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Lisa Paperweight, Cube, Upgraded Wallstreet
Posted by: thegarse on 2018-12-31 09:43:46 I haven't really posted on these forums but I thought I'd share a few of my 2018 findings. Pictured: G4 Cube and display (said it was not working on Craigslist - needed OS reinstall, drive is sticking) Wallstreet Powerbook Upgraded to 500mhz via a Sonnet? (found this on Ebay untested for pretty cheap, I see one extension that says Sonnet but I haven't opened the machine to see what was installed - pretty happy with this unit) Mac XL/Lisa 2 (this was on eBay locally for $500 in the Sacramento area, the pictures showed a LOT of corrosion and rust, I talked to the guy and he offered an invite to look at it. I went to his house saw the deterioration and offered $200 for something that hasn't been tested, but 99.99% sure most components do not work. 0
Posted by: Johnnya101 on 2018-12-31 10:15:27 Wow, so you actually got the Lisa for $200? Even non working that's a steal!
Posted by: PB145B on 2019-01-13 02:05:49 Wow, so you actually got the Lisa for $200? Even non working that's a steal! I agree! The outer shell and CRT alone are easily worth that. And the boards may very well be fixable depending on how they are damaged.
Posted by: thegarse on 2019-01-14 12:49:27 I'll have to spend some time and take some detailed pics of the boards/insides. Not very familiar with the model so I'll likely ask for some help.
Posted by: Paralel on 2019-01-14 16:41:48 Whether it is still a Lisa, or has the Macintosh XL "upgrade" kit makes a big difference.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2019-01-14 19:12:09 Assuming the proper OEM/reproduction parts can be found, isn't it fairly trivial to revert a MacXL to Lisa OS-compatible specs? I've never used a Lisa in any way whatever, so I could just be spewing nonsense.... c
Posted by: Paralel on 2019-01-14 19:15:06 Yeah, changing them back and forth isn't too bad. Just one coil and 3 DIP chips.
Posted by: Huxley on 2019-01-15 07:52:06 Congrats! I think I've seen that listing for the Lisa a few times (I'm in the SF Bay Area so Sac listings pop up for me sometimes) - I'm happy that someone here snagged it, and for a good price! 🙂 Huxley
Posted by: thegarse on 2019-01-15 09:53:54 Congrats! I think I've seen that listing for the Lisa a few times (I'm in the SF Bay Area so Sac listings pop up for me sometimes) - I'm happy that someone here snagged it, and for a good price! 🙂 Huxley Thanks!
Posted by: Paralel on 2019-01-15 12:01:08 With the new Lisa logic boards being made by Sapient, given what you have, you should actually be able to make a functional Lisa without too much difficulty.
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