Classic Macintosh Links

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CLASSIC MACINTOSH COMPUTING

LINKS

THE CLASSIC MACINTOSH COMMUNITY

An active and vibrant community exists around the world, dedicated to the preservation of early computers and software. A subset of this group focuses on the classic, or compact, Macintosh computers -- the all-in-one computers running on the Motorola 680X0 microprocessor. Members of this community stay in touch by way of email lists, bullentin boards, and official user groups. Below you will find links on how to participate in this community, links to help solve a number of technical problems, and links of members who have put up webpages devoted to their love of old computers, like this one.

INTERACTIVE SITES

Mac 512 Text Only Link

Although The Mac 512 User Group has ended, it still maintains a website full of helpful information as well as a bullentin board on which to post questions and help other users. Everyone I have met here has been helpful and kind.

To check out the Mac 512 Bulletin Board, go here:

MacDebate.com.

Low End Mac is one of the largest of the online communities. It maintains extremely active mailing lists, divided according to computer types. Lists cover everything from the Apple Lisa up to the most current G4s. The list for most of the computers discussed on this site is the compact.macs list. Note that you will find some very friendly and helpful people here. You will also find the occassional flame war. The lists are not moderated, so you will need a thick skin at times to participate.

To join the Compact Macs mailing list, send a blank email to:

Compact Macs

To review recent postings, go to:

Compact Macs Archive

As the result of a discussion on the Compact Macs mailing list, a petition has been started to make old versions of unsupported software free. This petition was mentioned on TechTV's "The Screen Savers" on May 27, 2000.

Consider signing
THE ABANDONWARE PETITION
Just click the petition link.

The FTP client for Macintosh

CLASSIC MACINTOSH INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE SITES

You won't find any "warez" here, and please don't ask for any. But if you want to learn what your Classic Mac can do, or find just the right software title or game, you will most likely find what you are looking for here:

abigail's homepage
A personal web site with some great desktop pictures and other Mac information.

Another Computer Museum
A web site devoted to an impressive private computer collection with very good photographs. It brought back memories for me.

Apple History.com
History with pictures and technical specifications. The site comes in a downloadable version.

Applefritter

Compact Mac Gallery
A place to share your compact Mac pictures.

Cyberdog Homepage
Welcome to the Doghouse!

Ernst J. Oud's Home Page
with some interesting older software.

Flat Pack Macs
A page about the Macintosh LC series.

Full of Mac
Information for the SE/30.

Gamba's Homepage
Required reading for the compact enthusiast.

Glenn's Macintosh TCP/IP and Networking Page

The Grouch
Still living in the Macintosh trash can.