Got pics of your old macs?

[macEfan]

For a summer projecet, I'm creating a website on vintage macs, with articles, a photo collection, cool stuff, etc. If anyone has pictures of their old macs that I can use, I'd appreciate it. I need pictures of any old macs, for the collections section. I'm trying to get pictures of every old mac ever made, and some pics with multiple machines. I'd also like pics/scans of vintage advirtisements, ads, cool items etc.

Anway, if anyone can post pics, I could really use them. They would be hosted on my website, and you'll get credit under each picture for them. You can also have an option of writing a little caption for the picture and I'll add that also.

I'd love it if you could help!

[dpaanlka]

For a summer projecet, I'm creating a website on vintage macs, with articles, a photo collection, cool stuff, etc. If anyone has pictures of their old macs that I can use, I'd appreciate it. I need pictures of any old macs, for the collections section. I'm trying to get pictures of every old mac ever made, and some pics with multiple machines. I'd also like pics/scans of vintage advirtisements, ads, cool items etc.

Anway, if anyone can post pics, I could really use them. They would be hosted on my website, and you'll get credit under each picture for them. You can also have an option of writing a little caption for the picture and I'll add that also.

I'd love it if you could help!

This Danamania person has good pictures in his Wiki gallery (http://tools.wikimedia.de/~daniel/WikiSense/Gallery.php?&wiki=commons.wikimedia.org&img_user_text=Danamania). Perhaps you should contact him.

[macEfan]

wow those pictures are REALLY nice!

I can't figure out how to contact him, as when I click on his user name, it just says no page for this user has been found. It seems like the website is free for using images, as long as you give credit to the name.

Well does anyone else have any pics?

I got quite a few IIci/IICx/mac SE pics already, but could still use a lot more!

[Maxwell Smart]

how about this? :)

http://flickr.com/photos/znalbone/202140828/

[macEfan]

are those your pics? I don't want to run into any copyright issues. If they are yours, I'd love to use them! I'll send you a website preview so you can say if it looks nice before It goes online.

[madmax_2069]

here is my Beige G3 AIO the spec's of it are in my sig, yea the second monitor in the pic is hooked to the AIO threw the Radeon 7000. and are useing the extended desktop mode

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1063/aioscreen28fd.jpg

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4272/aio41no.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3339/aio32sc.jpg

sorry for the crappy pic's my cam is cheap and old $7 dollars at goodwill. this thing takes pic's on power with a cam back from the 1930's . the color isnt good it dont like to pick up light

[mkjj]

I have few bits!

http://www.mac-collection.co.uk

[mkjj]

Danas main site is below, contact available

http://www.danaquarium.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=beige&page=2

[blakespot]

I've got some old Mac pics of fairly high quality:

- My Mac plus gallery:
http://www.blakespot.com/macplus/
( the last pic (http://www.blakespot.com/macplus/images/macplus.jpg) is pretty clean )

- My Mac 128k (a little yellowed):
http://www.blakespot.com/list/images/mac128.jpg

- It's pre-Mac: my Lisa 2:
http://www.blakespot.com/images/lisa_unpacked.jpg
http://www.maconintel.com/OpenStep_on_MacBookPro/NeXTStation_and_MacBookPro.jpg



blakespot

[Maxwell Smart]

are those your pics? I don't want to run into any copyright issues. If they are yours, I'd love to use them! I'll send you a website preview so you can say if it looks nice before It goes online.

Yes, they are all mine, feel free to use any ones that you see fit. Glad you like them, I'd love to see a website preview, feel free to contact me by means of instant messaging

[Anonymous Freak]

P.S. Dana is a female.

And she occasionally posts on here (the MacRumors Forums,) although her profile (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=38063) says she hasn't been here since February.

And, if something is posted to Wikimedia commons, it will say what it's license terms are. Most pictures there are licensed free for non-commercial use, with attribution. (i.e. you must say where you got the photo, and it can't be used for any money-making purpose.) Danamania's all use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/) license, meaning you can do whatever you want, as long as you credit her, and if you make a derivative work (i.e. edit the picture,) you have to use the same license.

Finally, don't just look in Danamania's gallery, but in all of the Wikimedia Commons' Apple Macintosh (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Apple_Macintosh) category. There are LOTS of good photos in there, some that look like professionally-shot PR shots.

Finally, if you want 'collection' type shots, my collection (http://www.hurtley.org/Macs.html) is available. (It's not on that page yet, but it also uses the Attribution-ShareAlike license.)

[macEfan]

your link to your collection doesn't work...

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http://web.mac.com/ehurtley/iWeb/hurtley.org/Macs

[Anonymous Freak]

your link to your collection doesn't work...

