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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
 Posted - 30 Dec 2002 : 20:01:12
I picked up the following the other day:a PRISTINE Quadra 650 8/500/tray-loading CD
-not *ONE* spec of dirt/dust/grime inside - it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line LC 520 - 4/80
- this'll be used in conjunction with parts from my 560 to create a working mega machine  SE/30 - 2/40
my second SE/30! this has a failing power supply, though, so time to start gutting SEs! hmm...now to get a Torx 'driver  --------------------
master of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ and figure-head of the Peoples' PDS Republic
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MacLC
Starting Member
Sweden
24 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2003 : 17:33:00
Talking about dust.Some years ago, I bought a Centris 650 wich had a thick layer of fat black dust inside. It was used in a foundry for more than 18000 hours, and it's still working, but with a replaced battery. LeifC 
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2003 : 22:28:31
hehehe... I remember when I got my 486 compaq long ago... mine was missing floppy button, had loads of dust and had no HDD mounting...doof's was nice and clean, ahd the button and had a HDD mount Official 68k videographer |
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2003 : 18:38:07
My first 650 was in a deplorable state when I recieved it. The motherboard had a thick layer of dust and i was surprised the power supply even worked considering all the grime in it!--------------------
master of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ and figure-head of the Peoples' PDS Republic
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2003 : 23:55:49
reminds me of my perf600
It had SO much dust in there!!!Official 68k videographer |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jan 2003 : 16:37:32
Did i tell anyone about the big cobweb i found in my Digital 386 when i bought it that went between the NIC and the mobo?-------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jan 2003 : 11:47:38
Yeah, I feel your pain.  When I got my 7600 (eBay) it was loaded with dust. I couldn't bear to even use the thing until I vaccuumed out every little crevice, even had to disassemble the PSU to get it out of there. It was the sticky kind of really fine dust, too. You know - the kind you have to "scrub" off with a horse hair brush. I think it was in a machine shop or an old dusty office or something. At first I was angry because I thought I got ripped off by the seller, but under all that dust, lo and behold, was a 233MHz card from a 9600! As well as a 512k cache module and 1 or 2 Mb of VRAM!! The seller probably thought he got a good deal out of it, but if he'd just taken a look under all that dust. He actually ended up ripping off himseself.So, keep the faith and keep dusting, because you never know what you're going to find!  The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5
LC III, FPU, 20/80/enet, 7.5.5, Mail Server 6400/180 40/1.6G/512k L2/enet/video-in/TV
7600/120 '604/233, 80/1.2G & 1G/512k L2, 9.2.2 (Main Mac) Lady Smith Apples:
Apple IIc 5.25"
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68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.