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rtav
Starting Member
USA
1 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 14:19:40
Hello fellow MacophilesI teach undergrad and grad students at a private university, and I do some tech services work at a local k - 8 private school. Naturally this puts me in a prime pouncing position to save all the Macs I can. I've saved 3 7100's with monitors, GV modem 33.6 modem, piles o' scsi, keyboard and comm cables, mice, monitors, 2 dozen AAUI to 10base T e'net adapters, tons of old software, (about 1,000 sticks of 30 pin and 72 pin RAM - no exaggeration!) and the following:
1 Quadra 840av
1 6116
2 5200's (64 MB RAM + TV video in each)
2 SE's (one with a red floppy activity LED)
2 ImageWriter II
1 6500/225 + 15 AppleVision monitor w/speakers
Color StyleWriter 4500 printer I've also liberated a Classic from a friend who was going to ditch it; my most recent liberation was an LC 575 in perfect condition from a fellow prof at school. I've also got 2 CC's in perfect condition (one with a CCII moboard). I am always on the lookout for other systems - esp. all in one Classic Macs. My main systems are a QS 867 w/ a gig of RAM and 100 MB HDD (with Superdrive and dual Apple Studio 17" monitors, running 10.2.5), an iMac 350 (320 MB RAM) and a WallStreet II 233 with an 8GB harddrive and 14.1" screen. One of the nicest things about this job, besides saving Macs (and finding good homes for some of them) is the joy I feel when tossing out old Dells, Gateways and Compaqs (all of which are complete trash) as I stand over them in triumph. Woo Hoo! Ron |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 14:36:08
Welcome to the 68kMLA. Sounds like a pretty nice haul there. How is the 840AV, anyway? Thsoe are nice machines.-------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster:
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 15:29:29
Nice collection! I envy you your "prime pouncing position"  Regarding the peecee garbage, you might have some fun from stripping any usable tidbits from those machines. Some of them might contain HDs, RAM, or PCI cards that are usable in a Mac. And if you are of a hackerish-bent, the cases and powersupplies can the converted for Hackintosh projects. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way
Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 15:46:54
Yes. Oh, and keep the Dells, they aren't bad machines. However, if you get any Ipexes, find a Holden (or Chevy), and...well.....run 'em over!   -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster:
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 02:22:00
not in the US ML5!GLAYVEN anyway though! I would LOVE to have a haul that good!
I've been lookin for a TV tuner for my own 6500 and etc etc. welcome to the MLA :D I don't mind Gateways and Compaqs either.. but yeah Dells are good
specially if you see any titled "Optiplex" Official 68k videographer
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Macintrash
New Member
Australia
68 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 02:45:04
Welcome to the forums!You have a very nice collection of macs! Impressive stuff!
I am particularly intersted in the SE with the red LED activity indicator. Never seen one of those before! Curious! Catchya
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 05:03:39
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I am particularly intersted in the SE with the red LED activity indicator. Never seen one of those before!
Our family used to have one, but my dad had to return it to the university. It think it had something to do with the hard drive that was in there; all the others I've seen have an amber light. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180
PCs liberated from Windoze: 3 |
Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2003 : 16:57:31
My friends dad used to bring back an SE/30 from university which also had a red activiy LED, never thought anything of it at the time.I still think the old Apple HDs with the piezo activiy "cheeper" are really cute though. I wish I hadn't thrown that busted 20SC drive out (kept the case though) I could have pulled the beeper out and wired it up to my 605.. --------
LC 2, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (160 603e) 6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), PM 9600, G4 Cube |
My first post here - liberated Macs!!!
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.