erichelgeson Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Have a few items coming up. Today I got 2x apple displays (not sure exact model. From work clearing out office). A very dirty Macintosh Classic, and a raspberrypi 3. (more excited to crack open the classic vs everything else!) Some more pickups coming this weekend too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScutBoy Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Nice! Thunderbolt displays, or Displayport? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted July 15 Author Report Share Posted July 15 LED Cinema Display: Display Type: LCD Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (QHD/WQHD - Wide Quad High Definition) UI Looks like: 2560 x 1440 Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010) Display Serial Number: 2A0454LL6JL Mirror: Off Online: Yes Rotation: Supported Automatically Adjust Brightness: No Connection Type: Thunderbolt/DisplayPort (3072*1920) (laptop screen) + ((2560*1440)*2) == 13,271,040 pixels? vs the classic's 512 × 342 == 175,104 pixels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted July 15 Author Report Share Posted July 15 Despite the outside, the Classic's insides are very clean. Minor cap leak, battery is a blue one I've not seen before, but removed of course! And a RAM riser card. Will start a restore thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesestraws Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 19 hours ago, erichelgeson said: (more excited to crack open the classic vs everything else!) The Classic (I) is one of my favourite Macs. It's just so tidy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Here's the haul from today - SE dual 800k floppies, in box everything, almost mint. Along with an ImageWriter II in excellent condition. 2 ADB keybaords, 1 ADB mouse 250 USB Zip Drive Floppy Disk holder Mac Plus books Palm Pilot Windows 95 on disk!? Bunch of SCSI/etc cables Keyspan ADB to USB adapter DB15 to VGA PS2 to Serail USB modem? (has USB and RJ11, with an apple logo?) Weird Cable (more below) I have no idea what that cable is on the bottom with the gray apple logos are, only has a few pins, if anyone knows, let me know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sfiera Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 I would guess it's an RS-232 adapter for a 128k/512k. Maybe for an ImageWriter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScutBoy Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Where are you finding this stuff? People in MN want to know! That's probably a modem or printer cable for the 128K/512K Macs. The fact that it has pins 2,3 and 7 on the wide end means it pretty much as to be serial. I can't remember what pin 20 usually is, but probably handshaking of some kind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Thanks for the info on the cable. It's from my parents house and our first computer was a Plus so that's a bit odd we'd have it. The computer and printer came from a consignment shop in Slayton, MN! Cables and Plus books from my parents. Other from a friend. Lot of stuff all over, just need to have friend and family looking out for ya! Also CL, Facebook, here, (almost never eBay) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScutBoy Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 9 hours ago, erichelgeson said: Lot of stuff all over, just need to have friend and family looking out for ya! Just wanted to see if you had a secret "honeyhole" somewhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 Picked up a working 512k, local pick-up from eBay. Floppy needs work, and screen needs adjustments. Earliest machine in my collection. Also since I was close stopped by micro center and got a Pi4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joshc Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 That looks to be in lovely condition, great find! Hard to beat the design of those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 Today I picked up an LCIII with a 14" monitor and StyleWriter II. Caps leaking all over but no battery explosion. Always liked the LC series, our school had a bunch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzbinn Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Nice! I have the same LC III version. I prefer this auto inject floppy case with the screen printed name over the manual inject model case with a LC III sticker. The 33Mhz overclock, LC III+, is pretty simple too if you ha e the board out for recapping... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 22 hours ago, Fizzbinn said: 33Mhz overclock Nice! Never head of that before. Will give it a try, seems trivial. One thing I noticed looking at this board is that there are a lot of surface mount resistors/plastics around the caps. I'll need to be very careful when removing the caps with the hot air not to accidentally blow them away/burn them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 24 Author Report Share Posted August 24 Went for an Aaui and scsi cable, came out with this.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzbinn Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 8 hours ago, erichelgeson said: Went for an Aaui and scsi cable, came out with this.... Where did you go for those items and what’s the address!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 24 Author Report Share Posted August 24 9 hours ago, Fizzbinn said: Where did you go for those items and what’s the address!? At this time... I can not say. But I hope for one more trip in the near future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScutBoy Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Nice! Where are you finding these honey-holes in MN? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzbinn Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Mysterious... I hope you didn’t have to trade your voice to a sea witch or make any other faustian bargains! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quorten Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 You have the original boxing for a Macintosh SE? I was thinking it might be a fine idea to create replica original boxing for a Macintosh SE, or at the very least, have good digital models on-hand. How do the internal structures for packaging/styrofoam look like? I'm guessing it was supposed to also come with a manual or other paper docs of a sort? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erichelgeson Posted August 25 Author Report Share Posted August 25 9 hours ago, quorten said: You have the original boxing for a Macintosh SE? I do, and oddly enough I was looking at it today wondering what to do with it. I do not have any of the booklets but the packing/outside is pretty good for 30 years old. I would even let you have it if you really wanted it (i'm near st cloud, mn, but come down every few months to the cities). Original boxes(outside of software) are not very interesting to me. I could also take some high res pictures of each side and insides. Let me know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quorten Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 (edited) Sure, I'd be interested in some high res photos of the each side outside and insides. That's as good a start as any for me. Also, do you have an idea on the specs of the cardboard used? EDIT: Box dimension measurements would also be nice. Edited August 25 by quorten Box dimensions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScutBoy Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 10 hours ago, quorten said: You have the original boxing for a Macintosh SE? I was thinking it might be a fine idea to create replica original boxing for a Macintosh SE, or at the very least, have good digital models on-hand. How do the internal structures for packaging/styrofoam look like? I'm guessing it was supposed to also come with a manual or other paper docs of a sort? quorten, greetings from another Minnesotan. I'm in Northfield. I'm pretty sure I have the boxes for SE, Plus and 512k - with the machines inside them. I'm not big on having the boxes - if you want them I'd love to recover the space. Probably have some (but not guaranteed all) of the styrofoam packing inside. They are by no means perfect, but not falling apart. Let me know if you are interested; I can confirm what I've got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quorten Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 ScutBoy, at the moment I'm mainly interested in Macintosh SE boxing, simply because a Macintosh SE is the only vintage Macintosh I have on hand at the moment. But, now that you mention it, I might also be interested in the Plus and 512k. Something for me to think about more on that point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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