Recent content by Chris_in_Japan

Dear all, I think I made a wrong buy and I was willing to ask the expert advice of yours about it. Please check these pics: http://s671.photobucket.com/user/Chris_in_Japan/media/up_zps01e9f737.jpg.html http://s671.photobucket.com/user/Chris_in_Japan/media/down_zps2209bb9b.jpg.html The...

Hi there! I have now to Macintosh Portable on the table. A 5120 and a 5126 ("backlight"). No power adapter, no 9V battery, just a newly rebuilt and fully charged 6V main battery. The 5120 will boot, happy mac is shown but the floppy drive will spin and stop, spin and stop indefinitively...

Hi Everybody! After long absence and after having repaired a 5160 with your help I came one week ago to an 5155 along (100$) that has some flaws that I was hoping to fix again with some good advices from you... The machine is configured with 256kb RAM, one original 5 1/4 floppy and one hard...

Hi everybody! I bought and installed a math co-processor in my 5160 and have no diagnose software. How can i test if the co-processor is working (well)? Some command in dos (3.30) to check it? Some simple for/next routine in basic with some execution time with and without co-processor to judge...

Hi guys. I lost my single copy of the MS-DOS 3.30 in a fried hdd. I was willing to know if somebody would be willing to do me favor to mail me a copy in 360KB 5.25" floppy discs... I can return expenses by paypal or mailing the cash. I am based in Europe (Liechtenstein). Thanks!

Hello to all! First day in the forum and the second question already... Sorry, folks! I have a Macintosh 128K that seems to work fine with the following exception: Once I am inserting the disc with Paint and I launch the program, the message "There is not enough room in memory for MacPaint"...

Hi, Everybody! I am a newbie, tried to introduce myself in "Introductions" and 5 seconds later coming with the first question! Not nice, I know! Since I am just a humble mechanical engineer I feel myself like at the doctor - I will just list symptoms with the hope to offer some clue to find...

Hi everybody! I am 44 years old and living in Liechtenstein with my small family (wife & three kids aged 8, 6 and 3). I developed somehow increasing interest for vintage things - I have no scientific explanation for that! I am in anyway a collector... I enjoy my few Harleys from the 40's, my...