Not Found

http://web.mac.com/ehurtley/iWeb/hurtley.org/Macs.html

Whoops, try my edited link now. I forgot to add .html to the end. (I've gone ahead and edited my quote of your link, too. :-D )

[macEfan]

very nice collection! Your color classic looks practically mint! Nice, do I see a mac II also?

so would you mind if I used a pic or two for the 68k section of my new website? I'll most certainly give you credit for the pictures :D

[Anonymous Freak]

very nice collection! Your color classic looks practically mint! Nice, do I see a mac II also?

so would you mind if I used a pic or two for the 68k section of my new website? I'll most certainly give you credit for the pictures :D

Go right ahead.

Yeah, a Mac II, and a IIfx (both ends of the 'big case' family,) and the Color's case is mint, but it's motherboard is a bit flaky, so I replaced it with a Colo(u)r Classic II motherboard. (A real CC2 mobo, not a modded LCwhatever mobo.) It screams now. It still has its QuickTime sticker, and with the new motherboard, it can actually play QT movies decently well.

[Bobdude161]

Whoops, try my edited link now. I forgot to add .html to the end. (I've gone ahead and edited my quote of your link, too. :-D )


It's...so...beautiful.... *tears of joy* and I thought I had alot of old Macs!

[Anonymous Freak]

P.S., macEfan, be sure to post your site when it's up!

[macEfan]

yeah, its still under construction. I'll post a beta after I get it all finished, then it can be de-bugged.

[macEfan]

ok guys, got a lot of the site done, thanks to the brilliant web designer mxlews


you can see the site here:
http://www.vintage-mac.com

its still under construction, and will offer a lot more after I finish uploading stuff and more articles.

ehurtley, I'm use some of your pics for an upcomming article Im writing.

mkjj, I sent you a PM regarding pictures, please get back to me when you get a chance


*pictures on site used under the wiki licence*
special thanks to:
http://tools.wikimedia.de/~daniel/WikiSense/Gallery.php?&wiki=commons.wikimedia.org&img_user_text=Danamania
thanks everyone!

[applefan1997]

You can get more QT videos here:
http://www.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/old-apple-ads.html

[im_to_hyper]

The site seems to have some goofy quirks... most noteably that I only see about 20 Macs altogether, plus two goldfinches. Are those under the iBird category? :p

[Pierre Films]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

Pierre Films http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/PierreFilms/Apple%20Forum%20Icon/icon_ideaTP.gif

[Benjamindaines]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

Pierre Films http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/PierreFilms/Apple%20Forum%20Icon/icon_ideaTP.gif
Check your Flickr Mail

[MIDI_EVIL]

I have few bits!

http://www.mac-collection.co.uk

You were featured in MacFormat!

I remember the TAM in your bedroom setup.

That was my first issue actually.

Rich.

[mkjj]

You were featured in MacFormat!

I remember the TAM in your bedroom setup.


I was! also had a double page spread in the now defunct Mac Creative, thanks for the comments.

Trying to set up a Newton site also, address will be
http://www.newton-collection.co.uk

When I have the time!!

[mkjj]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!

[Sly]

Most awesome basement ...ever!

[steelphantom]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!

*is speechless* :eek:

[macEfan]

that is one huge basement! lol must be a commercial building or something, I've never seen a basement so large. Intersting way to store compac macs and imacs!

[Mammoth]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!
That right there is a museum/ :eek:

[aquajet]

At one point, I had a number of vintage Macs set up in a museum-like setup in my parents' basement. A number of coworkers came over and were thoroughly impressed. After moving to TX to attend school, I had to unload many of them, but I still have a few machines, including two Pluses in nearly mint condition; SE; II; Quadra 650; beige G3; 512k; PowerBook 165c, 170, 540c; and also an Atari 800 and 1040st. Even at its high-point, my Mac museum wasn't nearly as exquisite as this one. :eek:

Occasionally, I'll use the Quadra and G3 to use some old programs, and the Atari 800 quite often to play old 8-bit games. I also use the Pluses as bookends and the SE, sitting on a shelf on my wall, as a clock. I know, I'm a nerd.

[LimeiBook86]

Here's a few of mine...

