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). The battery even holds over two hours' worth of a charge.
I got to pick through a 5'x5'x5' box overflowing with vintage gear at NextStep Recycling in Eugene, OR today. It was full of stuff they were supposed to sort and put up on eBay. A few //c's, a ][+, some //e's, Classics, Imagewriters, Plusses, a Color Classic, a few Performas, a PowerCD with dock (no adapter). I got to the bottom and my heart skipped - a Lisa II. No keyboard or mouse. Did not power on. I offered a few hundred for it but they wouldn't sell off of eBay. 
I did manage to grab a nice //c with power supply, a DuoDock II and a PowerBook 100 series external floppy, though.
I did manage to grab a nice //c with power supply, a DuoDock II and a PowerBook 100 series external floppy, though.
It's amazing to read such places to exsist. Wonder how much they were hoping for? Those Apple II's really really really... i want even one! Lisa II would have been really great, if i remember correctly, you did't have any so far?
Still, //c is good find, specially working, clean one. I am wondering if should pay 150€ for complete set of //c + monitor + external drive + original manuals and disks.
I am going today (haven't done this for years) one local recycling-shop (the largest of metropolitan area), but really, i do not expect to find *any* apple/macintoshes. I have a winter vacation so my 3.5 year daughter is coming with me, maybe can find some books or toys for her aleast if daddy wont find any toys for himself :lol:
Still, //c is good find, specially working, clean one. I am wondering if should pay 150€ for complete set of //c + monitor + external drive + original manuals and disks.
I am going today (haven't done this for years) one local recycling-shop (the largest of metropolitan area), but really, i do not expect to find *any* apple/macintoshes. I have a winter vacation so my 3.5 year daughter is coming with me, maybe can find some books or toys for her aleast if daddy wont find any toys for himself :lol:
For my Apple Network Server 500/132:
1. The 150 MHz CPU card
2. The 1 MB Level 2 Cache module
3. The Apple Network Server 700 ROM Module
4. One 68 Pin SCSI Interconnection Board (now ALL 5 HD trays will be fed with 72 GB drives!)
5. Two 50 Pin SCSI Interconnection Boards (just for backup somehow)
Still looking for some parts though...
J
1. The 150 MHz CPU card
2. The 1 MB Level 2 Cache module
3. The Apple Network Server 700 ROM Module
4. One 68 Pin SCSI Interconnection Board (now ALL 5 HD trays will be fed with 72 GB drives!)
5. Two 50 Pin SCSI Interconnection Boards (just for backup somehow)
Still looking for some parts though...
J
Since the pile was going on ebay, they were looking up recent sold prices then giving me a price just under the lowest price they found. So they weren't very smoking deals but they were at least "fair". Using that pricing method, he gave me a $100 price on the ][+. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I already have a IIe, IIe Platinum and a IIgs.
Their organization is a non-profit that uses recycling or reselling electronics and other equipment to fund giving working computers to non-profits and low-income community members. They offer free computer classes. They allow people to volunteer at their centers to "earn" a computer. So they do some good. I don't feel bad about paying them a few more dollars than I would University surplus.
Yes, the Lisa would have been really great and no, I don't have one yet. Unfortunately, most are way too rich for me right now (even broken ones).
I won a working G4 MDD (867mhz DP, 512MB, 60GB) for $37 shipped on ebay, should be here this week. After a few upgrades this will probably be the newest Mac I ever get (if I can't run OS 9 on it I don't want it).
Also got a Thinkpad T20 for something like $8 last week (it needed a HD) and a Thinkpad A30 a few days before that (needed an LCD transplant from a junker I had). P3 Thinkpads rock!
Also got a Thinkpad T20 for something like $8 last week (it needed a HD) and a Thinkpad A30 a few days before that (needed an LCD transplant from a junker I had). P3 Thinkpads rock!
Picked up a few things -
a Power Macintosh G3 mini tower (266MHz/256MB/60GB) for $10
a (working!) 30GB 2.5" external firewire drive (Smartdisk FireLite) for 50 cents
a Zip 100 Plus drive and two Zip disks for $2
an external Panasonic SCSI CD-ROM drive (KXL-D720) for $1. This one is black and looks good with the NeXTStation Turbo
a Power Macintosh G3 mini tower (266MHz/256MB/60GB) for $10
a (working!) 30GB 2.5" external firewire drive (Smartdisk FireLite) for 50 cents
a Zip 100 Plus drive and two Zip disks for $2
an external Panasonic SCSI CD-ROM drive (KXL-D720) for $1. This one is black and looks good with the NeXTStation Turbo
Close enough:
I'm an avid craigslist searcher and keep my feelers out to friends and acquaintances for hand-me-downs. That latest batch was bought at a HamFest I went to with my brother. I also have the bonus of weekly university surplus sales, electronics stores with surplus junk areas and local recyclers.
