac 512 Another Mac 512 site Mac Plus site Mac+ - The Original and Best Another Mac Plus site A Mac Plus as a Web Server Add a clock to your Mac Plus or Mac SE A survey of what's available by A. D. King Mac SE stuff by Chris Adams The Apple PowerBook 100 FAQ Page by Peter Sloep Repair Macintosh SE/30 Classic Mac Club web site Colo(u)r Classic Forum hosted by Stuart Bell The Colo(u)r Classic Upgrade Mega-FAQ by Chris Lawson Color Classic Power Up Web Page Tune-up Color Classic Display Resolution Improve Color Classic Screen Resolution Build a PowerColor Classic by Stuart Bell Jamal Hannah's Macintosh Color Classic Enhancement Page Mac IIci stuff How To "Field Strip" A Mac IIci Apple Mac IIcx/IIci User's Log Steve Wood's IIfx Page Flat Pack Macs by Mark Benson The Place to come for info on Macintosh LC series computers Includes logic board photos and upgrade instructions Apple Mac Performa 460 User's Log A Quadra 605 Information Site by Dana Sibera Quadra 700 Floppy Drive and RAM Replacement Info From Michael Dawe Much of this info also applies to the Mac IIci and Mac IIcx Support for Older Model PowerBooks RD's PowerBook Page How to Clock Chip The LC575 Mark's Macintosh TV Page James Wang's AV Mac FAQ Apple Mac Quadra 650 User's Log Every Macintosh, MacOS-Compatible, & Processor Upgrade Cards SOFTWARE Some "Legalese" just to keep us all safe: Some software may be used only upon conditions stated in apple license contained in the Apple SW License Agreement: ftp://ftp31.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/+LICENSE_READ_ME_FIRST You must go to that file and read the license agreement. By downloading the software you are agreeing to the terms of the Apple license. Do not download if you do not agree with these terms. Michigan State University Public Download Directory A source for some "older" software such as Eudora 1.5.1, Netscape 2.0.2, QuickTime 2.5, and other 68K Mac stuff. TUCOWS Macintosh Software Archive Version Tracker dot com - The #1 Resource For Macintosh Software Apple II Emulators Download Page MacTreasures Software For Your Old Apple Computer (other stuff too) Software and hardware products not found on retail shelves. Software that works on 68000 Macs Includes software for 68000 macs like Plus, SE, Portable, Classic and PowerBook 100 Apple's Main Software Archive The main FTP site for Apple and Macintosh Software Apple's Older Software Downloads A really HUGE archive Apple's Software Updates Page Gamba's archive of rare, hard to find System Enablers Very complete. Includes information from Apple's site in the next link Apple's Operating System Enablers The really old Systems from the Mac 512 UG Gamba's System Software Download Sites Gamba's Boot Disk Download Sites Macintosh System Downloads from Low End Mac Software from Newer Technology Newer Technology's website has been "down" for quite some time, but they're coming back soon. Home of the famous Gauge Series including Clockometer and Ramometer A Newer Technology Software Download Site This is a mostly complete mirror site for the old defunct Newer Technology software goodies Download the famous Gauge Series including Clockometer and Ramometer System 6 Heaven from Marten van de Kraats Brent Kostella's System 6 Warehouse A free software archive Old Global Village Software Download Site How can I get an OS on a Mac using only my PC? From The Vintage and Compact Macs FAQ Created and maintained by The pickle Download TransMac And Handle Macintosh Files On A PC Use TransMac to download Macintosh files and applications using a PC and then transfer them to your Mac using floppy disks or CD images. Properly handles the resource fork, and also creator/file type resources for Stuffit (.sit) files. Download Software to Benchmark Your 68K Macintosh A Simple CPU Benchmark Set for 68K Macs Thanks to Cameron Kaiser A Goldmine of Old Mac Apps, Including Lisa Stuff LOTS of Utility Disks and Other Apps disk-tools-333.hqx apple-hd-sc-setup-735+ patch data-rescue-211 iomega, mactools, utilities and much more Ernst J. Oud's Software Vault Mac Utilities and Collectibles Not Found Elsewhere Shareware and Freeware Programs Unique tools and utilities from Alessandro Levi Montalcini Some Macintosh Software Favorites Public Domain Macintosh Software archived by Marc Schrier Assorted Mac Freeware/Shareware Including Sound And Image Files Mac Shareware and Freeware from Kim Komando Mac Shareware For Children from Grace Sylvan The pickle's Giant