The real haul was the PC-ism. There were about 10 PC's, all of which were substantially better than you usually find in thrift shops. All but two of them were IBM Personal GL 300 computers with Pentium 200's. The other two were Cmpaq DeskPro's with Pentium 166's. Four of the 200's had 64MB of RAM, three of them had 32MB of RAM, and one had 128 (!) MB. Most had 24x CD-ROM's, only about 3 had none. All of them had ISA RJ-45 ethernet cards, and all but 2 had ISA SoundBlaster cards. None of them would boot past the DOS screen, which led me to believe that either their hard drives were blank, corrupted, or missing.

Also, there were about 8 Serial-to-PS/2 mice new in shrink-wrapped boxes, along with about six SoundBlaster ISA cards in new boxes, and another 30-50 SoundBlaster ISA cards tossed into a big cardboard box. There were also four monitors, all 15" IBM, two black and two beige. I'd really like one of the black ones for my Quadra 840av, but I digress. I inquired about getting one of the IBM's, specifically the one with 128MB of RAM, and they wanted $55. I just don't have it, so unless they go lower, I can't get anything. But, if anyone is interested, especially our fellow L.A.-area members (mathgeek? ), contact me and I can lead you to 'em.

i should put an i need a 6xx DOS Compatible ad in the trading post i guess . . . whatever!

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p.s. make sure the pad count is right for a RAM SIMM NOT the ROM SIMM on the non-DOS Compatible board!

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I'll check on that 630CD for ya, JT! Have to be careful, though, they tend to get pissed when you open stuff and poke around inside it...

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Edited by - cinemafia on 25 Jun 2002 11:46:08

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if they'll let you check the mobo, find out if it has the pads for a second SIMM slot or already has the two SIMM slots and the DAV type connector for installing a DOS card,

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if they'll let you check the mobo, find out if it has the pads for a second SIMM slot or already has the two SIMM slots and the DAV type connector for installing a DOS card,

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Didn't the DOS card for the 63x series actually connect to the '040 processor socket and the PDS [for the game controller?]

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I visited the Thrift Store next to my office just yesterday, after turning up
nothing but a barren Quadra 610 at the Disabled Veterans Thrift Store in
Glendale. Turns out the one next to my office just got a HUGE dumping of
hardware! There was only one Mac, though, a Performa 630CD. They only
want $10 for it, but I really have no use for it. There's no TV tuner, no ethernet,
no hard drive, and doesn't seem to be any RAM. If anybody's interested in it,
let me know and I can possibly pick it up.

The real haul was the PC-ism. There were about 10 PC's, all of which were
substantially better than you usually find in thrift shops. All but two of them
were IBM Personal GL 300 computers with Pentium 200's. The other two were
Cmpaq DeskPro's with Pentium 166's. Four of the 200's had 64MB of RAM,
three of them had 32MB of RAM, and one had 128 (!) MB. Most had 24x
CD-ROM's, only about 3 had none. All of them had ISA RJ-45 ethernet cards,
and all but 2 had ISA SoundBlaster cards. None of them would boot past the
DOS screen, which led me to believe that either their hard drives were blank,
corrupted, or missing.

Also, there were about 8 Serial-to-PS/2 mice new in shrink-wrapped boxes,
along with about six SoundBlaster ISA cards in new boxes, and another 30-50
SoundBlaster ISA cards tossed into a big cardboard box. There were also
four monitors, all 15" IBM, two black and two beige. I'd really like one of the
black ones for my Quadra 840av, but I digress. I inquired about getting one of
the IBM's, specifically the one with 128MB of RAM, and they wanted $55. I just
don't have it, so unless they go lower, I can't get anything. But, if anyone is
interested, especially our fellow L.A.-area members (mathgeek? ), contact
me and I can lead you to 'em.

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Quadra 840 av
84meg ram(awiating the other 64meg)
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1

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