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| Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2011-11-28 13:27:00 Here I have a Classic II I have acquired off ebay for a low price of $29+Shipping. The computer wouldn't boot right away upon turning it on, it showed a "?" symbol in the floppy. Rebooting again, the hard drive loaded 7.1. I decided to open the case to inspect the capacitors and this is what I find! It is a sort of thick layer of dried up paint? Mud? It's currently in the dishwasher...I guess we will see if it works after it dries. Just thought I would share these pics because this board was actually working fine with all this crud on it. Oddly enough, the board was the only thing covered in this. Maybe a flood? | |
Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2011-11-28 13:28:46   | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2011-11-28 13:30:21 Looks like it lived in a wood shop. Leaky cans, moisture, and sawdust. | |
| Posted by: bigmessowires on 2011-11-28 13:32:07 Wow! 8-o Yeah, my guess is it's fine silt left behind from a flood. | |
| Posted by: theos911 on 2011-11-28 13:36:25 The flood cleaned off the capacitor goo. That must be why it still works. 😱) | |
Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2011-11-28 13:43:39The flood cleaned off the capacitor goo.:lol: | |
| Posted by: macman142 on 2011-11-28 16:57:50 Looks very similar to the dust produced by an offset printing press. Very fine, very light and absolutely everywhere!! | |
| Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2011-11-29 16:39:23 So the board worked, floppy and hard disk both are dead. It is working fine on an EZ135 scsi drive with 7.5. Amazing it still worked | |
| Posted by: bse5150 on 2011-12-03 11:41:49 My very first Mac was a Classic II. I liked it a lot. | |
| Posted by: beachycove on 2011-12-04 15:51:23 I am old enough to remember the Classic II as a FAST machine. Yes, you read that right. And it's still surprisingly able, with the right software. I installed Nisus Writer 5 on one earlier in the year, and it was very pleasant to use (especially with a monospaced screen font to cut down on graphics demands). Something like WordPerfect 3.5e also runs on it very well. I think I prefer the Classic II over the SE/30. It's something about the form and sheer humanity of the machine's scale and function that I like. It was (theoretically) expandable, too; it's not the little Classic II's fault that so little was made for its PDS slot. | |
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