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  1. luckybob

    I'm not dead! I'm getting better! (CL score)

    I know I haven't logged in here for a while, I never really left, but slinked in the shadows. but no more! I scored a pair of Macintosh machines tonight, naturally I have to tell EVERYONE who will listen and quite a few that don't want to. The listing somehow eluded my Craigslist email...
  2. luckybob

    bootable sata, the eternal struggle

    I've kept my ear to the ground for one of these Frankenstein cards, and I finally found one!  At a steal of a price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SIIG-SC-UNS012-USB-2-0-Firewire-SATA-Combo-PCI-Adapter-Card/222969030865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 For those who...
  3. luckybob

    Luckybob's scores

    Because it seems like people make a single thread for all their stuff they get...  When in Rome... While not a macintosh, still relevant to the community;     Got it off craigslist, had to drive 125 miles each way to get it from an old man on a farm.  He had it setup and it had these blue...
  4. luckybob

    My cup runneth over... (Apple IIe)

    Another Craigslist score!   I REALLY wanted the duodisk.  It even came with the cable!  I must say, whomever designed that cable, and decided against self-retaining screws/thumbscrews should be flogged.   Took me 10 minutes with a magnet to find the damned things... The IIe is enhanced, I'm...
  5. luckybob

    A little accelerator card for the q700

    Was going to post this a few days ago, but with the 'upgrade' I just now remembered. https://imgur.com/a/YZMTV Got if off epay for $25.  Adds 128k of L2 to the Quadra 700, 900 & 950 if the blurb on the back can be believed.  The seller taped the shipping label DIRECTLY to the box. ...
  6. luckybob

    Massive PC/XT/AT & Apple II haul

    You might have seen the vogons post, or reddit post in /r/retrobattlestations or on retromachines on facebook, but just incase,I'm posting here. 2 days ago now I got a massive load of computers and spare parts and I wanted to share what I got. I've been dicking around all day and finally have...
  7. luckybob

    Mac Plus & hyperdrive 20

    I've been poking this mac plus I recently got.  It booted, but the drive did not spin up. If you care to see:   I popped it open the other day, and had a look around.  I resoldered the analog board connectors, so no more slapping the unit.   I did find the probable cause for the failure...
  8. luckybob

    Broke my IIe cherry today

    Thanks to $40 and some nice guy on craigslist. The first mac plus seems to work fine.  The 2nd has loose solder joints and a hyperdrive.  the SE is lifeless as a rock.  The IIe was the real reason I'm so happy.  I haven't laid my hands on one since I was 5 and in elementary school.  It will...
  9. luckybob

    Mac plus, blank screen after recap

    Title tells 99% of the story.  Got a mac plus off craigslist for $40, no worky.  recapped it, still no worky for the same reason.  popped in a disk, it reads it and acts like it boots.  Can even apple-E to get the disk back. Looking around, I come across the "Macintosh repair and upgrade...
  10. luckybob

    A $40 mac plus

    Snagged this off craigslist:   This thing is GRUNGY.  Like it was stored in a barn.  Long story short, the seller said it chimed, but no video.  I got it and it didn't even do that.  Tore it apart and there were cold solder joints on the analog board going to the logic board.  5 minutes with...
  11. luckybob

    snagged a G3 desktop, now what?

    Few weeks ago now, I found someone selling a G3 beige desktop for $15.  Turns out the damn thing was practically new.  Problem is, I don't really now how to move forward with this machine, (been mulling it over for weeks) so I figured I might as well ask the peanut gallery.  ;)  Don't worry...
  12. luckybob

    PAS16 & 840av, strange errors

    recently bought a boxed PAS16 for my 840av.  Mostly because it was cheap, and on the off chance the audio would be cleaner and easier to record. Long story short, it does work, but has some weird quirks, and I was hoping someone here had some insight.   #1:  There is quite a bit of popping and...
  13. luckybob

    Shipping aio units, best way?

    I'm looking to sell my mac plus, color classic, and SE. title pretty much says it all, what is the safest way to ship these units and have them arrive intact? I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess bubble wrap and peanuts are not desirable. Would some stiff closed-cell foam work?
  14. luckybob

    68040 cache accelerators

    I've been toying around with my 660av recently, and a thought occurred; Instead of fighting tooth and nail over accelerator cards, why can't we "remake" some of them? Case in point: the quad-doubler http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/quad_doubler/quad_doubler_50.html A deeper...
  15. luckybob

    LCII & SE FDHD

    Local computer recycler put these two machines (and others) on ebay. They charge a MINT for shipping so their auctions tend to end up very low. Thankfully I live ~ 15 minutes away so I like to snag any deals. First was a Macintsoh SE FDHD. It was giving a ? disk error so I got it REAL cheap...
  16. luckybob

    ebay / craigslist finds (continuous sightings)

    Instead of a new thread every time something comes up, how about just posting here? I'll start! This SE looks interesting, but is $100 too much? I already have a plus and color classic. http://denver.craigslist.org/sys/3713893264.html And a couple days ago - a mac portible...
  17. luckybob

    Government auctions are cool!

    Went to a government auction the other day. Ran by the dept. of corrections. Meaning all the work was done by inmates. You get free loading of your car/truck etc. Anyway, long story short, the very last items up for bidding were a few ppc macs and a very nice color classic. I ended up...
  18. luckybob

    Troubleshooting a Quadra 840av

    Thanks to someone on another forum, I got access to a Quadra 840av. Long story short, I bought it for $75, because it did not post. The person selling it was about as illiterate about macs as I am therefor I was hoping it would be a simple fix, and worst case scenario, the main board needing a...
  19. luckybob

    Removable media, which is better

    I've always known about the zip drive. I remember how useful it was. How we had 2 drives die to the "click of death". The whole nine yards. Long story short, I've been using an new ide 250mb drive and a scsi 100mb drive to transfer files between my ibm system and mac. However, this weekend...
  20. luckybob

    The stars aligned on this one...

    Behold! Apple Macintosh 160SC Just got it home a bit ago. I don't care if all the insides don't work, I can fix it all. When I saw it on the shelf I thought it was the 20mb version. The one that connects to the mac plus floppy drive connector. Boy was I wrong. Also the price "tag" is...
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