Vintage Mac Software Archive The AusMac Archive Includes the old Apple and Macintosh Commercials and Much more. Mac's Internet Software Collection Some Software For Your Older Mac From Maarten Pullen All Kinds Of FREEWARE For Your Macintosh Software for "Older" Macs from Jagshouse Netsacpe's Browser Archive An Archive of Older Netscape and Mosaic Browser Versions Taming Navigator 2.02 by Gamba Netscape 4.03 and 4.05 Download Site Netscape claims this is the latest Netscape version which will run on Operating System versions below 7.6. See below for more info on using Netscape 4.0.8 on a Mac with system versions less than 7.6x Netscape 4.0.8 Download Site Erno Helen reported running NS4.08 on a 7.5.5 Quadra 700 very happily. You just use the Custom Install feature and just continue when it warns about your OS being not up to it. I have installed and run Netscape 4.0.8 (stand-alone) on several 68K Macs with only system 7.5, and it works very well. I did this using the Easy Install option, and just "continuing" past the System 7.6x warning window. You must have the extension CFM-68K Runtime Enabler 4.0 installed for this to work. The CFM-68K Runtime Enabler 4.0 extension requires the ObjectSupportLib 1.2 extension. Download CFM-68K Runtime Enabler 4.0 with ObjectSupportLib 1.2 This 350K file will download as a binhexed disk image. Stuffit Expander should de-code it. Then just double click on the disk image, and follow the Read-Me instructions. Web Browsers, Internet Connection, and Other Helper Software NCSA's Mosaic For Macintosh Web Browsers for Black & White Macs From Chris Adams Cyberdog Stuff from Mary Grimsley Cyberdog is internet computer software made by Apple Gamba's Small Browser Download Sites MacLynx Stuff From Olivier Gutknecht More Lynx stuff The iCab Web Browser For Macs Development of the 68K version has stopped but the OS 8.6 - OS X versions support some standards that other browsers don't. TeleFinder Web Server - BBS Software Lets you run a MacOS based Web Server and BBS. The older TeleFinderUser Version 3.5.5 works with compact Macs like the Plus, Classic, SE etc. and system 6.0! Features include multiple-recipient addressing in email, full Internet domain addressing, file transfer over the Internet, and more. NOTE: You may need to hold down your "Option" key when you click on the download link, to get the 800K file to download to your hard drive. Otherwise you may only get a screen full of gibberish. Iomega Software and Drivers for Zip and Jaz Drives Older Macintosh Driver Software From Bhavesh Patel Need a Device Driver? Try DriverGuide.com Scanners and Scanner Drivers Mac aRa Modem MagicTM 5.0 Insures Stable, Fast, Consistent Modem Behavior. Faster Modem Connect Rates or Better Data Compression on 56K Capable Phone Lines. 68K Mac Games Archive From "Schizo" Some Old Mac Network Games From Rick VanDerveer The Official FreePPP Website Software For The Beginner Mac User BBEdit v.2.1.3 -Freeware Text Editor works in System 6 HINT: If all you get as a download is a screen full of gibberish, try again while holding down the OPTION key on your keyboard. Mac 512 Network Software From The Mac 512 UG Lots of Obscure Macintosh Software From Thomas Hopper All The Mac Software You May Ever Need With full info on each program telling what processor/system software it needs. PLENTY for 68k machines! UMICH Macintosh Software Archive Download MaxAppleZoom, Mode32* version 1.2, SoftwareFPU and MUCH MORE *IMPORTANT: This version of Mode32 SHOULD NOT be used with System 7.5. Use of MODE32 version 1.2 with System 7.5 may cause serious file corruption. If you have already installed version 1.2 (the control panel version) into a System 7.5 system - or even if you have already removed it - reinstall fresh System Software. Version 1.2 of MODE32 can cause file resource corruption in System 7.5. The only way to correct the problem is to reinstall a fresh version System Software 7.5. Once you have reinstalled System Software, you can use version 7.5 of MODE32 to gain 32-Bit Addressing capability. Download Mode32 for System 7.5 Freeware and Shareware for Macintosh and Newton Sorted by name, by author, and by category Download SoftwareFPU from John Neil & Associates SoftwareFPU is a Macintosh freeware utility which allows applications requiring a Floating Point Unit (FPU) to work on computers without one. Download Finder_Fixer.hqx This freeware Control Panel from Mayson G. Lancaster allows you to assign more