Eric's conquests

[erichelgeson]

Have a few items coming up. Today I got 2x apple displays (not sure exact model. From work clearing out office). A very dirty Macintosh Classic, and a raspberrypi 3.

(more excited to crack open the classic vs everything else!)

Some more pickups coming this weekend too.

 

[ScutBoy]

Nice! Thunderbolt displays, or Displayport?

 

[erichelgeson]

LED Cinema Display:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (QHD/WQHD - Wide Quad High Definition)
UI Looks like: 2560 x 1440
Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010)
Display Serial Number: 2A0454LL6JL
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Connection Type: Thunderbolt/DisplayPort


(3072*1920) (laptop screen) + ((2560*1440)*2) == 13,271,040 pixels?

vs the classic's 512 × 342 == 175,104 pixels

 

[erichelgeson]

Despite the outside, the Classic's insides are very clean. Minor cap leak, battery is a blue one I've not seen before, but removed of course! And a RAM riser card. Will start a restore thread

 

[cheesestraws]

(more excited to crack open the classic vs everything else!)

The Classic (I) is one of my favourite Macs.  It's just so tidy. 

 

[erichelgeson]

Here's the haul from today -

SE dual 800k floppies, in box everything, almost mint. Along with an ImageWriter II in excellent condition.

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• 2 ADB keybaords, 1 ADB mouse
  
• 250 USB Zip Drive
  
• Floppy Disk holder
  
• Mac Plus books
  
• Palm Pilot
  
• Windows 95 on disk!?
  
• Bunch of SCSI/etc cables
  
• Keyspan ADB to USB adapter
  
• DB15 to VGA
  
• PS2 to Serail
  
• USB modem? (has USB and RJ11, with an apple logo?)
  
• Weird Cable (more below)
  

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I have no idea what that cable is on the bottom with the gray apple logos are, only has a few pins, if anyone knows, let me know!

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[sfiera]

I would guess it's an RS-232 adapter for a 128k/512k. Maybe for an ImageWriter?

 

[ScutBoy]

Where are you finding this stuff? People in MN want to know!

That's probably a modem or printer cable for the 128K/512K Macs. The fact that it has pins 2,3 and 7 on the wide end means it pretty much as to be serial. I can't remember what pin 20 usually is, but probably handshaking of some kind.

 

[erichelgeson]

Thanks for the info on the cable. It's from my parents house and our first computer was a Plus so that's a bit odd we'd have it.

The computer and printer came from a consignment shop in Slayton, MN! Cables and Plus books from my parents. Other from a friend.

Lot of stuff all over, just need to have friend and family looking out for ya!

Also CL, Facebook, here, (almost never eBay)

 

[ScutBoy]

Lot of stuff all over, just need to have friend and family looking out for ya!

Just wanted to see if you had a secret "honeyhole" somewhere

 

[erichelgeson]

Picked up a working 512k, local pick-up from eBay. Floppy needs work, and screen needs adjustments. Earliest machine in my collection.

Also since I was close stopped by micro center and got a Pi4.

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[joshc]

That looks to be in lovely condition, great find! Hard to beat the design of those.

 

[erichelgeson]

Today I picked up an LCIII with a 14" monitor and StyleWriter II. Caps leaking all over but no battery explosion.

Always liked the LC series, our school had a bunch.

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[Fizzbinn]

Nice! I have the same LC III version. I prefer this auto inject floppy case with the screen printed name over the manual inject model case with a LC III sticker. 
 

The 33Mhz overclock, LC III+, is pretty simple too if you ha e the board out for recapping...

 

[erichelgeson]

33Mhz overclock

Nice! Never head of that before. Will give it a try, seems trivial.

One thing I noticed looking at this board is that there are a lot of surface mount resistors/plastics around the caps. I'll need to be very careful when removing the caps with the hot air not to accidentally blow them away/burn them.

 

[erichelgeson]

Went for an Aaui and scsi cable, came out with this....

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[Fizzbinn]

Went for an Aaui and scsi cable, came out with this....

Where did you go for those items and what’s the address!?

 

[erichelgeson]

Where did you go for those items and what’s the address!?

At this time... I can not say. But I hope for one more trip in the near future.

 

[ScutBoy]

Nice! Where are you finding these honey-holes in MN?