First up is the desktop of my Macintosh Classic. Then we see three of my classic Macs, my upgraded Color Classic, Macintosh Color Classic, and Macintosh 512k. Next we see a close up of my Macintosh Classic. Then we have an odd view of my messy room including two Mac Centris machines and a Macintosh IIcx. In the last pic is my 12" PowerBook G4 (867mhz), my iMac SE (450mhz), and a failed attempt to boot the Macintosh Color Classic off of a System 7.6 CD, the external CD-ROM drive is being picky. :p The Color Classic had it's motherboard upgraded with a Performa 575 motherboard and 36mb of RAM. :D hehe ;)

P.S.: That basement is AWESOME!! ;)

[SmashingPumpkin]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

Pierre Films http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/PierreFilms/Apple%20Forum%20Icon/icon_ideaTP.gif


Wow, that place looks like the set from a Devo video. :)

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/rr427/devo1.jpg

[gkarris]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!

Talk about Mac heaven!

Wow, I can die in peace knowing that someone has such a collection and is showing it in the true spirit of Apple Computer...

[Cassie]

Jeez, how much money do you think he spent?

Must have a pretty big salary...

[blakespot]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

Pierre Films http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/PierreFilms/Apple%20Forum%20Icon/icon_ideaTP.gif
That is amazing. He beats my basement "Byte Cellar," I confess:
http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html





blakespot

[jamesW135]

I started a thread about this a while back- I don't know if it's still here but that had some old pics.

[mkjj]

That is amazing. He beats my basement "Byte Cellar," I confess:
http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.htmlblakespot


Yours is more usable I think, the other one is more museum, either one I would kill for though!!

[livingfortoday]

Here's two photos of my Duo 210, if you're still interested.

[PowerFullMac]

Ive got a old Power Macintosh 7100/80 and ill post a pic of it whenever i can. Ive also (as my main computer, sadly) got a iBook G3. Ill post a pic of that as well if you want. Getting a MacBook or Mac Mini whenever i get the money (ill be saying that for a long time).

[smueboy]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

Pierre Films http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/PierreFilms/Apple%20Forum%20Icon/icon_ideaTP.gif

This just came up on Gizmodo - crazy collection; it looks more artistic than usable.
Hate to see his power bill!

[®îçhå®?]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!

Yeah i've seen that before. The general consensus from the guys in the graphical industry near me think that it is fake but a bloody good one at that.

Let me know what photos you want. I have a PB100 an Apple // and many Macs if you want pictures. I have posted some in a different thread.

[Cassie]

Here's my Mac Classic, my iMac 233, my Apple IIc (if it counts) and my Mini.

[grafikat]

(these pictures are cross posted....hope that's OK)


Here's my portable:
http://i12.tinypic.com/34sl3km.jpg


...and a few more....
http://i13.tinypic.com/4g8rvv8.jpg

Yes, that's a silver macquarium. I repainted it to go with my G5. I us it for my koi fry. Don't freak out...I got an empty case about 15 years ago, I didn't gut a working classic!

[Cassie]

Very Nice^^

I decided to post my entire collection (Mac and Non-Mac)

My stock 1.83 Mini. Mac OS X 10.4.8
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4109/p1020001fg4.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020001fg4.jpg)
My main PC, Dell Optiplex 333 MHz, 128 mb RAM, 6 gb HD, Windows 98.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1842/p1020002jf2.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020002jf2.jpg)
My Other PC. I don't remember why I bought it, but it had to do with Windows 95 somehow... Dell Optiplex 200 MHz, 64 mb RAM, 2 GB HD, Windows 95.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5787/p1020003wc1.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020003wc1.jpg)
My current laptop. Twinhead Slimnote 233 MHz, 160 mb RAM, 4 GB HD. Windows 2000.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6100/attachmentphpnk2.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=attachmentphpnk2.jpg)
My laptop before the one above. Would've kept using it, but the AC adaptor died. Would've cost $80 to replace it... and the one above cost $88. Obvious choice. Compaq Armada 133 MHZ, 80 RAM, 500 MB HD. Windows 98 SE.
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3668/p1020004za2.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020004za2.jpg)
My first laptop. It was $35, so why not? Toshiba Sattelite, 75 MHz, 8 mb RAM, 200 mb HD. Windows 3.1
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9192/p1020005yg3.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020005yg3.jpg)
My main PC for about 3 months in mid 2006. 700 MHz, 192 mb RAM, 38 GB HD, Windows 98 SE.
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7517/p1020006rr5.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020006rr5.jpg)
The one on the far left was my great grandfathers old computer. Never used it, and it's basically become my parts computer. Unknown specs.

The one smack in the middle is my old HP. My main PC from late '03 to early '06. 2.4 GHZ, 512 mb RAM, 80 GB HD. Windows XP.

The One above that is a Packard Bell. $5 at the thrift store, my first experiance with Windows 3.1 Further specs unknown.

