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LeeMac
Trading Post Commander


USA
202 Posts		 Posted - 13 Nov 2001 :  21:28:42
Well kinda...My microphone on my 6500 died and I needed to get another one so my girls could log in under Multi User controls in OS 9. Anyway I started looking in the phone book to see if there was some place that might have one laying around. I found this place just a few miles away called Classic Computer Recovery I called and they had one. So I drive over to the back of this warehouse and go in through a dock bay door to see stacks of computers and a few older PowerMacs kind of skattered about. I turn and walk over to the desk where to workers are testing 2 PB 165's. I said something to the effect of do you have many Apple computers come through here, to which one worker replied "hell yes, you should see the other room!" Of course I had to see what this man was talking about so I had him show me "the room". This room was another warehouse stacked at least 10 to 15 ft high with Apple computers from school surplus. Most were older Power Macs 5200s and such 65mhz, 75mhz but there were also some 68ks too! I saw a couple Quadras, Centris' and LCs. I also saw a pallet full of the G3 AOI computers. The worker said He couldn't tell me how much they were but that they usually went pretty cheap but I would have to call back and talk to one of the salesmen and they would fix me up. So I'm going to put together a shopping list and call and see what kind of deals I can get on computers, hard drives, memory chips and other parts. So as soon as I get back in town on next Monday I am going to call with a list and see what kinda deals I can get! Any Requests????

General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
Inventory-Centris-660AV
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts		 Posted - 13 Nov 2001 :  21:50:22
Well, I thought it was gonna be a Macintosh, a PowerCD, a TAM ro something....

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
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Captain Z
Mobile Ops Commander


USA
637 Posts		 Posted - 13 Nov 2001 :  23:06:15
Where are you located? I want in on the action!

I am broke (just spent $550 in the last week), but from what it sounds like, that place must get a lot. If I did have the money, I'd ask you to see if you could get a Power Mac 7200, 7500, 6500, or 9500 (9500 and 6500 are highly wanted by me). Also a Duo 280c or 2300c.

If I were you, I would come back with a pickup truck or a U-Haul or something, buy as much as you could haul home, and sell what you didn't want on eBay for a little more than you paid for the model.

While your at it, find yourself a Mac TV, with black keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse are worth quite a bit. A TAM would be nice to get also.

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Captain Z - Sniper
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
17 68K Macs LiberatedGo to Top of Page
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader


USA
2965 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  11:28:06
Ooooooh....I want one of the G3 AIO's!

PLEEEEEZ find out how much they are. I know it would be expensive to ship, but if they're letting them go for $300 (or less) it would be quite worth it.

Private EL CINE
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
Master of the Mac II series forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 4Go to Top of Page
Tallgeese
Full Member


USA
523 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  13:23:51

pallet of G3 AIOs... -goes to change pants-

Sgt. Tallgeese
Apple II Squad Leader
68k Mac Liberation Army
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GORDOOM
Junior Member


Canada
208 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  13:49:21
*looks at your description wistfully*
If only shipping from the US weren't so insanely expensive... *sigh*

I just checked out the cost of shipping stuff to Canada via USPS because of my interest in a system that cinemafia is selling, and... given the shipping costs, there's just no way that I can justify it.

So dig in, you guys! (And if anyone has any leads on similar places in Canada, esp. in the Toronto area, please post it here! I'll keep my eyes open...)

GORDOOM
Commander, Academic Operations Reserve
(University of Toronto, St. George Campus)
total Macs liberated: 4
(as of November 8, 2001)

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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader


USA
2965 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  14:00:11
Yeah, Gordoom. Shipping from here to Canada sucks. That and it's increadibly slow. The few eBay auctions I've won where the seller was in Canada tooks months to complete.

How much did the shipping come out to be? If you're willing to pay that alone, I can just send you the IIci with all the goodies I was talking about for free. I really have to get rid of it to make room for new stuff and it sounds like you could use it.

P.S. - I think there's at least a moderate Mac following in Winnipeg, you may want to investigate places like Computer Recovery there.

