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Posted by: novusgordo on 2016-10-27 18:01:20
What would shipping be to here, I wonder? (slow boat is fine, use postal code V5V 1A1 for calculating rates) I probably shouldn't, but it's soooooooooooo tempting...
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2016-10-27 18:28:46
Pm sent!
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Posted by: bunnspecial on 2016-11-29 18:32:11
Do you still have any more of these? I'd be in for one of each color at $50 each+shipping
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2016-11-30 03:55:11
Yes, but there are no more blueberry's left.
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Posted by: Gamer9430 on 2016-11-30 06:10:51
How can I get one? I would LOVE a Clamshell, one of the few G-era Macs I don't have...
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Posted by: bunnspecial on 2016-11-30 08:22:37
Yes, but there are no more blueberry's left. Okay, still interested in a tangerine. Please PM me-thanks
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Posted by: Gamer9430 on 2016-12-08 13:55:31
Can you please respond to my latest PM? I'd like to keep working on a solution to the issue.
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2016-12-08 17:49:30
PM sent
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Posted by: Gamer9430 on 2016-12-08 19:12:25
Replied 😉
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Posted by: bunnspecial on 2016-12-11 09:18:23
I received one of each color on Friday, and they look great!
Both fired right up and-amazingly-have working batteries. I haven't tested the battery life yet, but it's at least enough that the computer will completely charge and will stay asleep if unplugged. Anything is a big improvement for me over my other Clamshells. I have a mix of factory and aftermarket batteries, and all are dead as a doornail.
In any case, I did have to do a bit of OS 9 magic to defeat the password on the tangerine, and ended up reinstalling OS 9 so that I could get the "official" OS 9 Tangerine desktop back.
I couldn't be happier, though. The ones I received have writing on the bottom rather than the top. I'm a chemist, and am going to take my time trying to get it off.
Thanks again!
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Posted by: tunster on 2016-12-11 13:44:43
@belgaonkar - what a save! would you consider international shipping to the UK? i'm keeping an eye out for a tangerine model and they don't appear on eBay very often hear.
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Posted by: Torbar on 2017-01-29 15:04:54
Have any tangerines left?
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2017-01-29 15:15:35
All sold out! Ive saved 10 to swap with G4's!
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2017-01-29 15:29:11
So how many trips to the post office did it take?
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Posted by: Johnnya101 on 2017-01-29 15:38:13
All sold out of them entirely or just the tangerine?
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2017-01-29 15:45:05
I should be paying rent at the post office 😉
Im all out. As mentioned I have saved 10 and plan on swapping some of them with G4 chips.
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Posted by: Torbar on 2017-01-29 15:46:44
You can upgrade a G3 clamshell to a G4?
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Posted by: belgaonkar on 2017-01-29 17:09:19
Yes Sir! If your interested in one, PM me 🙂
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Posted by: just.in.time on 2017-01-29 20:24:34
Congratulations on moving that entire lot. I hope you made some decent profit for all the space they took up and the time you invested.
My Tangerine I received from you is still working great.
I don't think I'd do a G4 conversion. However, a 1024*768 display panel swap is something I'd seriously consider (so it could play Civ III 😀 ). I know it is definitely doable on the later clamshells. I'm just not sure if the models that we have would support that display resolution. I mean, if my PowerBook 2400 can drive a 1024*768 display via VGA connector, I don't see why this iBook with a graphics card that could walk all over the GPU found in the 2400 couldn't do it.
That said, anyone done a 124*768 swap on the original Clamshell iBooks before? 🙂
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Posted by: CC_333 on 2017-02-05 10:50:30
Could a 366/466 Clamshell be upgraded to a G4?
One of those with a 450 or 500 MHz G4 and a 1024x768 LCD would be very fun to have, because it could run Leopard somewhat comfortably (though I wouldn't put anything newer than Tiger on it probably). 800x600 for any version of Mac OS X is too small (10.1 is manageable, but in stock form, it's really first and foremost an OS 9 machine).
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