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The compact Mac krewe

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Here they are, my modest collection.
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All work, have had caps replaced, cases retrobrited, and floppies fixed.

The Plus I've had since 97'. The SE since 98'.

My first Mac was an SE. Bought new in April of 87' for $1800. (Great deal) Hot rodded over the years, 45 mg internal HD, 030 accelerator, boxer fan to replace the squirrel cage. Sold it in 92'. Should of kept it.
 

Byrd

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Sweet line of Macs there - and good work restoring every one - all should be good for another 20?
 

Juror22

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An excellent lineup! A very nice lineup indeed - and so much work went into them, it really shows.
 

Torbar

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Nice collection!

Is the one all the way on the left a 128? or 512?

Which retrobrite method do you use?
 

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Thanks! They were my project this year. Took advantage of the summer sun to do all the cases.

As for the form factor, I guess the modern iMac is the winner winner chicken dinner on longevity. What's it's been now, 17 years?
 

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Oh and I use a retrobrite method I learned here. Salon 40 in a dog food container in the hot sun. Worked like a charm. Did all the keyboards as well.
 

cheesestraws

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That's a really nice lineup! The compacts are my favourite computers, honestly, as æsthetic objects. There's something very satisfying about their proportions, somehow.
 
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