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tachyon
Starting Member
Australia
29 Posts |
 Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 20:04:29
Hey liberators,What are your answers for people (wife/husband/roommate/mother) when they say you're crazy for keeping the old skool Mac stuff in your closet? I have a collection that is up there with some of the larger ones I seen in your signature files (my sig file omits most of my Macs which are PowerPC and thus disqualified). The "legal" ones are allowed, because I use them on a day-to-day basis, but the long-term projects get me in trouble because I have them stashed in the shed, closet & under the bed. LCs are easy to keep as they're so skinny, but get a few 7300s together and you'll soon see what I'm taking about. I recently had to convert an 840AV and 8100 into a stand for my MIDI keyboard. I have tried: "Some people collect stamps, I collect..." and "It seems such a waste to throw out a perfectly good..." [that one doesn't work for the ones that need parts]. ~~
Master 68k liberator. Too many to list. Retained collection includes SE, Classic, Classic II, IIsi (w/NetBSD) IIvx, LC, LCIII, LC475, Quadra950 (with PPC card) PB145,PB520,PB190, and many contraband Powermacs. |
wisof
Junior Member
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 20:19:05
Hey, let them be ignorant about macs, more for us!_____________________________________________
I have a problem with vintage electronics. . .I am working on it. Performa 630CD,Performa637CD,Centris 610,Quadra 630,Quadra 950,Quadra 605,SE,Giant 80mb SCSI HD,Giant 100mb SCSI HD |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 20:41:28
I had to get rid of them all because we moved, but one of the things I say is "well I do have the space"Official 68k videographer
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"I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 21:41:34
I just say that i do it because thats the sort of thing that makes me happy.  "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
Warrior maclover5
68kMLA
Official 68kMLA Detective 
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
redrouteone
Junior Member
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 22:21:13
I always say "Hey I could have spent the money on crack instead"--Eric
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I Took the Road Less Traveled, and Now Where the Heck Am I? |
wisof
Junior Member
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 22:31:40
its funny cause its true red! Lets take all of the crack addicts in this world. What if they spent their time and money on 68ks INSTEAD of crack. . .our society would be much, much better. . .lmao. . .
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I have a problem with vintage electronics. . .I am working on it.
Performa 630CD,Performa637CD,Centris 610,Quadra 630,Quadra 950,Quadra 605,SE,Giant 80mb SCSI HD,Giant 100mb SCSI HD |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 22:35:06
I agree with you, Wiso."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
Warrior maclover5
68kMLA
Official 68kMLA Detective
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
wisof
Junior Member
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2003 : 23:30:47
Crack is a funny/not funny subject ey? Funny for some things, not funny if someone is addicted. . .crack sucks. . .I hope that none of us come close to dealing with any sort of situation involving that nasty substance. Manufactured drugs are scary. . .I'll stick with the naturals any day  man I love Boulder sometimes _____________________________________________
I have a problem with vintage electronics. . .I am working on it. Performa 630CD,Performa637CD,Centris 610,Quadra 630,Quadra 950,Quadra 605,SE,Giant 80mb SCSI HD,Giant 100mb SCSI HD |
Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2003 : 09:59:57
heh
I once saw this teeshirt, with a really skinny getting crushed in between a really huge fat lady's...aaah....hind cheeks...hehthe caption was "crack kills, just ask lenny" as for bringing computers home, my parents ask me how much I spent, I usually tell them nothing, and they shake their heads and walk away... CCC Commander
Promotion: 19 Mar 2003 13:06:30
68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, an SE/30, and a MacII
Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180
Apple //s rescued: Apple //e |
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