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| Click here to select a new forum. | | rock'n conquest. | Posted by: coius on 2011-06-27 13:55:30
I went to GoodByte's today looking for a laser printer. No laser printer, but I ran across an Apple //c with AppleColor Composite monitor, an external 5.25" floppy, joystick, imagewriter (all of them are in perfect plastics. Snow white! little to no yellowing!!!)
I also picked up an unknown as-is ViewSonic VG175 monitor, This allows portrait/landscape/reverse portrait/reverse landscape mode.
It does 1280x1024, and I currently have it in portrait mode.
There was no power supply, but after rummaging through the bin of lonely PSUs, I found one (generic) with the right connector, and the proper voltage. Monitor says 5 amps, but the PSU is 3.3. I know the monitor will hardly ever hit 5 amps, and when I got it home, I plugged it in. I am currently viewing this on a 17" 1280x1024 LCD that tilts/pans/rotates for a total sum of $29.99.
I gotta clean a few streaks off of it, but it's nice.
I gotta test the apple //c, but I will get to that later. I got the LCD to replace a failing monitor a guy on ebay sold me, it was a bad LCD (bad logic board) that does this funky shaking/plaid/etc stuff (yes, this is an LCD) and sometimes it does it, sometiimes it doesn't. It's not a loose solder joint, because even if I hit it, it will not go back. It might be bad caps though. it too is a view sonic, and does rotate, but it feels like junk. So for $29.99 I got a better deal with an unknown state LCD than I did paying $70 for a monitor that the guy unloaded a ton of them, and when he started getting neg feedback, he immediately closed the account. I couldn't get paypal to refund my money, so I got stuck with a bad LCD. This will replace that.
I will post pics later. The //c has that color monitor and a 2-button joystick, which is nice.
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2011-06-27 18:23:55
Ooo, nice.
| Posted by: coius on 2011-06-27 20:07:36
I will look at the Apple //c tomorrow. It's in my dad's car (i headed out there with him and found it) so I don't know if it works. the LCD works very nicely. I got it hooked up to my MacBook Pro. very nice image.
They said they powered up the Apple //c and said it booted once, then didn't turn back on. It could be capacitors, but before I power it on, I will pop the top and take a quick look. that won't be till tomorrow though.
The joystick and the color monitor was the real prize.
Anyways, the Apple //c has the imagewriter, the serial cables (big fat DIN cables) and one that goes from DIN to apple localtalk connector. When I get the system up and running, I will offer it on here with a guarantee it will work. it will include the system, if they want the dotmatrix, and an external matching 5.25" floppy drive. So you will have a dual floppy system.
It will be in operating condition, but I am thinking $40 for the system with drive + shipping, and that would cover my costs. if anyone is interested let me know, it's either take or leave the Imagewriter, so you would have the option.
Other than that, I already have an Apple //e in my room with super serial card.
| Posted by: blackbird on 2011-07-05 20:26:41
any pics of the //c?
| Posted by: krye on 2011-07-19 14:54:02
Man, I wish there were places around me that sold stuff like that. I can't seem to find anything where I am in NY.
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