Yeah, I'd like an AIO too lol. Mainly from good memories and for a bridge Mac.
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Nobody likes the G3 all-in-one
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I like the old G3 AIOs. Almost had one for free, but the son of a friend snatched it up before I did. He uses it for his Music production & creation as he is a professional musician like his mom (my friend - who is in the Bergen County Philharmonic, he is in the US Arm Forces Orchestra and plays for the President all the time).
Maybe next time, right?
Maybe next time, right?
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I have one, it needs work and I got it from JRL awhile back to fix up my other, working one (I got it for its plastics, which are in decent shape). And it's apparently from a school in Cupertino, so it really didn't go far from home, did it?
If anyone's interested in a fixer-upper G3 AIO, let me know, as I really only wanted it's plastics (I will put the somewhat cracked, but basically sound plastics from the other one onto it, of course).
Also, Uniserver had some for awhile. He still might, if you want to get a hold of him and ask.
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If anyone's interested in a fixer-upper G3 AIO, let me know, as I really only wanted it's plastics (I will put the somewhat cracked, but basically sound plastics from the other one onto it, of course).
Also, Uniserver had some for awhile. He still might, if you want to get a hold of him and ask.
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The market can be funny that way.
I found an weeks-old ad on Craig's list for three IIci's for $50 each. From the photos, it looked like they lacked the drive tray/shelf assembly. I already have three IIci's so I didn't really want another one, but I figured these might need rescuing, so I emailed the guy and said, I'd give him $10 each to save them from going to the dump. If he had another buyer, or was planning to keep them if they didn't sell, that was great. I just wanted to save them in the event that the dump or Good Will (scrapper) was the fall-back destination.
He emailed back and asked if I could go a little higher. I pointed out he didn't seem to have the trays, reiterated my first point. He claimed he did have the trays. I said I could go to $50 for all three. Got an email back that said he was getting me some photos to show the trays -- seemed like he was accepting my offer, but wasn't clear. I waited a few days for the photos, then emailed him to ask, and point out that I didn't really need photos. If he was accepting my offer, I'd see the trays when I got to his house.
He emailed back that after a couple of months of no responses, someone had bought them.
Which was the best outcome. But it's weird. No interest for weeks or months, then folks pop out of the woodwork.
I hope that the buyer knows about logic board recapping. The seller said he had some program on the hard drives he'd like to use, but none of the IIci's worked. I tried to explain about logic board recapping, but I can tell he just didn't get it. He couldn't see any capacitor goo and just didn't understand how hard to spot the stuff can be. The seller asked if I could recap them at one point and get one working, but I just don't have time, so I referred him to Charles' website and then he decided he wasn't going to bother after all.
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I wouldn't mind picking up a G3 AIO sometime myself. Since I take old Macs on the road a lot and don't have a lot of color-capable ones, it would be a nice pickup for running Kid Pix and other "better in color" stuff alongside the compacts (and the IIci that I finally demothballed today--don't worry, it got recapped back in 2011).
I generally prefer AIOs just because of the ease of transit, although with that being said, I sort of want to get this LC II that's been hanging around my place for the past year back on its feet again. Both the Mac and its monitor will need a recap but I'm thinking of having Uniserver do it sometime early next year, especially since I have a "Macs for Kids Tour" I am currently planning...stay tuned
Since someone mentioned the Maxells again...I have one of those batteries that's completely intact. I should do a 50/50 raffle with everyone on here as to what day it will start leaking if it gets left in a garage indefinitely.
I generally prefer AIOs just because of the ease of transit, although with that being said, I sort of want to get this LC II that's been hanging around my place for the past year back on its feet again. Both the Mac and its monitor will need a recap but I'm thinking of having Uniserver do it sometime early next year, especially since I have a "Macs for Kids Tour" I am currently planning...stay tuned
Since someone mentioned the Maxells again...I have one of those batteries that's completely intact. I should do a 50/50 raffle with everyone on here as to what day it will start leaking if it gets left in a garage indefinitely.
LCII + 12"RGB Monitor + 2.5yd. Duct Tape = AIO (add'l 1.5yd. Duct tape = AIO WITH handle)
Haha, that's one way to do it!!
You know, there's so many LCs that are connected to those dandy little displays that I've encountered at least one person who has actually believed the LC + 12" RGB is actually an AIO--I guess since they match up so well. (Just don't put one of those monitors on a IIci--now that's an ugly combo).
LCII + 12" = looks +++++ ergonomics - - - - -
IIci + 12" = looks - - - - - ergonomics +++++
IIci + Portrait = looks +++++ ergonomics - - - - -
LCII + Portrait = +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (all tens, even from the Ukrainian judge!)
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IIci + 12" = looks - - - - - ergonomics +++++
IIci + Portrait = looks +++++ ergonomics - - - - -
LCII + Portrait = +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (all tens, even from the Ukrainian judge!)
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Molar Mac = My BBW dream
So, it sounds like if some enterprising person found a bunch of G3 AIO's, there's a market here.
uniserver had somee, he'll know what kind of market the is for those gawd-awful looking things. Molar Mac is a TERRIBLE moniker for the hulking beast. Anything remotely implying "toothsome" has to have been sarcastic.
The first time I saw one was in the library at Stuyvesant H.S. on visiting day. My first thought was that one of the infamous pranksters there (think "Hackers") had put an Apple logo on a particularly horrible example of E-Machine POS MacAlike series.
The first time I saw one was in the library at Stuyvesant H.S. on visiting day. My first thought was that one of the infamous pranksters there (think "Hackers") had put an Apple logo on a particularly horrible example of E-Machine POS MacAlike series.
I agree with the sentiment that they look kinda like Gossamer, the Loony Toon.
Except the codename for the AIO specifically is Artemis. Gossamer was for the logic board, and was also used on the Desktop and Tower configs.
Well, It is the heaviest Mac ever made. 60 pounds, I believe? I think the second heaviest Mac ever made was the eMac, I traded it since was taking up so much space.
I really wanted the one which my school was disowning a few years ago. But they would not let me have it, even though it was worthless. It was "government property" and must go through approved disposal avenue, whatever partnered tech liquidator company. It angers me so much, "the man" and "the power" and policy nonsense.
"government property" I don't think the IL government would want a really old Macintosh back.
Try shipping one from USA to Canada
We just don't see these up here too often but Uniserver had one kicking around. Being primarily for education, I had to have one. They are awesome beasts. I think the next heaviest is a Lisa (if you count it as a Mac).Similar threads
