Sometimes conquests or liberations can be a bit expensive. My last conquest is of that kind, though in my opinion it was worth it!
For about $140, this is what I got:
- A Macintosh 512K (model M0001WP, the european 512K) complete with original keyboard and mouse, and an external Apple 400K drive. I'm quite happy with that conquest, and this is why I was wanting to pay up to $100-$120 for it, since real 512K (not to mention 128K) are really rare here in Switzerland. To my knowledge, the first to be widely distributed to schools (and to general public) here was the 512K/800 (model M0001D).
Now, its serial number is C5401GYM0001WP. As far as I know, it means it was built in Cork in the 40th week of 1985. Too bad it's not from 1984! By the way, were those european 220V models already built in 84? But the strange thing is that this serial number isn't recognized by the usual decoders I use, here and here. Does anybody know why or what it means?
It had a computer shop sticker on the front. By removing I could clearly see the difference in color and how yellowed it is. The bad news: I always thought my 512K/800 wasn't much yellowed. Putting them side by side and seeing the original beige under the sticker, both are the exact same yellowed beige!
I'll have to clean it since it's dusty, and maybe have a look at those "unyellowing" methods. It also misses the battery door on the back.
EDIT: the best will need some work… It boots fine from the external drive, but the floppy it boots from is stuck inside the drive (the eject mechanism seems too weak tu push it out). Let's clean and lubricate! And worse, the inside drive appears to be damaged: it's like a couple of milimeters too low, and floppies won't slide in. I'll have a look, hopefully the drive is fine and just unscrewed!
- A PowerBook 5300cs with internal floppy drive and charger. Sadly it misses the ports door on the back, but apart from that it's in pristine condition. Absolutely no scratches, no dirt, no stickers, no nothing. The thing is really like new! It's a shame it didn't come in its original box. The guy who owned it must have taken great care of it! It's by far my best looking PowerBook!
For about $140, this is what I got:
- A Macintosh 512K (model M0001WP, the european 512K) complete with original keyboard and mouse, and an external Apple 400K drive. I'm quite happy with that conquest, and this is why I was wanting to pay up to $100-$120 for it, since real 512K (not to mention 128K) are really rare here in Switzerland. To my knowledge, the first to be widely distributed to schools (and to general public) here was the 512K/800 (model M0001D).
Now, its serial number is C5401GYM0001WP. As far as I know, it means it was built in Cork in the 40th week of 1985. Too bad it's not from 1984! By the way, were those european 220V models already built in 84? But the strange thing is that this serial number isn't recognized by the usual decoders I use, here and here. Does anybody know why or what it means?
It had a computer shop sticker on the front. By removing I could clearly see the difference in color and how yellowed it is. The bad news: I always thought my 512K/800 wasn't much yellowed. Putting them side by side and seeing the original beige under the sticker, both are the exact same yellowed beige!
I'll have to clean it since it's dusty, and maybe have a look at those "unyellowing" methods. It also misses the battery door on the back.
EDIT: the best will need some work…
It boots fine from the external drive, but the floppy it boots from is stuck inside the drive (the eject mechanism seems too weak tu push it out). Let's clean and lubricate! And worse, the inside drive appears to be damaged: it's like a couple of milimeters too low, and floppies won't slide in. I'll have a look, hopefully the drive is fine and just unscrewed!- A PowerBook 5300cs with internal floppy drive and charger. Sadly it misses the ports door on the back, but apart from that it's in pristine condition. Absolutely no scratches, no dirt, no stickers, no nothing. The thing is really like new! It's a shame it didn't come in its original box. The guy who owned it must have taken great care of it! It's by far my best looking PowerBook!