Over to the right and below the IIc monitor is my family's first computer. Still works, but not much use for it. Epson, DOS 6.0. further specs unknown.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4033/p1020007mo8.th.jpg (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020007mo8.jpg)
This is a computer my friend and I are building. (So far) 300 MHz, 128 mb RAM, 8 GB HD, Windows 98.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4581/p1020008mm4.th.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020008mm4.jpg)

[Cassie]

My collection, part 2 :)

My 2nd laptop. Bought to relace the first, but it never worked. 100 MHz, 16 mb RAM, 500 mb HD. No OS.
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9506/p1020009yx2.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020009yx2.jpg)
You can't see them, but in those two garbage bags, are my first two Computers ever. No, I'm not throwing them out, but I've run out of space. :) so into the garage they go. Detailed specs unknown, but they both have Windows 95
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6254/p1020010ph6.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020010ph6.jpg)
To the left, an HP with windows 95. 133 MHz, 24 MB RAM. 1 GB HD. To The right, an eMachines. Detailed specs unknown, 256 mb RAM, Windows XP.http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2585/p1020011ut7.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020011ut7.jpg)

Whew. It's done. I posted my macs abvoe, so thats my collection. :)

[Anonymous Freak]

Yeah i've seen that before. The general consensus from the guys in the graphical industry near me think that it is fake but a bloody good one at that.

Let me know what photos you want. I have a PB100 an Apple // and many Macs if you want pictures. I have posted some in a different thread.

Why would you think it's fake?

My basement in an old house used to look similar (although not as 'finished',) to that. If I made just a little bit more money, then when I remodel my basement, I would do something like that with it.

[Patmian212]

My collection, part 2 :)

My 2nd laptop. Bought to relace the first, but it never worked. 100 MHz, 16 mb RAM, 500 mb HD. No OS.
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9506/p1020009yx2.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020009yx2.jpg)
You can't see them, but in those two garbage bags, are my first two Computers ever. No, I'm not throwing them out, but I've run out of space. :) so into the garage they go. Detailed specs unknown, but they both have Windows 95
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6254/p1020010ph6.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020010ph6.jpg)
To the left, an HP with windows 95. 133 MHz, 24 MB RAM. 1 GB HD. To The right, an eMachines. Detailed specs unknown, 256 mb RAM, Windows XP.http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2585/p1020011ut7.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020011ut7.jpg)

Whew. It's done. I posted my macs abvoe, so thats my collection. :)

Great collection! But why dont you build something with a little more UMPH so you can use more modern programs?

[®îçhå®?]

Why would you think it's fake?

Apparently it is quite easy to make something like that and they showed me something that they made which was similar.

And also, how does he hide the wires??

[phungy]

dmw007 has a sick Mac museum collection. I don't know his flickr but hopefully he'll see this thread..

[macg4]

ill be happy to share my pics as well

[p71]

This guy has the ultimate Mac basement:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/


OK I give up now, how can you better that, awsome!!!

WOW, I WANT ONE LIKE THAT

[im_to_hyper]

For anyone who has questioned the legitimacy and perhaps Photoshopping of this basement, here is a link to a Macworld article:

Link HERE (http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/30/soyburger/index.php)

[sinigang99]

I posted this in the gallery also. I saw one on a web page and didn't think they were such a big deal. I was on the SE team and a dozen or so of these were given to key team members.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/t_reyes/macse001.jpg

[macEfan]

I posted this in the gallery also. I saw one on a web page and didn't think they were such a big deal. I was on the SE team and a dozen or so of these were given to key team members.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/t_reyes/macse001.jpg

that is awesome, wow you are lucky!

Thanks for the pics everyone, the project ended up dying, but its still cool to see everyone's collections!

[madmax_2069]

that sucks that it died, it would have been cool ti see a site with everyones mac's

[macEfan]

that sucks that it died, it would have been cool ti see a site with everyones mac's


yeah, I wish it continued also... I had all the pages made, but no where to host the website :D

oh well, maybe some day I can get some hosting from somewhere~!

[shu82]

You guys have amazing stuff. I have a thread on the marketplace right now. I am trying to round out my laptop collection. I am getting a flicker account tonite when I get off work and post to you what I've rounded up so far! If anyone has some extra 90's era laptops, I am interested.

[LimeiBook86]

yeah, I wish it continued also... I had all the pages made, but no where to host the website :D

oh well, maybe some day I can get some hosting from somewhere~!

I have some web space lying around if you don't mind an odd URL :p :D Seeing everyone's old Mac collections sure is fun ;)

[madmax_2069]

i know a few people that might be happy to host your site. if you are still interested i can talk to them. if you are not i can understand.

i hope it all works out how ever you want to handle it