Grabbed a nice PowerBook 1400cs/166 with extras

[kite210]

Yesterday, I decided to check out my local craigslist and see if anything interesting was listed.

About 10 minutes into the search I found a listing for a PowerBook 1400cs/166, I clicked on it and saw that it was only $40 and that it came with quite a few extras.

What was included in the listing:

PowerBook 1400cs/166 (1.3gb HDD, 64mb ram, with optional video out card installed)

CD-ROM Module

Floppy Drive Module

3 Batteries (All working, each with about 60 to 90 minutes charge, 2 33 watt hour batteries, and 1 30 watt hour battery)

Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse

2 serial MIDI interfaces (one fastlane midi interface, and one opcode systems interface)

Video out cable

SCSI cable

Power Adapter

Targus Bag

The laptop itself is in like new condition, and even has the port door on the back, and for being a dual scan screen, It's quite nice.





I'll add more pictures when time permits.

 

[TheMacGuy]

That second pic is REALLLLLYYYY small. Anyway, all that stuff for $40? Thats a good deal! Have any problems arisen?

 

[kite210]

Yeah, i just noticed that, here are some better pictures. (I apologize for the quality).

Boot up

Top View

Everything it came with (minus the power adapter)

Close up of the MIDI interfaces

No problems yet, it runs like a champ.

 

[J English Smith]

Interesting that the batteries still have that much life...wonder how the previous owner maintained them? So odd, but I am glad for you!

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

If there's a VidCard in there to go with the cable you've made an incredible find, its barely credible as it stands, nice haul!

 

[kite210]

The video card is installed as well.

Just got it on the net with my WaveLAN Gold card.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Cool, all you need is to max the RAM(?) and then Sonnetize it for an acceptable OS9Book.

Just like my faithful Beater.

 

[Strimkind]

Nice haul. I've always liked the 1400 that have a few that are upgraded to the max. The one thing you have there that has eluded me is the internal video expansion card.

Cool, all you need is to max the RAM(?) and then Sonnetize it for an acceptable OS9Book.
Just like my faithful Beater.

64MB is the maximum that a 1400 can take. It is enough for 8.6 and certainly 7.6.1, but its a little shaky for OS9.

Even if you have a G3 upgrade of some kind, OS9 is still slow.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

I find performance acceptable with 64MB, a fast seek HDD and VM enabled with the G-3/466/1MB Cache. True, it's no speed demon, but it was my first WiFiBook . . .

. . . so it didn't suffer by any comparisons.

 

[Cosmo]

I've wanted xxxx - serie PowerBook for ages. Nice find and so complete also, good find for such a unbeatable price!

I am thinking if should offer 15€ for an untested, without hard disk, 1400cs/133 locally... i do not want more projects/"for parts" machines right now, if it requires a lot of work looking for parts, power adapter etc.