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Slomac636
Junior Member
USA
103 Posts |
 Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 19:39:55
I went to my local PeeCee (eww!!!) vendor today to pick up an Apple 15" monitor today ($15) and they had a AIO 5500/225 PPC (yes, I know its not a 68k...) and I asked if they had anything else Mac. They really arent in the Mac business, but I know a guy who works there. He says "I got a big Mac- ;P tower thingy, you wanna see it?" Of course my interest was piqued, he brought out a Performa 6400/180 PPC. I was giddy with delight, to say the least. I know this is really a 68k forum, but I had post this to let you all know. I also managed to get a 660AV and 3 keyboards, 3 mice and 3 mics, PLUS MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Office, Claris Works 4, System 8.0 and a bunch of manuals to go with it all. So let's recap:Performa 6400/180 PPC CD-Rom, 1.5 gb hd, 32 mb ram, floppy,
Has built in sub-woofer, etc..
Quadra 660 AV, 40 Mb Ram, 2.5 Gb HD, NO CD :(
15" Apple Multi-scan AV monitor
3 Mac keyboards, 1 is the adjustable kind
2 plaintalk mics, 1 little round apple mic
MS Excel, Word, and MS Office, Claris Works 4.0 & Emailer
asst'd manuals for all total price: $50.00!!! I am soooo stoked about this find, I don't know if I could find much better for such a loooow price. It was a great day!!! 68k Macs liberated: 9 (so far)
PPC Macs liberated: 1
"OOOH, AHHH, What is this thing? - OH, We gotta do somthing like that.." BG's first reaction to a Lisa
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 19:46:46
Wow...very nice! I'd take the 6400, too, I've always wanted one of those.666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
My Site: http://cine.sytes.net
My Hotline Server: 840av.sytes.net
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ehurtley
New Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 20:29:55
quote:
68k Macs liberated: 9 (so far)
PPC Macs liberated: 1
"OOOH, AHHH, What is this thing? - OH, We gotta do somthing like that.." BG's first reaction to a Lisa
Time to change your signature! Proud Liberator of over 25 Macintoshes! |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2002 : 08:11:42
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I don't know if I could find much better for such a loooow price.
I got the same computer with monitor, keyboard, mouse, and software for FREE! Beat that! It's a great machine. If there's no zip drive in the top drive bay, you can make a cardboard drive sled to fit it and put in any 50 pin SCSI HD. Power and SCSI cables are already there. The subwoofer and 1024x768 @ 256 colors resolution make it good for MIDI sequencing and Finale work. With DigiTrax or an older version of Deck, it makes a fairly good multitrack audio recording computer. Cheaper and better than a 4-track tape deck. It'll run Linux, though I can't get Yellow Dog to work with mine. It'll also run BeOS, but I've never tried it. (BTW, if anyone has BeOS R5 PPC, please upload the whole raw device image to someplace!) Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
SpaceBoy
Full Member
USA
631 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2002 : 16:24:17
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(BTW, if anyone has BeOS R5 PPC, please upload the whole raw device image to someplace!)
Right on!
I'm still hoping to use BeOS in my Multi-OS-on-one-Mac project... but I need some help finding a good PPC version of the OS... hint hint...
:-)
SpaceBoyAppleBASIC FOREVER!
As of 4/8/02:
TiBook G4/500, "Difference Engine"
PB 1400/133, "KayPro II"
PB 180/33, "Osbourne 1"
PMac 7100/G3-266, "DEC Rainbow" and "Altair 8800"
Quadra 950, "HAL 9000"
iMac Rev.A/333mHz, "Deep Blue"
Newton 120, "PADD" |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2002 : 16:48:25
BTW, how much was the 5500? If you can get it for a good price, buy it and put its motherboard in the 6400. They're the same form factor, but the 5500/6500 motherboards have onboard ATI accelerated video which is much better than the 6400's RAM-based video. The only thing is that the 5500/6500 boards will only take EDO RAM, so any FPM RAM you may have in the 6400 won't work.Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
Slomac636
Junior Member
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2002 : 23:18:04
Yea I guess free would be hard to beat, but the good part is I took the 2.5 Gb SCSI drive out of the 660AV and put it in the 6400, now I've got plenty of HD space for lotsa goodies. I need to get some more memory though, its only got 32 Mb right now. Photoshop is a bit shaky on large files. BTW- they want $200 for the 5500, A little rich for my blood right now.Edited by - slomac636 on 05 Oct 2002 23:30:27 |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 02:45:41
Oooh! Nice liberation! The 6400 is a beautiful machine, trust me. We had one in the Shop yesterday, which I was working on. Unfortunately, the 20 gig HD that i was trying to get going in it was sorta screwed up, but i got to listen to the boot chime with the subwoofer several times, and for anyone who hasn't heard the 6400's subwoofer, its NIIIIIICE, believe me! The 660AV is also a nice machine, too. I hated Mum that day one went up for auction and she wouldn't let me buy it...:-\-------------------------- "I keep my friends close, but I keep my enemies closer" - Unkown Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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Slomac636
Junior Member
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 11:26:16
Today I was at a thrift shop and I came up a Quadra 950, I got a little lightheaded and had some benjamins in my pocket, but I had to restrain myself. I opened it up and it has an accelerated Nubus video card in it and all the ram slots were full. I think it was either a graphics horse or maybe a server. I am torn, I have a PPC Mac and I've vowed (to myself) no more 68k's (SAF is the reason) but I think I can land this one for about $20, I'm not going to ask anyone here what I should do cause, I know exactly what you would say. But the real question is, do I need it?Cheers! Macs Liberated: 9 - 6400/180 (main Mac), 660AV, 636CD, LCIII+, LCII (2), Classic II, Classic and SE. Yeah, I hate that friggin beach ball too... |
oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 13:32:18
What might you need it for, you ask?A/UX with AppleShare Pro - make it into an MP3 server
Audio workstation - add an AudioMedia card and a SCSI card
It's just a great Mac! Get rid of the LCII's and buy the 950! Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 14:33:22
Yes, I agree...ditch those LC's and nab that Quadra 950!!!!666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
My Site: http://cine.sytes.net
My Hotline Server: 840av.sytes.net
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 14:39:02
I agree too. The 950 is a very fine machine.-------------------------- "I keep my friends close, but I keep my enemies closer" - Unkown Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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Slomac636
Junior Member
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2002 : 23:11:44
Ya know, I have agree with you guys, the LC's should go, but there is just one, small, teensy little problem with buying that 950 it's good 'ol SAF, I kinda let it slip out what I was thinking while washing the dishes after dinner. It was as if I'd said I was going to have an old flame stay at the house for a week. Whoops... anyway, I'll admit it, if I could do it I would. Besides, my real lust is a B&W G3, Rev B. - SCSI and IDE, FireWire, USB and ADB, 1 Mg L2, ZIF upgradable to G4, that's a tinkerer's nirvana. Can you tell I've done my research? I really don't have time to fool with the 950 anyway, I'm leaving town tommorrow for about six weeks (work) and it would just sit until I got back, I'm afraid it might not be there when I got back.Cheers! Macs Liberated: 9 - 6400/180 (main Mac), 660AV, 636CD, LCIII+, LCII (2), Classic II, Classic and SE. Yeah, I hate that friggin beach ball too... |
alcoa
Full Member
Albania
543 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2002 : 05:14:07
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I'm afraid it might not be there when I got back.
Maybe she'll buy it as a present while you're away! :rolleyes: 
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My BEST find yet...
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.