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Grabbed a nice PowerBook 1400cs/166 with extras
Posted by: kite210 on 2013-03-29 16:43:31
Yesterday, I decided to check out my local craigslist and see if anything interesting was listed.

About 10 minutes into the search I found a listing for a PowerBook 1400cs/166, I clicked on it and saw that it was only $40 and that it came with quite a few extras.

What was included in the listing:

PowerBook 1400cs/166 (1.3gb HDD, 64mb ram, with optional video out card installed)

CD-ROM Module

Floppy Drive Module

3 Batteries (All working, each with about 60 to 90 minutes charge, 2 33 watt hour batteries, and 1 30 watt hour battery)

Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse

2 serial MIDI interfaces (one fastlane midi interface, and one opcode systems interface)

Video out cable

SCSI cable

Power Adapter

Targus Bag

The laptop itself is in like new condition, and even has the port door on the back, and for being a dual scan screen, It's quite nice.

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I'll add more pictures when time permits.
Posted by: TheMacGuy on 2013-03-29 18:06:47
That second pic is REALLLLLYYYY small. Anyway, all that stuff for $40? Thats a good deal! Have any problems arisen?
Posted by: kite210 on 2013-03-30 06:21:21
Yeah, i just noticed that, here are some better pictures. (I apologize for the quality).

Boot up



Top View



Everything it came with (minus the power adapter)



Close up of the MIDI interfaces



No problems yet, it runs like a champ.
Posted by: J English Smith on 2013-03-30 23:03:22
Interesting that the batteries still have that much life...wonder how the previous owner maintained them? So odd, but I am glad for you!
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-03-31 04:32:37
If there's a VidCard in there to go with the cable you've made an incredible find, its barely credible as it stands, nice haul!
Posted by: kite210 on 2013-03-31 06:36:54
The video card is installed as well.

Just got it on the net with my WaveLAN Gold card.
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-03-31 07:56:41
Cool, all you need is to max the RAM(?) and then Sonnetize it for an acceptable OS9Book.

Just like my faithful Beater. 😉

Posted by: Strimkind on 2013-03-31 09:11:30
Nice haul. I've always liked the 1400 that have a few that are upgraded to the max. The one thing you have there that has eluded me is the internal video expansion card.

Cool, all you need is to max the RAM(?) and then Sonnetize it for an acceptable OS9Book.
Just like my faithful Beater. 😉
64MB is the maximum that a 1400 can take. It is enough for 8.6 and certainly 7.6.1, but its a little shaky for OS9.

Even if you have a G3 upgrade of some kind, OS9 is still slow.
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-03-31 09:17:41
I find performance acceptable with 64MB, a fast seek HDD and VM enabled with the G-3/466/1MB Cache. True, it's no speed demon, but it was my first WiFiBook . . .

. . . so it didn't suffer by any comparisons. 😉

Posted by: Cosmo on 2013-03-31 09:48:53
I've wanted xxxx - serie PowerBook for ages. Nice find and so complete also, good find for such a unbeatable price!

I am thinking if should offer 15€ for an untested, without hard disk, 1400cs/133 locally... i do not want more projects/"for parts" machines right now, if it requires a lot of work looking for parts, power adapter etc.
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