Color Classic - Worth it?

[Tmargo101]

I just won a Macintosh Color Classic on eBay for the starting bid of $120. It is in nice condition, and works great. However, the $120 is a lot of money, and I wanted to know if you think that was too much money. I have been looking for a Color Classic for about 3 years, since i started my collection.

Opinions?

 

[Byrd]

You paid for it, clearly it's what you thought it was worth? They're really versatile machines, I tend to use my CC more than any other 68K Mac.

 

[jsarchibald]

Rule 101 of bidding on classic machines: only bid what you are willing to pay, and always go through with any offer you make. They are a great machine, you won't be disappointed. But think of it from the perspective of the seller - they will have to relist and lose money on a non paying bidder, and it is just plain bad juju. Pay for it, get it, and use it, no regrets.

 

[krye]

An auction is a binding contract. There's no question as to whether it's yours or not. It's yours. But I don't think that's what you're asking. $120 for a CC too much? That's up to the buyer. Some people won't pay more than $40 for a classic Mac. Others pay through the nose. I paid $400 for a broken Macintosh TV, and I thought that was a great deal considering they regularly fetch $800 on eBay. To each their own.

I'd be happy to pay $120 for a CC as long as it was in good condition, not discolored and it worked. The CCs are great machines. I think $120 is a fair price as long as it's working.

 

[Macdrone]

Dont have buyers remorse. 120 is a fair price if its working. Shipping proably will bite you tho making it closer to 200 depending on distance. Get the insurance of course. I enjoy mine, be ready to re cap it tho, the little boards seem to leak at this age pretty much. Its a awesome little color screen also.

 

[uniserver]

I guess you will have to check it out when you get it. Knock on some wood.

 

[Tmargo101]

Thanks for the quick answers. I won it, so of course I paid for it and all, but I was just wondering. No buyers remorse. I was more asking from a perspective of people who own Color Classics, for what they are and what they can do, was that a fair price. I am very happy, I have wanted a CC for a while. I just hope that the caps don't leak, I have no idea at all how to replace them, and am rather uneasy fixing something that isn't broken. I am nervous that I will break it. :-/

One more question: I have a macintosh LC 550 that i picked up off the street with a exploded PRAM battery. I know people swap MoBos from LC 5xx series machines to CCs, has anyone ever tried the reverse? Is the 550 board even the same as the CC, or is it only LC 575s that are compatible? I would only do that to test that the LC 550 worked, but would the LC 550 chassis have a higher voltage, or damage the CC mobo in some way?

 

[ClassicHasClass]

The LC 550 *should* work because it is most similar to the Colour Classic II. I can't promise you this, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't.

That said, my Colour Classic has a Mystic LC 575 in it. In System 7.1 it kicks butt.

 

[Brooklyn]

It's a good deal especially working. Color classics are great.

 

[uniserver]

my Colour Classic has a Mystic LC 575 in it. In System 7.1 it kicks butt.

oh yeah I bet that thing screams!

do you happen to have the Full 040 installed as well?

And the modified rear I/O cover?

 

[uniserver]

mcdermd has a 575 Mystic Color Classic, It's like his right hand vintage mac literally, I think its sitting right next to his right hand, on his desk at work

I have a Color Classic, I have a re-capped LC575, I am just trying to figure out how to get MacOS 8.1 on it.

I do not want to mod the AB, So that is why i need Mac OS 8.1

also getting at the the HD in those things does not sound like fun.

My Apple 300 Scsi cd drive i have will only play music cd's …

Will not read any data disks, including a OEM 7.5.5 cd.

Sometimes a data disk will mount on the desktop, and will show a dir, Stamped and Burned Disk,

but when you click on a file it gives an error.

also will not boot when selected.

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Yes, it has a full '040 and a custom backplate. It's a nice little machine. If it makes the OP feel any better, all told (mo'bo, system unit, etc.), I probably sunk about $200 into it, and it's worth it.

 

[uniserver]

as they say you get what you pay for

 

[Macdrone]

The cd won't read? Try cleaning. Shipping may have knocked some dust loose or something. None of the old cd roms like burned disks but actual disks were working great. I used it to load the Os on all the macs I play with. Way faster than floppy.

 

[mcdermd]

I have several old Apple-branded CD ROMs that read burned CD-R just fine.

 

[MinerAl]

The 550 board is a drop in replacement for the stock CC logic board. It effectively makes it a CCII. As long as you are running 7.5 (or have the right enablers in 7.1) you'll have a really hassle-free obvious improvement in performance.

The 575 board requires more fiddling. I haven't successfully done it myself, so I can't speak to its ease as an upgrade.

 

[Tmargo101]

Thanks for the info, but i was wondering if I could test a 550 chassis with a CC mobo. Any ideas on that :?: I don't want to damage my CC mobo

 

[Unknown_K]

CC are kind of expensive, especially if you get a stock one and need to upgrade the board or buy a Sonnet Presto Plus.

 

[MinerAl]

Yes.

The CC and 550 are totally interchangeable. In fact my CC board was still in a 550, working hard in a 3rd grade classroom, last time I saw it.

I think the CC and the 520 are the same board with resistors to change the Gestalt ID (i could be wrong). The CC, 520, CCII, and 550 were all basically the same machine with different CRT sizes. The analog boards are even incredibly similar.