Recent Conquests

[macgeek18]

I gained a 1.83Ghz Core Duo Mac Mini with 2GB RAM for free this last weekend. Hard drive had failed so I setup the previous owners new Mini for them and they gave me the old one. Swapped in a spare 500GB HD and installed Leopard. Running great and just put all my media on it. It does run warm though. Also bought a 06 15" PowerBook G4 in excellent condition and have a RAM upgrade and new battery coming in all for under $100. It's been a good week. I'm an avid Mac collector though my collection has grown smaller over the last couple years.

 

[CC_333]

Good for you! Mac Minis are versatile little machines, aren't they?

Whereabouts in Northern California are you?

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[macgeek18]

Just south of Eureka. I work in Arcata.

 

[CC_333]

Ah, I'm a bit farther south, in the Mendocino/Lake area.

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[macgeek18]

Oh sweet a fellow Mac guy pretty close by.I love Lake County. I'll be in Ukiah next week. I travel all over the North State for work.

 

[macgeek18]

Well I found a complete iBook Indigo 366 on eBay. I have a Tangerine case that's practically brand new that I'm going to swap the insides into.

 

[CC_333]

Neat! I'm in Ukiah quite often for school, so a meetup might work. Don't know about next week though.

I'm looking to downsize some of my excess stuff. Want any?

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[Unknown_K]

Do people use minis as their main (retro?) machine or just headless servers these days?

 

[macgeek18]

It's a play unit right now. Going to be my home entertainment Mac soon. And probably a machine for the wife to surf on as well.

 

[macgeek18]

CC_333 here's some pictures of the IIc. 

 

[CC_333]

Wow! That's quite a beautiful example!!

Is it a standard //c, or is it a //c Plus (built in power supply, a few other improvements)?

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[macgeek18]

It's just a //c.

 

[macgeek18]

Freebie Craigslist find. Broken screen but it still works! And the best news is that it's a 1.67! Needs a really good cleaning but it came with a brand new power adapter. Can't complain.

 

[macgeek18]

Pulled the RAM cover. It's a PowerBook 5,7.

 

[macgeek18]

Well she's not totally dead. Battery holds a charge!

 

[belgaonkar]

wow, if its a high res model, good luck finding a new screen. But I mean you can't complain if its free  

 

[macgeek18]

wow, if its a high res model, good luck finding a new screen. But I mean you can't complain if its free

Yeah well  I have a donor 1.5Ghz 17" that I'm about to get from a co worker. It should be a straight swap. 

 

[Unknown_K]

Only the final 1.67ghz DDR2 models had the high rez screen (15" and 17").

 

[macgeek18]

Surprisingly it is somewhat usable.