Lisa Paperweight, Cube, Upgraded Wallstreet

[thegarse]

I haven't really posted on these forums but I thought I'd share a few of my 2018 findings.

Pictured:

• G4 Cube and display (said it was not working on Craigslist - needed OS reinstall, drive is sticking)
  
• Wallstreet Powerbook Upgraded to 500mhz via a Sonnet? (found this on Ebay untested for pretty cheap, I see one extension that says Sonnet but I haven't opened the machine to see what was installed - pretty happy with this unit)
  
• Mac XL/Lisa 2 (this was on eBay locally for $500 in the Sacramento area, the pictures showed a LOT of corrosion and rust, I talked to the guy and he offered an invite to look at it. I went to his house saw the deterioration and offered $200 for something that hasn't been tested, but 99.99% sure most components do not work. 0
  

 

[Johnnya101]

Wow, so you actually got the Lisa for $200? Even non working that's a steal!

 

[PB145B]

Wow, so you actually got the Lisa for $200? Even non working that's a steal!

I agree! The outer shell and CRT alone are easily worth that. And the boards may very well be fixable depending on how they are damaged.

 

[thegarse]

I'll have to spend some time and take some detailed pics of the boards/insides. Not very familiar with the model so I'll likely ask for some help.

 

[Paralel]

Whether it is still a Lisa, or has the Macintosh XL "upgrade" kit makes a big difference.

 

[CC_333]

Assuming the proper OEM/reproduction parts can be found, isn't it fairly trivial to revert a MacXL to Lisa OS-compatible specs?

I've never used a Lisa in any way whatever, so I could just be spewing nonsense....

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[Paralel]

Yeah, changing them back and forth isn't too bad. Just one coil and 3 DIP chips.

 

[Huxley]

Congrats! I think I've seen that listing for the Lisa a few times (I'm in the SF Bay Area so Sac listings pop up for me sometimes) - I'm happy that someone here snagged it, and for a good price!



Huxley

 

[thegarse]

Congrats! I think I've seen that listing for the Lisa a few times (I'm in the SF Bay Area so Sac listings pop up for me sometimes) - I'm happy that someone here snagged it, and for a good price!



Huxley

Thanks!

 

[Paralel]

With the new Lisa logic boards being made by Sapient, given what you have, you should actually be able to make a functional Lisa without too much difficulty.