Snuci's Finds...

[snuci]

I don't buy a whole lot of Apple stuff these days but I did get a couple of cool eBay finds lately.

A couple of Apple Avid AEK II keyboards - Is this the period keyboard for PowerMac 9600 with an Avid-Ready sticker on it.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/331717717620

Hitchhiker 80 hard drive - not sure what this fits but will play with it when it comes. Should be a vintage Mac with SCSI like a Mac Plus.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/221955833496

An Apple Logo Poster. I can't get enough posters.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/321949304179

 

[olePigeon]

Those keyboards would be Quadra era keyboards.  They stopped making those in 1995, and the PowerMac 9600 came out in 1997 and shipped with the squishy key extended keyboard.

However, they're only 2-years apart.  It wouldn't be out of place to see a PowerMac 9600 with a much nicer ADKII, especially if the person didn't want to buy a new Avid key cap set or keyboard.

 

[snuci]

Got an Apple IIGS Model A2S6001 that was upgraded from an Apple IIe for $139 plus shipping.  Been looking for one of those for a while.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/262344700837

I also bought some Apple Disk II drives from the same seller.  One has a recent serial number label that I have never seen.  Thought that was interesting but it's a really late serial number (almost 2 million?).



http://www.ebay.com/itm/262344669246

 

[olePigeon]

If for whatever reason you get tired of the IIgs, please PM me.  I'd love to buy it from you.  Or trade, if you're interested.

 

[ScutBoy]

Got an Apple IIGS Model A2S6001 that was upgraded from an Apple IIe for $139 plus shipping.  Been looking for one of those for a while.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262344700837

Nice! One of those "stealth" upgrades has been a low-grade want of mine for a while.

 

[olePigeon]

It's been at the tippy top of my list.  My eBay alerts never seem to work.

 

[snuci]

It's been at the tippy top of my list.  My eBay alerts never seem to work.

Start Time:  Sunday, 20-Mar-16 19:23:33 UTC End Time:  Sunday, 20-Mar-16 19:34:46 UTC

I don't think Alerts are that quick  I was a the right place at right time.  I am unlikely to sell it but I will put you at the top of my list if I do, olePigeon.

 

[snuci]

Having not had anything awesome to report, I did manage to pick up an Apple Lisa Lucite block.  I didn't realize these were that small ( 1 5/8" ?) but it is still a rare find and at a decent price.  I jumped on it.  eBay Auction Link

 

[snuci]

I FINALLY caught my Bell and Howell Apple II Plus computer earlier on eBay.  It has an early serial number, raised square power light and an internal board that is a Rev 4 or maybe even a Rev 3 (chips are dated early 1979).  This unit, apparently, was prior to the back pack units so it wasn't an option at this point.  This is my "unicorn" that I've had trouble landing.  I am a very happy guy.



Can't wait until it arrives.

 

[Carboy7]

Can I cry now?

 

[snuci]

I managed to get a couple of deals lately.

The first I'm not sure is a deal but it's a Macintosh Portable M5126.  It needs recapping and boots to a sad Mac. I need to figure out who provides recapping service.  Is there anyone in Canada?  The interesting part about this one is that it has the num pad instead of the built in mouse roller ball. I thought $140 plus shipping was a little high but I figured backlit models are not as prevalent as non-backlit?



Also, there's a couple of M0001 Macintosh 128ks.

These were on eBay and were cheap.  First is an M0001 that is verified to be an original board.  It said "Blown CRT" so I bought a flyback transformer but haven't yet installed it.  I will replace the filter cap that has smoked (as the owner mentioned) and check the solder joints first.  Got this for $60 plus shipping.



Second was one I just got today.  I can't confirm if it has the original 128k board but we'll soon find out.  Seller claims that it bongs but no screen.  Tapping the top will make the picture work for a second.  Sounds like solder joints.  Paid $20 plus shipping (which was $75 but I'll live with that).



You can still find deals out there.

 

[Juror22]

All three are nice finds - congrats!

 

[snuci]

Recently bought a Macintosh 128k with SCSI upgrade.  I was wondering if I could possibly revert it back to stock but the on board memory was removed and 512k of memory was soldered in; quite expertly I may add.  It also had an additional 512k daughter board along with the SCSI/upgraded ROM daughter board.  It was a very nice early 128k that even had a purple ceramic 680000.  Still a nice machine.  Fill pics at: http://vintagecomputer.ca/apple-macintosh-128k-upgraded-with-scsi-and-extra-memory/

 

[Carboy7]

Sweet! Now I've never seen a PURPLE 68k...

 

[unity]

The ceramic (purple) 68000s are pretty cool. They are on a few 128ks but heavily used on the 512ks. I just love the look of em!

As for that 128k, very nice find! You could always swap the entire board to an original I suppose.

 

[Ferrix97]

It's actually not that hard to turn it back into a 128k, you just need to add a couple of resistors IIRC

 

[olePigeon]

Did the 128k always have the sockets for adding a RAM board?

 

[snuci]

The ceramic (purple) 68000s are pretty cool. They are on a few 128ks but heavily used on the 512ks. I just love the look of em!

I also have one or two other ceramic 68k Macs.  The 512ke has one but I find the later ones had clear plastic brackets on the sides.  The oldest ones do not.

Did the 128k always have the sockets for adding a RAM board?

No, those sockets were definitely put in afterwards.  I have a 128k motherboard with, I think.  one extra resistor pack added to convert the 128k to support 512k.  The memory  is socketted in that one.  This one is done quite well. 

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

A stock, original 128K was a next to useless lobotomized pile of poo! Budget cutting the memory made it all but unusable without an external FDD. Why on earth would you ever want to roll back the clock on a useful purse made out of a sow's ear?

It's never gonna be a mint, boxed, closet queen 128K. Upgraded like that a 128K is cool as hell as is!

edit: forgot to mention, that Centronics 50F connector is SCSI compliant and the only one like it I've ever seen on an upgraded Mac. DB-25 is absolutely SUB-standard, what are the rest of the dates on that board, one is 1986. That's got to be a very early adapter.

I say keep that 1M/SCSI upgraded baby the way it is. It's an historical time slice, a powerhouse back at the dawn of DTP.