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Local eBay SE
Posted by: LaPorta on 2019-12-16 19:36:12
Today I picked up an SE, 800k, HD 20 SC model. It was $50 on eBay, and was an hour from me with local pickup option, so I figured, what the heck? I've been wanting to make a restored, SCSI2SD machine for a distant friend. It does turn on, and boots with my FloppyEmu. The outside of the case shows this little guy had either a beating throughout life, or was just stored poorly. Cracking the case, there was some fine spider web, and some evidence of long-term exposure to a damp environment. The motherboard showed it to be a DIP SIMM model, and it actually was fairly clean except dust. Thankfully, the battery was not a Maxell, hence no explosion. The only surprises inside are that it was upgraded to 4 MB, and had an Apple-branded 40 SC HD instead of 20. I found that interesting because usually I would think that someone would upgrade to a 3rd party HD, not a larger capacity Apple one. As usual, no cards inside (I never find any). This will need a full re-cap job. Some are already going, as I can see the screen has shrunk a tad horizontally. The screen also has a fair amount of burn-in, regrettably. IT also is a Samsung model CRT, whereas I think I've only come upon Clintons to this point.

Anyone have a bit of a less beat-up original SE case they'd part with?

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Posted by: maceffects on 2019-12-16 20:38:01
Not a bad looking SE and an even better looking price.  $50 for an SE that works is great!  I normally end up paying around $120 with shipping and parts to get them in good shape. 
Posted by: CC_333 on 2019-12-17 00:30:47
I might have a spare case that could be *slightly* better looking.

I'll have to check them against your photos.

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Posted by: LaPorta on 2019-12-17 10:30:56
The only major thing about the case is the gouge in the right upper front. Like something just shaved off an area. Maybe it won't be too bad.

Does anyone have a supply of the CRTs around? How much do they go for these days anyhow?
Posted by: CC_333 on 2019-12-18 19:00:31
Does anyone have a supply of the CRTs around? How much do they go for these days anyhow?
I have several, but it would probably be best to send it inside a case whether you want one or not, or else it'll likely break, and I can't think of a better way of packing it.

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