Spectacular finds

[djcommie]

I was at the local vintage hardware haunt and happened to chat up a fellow who said he had some old mac stuff on a pallet at home. I showed up the next day and certainly got a pile of Apple stuff.

Partial list:

(2) 7100/66AV

7100/80AV

7100/100

7300/180

7500/100

7600/132

5260/120

5260/100

IIe Platinum

II+

(2) IIe

Macintosh Plus

The insane part is the extras included. I have a new in box Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II, its a Zilog Z80 CP/M card built by the then early Microsoft to run CP/M OS on the Apple II range. Also included is a pile of Apple Service boxes, some unopened! Its mostly dumb stuff, but someone might want original parts boxes. Also I have a Apple II high-speed SCSI card, tons and tons of official Apple software on 5 1/4" floppies with Apple diskette sleeves, official Apple reference books, and a pile of great condition third party Apple II books. I'll get some pictures up, and tomorrow I go pick up the rest!

Sure beats my deal on Friday of a $20 Pantone Mac Plus with a pantone HD20 with all original Apple SCSI/power cables, which itself was a great deal.

 

[Cosmo]

That's totally spectacular conquest! I must admit, i am jelous. Such find is impossible this part of the world.

That Apple II high-speed SCSI card is rare and expensive!

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

8-o 7100-7600, all Apples, that's almost a straight flush!

Very

 

[djcommie]

Haha, yeah I'm knee deep in early PPC stuff, too bad there wasn't much between them and the II era parts.

It'd be a real lifetime collection for an Apple II person, I'm considering just consolidating the II stuff and auctioning it off whole, given the extra little slectable ROM sockets and funky stuff.

I might be picking up the displays this afternoon, is anyone interested in a color 14", 16", or some other Apple CRTs? If not, I'll just drop them off at the eWaste recycler.

Also the 5260 works fine! I imagine I'd need to do the PCI power PSU mod to run my 6360/160 board in it?

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

If you ever run across a Macintosh Portrait Display or the early (sans tilt-n-swivel base) Radius FPDs in working order. or DOA most especially, PM me PLEASE!

Same goes for the 12" Grayscale & RGB 'ZaBox Toppers.

I'd also love a DOA Radius TPD for a MacQuarium/behind the fish Wallstreet PDQ/LCD Hack. My dedicated Panasonic TPD (shallow depth is +++++) MacQuarium Donor went bye-bye in the great storage room fiasco.

AppleColor High Res RGB Monitor plastics are Very High on my wish list as well.

I'm really getting into recycling DOA Apple and Radius CRT unit's plastics as funky AIO hack/sculptures of late. [] ]'>

If nobody wants any working Macs, Monitors or DOA Clones, l'd like a shot at the parts before they hit the re-cycler, like that 16 incher.

 

[macman142]

Both sound like GREAT deals.

I've never been a huge fan of the 7x00 machines but I can see the appeal. The 7600 would be a nice one for sure.

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[IIfx]

The 5xxx machines are lemons but the 7xxx machines are pretty nice. Only problem could be brittle plastic.

Very nice haul, big finds like that are always fun

 

[theos911]

Eh, to all their own I guess.

I'd love a 5500/250 DE.

 

[Bunsen]

The 5xxx machines are lemons

Only the 5200, 5260 and the 6200, 6300, 6320 really qualify as lemons. The 6360 and beyond (inc 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500) use a completely new architecture (PCI) with none of the horrible shortcuts of the x2xx series.

 

[IIfx]

My mistake, should had typed 52xx I have a 5500 and its pretty nice. (And as you said new PCI architecture)

Horrible Spindler Technology in the 52xx/62xx/63xx machines....so cheap.

 

[djcommie]

Finally got some pictures up:

http://imgur.com/a/ZgrwP#0

The Microsoft Softcard and Apple II high-speed SCSI card are goin on eBay tonight.

edit: All the 7100s are broken down now, I kept a single 80MHz AV board and all the AV cards if anyone wants those.

 

[Cosmo]

Oh boy those machines are dirty, specially those Apple II's. Hopefully you can get atleast some of them working. Lots of interesting 5.25" drives there!

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

8-o That is one crazy Apple/MacStack, great conquest! :approve:

Thanks for reminding me, Cosmo! If one of the beige 5.25's is borked on the inside, I need the front bezel from one for my "ShugartMac" Design Study hack.

If any of the 7100's has a bad MoBo or PSU, I need a good 7100 PSU or better yet, the sheet metal and connector/wiring from a couple so I can make an ATX-ready case for olePigeon. I sent him my 7100 PDU but it doesn't have the juice to get his Gemini II Rocket IIci off the ground. Then I can get my pristine 7100's PSU back in return and he'll be ready for a RocketShareATX liftoff! [] ]'>

 

[MrMacintosh]

I have a new in box Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II, its a Zilog Z80 CP/M card built by the then early Microsoft to run CP/M OS on the Apple II range.

Although you said you put it on eBay, I came across one of these over the summer, however, I have no information about it. I'd be very grateful for any info you could share!