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| My first conquest worth posting... | |
| Posted by: Deacon Frost on 2013-01-12 19:50:55 I've been collecting Macs for a while, usually one or two here and there, but today was the first haul worth mentioning; well, first one to fill up my small trunk and backseat. Some of the stuff in the pile includes a ImageWriter LQ, and still new in the box HDSC20, two adjustable keyboards, a Sonnet Presto Plus accelerator, and a Quadra 700.   | |
| Posted by: Juror22 on 2013-01-12 20:08:52 I am SO envious. That's an incredible assortment - Congratulations! May they chime and boot, tick-a-chick-tick and hum. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-01-12 21:07:14 Very nice haul, trooper. Is that a GS or RGB 'zaTopper on the 475? Nice IIsi and 6100 as well. :approve: | |
| Posted by: mcdermd on 2013-01-12 21:52:52 Very killer haul. I love it when you can end up getting several great things at once. Which of the big box IIs is that? | |
| Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2013-01-12 22:15:06 Excellent! | |
| Posted by: Deacon Frost on 2013-01-13 07:24:46 Thanks everyone. Most of the computers booted, though I've issues with the video/monitors for some reason. The 12" monitor on top of the 475 is a RGB for Macs; and the 6100 is the DOS Compatible (which I did not have). The big box is a IIx, which is the only computer which would not boot, I'm assuming to dead PRAM batteries. I also found the 5.25" MS-DOS Drive (with the cardboard inserts inside it, never used?) along with Nubus card for it. There were some things I didn't grab (and will probably regret, by my car was full). There was a portrait display, but I couldn't find any card/cabling for it. And, a AudioVision Monitor I wanted extremely badly, but couldn't get an image to appear with any computer I tested it on. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-01-13 07:44:10 Portrait! :O Commence eternal regret process now. | |
| Posted by: Blinkenlightz on 2013-01-14 07:39:13 If you have the opportunity to go back for that portrait display, I have a card and 13W3 cable I'm not using - though the cable may not be original Apple... | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-01-14 08:17:30 If you get it back to your place and it's borked, I've been looking for a case for what seems like forever, so you probably won't be losing any $$$ on it. Mine's scuffed up and I need the plastics from a dead one for a hack that will be painted. [😉] ]'> If it works, you can't get a better topper for that IIsi! p.s. I can't imagine that you wouldn't be able to re-case a better CRT monitor into that DOA AV Monitor! }🙂 | |
| Posted by: Deacon Frost on 2013-01-14 08:22:45 Ok, thanks. I'm trying to work out a time to go back. The person getting rid of the stuff really didn't much about Macs, and I'm still learning a lot of the finer details. I located a Nubus card there that was labeled Apple Workstation Portrait Display, so I assumed it was for the monitor; but it used a DB-15 connection. I've seen pics of the portrait card with the 13W3 connector, so I was thoroughly confused. There were a lot of Macs (mostly stripped of HDs and RAM) there (school district auctions)...lots of LC II and IIIs and 520, 550s, Imagewriters and LaserWriters...if anyone has interest, let me know...I just think shipping would be really prohibitive. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2013-01-14 15:05:36 I'd be interested in any extra external Apple HDs he or she might have. | |
| Posted by: MinerAl on 2013-01-18 11:22:24 Go back and get all the logic boards out of the 550s for people looking for painless Color Classic upgrades. | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2013-01-18 23:21:17 ^^^ What MinerAl said. And any TV/Video/FM boards you might find. And (long shot here but anyway...) if there's an MPEG Media System card, /raises hand. | |
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