Hello! My first post here. I have an original ImageWriter that I would love to get working. However, all my attempts at printing have not worked so far. I have tried:

• Connect printer via DB25 to Mini DIN 8 (what I believe is a null-modem cable)
• Make sure SELECT switch is on
• ImageWriter drivers are set up
• Choose appropriate port, from Chooser (on Mac OS 6 and 7)
• DIP Switch settings are set for 9600 baud (1-1, 1-2 Closed, 2-5, 2-6 Closed)
• Recapped the PCB (electrolytic capacitors)
• Built a custom cable according to this diagram on this page, which says it should work for connecting an ImageWriter printer.

The printer prints a test sheet when started in self-test mode.

When I try to print from Word 4.0, either nothing happens or there is an error that "printer is not responding, please check the select switch". Paper is loaded, no paper error, and front cover is on.

I'm running out of ideas here, but I really really want this to work. What could possibly be the logical next step?

The DB-25 connector is soldered on the board, there seems to be no "AppleTalk" or "SuperSerial" cards. When I got the printer, it had two data cables - one for Apple II I believe (DB25 to 5 pin DIN) and the aforementioned DB25 to Mini DIN 8.

The PCB (before recap)

Quite chuffed that last week I finally procured all the parts I needed to run and display my two Apple displays (17” Studio Display, TB Display) and a new desk where I could put the sub/amp for the sound sticks between. Only problem with the 17” is it’s a bit dim at max brightness and has a number of dead pixels - any recommendations on replacement panels?

I was going to convert mine to a monitor using the juicy crumb kit but I didn't read the requirements and accidentally bought the 800mhz imac g4, I can't find any 1.25ghz on the market right now would anyone be interested in selling theirs ?

Was cleaning out some old junk in the basement and found my old iBook G4 in its box that I used to use in school growing up. I thought this thing was long gone years ago.

Still charges and turns on but most of the time I only get the flashing finder/question mark folder and the few times it does pick up the hard drive it kernel panics just after the apple and spinning gear come up. I guess the whopping internal 40GB drive is just too old and worn out. Shame, it would’ve been interesting to see some of my old assignments and iTunes library again.

Just sharing this here. It has all the OG pieces and accessories.

Someone has a rather complete looking set of A/UX manuals on eBay. It's, of course, selling for a stupid price, but if anyone here gets them, or has a set, it would be awesome if you could find a sheet fed scanner and share it with the rest of us. I hvae an SE/30 waiting on a RAM upgrade to get A/UX installed. As a Linux pro, I love playing around with old UNIX stuff, especially when I can get them to work together with my new systems.

Hey all,

I am curious as to the rarity of an original Macintosh 128k which has been upgraded to a plus through Apple's official upgrade program.

Any input would be helpful,

Thank you!

Hello, what are the "proper" keyboard and mouse for an iMac G5 17" 1.8Ghz (PowerMac 8,1)?

I just got a beautiful iMac with no keyboard & mouse and I'd like to get the original ones for it.

Thanks!

I am interviewing (to update my book) the Cupertino crew who built the ground-breaking Apple PowerBook 140 and 170. Amazing people, amazing work. Do you have any questions you'd like asked?.

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In 2024/25, pls don't think twice about upgrading your MacBook. In 1991, a 2MB RAM upgrade for the PowerBook cost $399. A 4MB expansion cost $899! Adjusted for inflation - $923 and $2000!!

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pick up only in the boston area due to fragile plastic

Hello! What would this screen mean? I do not have any peripherals for this since i found it at s recycling center 10 years ago. Has been sitting on a shelf in a warm and dry place ever since. Looking to maybe sell it because I never got around to buying a keyboard or a mouse nor any software for it. It booted to the OS when i first booted it back in the day.

Works beautifully with power mac g5. Beautiful screen resolution too!

Hello!
I just recently purchased an iBook G3 Clamshell 366Mhz, which I intend to upgrade with a DVD-ROM, 512MB of RAM, a 128GB mSATA SSD, a new battery, and possibly an XGA screen if I can find the cable part (if anyone has one that they would be willing to sell, lmk!)

However, I am aware of the rather poor quality mono speaker and lack of internal Bluetooth in this model and I wasn't able to find anyway to add this. The two main issues are
a) The iBook is a very nice machine, but it's poor speaker quality and lack of stereo sound limits it in-bed DVD playing capabilities
b) It only has 1 usb port, making it troublesome to use it all up for a Bluetooth dongle

Does anyone have any ideas for adding these upgrades? I think it would be a great addition to the iBook Clamshell upgrading community and it could also be helpful for fellow those who'd like to upgrade their iBook with even more cool mods. One thing that would be a must for me (and probably many others) is that cutting and/or modifying the beautiful (yellow) plastics should be off limits. Also, soldering will probably be necessary for this, but it shouldn't be anything absurd like physically damaging the motherboard in a un-reversible manner.

Thanks for all the help, could be a really cool project! I'm open to hearing any ideas!

(I also posted this on MacRumors Forum)

Found this at the local recycling station today 😃

Burned a couple of CDs and DVDs of Adelie, Gentoo PPC and VOID PPC, but none of them shows either in my Mac Mini G4, Ibook G4 Powerbook g4 or ibook g3. Certainly not a cd-drive problem, because i have burned MacOS CDs and have installed from them before without any problems

How to fix this? I want to install linux

Hi, just a quick question, is there a limit to the amount of times a Virtual PC 7 product key can be used and activated, or are they infinite? I just wanted to see if it mattered, thank you!