Hey all... long time no post. Last month we were on vacation in Arizona visiting some family and I decided to hit up some local computer stores/Goodwills to see what I could find.
Well I ended up finding this really neat recycling place and picked up a: PB 5300 (B&W), Psion 5 (that works!),and a brand new Apple branded toner for a 16/600PS. The next day my Uncle took me to a computer store and as I was talking with the manager about older equipment he said he had two older macs in the back. Bingo! So, went back there and there was a Plus and an original 128k (doesn't say 128K on the back)! I picked them both up for 20 bucks. Then the next day I had to pay 60 bucks to ship them back home, but it was worth it. THe Plus turns on but the screen doesn't light up and the 128k powers on and boots off a floppy in the drive (FileWare?). The 5300 I felt bad for since it had been sitting there for roughly a month and a half and no one bought it. It was only $15 and came with the AC. It has 24 megs of RAM and a 520 meg HD. The Psion is completely like any other PDA I've used. Very neat OS on it. FInding software for it though was quite difficult. But I finally found some sites that had downloads for it. Then last week I picked up a Q800 for free that someone was about to chuck in a dumpster. I dug out the external CD he had already tossed into the dumpster. It works also, 500 meg/16 meg. Not too shabby I think.
Well I ended up finding this really neat recycling place and picked up a: PB 5300 (B&W), Psion 5 (that works!),and a brand new Apple branded toner for a 16/600PS. The next day my Uncle took me to a computer store and as I was talking with the manager about older equipment he said he had two older macs in the back. Bingo! So, went back there and there was a Plus and an original 128k (doesn't say 128K on the back)! I picked them both up for 20 bucks. Then the next day I had to pay 60 bucks to ship them back home, but it was worth it. THe Plus turns on but the screen doesn't light up and the 128k powers on and boots off a floppy in the drive (FileWare?). The 5300 I felt bad for since it had been sitting there for roughly a month and a half and no one bought it. It was only $15 and came with the AC. It has 24 megs of RAM and a 520 meg HD. The Psion is completely like any other PDA I've used. Very neat OS on it. FInding software for it though was quite difficult. But I finally found some sites that had downloads for it. Then last week I picked up a Q800 for free that someone was about to chuck in a dumpster. I dug out the external CD he had already tossed into the dumpster. It works also, 500 meg/16 meg. Not too shabby I think.
