starmax.net, the unofficial StarMax information site, was the
best StarMax resource on the Internet, but it is gone and does not
exist in the Internet Wayback Machine archive. The current
owner of that domain is not running a Motorola StarMax
site.
This page covers Motorola StarMax computers. These computers are
based on Motorola motherboards, which have also been used by APS,
PowerTools, Mactell, and others.
IMPORTANT: These
motherboards do not support System 7.5.5. The only upgrade
from 7.5.3 is to 7.6 or later.
1997: Apple squeezes Mac clones
out of the market, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2007.08.30. Apple
started to license the Mac in 1994, the first clones arrived in 1995,
and they quickly into Apple's profitable high-end market.
Apple has released patch for OS 8.1. It fixes problems with the
HFS+ driver (which loads even when HFS+ volumes are not present)
and the ATA Manager, which may result in your mouse click not
registering or problems switching from a PC card.
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download.
DriveSetup is compatible with some third-party drives (requires
68040 or PPC). See our compatibility
list.
RAM Charger from Jump Development
($40) lets you get the most out of your RAM - especially helpful
on Macs with 8 MB or less. By launching applications using the
minimum amount of memory they need, RAM Charger lets you run more
programs. It also works well with RAM Doubler. You can even
download a demo.
Be sure to see our list of dealers who buy, sell, or broker used
and/or refurbished Macintosh and Macompatible hardware.
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