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CaryMG

02-28-2006, 12:19 PM

I've been using the InterNet pretty regularly for 3 years, now.
One day, while stumbling around, I happened upon "Intertainment Nirvana" ....
The website that harbors a neglected chapter of gaming -- boxmac software.
Games that I thought were vaporized into existance were ALL there in a beautiful look & easy-to-use downloads.
Even versions of classics that I had no idea about-- like "Captain Blood", for example.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/forumepix/CaptainBloodMacintosh2.jpg
"Captain Blood" -- Classic "APPLE Macintosh"
[Yes -- This Does Exist! lol]

The website's called "Macintosh Garden" -- click here ta see it > "Macintosh Garden" (http://mac.the-underdogs.org)
It's philosophy's the same as "Home Of The Underdogs" only not DOS-exclusive.
By the way, I'm sure there's a similar place for the other Golden Age machines -- the AMIGA & Atari ST.
And I know here's one for the APPLE "APPLE][GS" computer.
It's called "APPLE ][GS Fairway" -- click here if you're curious > "APPLE ][GS Fairway" (http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/)

Recently, "Macintosh Garden" 's maintenance has not been upkept -- it's a shell of it's former self.
And lately software's been spamming the place like crazy & no one seems all that keen on saving it.
Screenshots were gone/back/gone ....
Downloading's now an impossibility ....

If you're a fan of Golden Age gaming on boxmacs like I am, please visit this most wonderful website before it's literally gone.
And there's an "Emergency BackUp", if you will.
It's called "Macintosh Attic" -- click here ta go to it > "Macintosh Attic" (http://www.grenier-du-mac.net/listes/liste_alpha.html)

Later!
:) :) :)

Ninja Blacksox

02-28-2006, 12:38 PM

I too noticed that Macintosh Garden has been having a few problems recently.

I love that place. Here's hoping someone will put forth the time and effort necessary for it to remain operational.

-A Boy

dcescott

02-28-2006, 12:57 PM

I would love to get my hands on an old B&W mac. Everytime I see one, it's too pricey and it needs a serious internal cleaning and fresh OS.

CaryMG

02-28-2006, 01:23 PM

I would love to get my hands on an old B&W mac. Everytime I see one, it's too pricey and it needs a serious internal cleaning and fresh OS.

Here ya go, Scott! > BoxMacs For Sale (http://www.68kmla.net/viewtopic.php?t=4228)
This is the one he's talking about ....

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/forumepix/APPLEMacintoshClassicII.jpg
APPLE "Macintosh Classic II" Computer

It's APPLE's best boxmac -- the "Macintosh SE/30" -- in it's most beautiful design.

PM 'im -- he's very reputable & I just bought an APPLE "PowerBook 520c" computer from 'im!

Later!
:) :) :)

chrisbid

02-28-2006, 01:58 PM

i have 3 of them, two were free, and the third was 10 bucks

if you dig long enough, youre bound to find one at a great price

dcescott

02-28-2006, 04:18 PM

CaryMG I sent you a PM kind sir.

Flack

02-28-2006, 05:17 PM

I would love to get my hands on an old B&W mac. Everytime I see one, it's too pricey and it needs a serious internal cleaning and fresh OS.

Really? The last one I got was a buck at a thrift store. It's fired up in the corner of my cube, sitting at the "insert disk" icon.

CaryMG

02-28-2006, 05:25 PM

CaryMG

02-28-2006, 05:27 PM

Message received & replied to, Scott !

Later!
:) :) :)

Red Hedgehog

02-28-2006, 09:59 PM

Really?
The last one I got was a buck at a thrift store.
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Yet another "I-Found-A-BoxMac-At-A-ThriftStore-For-$5" story!!!!! lol
Only this time it's just $1 lol

Where Oh WHERE are these stores ?!?

I see box Macs at thrift stores all the time for $5. Okay, maybe they are $10. I almost grabbed a Mac plus the other day, but they apparently didn't have the keyboard and mouse for it - and those still used those phone cord connectors.

CaryMG

03-01-2006, 12:33 PM

I see box Macs at thrift stores all the time for $5.
Okay, maybe they are $10.
Man are you lucky ....
We have nothing like that here -- New York City
Wanna "Big Wheel" with worn-out tires -- no problemo.
But a classic APPLE "Macintosh" computer? Nope

I almost grabbed a Mac plus the other day, but they apparently didn't have the keyboard and mouse for it
and those still used those phone cord connectors.
lol
That's exactly the kinda keyboard I've been huntin' down
It's this one, right?

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/forumepix/ClassicMacintoshComputerKeyboard2.jpg
Classic APPLE "Macintosh" Computer Keyboard

The reason I want it is 'cause it's nice & chunky
Hope you're able ta find it !

Later!
:) :) :)

Fanboy

03-01-2006, 02:08 PM

CaryMG

03-01-2006, 03:17 PM

Heh, I got my BoxMac when we moved into our house. It was in the crawlspace... not sure if it was the previous owners or perhaps even further back than that that left the machine there.

Also found 2 Mac LCs in the garbage within the past 3 years.

Macs fall from the trees up in Toronto, methinks.
God almighty .... lol
If you guys only knew the hoops I had ta jump through ta get my APPLE "Macintosh SE/30" computer ....

Later!
:) :) :)

Truffle

03-01-2006, 08:20 PM

Is there a reliable emulator someone can recomend me?
I used to love mac games when I had one...

CaryMG

03-02-2006, 12:03 PM

Is there a reliable emulator someone can recomend me?
I used to love mac games when I had one...

Absolutely, Truffle!

Please to make the clicky click here > "MinivMac" (http://minivmac.sourceforge.net/)

Later!
:) :) :)

Truffle

03-02-2006, 02:20 PM

:kiss:
Oh your awsome!
Thank you!

