Realitystorm's collection

[Realitystorm]

Computers:

1. Color Classic: max memory, max vram.  Starting to have issues, need to get it recapped.
   
2. Macintosh LC III: max memory, need to upgrade vram.  No issues so far, but ditto, need to recap.   This is the primary computer at the moment.
   
3. Macintosh SE: 2.5 MB memory + an odd expansion card called Memory Plus SE Interface REV A (with an external 9 pin port... mouse?)   Weird issue, tried to upgrade to 4MB ram, get vertical black lines on the screen.  It's the resister version of the board, the the resistor was already removed for the 2.5MB upgrade, and according to the apple memory guide should be good to go... All 4 1MB SIMS tested with no issues (by putting them each in the first bank with the 256KB SIMS in the 2nd), only get the issue with all 4 installed.  I don't think this has the capacitor issues the other computers have?
   
4. Macintosh IIx
   
5. Apple IIe
   

Software... a massive collection of disks, I've finally finished imaging them all, and will post a list on my blog.

Vintage Expansion:

1. Two Apple IIe cards, one in the Color Classic, one in the LCIII
   
2. Two Apple II floppy drivers
   
3. One Apple II joystick
   
4. Three Macintosh II "Toby" graphics cards
   
5. One Anante Desktop EC/SC adaptor, SCSI to Ethernet (used mainly with the LCIII at the moment), with box, manual, disk and SCSI cable.  Must be a newer version, it doesn't require external power, just draws what it needs from the SCSI chain.
   
6. SCSI 100MB ZIP drive (also have a 250MB USB, used to sneaker net between windows and mac before I got the SCSI to Ethernet working)
   
7. 3 Keyboards, and 3 Mice
   
8. One Apple CD SC drive with Manual
   
9. NEC 3X SCSI CD drive
   
10. DaynaFile SCSI floppy drive, with a 360KB drive.  Missing the power adapter :-( , did track down the drivers.  If I can every find an adapter I'll play.
    
11. MacRecorder with Mic.
    
12. A bunch of 1MB and 256KB SIMS
    
13. A box of Apple Talk cables... Enough for about 20 computers
    
14. A box of SCSI cables, mainly SCSI 1, but some SCSI 2 and 3.
    
15. Three M0100 Mice with the 9 pin port.
    

Modern Expansion

1. Two SCSI2SD.   One is replacing the LCIII HD that died, and one for the Macintosh IIx, the 320gig in the Color Classic still works, and I use the zip-drive to boot the SE.
   
2. One Floppy EMU from https://www.bigmessowires.com/shop/
   

I'm finally getting things set up again after several years in storage during a reno, move, reno session for the last almost 2 years.

Realized how much I figure out, forgot, and am figuring out again.  Plan to post some guides as I rediscover tricks setting things up again on my personal site www.savagetaylor.com

 

[beachycove]

That is a good plan, as a collection that sits unused comes before long to be regarded as burdensome. Linking the hobby to an online presence is also a good way to document your findings, both for yourself and others.

If you can find a way of giving it a distinctive edge, it may also get actual traffic. Ho ho.

Some examples: Dana (one of our old mods on here) used to specialize in hotrodding old Macs to run Debian-based webservers, in one machine (the Quadra 605), and in photography of old Macs or "beige tech" (the site is now deprecated, but see https://web.archive.org/web/20060417124107/http://www.danaquarium.com:80/gallery/beige ). Similarly, there are other live sites like the excellent https://systemfolder.wordpress.com/ that are mainly of interest because of the focus on actual use of hardware, or software, like http://main.system7today.com/ .

I'd be inclined myself to think that a blog site that documented the detail of rehabilitating a small series of machines like yours, combining narrative with bucketloads of photos and generous technical detail, complete with documentation links and archived reviews from the old magazines and the like, might be the sort of thing that would do the business.

 

[DarthNvader]

I installed Debian on an old LCIII I had, years ago. X Windows was a little much for it, even tho it was max out ram( 32MB ) and Vram ( 732k? ).

Fun old times, even had Mac OS 8.1 hacked one to it, and I think OS 9.1 appearance control panel with the "Foam" theme.