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| Posted by: Challenger 1983 on 2017-01-03 10:13:38 Found this sealed  | |
| Posted by: Carboy7 on 2017-01-03 13:37:25 Got one of those in PowerBook grey. Sadly, doesn't work. 🙁 | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-03 13:54:49 With what system? Those microphones only work with quite old Macs from just a few years. They wouldn't work with a 500 series, an iBook, etc. They are from before the plaintalk mic came out. It might work, but you'd need something like an LC or Classic (with sound input but before the Quadras 840/660, so there's really a slim group of machines they work with) to use it. | |
| Posted by: EvieSigma on 2017-01-03 14:01:39 That's the IIsi microphone, right? I wouldn't mind having one of those. | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-03 14:57:31 Correct. The IIsi through, I believe, the 650/800 all used that first type of microphone. The box also has a little adapter with L/R phono inputs. You could use that to connect a tape deck or similar to a Mac. The 660/850 and newer (through one of the Power Macintosh G4s) all use plaintalk microphones, which have a longer connector. | |
| Posted by: Carboy7 on 2017-01-03 15:17:11 Oh! Ok then, that was the problem! I thought something was off when I tried to plug it in to my 'Book. There wasn't a defining click into the port, like with headphones. I also compared it with my Plaintalk mic, the plug is definitely different.  sorry for derailing the thread, challenger1983... 😛 EDIT: Is there a PowerBook 100 series thing that it will work with? Trying to find that answer, but no results yet. | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-04 09:27:07 Most of the PowerBooks have microphone ports. I believe the 100 series (at least 140 through 180/180c) have microphone ports. I don't know off hand if they're the old style or if they are PlainTalk. I'm sure wiki, everymac, or LEM would know. | |
| Posted by: Carboy7 on 2017-01-04 12:46:35 Okay, thanks. I'm on the hunt for a 100 series right now... Back to the thread... i would love to see pics of the inside of that box... 😛 maybe do an unboxing, and then shrink wrap the box again. Nobody will know! 😉 | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-04 13:15:36 It's pretty much the microphone, a small holder that you could mount to the side or front of a Mac monitor, and the audio line adapter in a little plastic holder. This page has some images: http://computers.popcorn.cx/apple/peripherals/audio/microphones/ | |
Posted by: m_emelchenkov on 2017-01-05 10:38:38It's pretty much the microphone, a small holder that you could mount to the side or front of a Mac monitor, and the audio line adapter in a little plastic holder.Wow, interesting. What's the difference between the first and the second, except additional adapter? By the way, there are also at least one more model—looks the same as the third but in clear case. I bought such recently. While I don't know how I will use it, just bought because it is cool looking. | |
| Posted by: finkmac on 2017-01-05 10:53:53 I'm fairly certain the brown box case is actually newer than the white box one. Apple had a whole thing in the 90s where they started using brown boxes because it was eco-friendly if I remember correctly. The Microphones are the same, just one has the RCA adapter. The translucent PlainTalk Mics showed up around '98 to go with the PowerMac G3 Blue and White and later machines. Not pictured on popcorn.cx is the PowerBook grey mic of course. Also I remember someone recently posted pictures of a beige apple-branded headset microphone… Still not sure where that one came from, but it's probably related to the QuickTime Conferencing Camera / Apple VideoPhone kit. | |
Posted by: m_emelchenkov on 2017-01-05 10:59:50The translucent PlainTalk Mics showed up around '98 to go with the PowerMac G3 Blue and White and later machines.Thanks! You know a really interesting info about this mic and others too. | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-05 11:15:30 I don't think that any conclusion was drawn about the earphone mic that came up a few months ago. It has the long plaintalk connector, it is super obviously Apple's styling, but that connector did not do sound output and the person who had it wasn't able to get input working on anything. | |
Posted by: Challenger 1983 on 2017-01-06 09:07:22Oh! Ok then, that was the problem! I thought something was off when I tried to plug it in to my 'Book. There wasn't a defining click into the port, like with headphones. I also compared it with my Plaintalk mic, the plug is definitely different.It's okay in fact I encourage it Also I don't believe that there is a micro phone for the 100 | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-01-06 14:14:42 The "PowerBook 100" does not have a microphone port. The PowerBook 140-190 systems do have microphone ports. | |
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