I love digital Press.

CaryMG

03-02-2006, 03:41 PM

lol

You got it, Truffle

Later!
:) :) :)

Red Hedgehog

03-02-2006, 09:00 PM

As if in response to the conversation in this topic, yesterday at my local thrift store, I came across a minty-fresh Macintosh SE. I plugged it in to test it and the hard drive booted it up to some version of System 6 just fine (I didn't bother plugging in keyboard and mouse to test further).

I was sorely tempted to purchase it, but it was $10 (while $5 is about what I would want to spend) and I have no real way of getting software onto it. Even though I believe System 6 had a TCP/IP control panel, there's certainly no Ethernet support on it. And my main computer is a 15" Powerbook G4 which, of course, has no floppy drive. I guess I have an old Pentium laptop lying around that I could use to download Mac software onto and get some program that would allow it to read and format floppies for the Mac and transfer that way. Still, seems like too much trouble. Maybe if it is still there tomorrow...

MrRoboto19XX

03-02-2006, 11:03 PM

my main computer is a 15" Powerbook G4 which, of course, has to floppy

I was actually thinking and came across the same problem as you.

What I plan on doing is just downloading all those games, putting them on a USB drive, and using a friends windows machine. Assuming it has a 3.5 floppy drive, Ill just buy some disks from office depot or somewhere (they've got to be like $1 for 900 nowadays)

USB>Desktop>3.5>Done.

If Im correct, instant classic mac library!

SuperPsycho

03-03-2006, 06:21 AM

It's APPLE's best boxmac -- the "Macintosh SE/30" -- in it's most beautiful design.

That's not totally accurate... there are some rather notable differences between the Mac SE/30 and Mac Classic II other than case style.

One big difference is expandiblaty: Mac SE/30 has a PDS slot for expantion cards(like maybe ethernet cards).... Mac Classic II does not.... also, the Mac SE/30's RAM can be expanded to 32MB, whearas the Mac Classic II can only handle up to 10MB of RAM.

There are more differences that become apparent when looking at Apple's spec pages for the two computers.
Mac Classic II on Apple Spec (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112179)

Mac SE/30 on Apple Spec (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112170)

Personally, I happen to think the mac SE and SE/30 case design looks just fine (http://www.thecowsaysmoo.org/superpsycho/Pictures/macse.JPG).

CaryMG

03-03-2006, 11:43 AM

As if in response to the conversation in this topic, yesterday at my local thrift store,
I came across a minty-fresh Macintosh SE.
... it was $10
You guys are killin' me lol

....download Mac software onto and get some program that would allow it to read and format floppies for the Mac ...

Here's how ya download APPLE "Macintosh" computer software with a PC to be used on an APPLE "Macintosh" computer ....
1] Put a blank floppy in your APPLE "Macintosh" computer
2] Click > SPECIAL > ERASE DISK > DOS 1.44 MB
3] Download any software on the floppy with a PC & it'll work in any APPLE "Macintosh" computer !

And may the house recommend the following classic APPLE "Macintosh" software sources?
1] "InfoMac"
If it isn't here, it doesn't exist lol
Click here > "InfoMac" (http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html)

2] "Mac Attic"
Your #1 classic APPLE "Macintosh" computer game resource.
Scroll to the bottom & click TELECHARGER -- that means "DownLoad".
Click here > "Mac Attic" (http://www.grenier-du-mac.net/listes/liste_alpha.html)

Later!
:) :) :)

CaryMG

03-03-2006, 04:10 PM

It's back -- kinda/sorta lol

Click here > "Macintosh Garden" Annex (http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php%3Fshow%3Dall)

Later!
:) :) :)

Red Hedgehog

03-05-2006, 02:24 PM

....download Mac software onto and get some program that would allow it to read and format floppies for the Mac ...

Here's how ya download APPLE "Macintosh" computer software with a PC to be used on an APPLE "Macintosh" computer ....
1] Put a blank floppy in your APPLE "Macintosh" computer
2] Click > SPECIAL > ERASE DISK > DOS 1.44 MB
3] Download any software on the floppy with a PC & it'll work in any APPLE "Macintosh" computer ![/quote]

Actually, I needed the opposite - a way to read Mac-format floppies on a Win 95 PC. 800k floppies at that, since this SE I looked at didn't sya Superdrive, so I figure no High Density ones. That's the only computer I currently have that has both an internet connection and a floppy drive. So I would download to the PC, transfer to floppy, and then floppy to the SE.

Also, I'm pretty sure it was only with System 7 that the ability to read PC-format disks came standard (though there was an add-on for System 6) and I doubt this System 6 SE would have had that capability.

What I would really love is to find an Ethernet card for the SE (and a really old version of Netscape Navigator, I guess).

CaryMG

03-05-2006, 03:01 PM

kk -- I'll have the answer for ya in just a bit ...

... a way to read Mac 800K floppies on a Win 95 PC.
I would download to the PC, transfer to floppy, and then floppy to the SE.
It's impossible 800K disks in a PC floppy drive.
The hardware is fundamentally different,
and there is no way software can overcome the differences ....

That's the answer I was given, Red -- sorry.
But the alternative's easy -- just get an external 1.44MB floppy drive for your APPLE "Macintosh SE" computer.

What I would really love is to find an Ethernet card for the SE (and a really old version of Netscape Navigator, I guess).
There's something much better than NetScape "Navigator".
It's called "iCab".
Click here ta get it > "iCab" InterNet Browser For APPLE "Macintosh SE" Computers (http://download.filefront.com/4843530;021c921bfd5efffb60f06bd020195ec343fa5e2f59 265525784e0f160704f55093fc12f0f425776d)

Later!
:) :) :)