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| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-28 20:16:56 I gained a 1.83Ghz Core Duo Mac Mini with 2GB RAM for free this last weekend. Hard drive had failed so I setup the previous owners new Mini for them and they gave me the old one. Swapped in a spare 500GB HD and installed Leopard. Running great and just put all my media on it. It does run warm though. Also bought a 06 15" PowerBook G4 in excellent condition and have a RAM upgrade and new battery coming in all for under $100. It's been a good week. I'm an avid Mac collector though my collection has grown smaller over the last couple years. | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-28 21:06:30 Good for you! Mac Minis are versatile little machines, aren't they? Whereabouts in Northern California are you? c | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-29 06:26:30 Just south of Eureka. I work in Arcata. | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-29 06:40:27 Ah, I'm a bit farther south, in the Mendocino/Lake area. c | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-29 07:05:43 Oh sweet a fellow Mac guy pretty close by.I love Lake County. I'll be in Ukiah next week. I travel all over the North State for work. | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-29 07:12:00 Well I found a complete iBook Indigo 366 on eBay. I have a Tangerine case that's practically brand new that I'm going to swap the insides into. | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-29 12:54:18 Neat! I'm in Ukiah quite often for school, so a meetup might work. Don't know about next week though. I'm looking to downsize some of my excess stuff. Want any? c | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2016-04-29 21:41:26 Do people use minis as their main (retro?) machine or just headless servers these days? | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-29 22:11:24 It's a play unit right now. Going to be my home entertainment Mac soon. And probably a machine for the wife to surf on as well. | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-30 07:57:13 CC_333 here's some pictures of the IIc.     | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-30 10:14:01 Wow! That's quite a beautiful example!! Is it a standard //c, or is it a //c Plus (built in power supply, a few other improvements)? c | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-04-30 10:33:47 It's just a //c. | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-05-18 12:22:35 Freebie Craigslist find. Broken screen but it still works! And the best news is that it's a 1.67! Needs a really good cleaning but it came with a brand new power adapter. Can't complain.   | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-05-18 12:30:20 Pulled the RAM cover. It's a PowerBook 5,7. | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-05-18 12:35:49 Well she's not totally dead. Battery holds a charge!  | |
| Posted by: belgaonkar on 2016-05-18 14:05:54 wow, if its a high res model, good luck finding a new screen. But I mean you can't complain if its free 🙂 | |
Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-05-18 14:15:57wow, if its a high res model, good luck finding a new screen. But I mean you can't complain if its free 🙂Yeah well I have a donor 1.5Ghz 17" that I'm about to get from a co worker. It should be a straight swap. | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2016-05-18 16:58:21 Only the final 1.67ghz DDR2 models had the high rez screen (15" and 17"). | |
| Posted by: macgeek18 on 2016-05-18 18:35:43 Surprisingly it is somewhat usable.  | |
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