RAM to the Finder if needed to prevent annoying Finder crashes. Anti-Virus Info For Your Mac Virus Protection For "SevenDust", "CODE9811", and "AutoStart" Andrew Starr's Unofficial Eudora Site Mac Software You Couldn't Find Elsewhere Search For Files On FTP Sites Worldwide OLDER AND USED HARDWARE SOURCES * means I've received positive customer feedback about this vendor. Please let me know if you wish to suggest others. Apple's Macintosh Product Guide A catalog of over 18,000 products made for use with Macintosh computers Gamba's Model Number Database How to figure out what you have based on the model number. Small Dog Electronics* New, refurbished Macs, parts, accessories and software Other World Computing* Macintosh Upgrades, Hard Drives, Memory & More Mac Solutions A Macintosh Super store The Hi Tech Cafe Looking for a used hard drive? This is the place! Also many other parts and accessories Used Mac Prices Sun Remarketing Inc. (New & Used) Shreve Systems (New & Used) Pre-Owned Macs Comprenew Used Macs, Peripherals, and Parts Buy or Sell Used Macs at Mac Of All Trades* Nexcomp New, Used, Refurb. Macs, Parts, Peripherals* Refurbished, Clean, Tested Mac Hardware Also featuring Mac, Amiga, and Commodore Software. CNET's Shopper Dot Com Every Thing "PowerBook" from PowerBook Guy Refurbished PowerBooks from Donny Monk He also has batteries, parts, accessories, and Exploded Views of many PowerBooks Junkyard Jeff's Computer Wrecking Yard* Computer Clock (PRAM) Batteries For Apple Computers Finding out how to buy his stuff is not obvious from his web page but there is an 800 phone number. PRAM Batteries He also has sleds, bezels, cables, and more "Insanely Great" Mac Classified - Buy & Sell Mac4Sale Mac Only Classified Ads The Mac Trading Post The Classic Mac Trading Post ICN's New and Used Mac Stuff MC Computer's Used Macs, Apples & Parts Timco's Used Macs and Parts MacResQ Used Macs and Parts Que Computers PowerMax Mac Parts Dot Com The "Refurb" Madness Page Print Pal - Your printers best friend* Inkjet Replacement Cartridges Low Cost Ink Cartridges Cartridge Systems Ink GotInk4U 123inkjets.com inkjets4half.com MC Price Breaker's SCSI Connectors, Cables, and More Granite Digital's Cables, Adapters, Other SCSI Gear MacCables dot com Pacific Cables All kinds of cables for all kinds of computers Includes a nice section of cables for Apple and really OLD Mac computers. Macgurus Boards, Cards, Drives, Memory, and More Memory Price Tracker for Older Macs Compare vendors prices for RAM SIMMS for your "Older" Macintosh 1 - 800 - 4RAM* Quality RAM at a good price Data Memory Systems They claim they'll meet or beat ANY memory chip price. They also sell LOTS of other Macintosh stuff. Memory and More from The Chip Merchant Accelerators For Older Macs from MicroMac Upgrade Products From Daystar Digital A Mirror of the original website Accelerators and Upgrades from Sonnet Technologies RADIUS Vintage Product Support CRA Systems Online Lots of old Rasterops, Radius, and Supermac stuff Used Computers, Parts, Cards, Peripherals, And More RAM, Cards, Peripherals, Used Systems And More From Sur-Tech* NuBus Card Photos A Guide to NuBus Video Cards Guide To Video cards For The LC PDS (Processor Direct Slot) Includes the LC series, Color Classic, CCII, and a few Quadras (605, 630), and several Performas More Stuff About NuBus Video Cards Herb's Systems, Accessories, And Parts For "Classic" Macs* David Baucom's Mac Site MacSwapmeet and MacFinders PowerOn's New, Used, Refurb'ed Macs and Accessories Dennis Ende's Used Macs and Parts AuctionMac.com MacAuctions.com ComputerGeeks.com* Cheap Mac Stuff* Computer Recyclers Garbage Dump Computers How to search for computer equipment at the local dump Micro Doc Mac Parts* Lots of in stock items at great prices Floppy Disks for "Older" Macs from Athana International* At last...a place where you can buy NEW floppies for that Mac that only uses "800K" disks Secondhand Macs SecondhandMac is the place for buying and selling all used Macs or Mac compatible hardware and software Bob Poland's Macintosh Garage Sale Sources for Mac Parts, Accessories and Stuff In England New and Refurbished Mac Stuff from 2nd Chance PC Ltd Inspite of their name, they specialize mainly in Macs. Located in Cambridge, England AppleMacParts dot Com If they don't list it just ask. They will try to find it for you. They ship to the U.S. and other countries OTHER SITES Low End Mac Possibly the best source for Macintosh