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[uniserver]

As long as you didn't have to do something you might regret later to get it being CL and all. lol

 

[mcdermd]

I had a few picks this week

Fist up is a first-gen, 20", aluminum-and-glass iMac. It has either a bad PSU (I hope) or a bad logic board. It's throwing bad readings off the PSU so fingers crossed

I also got delivery of a box of goodies I worked out a few months ago. Some 2MB FDDs, an 80MB 50-pin SCSI drive, a 2.5" SCSI to 3.5" SCSI adapter, A couple of mouses, System 7.1 install disks, Powerbook 500 series disks, an Extended II and an Apple Design keyboard, Mac II high resolution display card, 12" NuBus network card, various cables, complete MS Office 4.2 for Mac box, TurboCad in the box. There's also an "Apple External Video Adapter" (820-0656). I figure it goes to an AIO but no ideal beyond that. Can anyone fill in the blanks?

 

[Macdrone]

Very nice pics. Ill keep my fingers crossed on the PSU also.

 

[tecneeq]

Apple External Video Adapter

Could be for a laptop of some kind.

 

[tecneeq]

I finally got a proper keyboard and mouse for one of my iMacs first gen. FINALLY!

Away with you, Microsoft keyboard! Away with you, Logitech mouse!

 

[mcdermd]

Could be for a laptop of some kind.

Nope. It looks like this:

 

[volvo242gt]

http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.pl?board=hacks;action=display;num=1020520538

Looks like it's used on certain PowerMacs made in the mid-late '90s.

-J

 

[Strimkind]

Picked up an iBook G4 14" 1.33ghz model. Base unit with a dead battery and a loose PSU, however I had a 512MB stick, spare battery pulled from a dead iBook G3 14" and a spare PSU.

Although it has stickers on it and quite marked, it works great!

Paid $20, which for any working laptop, is reasonable.

 

[tecneeq]

Because that LC475 doesn't overclock itself to 40 MHz:

2x Dil14 sockets, 1 Euro

1 20 MHz crystal, 1 Euro

Because i always wanted 4 hands:

2x third hand with magnifying glass, 6 Euro

And some smaller iMac Rev A upgrades:

1x 2MB SGRAM iMac video ram, 1 Euro

1x 4MB SGRAM iMac video ram, 1 Euro

1x 128Mb PC100 SODIMM for iMacs, 1 Euro

 

[tecneeq]

A pair of iMac coloured loudspeakers. Only because it's in my town and 2,50 Euros. :lol:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/350736225496

 

[mcdermd]

First up is a first-gen, 20", aluminum-and-glass iMac. It has either a bad PSU (I hope) or a bad logic board. It's throwing bad readings off the PSU so fingers crossed

I managed to get it running with a new logic board. I also happened to find a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Extreme (X7900) processor for $50. Installing that has made a pretty big difference. It's started it's new job as my new daily driver at work.

 

[Macdrone]

Very Nice, you are the master. (bow) :lol: :approve: :beige: :b&w:

 

[TheMacGuy]

Nice! Those C2Ex processors are still very expensive from a search online, upwards of $500, so $50 is a steal! 8-o

I've seen a lot of those First Aluminum iMacs at the Apple Store recently. I wonder what's going on with them...

 

[mcdermd]

Northbridge BGA failures, I believe. I have half a mind to send my old board to Techknight for inspection. I'll probably just ebay it as broken, though.

The X7900s go for $100-$150 on eBay curremtly.

 

[TheMacGuy]

Northbridge BGA failures, I believe.

Oh, how lovely.

I like sitting at the Genius Bar to see what come through. I've also seen a lot of the white plastic iMacs, either G5s or early Intels in there for a data transfer to a new computer. I felt like making an offer on one today, a 17". Every time I'm there I see at least 2 for whatever odd reason. I've also seen a TiBook for an OS reinstall before the store moved to its new location, and an AlBook today.

 

[mcdermd]

My wife alerted me to a "free mac computer" on craigslist today.

Turned out to be a Ruby 450MHz iMac DV+. It needs some deep cleaning but should come about nicely.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

My wife alerted me to a "free mac computer" on craigslist today.

Has she got a single, older sister like that? )

 

[Macdrone]

Dang I can never find the ruby ones. Good job. Trying to get a set of all the colors only about half way kinda.

 

[mcdermd]

I can't quite tell if this one is yellowed on one side from sitting by a window or if that's the side the ashtray was on. Either way, I'll need to wait for some sun to bleach it out with.

 

[Macdrone]

Again another great grab by the master!