Private EL CINE
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
Master of the Mac II series forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 4

Edited by - cinemafia on 14 Nov 2001 14:02:30Go to Top of Page
MacScuzzy
Moderator


USA
119 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  20:22:03
Tell me where this is or I shall beat you with my Apple ][ Stick of Justice™!

Brigadier MacScuzzy
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
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FireWire is fast
General, 4 star


USA
1559 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  20:55:26
quote:

Tell me where this is or I shall beat you with my Apple ][ Stick of Justice™!

Brigadier MacScuzzy
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
Total 68K Macs liberated:5


**pulls out Quadra / Centris Stick of Justice™ and taps on hand impatiently**

FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
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Wonkothesane
Full Member


USA
506 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  20:58:48
Oh please tell me it is in New York City, anywhere in NYC it doesn't matter...

Whew, got that out of my system. Could you get me a Duo(any duo)? Maybe a 5xx series powerbook? Even a powermac or Quadra, just anything!

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts		 Posted - 14 Nov 2001 :  23:13:55
Stick of justice, eh? Are we talking about Aristotle's justice, or Rawls' and the original position? More importantly, where can I get one? Speaking of getting things, if they've got 72pin simms, ill take whatever's cheap as hell. 2 would be cool. Or one 16 meg simm. That would be deluxe

{ candyPunk }

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{ My baby: Q660av }

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LeeMac
Trading Post Commander


USA
202 Posts		 Posted - 17 Nov 2001 :  12:21:12
quote:

Tell me where this is or I shall beat you with my Apple ][ Stick of Justice™!

Brigadier MacScuzzy
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
Total 68K Macs liberated:5


You are a hostile SOB arn't ya! Sorry It's not in N.Y. a little farther west . Like say near Detroit Mich. So go ahead and pull out that stick-o-justice and prepare to meet Smith & Wesson!

General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
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LeeMac
Trading Post Commander


USA
202 Posts		 Posted - 17 Nov 2001 :  12:55:56
Ok! For all you Canadians out there, a while back in the MAF there was a post that was about "The Old Mac Project" a series of articles that were writen by a guy (Jippynickers) that lives in the Great North. In his "6th chapter" he wrote about a place near where he lived at the time that was very similar to the one I found here in Michigan. Here is the link for the article http://www.themacmind.com/cgi-bin/newspublisher/viewnews.cgi?id=998529815

Now if this is near any of you in Canada you may have your own "Holy Grail" sitting right under your noses!

FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!
Look in your local Yellow Pages for any place that deals with old computer parts! Look for key words like recovery, Classic or used. Make some phone calls and see what comes up! I'm sure that there are other places that buy up old school and business computer stock and resell it like this place does! Think about it! How many school districts are there and how often do they replace their computers or upgrade them? Now get out there and do some recon work and report back!

General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
Inventory-Centris-660AVGo to Top of Page
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts		 Posted - 18 Nov 2001 :  04:48:57
*Pulls out Ultimate Stick of Justice*

Now stop fighting, you two!

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00013 Macs liberated.Go to Top of Page
LeeMac
Trading Post Commander


USA
202 Posts		 Posted - 18 Nov 2001 :  08:37:48
OK! OK! I'll call a truce! Why can't we all just get a long?!? No more Violence, ok MacScuzzy? (per our commanding ofc.)

General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
Inventory-Centris-660AVGo to Top of Page
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star


USA
1559 Posts		 Posted - 18 Nov 2001 :  20:00:31
quote:

*Pulls out Ultimate Stick of Justice*

Now stop fighting, you two!

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00013 Macs liberated.


**bops ~Coxy with Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™, declares self sovereign ruler ()of the 68k MLA forums**

FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
68k Macintosh Liberation ArmyGo to Top of Page
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts		 Posted - 20 Nov 2001 :  05:40:37
*When ~Coxy comes to, he demotes Firewire is Fast to "Normal User")*

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00013 Macs liberated.Go to Top of Page
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star


USA
1559 Posts		 Posted - 20 Nov 2001 :  08:17:53
**FireWire is fast pretended to bop ~Coxy on the head with the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™**

FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts		 Posted - 21 Nov 2001 :  18:41:04
I'd still like to know where I can procure one of these Sticks of Justice. Were they handed out to the mods, or what? They seem like a fairly abstract possesion, this being an internet message board and all. I have a feeling that any one of us could pull a Stick of Justice out of our back pockets at any given time...