Information on the Internet! The ULTIMATE Macintosh If it isn't here, then it's probably not on the Internet! The Macintosh Links Page Zillions of links to Macintosh stuff Jagshouse Jag's House is an important resource for older Macintosh software and technical info. The Apple Stuff Store Apple Logo Shirts, Hats, Pens, and More David's Sounds Page Macintosh Start-up Sounds AirMouse's Classic Mac Workshop Classic Mac Users Homepage The Macintosh Toolbox Tom Owad's Applefritter Devoted to documenting Apple computers, prototypes and clones Macintouch.com The original Mac news, information, and analysis site since 1994 Pointers to Classic Mac Sites from Herb Johnson More Resources For Older Computers from Jayne Cravens BJ's Apple Orchard Info on the Apple IIc, Apple IIGS, Mac Plus, SE, IIci,IIfx, IIsi,and Centris 650 The Mac 512 Users Group This Group supports the exchange of information on ALL Classic Macs. Minix (Unix) Operating System for Macintosh More about Minux A Version of Unix that Runs on Macs Without Reformatting or Partitioning your Drive You can download it here from Jag's House Mac Unix/Linux Solutions (Weird page format!) NetBSD - A UNIX-like Operating System A/UX FAQ Installing A/UX by Cameron Kaiser Puma's NetBSD/mac68k pages NetBSD On A Classic II Macintosh Where Old Macs Go To Be Recycled These folks could use that old Mac you want to get rid of "What To Do With An Old Macintosh" by Jeff Weitzman The Mac As A Fish Tank The Apple Online Museum The Macintosh Museum Page Glen Sanford's History of Apple Computers Obsolete computer museum The Apple Collection Excellent links; MacVeteran page (in Danish but still very useable) The Macnologist Steve Wozniak's Web Site Classic Macs Mailing List for users of pre-'040 Macs Classic Macs List Archive Quadlist - An email list for users of 68040-based Macs QuadList archive Vintage Macs - An email list for users of 68020- and 68030-based Macs Vintage Macs list archive "MacWizards" Mailing List Subscription Info HTML Archive of MacWizards Mailing List Articles Apples List of Mac Users Groups Emulate (Darn Near) Anything On Your Macintosh Vintage Mac Groupies A newspaper Article Mac Tutorials And Tips ClarisWorks Tutorials Cleaning Your Computer Bobby MacBrain's Mac Hack Handbook Mel's Macintosh Universe The Dreamscape Macintosh Support Page What on earth is a Knubbelmac? The Mothership; The Apple Lisa and Early Macintosh Archive Classic Macintosh Computers - A Part of History Mac-Gyver's Mac Page Cozmo's Email Macintosh info and tips with elan! Gamba's Home Page A Wealth Of "Older" Macintosh Resources My Fair Share A new website dedicated to 68k Macs Scotts Mac Station Marco's Vintage Macintosh Site Originally in Italian but now fully translated into English. Check out the old Mac games demo. Looking For Something "Macintosh"? Floppy Driven Macs by Jeff Garrison My Emailing Mac Plus archive of Jeff's page. Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley Robert Andrew Lentz's Macintosh Page Another Great Resource for Mac software, and much, much more Mac Domain Byron's Macarchaeologist Page Archaic Apples Info on Apple, Lisa. and Macintosh Hardware, System Software (includes International Versions), Schematics, and MUCH More This is a "Must See" website Giving Your Computer Directions Using the Keyboard By Nancy Carroll Gravley More Giving Your Computer Directions Using the Keyboard By Nancy Carroll Gravley 88 Keyboard Shortcuts & Commands By Nancy Carroll Gravley Tons of Tips, Keyboard Commands, and Shortcuts From Sumter MUG Magical Macintosh Key Sequences From Dave Polaschek The EnigMac - Yet another place where old Macs rule Steve Wood's Writings Steve has a wealth of info here about upgrading older Macs Also lots of other Mac related topics Macs vs PCs Dale Adams' Informative Mac Essays See What Devan Simunovich Does With 68K Macs A List Of Every File Format There Is Mary Grimsley's Computer Stuff A nice mix of news, views, and useful tech tips. Rechargeable Batteries from Thomas Distributing They have some really HUGEcapacity rechargeable AA, C and D batteries. Just what you need for your digital camera They also have battery chargers, holders, testers, and more. The Mac Geek's Journal by Bryan Villados The Hardsdisk Mac Pages Assorted tips and tricks The Macintosh Guy Mac Tips from the Macintosh Guy MacBack USA Sell your used Apple device in the US or UK Positively reviewed online

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