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Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2016-09-26 14:23:12 Well I have been watching for one of these forever and finally found one. The 4400 has some yellowing on the plastic face but otherwise is in great working condition.

Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-09-26 23:33:50 The 4400 was definitely an oddball, being the only Mac with a PC-style case. c

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2016-11-18 12:11:52 Not the most exciting find but this has always been my favorite pcmcia Ethernet adapter and not often I find them in the box. At the same time if anyone has any spare dongles laying around I have a few cards that lost theirs through the years.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-07-14 13:14:48 I know I haven't posted much in here lately but had to post my latest conquest which is the 17" ColorSync. I've always wanted a better matching monitor for my beige G3 and this one date wise is perfect.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-07-24 17:56:15 Well thanks to ArmorAlley my Mac TV is finally in a more or less finished state. It now is complete with a European keyboard and mouse. And for the record getting a mouse from Switzerland was far more affordable than the only one that's posted all the time on eBay.

Posted by: olePigeon on 2017-07-24 20:13:42 I love the look of those ColorSync monitors.  I always wanted to get one.

Posted by: EvieSigma on 2017-07-24 20:20:07 Is it actually flat-screen or is it just an illusion caused by the angle of the photo?

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-07-24 21:16:21 It's a trinitron so they are pretty flat. And I had always been looking for a ColorSync because it was the monitor that used to be shown in advertisements with the beige G3. I can't believe it took me this long to end up owning one.

Posted by: CharlieFrown on 2017-07-25 00:46:48 I've seen a working Mac 512k with software in original styroes and some guide books, so will probably shell out 120 EUR to buy it.

Posted by: LazarusNine on 2017-07-25 06:07:20 Nice set up with the Mac TV there. I've got the black 5400. While the keyboard is in good condition (UK layout), the mouse crumbled when I took it apart to clean the inside. =(

Posted by: MJ313 on 2017-07-25 06:14:56 Nice machine-- awesome you got all the matching pieces!

Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2017-07-25 10:18:27 I'm glad to be of service. What you need now is a black SCSI CD-drive. Were any ever made, I wonder? Peripherals were beige for so long.

Posted by: olePigeon on 2017-07-26 00:14:49 Yes, there were.  In fact, there was a black tray loader at my local recycler.  In the time it took me to decide that I really wanted it, someone snagged it. 🙁

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-08-17 12:34:58 Well just picked up another Macintosh TV.  This one came from ebay with shipping from Texas to Michigan.  Its my first 5xx series in a while that did not get damaged in shipping..... But the Maxell bomb has killed it.  Came with nice keyboard and mouse.  The back cover panel has some rust on the emi shield but both tabs are intact so that's a good thing.  I threw a spare 550 board in it and the screen and hard drive are good.  Now to decide what to do with it as its a TV no longer.

Posted by: EvilCapitalist on 2017-08-17 12:43:17 Congrats on the Mac TV arriving successfully (even if the original mobo is toast).  That's got to be the first 5xx series machine in a long while that hasn't arrived in many pieces.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-08-17 12:46:43 Yeah its probably been a year since I had gotten my last one undamaged.  Surprisingly this one came USPS and wasn't even packaged great but it was a sturdy box without much excess room on the sides to be filled in.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-11-10 14:03:43 Out of all the machines I've owned, none have been a SE... until today Thanks again to just.in.time that picked it up in Arizona.

Posted by: jack on 2017-11-18 13:36:07 Got one of those from just.in.time as well... very happy :b&w:

Posted by: olePigeon on 2017-11-21 15:48:19 jhorvath911, I have a set of brand new Apple Design Speakers II in black if you're interested.  Might go well with your Macintosh TV.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2018-03-03 16:40:46 Picked up a Mac II off of LEM for free plus the cost of shipping.  It's gonna need some work. Leaking and falling off caps on the logic board and traces looking like garbage.   But it did have original box, some books, and an accelerator I haven't seen before.

Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2022-02-22 07:53:34 I've been somewhat out of the game for a little bit, and recently just started messing around with the vintage Macs again. Last night saw a listing on Facebook marketplace and picked them up this morning. The seller had pictures of them working, but so far nothing powers on for me. Caps are bad on the boards but the batteries were removed years ago so no explosions. I will leave them plugged in for a while then try again as that used to work with my other color classic.

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