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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
 Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 08:55:29
I have bought a performa. This is it's ebay number:Macintosh Performa with Inkjet Printer
Item # 2033586064.What have I done? It dosnt give me much to go on in the descrtiption. Will the printer be any good?
will it have os 8.1?
will it have a cd drive?
will it have a modem?
what will
\be the top spe
cs I can ge
t
it
up to? Will I be able to stop my son pressing these keys while I am typing?.30+ bugg
er! shaktiman |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 09:00:46
Congrats!
Can I make a suggestion? Not to be mean, but:
You could provide us with a direct link so we don't have to dissect URLs to have a look at it.
It would also be nice if you could tell us the model number of the computer, and we could probably reply out of experience.Cheers!  ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 09:17:56
I found it! Hate to tell you this, shakti, but the seller is the one you should be asking...and for your own protection, in the future, I'd recommend very strongly not to spend so much money on something that the seller has provider absolutely no information about (not even a pic!).I hope for you sake that it turns out to be a good machine, though all Performas are crippled right off the bat by lacking an FPU. Maybe the printer will make up for it, though!  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
I Have No Legs! Edited by - cinemafia on 28 Jun 2002 09:18:37 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 09:26:47
quote:
I found it! Hate to tell you this, shakti, but the seller is the one you should be asking...and for your own protection, in the future, I'd recommend very strongly not to spend so much money on something that the seller has provider absolutely no information about (not even a pic!).
concur! but the copro isn't ususally a persistent annoyance.i wouldn't worry about it tho, for $50+ if all the peripherals work it's almost gotta be worth the money, NOBODY could run Mordorsoft Word every day without at LEAST a reasonable amount of RAM! even if it's a road apple it won't be overspending in most markets.s jt  ™.
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 09:27:53
yes I know.I bought it because it had word processing software and a printer. I was very tired when I bought it. I asked alot of questions but have recieved no response. What possesed me? shaktiman |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 09:38:19
It's okay, shakti, it'll probably be a good system...I'm just saying that in the future, find out everything you can from the seller before buying. Trust me, I've been burned at least 5 out of 70 times on eBay!  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
I Have No Legs!
Edited by - cinemafia on 28 Jun 2002 14:01:10
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 12:20:46
Further clues emerge!The following is email recieved from seller: ubject:
Re: Macintosh Performa with Inkjet Printer (Item
Date:
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 18:53:41 +0100
From:
removed
To:
<shaktiman@pgen.net>
References:
1
Hello,
Sorry no CD drive Memory is 9,216K.
Postage will be £15 and the computer sold for £35.
Therefore the total is £50.
Hope this is OK. Thanks, James quote:
More questions nessacary I think. But outa interest with no cd drive, can I hook up a cd drive? , can I use the cd drive from my pc that I couldnt get working on my quadra? & how can I get os 8.1(I have the cd's) onto the performa? shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 Edited by - shaktiman on 28 Jun 2002 12:32:35 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 12:56:17
quote:
Further clues emerge!with no cd drive, can I hook up a cd drive? , can I use the cd drive from my pc that I couldnt get working on my quadra? & how can I get os 8.1(I have the cd's) onto the performa?
not enough clues yet, just get the model name'number of the printer, performa, and then monitor in that order of importance, then you'll know if 8.1 will ever run at all!i wouldn't hold my breath, if it has 9 megs, that means it's more than likely a really early performa with one meg on the mobo and i wouldn't expect it to run anything later than 7.5.3, even if you put more memory into it. i'm guessing an LCII level machine at best (this time i'm the one who shoulda checked applespec first!), but it's still a good deal in my book if the peripherals work. i'm sure cinemo could get it for $1.98 AUS where he is, but i wouldn't worry about it yet. it MIGHT turn out to be a nice surprise yet! jt ™.