{ candyPunk }
{ 68k MLA }
{ Macs liberated: 6 }
{ My baby: Q660av }Go to Top of Page
Captain Z
Mobile Ops Commander


USA
637 Posts		 Posted - 21 Nov 2001 :  21:00:25
**bops candyPunk with Powerbook Stick of Justice™, then ties him up with 68K Software Rope of Mystery™ **

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Captain Z - Sniper
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
17 68K Macs LiberatedGo to Top of Page
candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts		 Posted - 21 Nov 2001 :  21:36:36
**Breaks free from 68K Software Rope of Mystery™ with brand new Quadra AV Stick of Justice™ **

I can play this game too. Firewire is Fast isn't so intimidating now. What'd I say about these abstract possesions? I assume I'm going to get a beating for this, though. Everyone: Don't let the mods run this army like secret tyrants that they are! Fight back!

Now I'm just being annoying. **Puts Quadra AV Stick of Justice™ on a shelf in his room, never to be used again** Or will it? Mwahaha!

{ candyPunk }
{ 68k MLA }
{ Macs liberated: 6 }
{ My baby: Q660av }Go to Top of Page
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts		 Posted - 22 Nov 2001 :  17:41:09
**demotes candypunk to "Normal User"**
hang on...

This is getting to be quite wierd...

~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00013 Macs liberated.Go to Top of Page
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star


USA
1559 Posts		 Posted - 22 Nov 2001 :  19:55:27
quote:

**Breaks free from 68K Software Rope of Mystery™ with brand new Quadra AV Stick of Justice™ **

Firewire is Fast isn't so intimidating now. What'd I say about these abstract possesions? I assume I'm going to get a beating for this, though. Everyone: Don't let the mods run this army like secret tyrants that they are! Fight back!

Now I'm just being annoying. **Puts Quadra AV Stick of Justice™ on a shelf in his room, never to be used again** Or will it? Mwahaha!

**beats candyPunk with Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™, confiscates Quadra AV Stick of Justice™ sets it aflame and pisses on the ashes**

Sorry son, there can only be one 68040 (and LC040) Stick of Justice.

The Joys of Secret Tyranny.

FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
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Marchie
Chaplain


USA
911 Posts		 Posted - 24 Nov 2001 :  14:18:10
*pulls out the Discontinued Apple Product Stick of Justice*

~Marchie

~~"We are all Mad here."~~Go to Top of Page
Christophillis
Forums Squadron Commander


USA
688 Posts		 Posted - 05 Dec 2001 :  19:22:03
Sorry to interupt the whole stick o' justice thing but i was wondering if anyone lives close to Dayton Ohio. The reason is because this year in May there is a convention going on. I went a couple of years ago and there was a bunch of people selling 68k macs. It is supposed to be a Ham Radio thing but there was some Mac sellin' going on. So if anyone can go, there is a bunch of great deals.

68k Mac Liberation Army
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Tallgeese
Full Member


USA
523 Posts		 Posted - 05 Dec 2001 :  22:24:55
quote:

*pulls out the Discontinued Apple Product Stick of Justice*

~Marchie

~~"We are all Mad here."~~


Be careful! A Lisa stick powered by eWorld can be dangerous!

Sgt. Tallgeese
Apple II Squad Leader
68k Mac Liberation Army
68k Macs Liberated: 3Go to Top of Page
Marchie
Chaplain


USA
911 Posts		 Posted - 05 Dec 2001 :  22:36:30
*waves the Discontinued Apple Product menecingly in one hand, and unsheathes the Compact Mac Stick of Justice with Imploding CRT Head with other hand*

~Chaplain Marchie
68k Macintosh Liberation Army

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