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C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 13:08:29
I have already sent the email asking for the model,I figured it out abms shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 13:13:11
Why do you log off & on?My computer automatically logs me on. shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2002 : 13:40:46
quote:
Why do you log off & on?My computer automatically logs me on.
so does mine, unless it loses its cookies, that's how i ended up being "alcoa" for a while when ~coxy was AWOL, well, the first time anyway!  now i log on from my friends house as alcoa, cuz i don't always remember the other password.i'd have to log off as trash80 to log on as supermod so i'd have the priveledges to delete or edit your post for you if you weren't online or couldn't get it to work yourself. then i'd have to log off and then back on again as trash80. jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF p.s. i like your abms acronym, comrade! it's fun to research and make discoveries on your own, huh!?! let us know what else you find out about the L2 for your 840av, sounds cool! Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 28 Jun 2002 13:43:45 |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2002 : 12:30:10
   quote:
abms
I worked out quotes. quote:
When you shook that fist did it feel like you were winning?,
When you drew that blood did you think you'd take the blame?
If you spoke up noew would you tell without your lying?
or are your answers laced with lies to hide your pain?
are you happy now, are you happy now, are you happy now now hey
shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2002 : 12:35:26
shakti' = nice going, comrade! did you find out the model numbers yet? jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 11:07:25
quote:
ject:
Re: Macintosh Performa with Inkjet Printer (Item
Date:
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:12:14 +0100
From:
removed
To:
<shaktiman@pgen.net>
References:
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Hello,
It is a performa 400 with the following details:
Memory is 9,216k and system is B1-71P
I`ve got this off the computer where it says `about this
Macintosh`.
Sorrybut it does not say how big the hard drive is, bit I
guess it has a
simliair spec to the system memory.
Hope this helps.
Thanks, James
well I now have a cold sweat I am looking up everymac.com shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 11:38:15
quote:
well I now have a cold sweat
that'd be an LC II IIRC, don't sweat it, see if you can find out which printer came with the bundle and be on the lookout for a cheap microquadra (605) board to upgrade it if you want more speed.the 400 will be fine for wordproc/spreadsheets or anything you don't need the 840AV for speed, copro, DSP or brute strength. pretty it up, set it up with the printer and all the works, then put a good face on it by smiling and maybe she'll only mutilate you instead of killing you. jt ™.
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shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 11:46:28
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2034659887I shall purchase this item. I now have to decide weather to try to supe this up or weather to buy another performa(a good one) shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 12:04:02
quote:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2034659887I shall purchase this item.
why? do you have a IIci?jt ™.
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C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 12:23:24
No I have a performa with a 68030 and pds expansion slots.But I missed out anyway cos I was busy doing other things(work)
I am now hoping that trash will tell me that it would've been a terrible mistake to purchase the aforementioned item(a 68030 accelerator)
shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 12:27:02
quote:
No I have a performa with a 68030 and pds expansion slots.I am now hoping that trash will tell me that it would've been a terrible mistake to purchase the aforementioned item(a 68030 accelerator)
yup! jt ™.
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C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2002 : 12:31:57
[quote]be on the lookout for a cheap microquadra (605) board to upgrade it if you want
more speed.[quote]I am guessing that you are suggesting that I buy another pizzabox mac and simply slip a new motherboard in? What are my options? do I stick with the machine and upgrade it? or do I buy a new pizza box? What upgrades can I do on the 400? ie: where can I find out what upgrades I can do? shaktiman Quadra 840 av
128meg ram
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
shaktiman
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2002 : 22:07:11
It arrived yesterday(Sat).my wife is at home on Saturdays!!!!! anyway It came with a Stylewriter II printer. I havnt been able to make the printer work, in conjunction with my Quadra that is. I will play with the Performa 400 next week. I am waiting for my cdr drive to come. I will copy the Performa's hard drive & then I will be selling the Performa. The keyboard that came with it is small & old fashioned. Which is a shame in that I want a small keyboard but not an old fashioned one. shaktiman Quadra 840 av
64meg ram(awiating the other 64meg)
1.2 gig drive
500 meg drive
os 8.1 |
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