Post Your Older Macs or Powerbooks!

jamesW135 · May 28, 2005, 04:58 PM

Well, here is a spot to post some pictures of your old powerbooks ( before G3)
and your just old macs!

wdlove · May 28, 2005, 09:14 PM

Sorry I don't have any older Mac's according to your definition. I donated or traded in all my previous Mac's.

sjpetry · May 28, 2005, 09:43 PM

How old are you talking about?

Before Apple II?

And I also give away my old computers or eBay them.

dmw007 · 10:12 PM

Don't have any photos of this machine, but I am the proud owner of a powerbook 165c (~1993 era laptop).

I believe the specs are as follows (have not used it in over a year and a half)-
33MHz cpu
16MB ram
500MB hard drive
floppy drive
and a tiny monitor
plus its running system 6.(something)
...this thing is wicked fast

, why did I ever bother to buy a powermac G5?

RacerX · May 29, 2005, 12:59 AM

Here are some pics of my PowerBook Duo 280 and 2300c. I don't use the 280 anymore, but the 2300c is my school system.

RacerX · May 29, 2005, 01:06 AM

And here is a shot of the three 21" monitors connected to my Quadra 950.

RacerX · May 29, 2005, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by dmw007

I believe the specs are as follows (have not used it in over a year and a half)...

This might help with the specs.

Platform · May 29, 2005, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RacerX

And here is a shot of the three 21" monitors connected to my Quadra 950.

WOW 3 Screens on such an old computer

homerjward · May 29, 2005, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacerX

And here is a shot of the three 21" monitors connected to my Quadra 950.

nice background. i cant tell--is that Earth or the moon?

RacerX · May 29, 2005, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Platform

WOW 3 Screens on such an old computer

Well, this is only a 1992 model. Macs have been able to run multiple monitors since the Macintosh II was introduced in 1987.

It has nothing to do with the age of the system... just the number of video cards that you put in it. A Mac II had space for up to 6 video cards, so it could have 6 monitors. My Quadra 950 has 5 slots and built-in video (which I maxed out with 2 MB of VRAM), so it could have up to 6 monitors also (I've had four connected at one point).

Besides, the Quadra 950 was running $9,000 new (and out fitted the way mine is now would have run about $32,000 in 1992). I would hope that it could at least deal with multiple monitors.

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Originally Posted by homerjward

nice background. i cant tell--is that Earth or the moon?

Earth... from orbit.

Here is a screen shot with some apps running.

treysmay · May 29, 2005, 02:10 AM

and i thought my dads quadra 700 was expensive.
i dont know the specs off by heart but it was a 20" moniter bundled with the comp, for $11.000 dollars canadian

Platform · May 29, 2005, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacerX

Well, this is only a 1992 model. Macs have been able to run multiple monitors since the Macintosh II was introduced in 1987.

It has nothing to do with the age of the system... just the number of video cards that you put in it. A Mac II had space for up to 6 video cards, so it could have 6 monitors. My Quadra 950 has 5 slots and built-in video (which I maxed out with 2 MB of VRAM), so it could have up to 6 monitors also (I've had four connected at one point).

Besides, the Quadra 950 was running $9,000 new (and out fitted the way mine is now would have run about $32,000 in 1992). I would hope that it could at least deal with multiple monitors.

Earth... from orbit.

Here is a screen shot with some apps running.

Well good point about the cost....but that it could run multiple monitors since that early, I did not know

Thanks

FadeToBlack · May 29, 2005, 06:17 AM

Wow, this is a cool thread!

It's too bad that I don't have any older Macs yet. I'm always tempted by them on ebay, but I don't have the space for one right now. I do plan on getting me a Powerbook G3 sometime soon. (probably a Pismo)

RacerX · May 29, 2005, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platform

...but that it could run multiple monitors since that early, I did not know

Yeah, actually outside of Windows PCs most platforms have had multiple monitor support since the late 1980s (Apple, NeXT, SGI and Sun). And it wasn't a short coming of PC hardware, NEXTSTEP could run multiple monitors on PCs since it was ported in 1993 while Windows didn't get the ability to use multiple monitors until the release of Windows 98 or Windows 98SE.

I have a couple old (pre 1995) flight simulators that use all three displays... it is really cool.

Platform · May 30, 2005, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RacerX

Yeah, actually outside of Windows PCs most platforms have had multiple monitor support since the late 1980s (Apple, NeXT, SGI and Sun). And it wasn't a short coming of PC hardware, NEXTSTEP could run multiple monitors on PCs since it was ported in 1993 while Windows didn't get the ability to use multiple monitors until the release of Windows 98 or Windows 98SE.

I have a couple old (pre 1995) flight simulators that use all three displays... it is really cool.

That must be nice.....panoramic cokpit view

joetronic · May 30, 2005, 07:19 AM

Here si my older PB. I VNC into it at work to do some older OS 9 stuff

jamesW135 · Jun 25, 2005, 08:16 AM

Nice my 540c is tucked away in the closet gathering dust any offers?

MINT CONDITION( But is out of the box)
Lots of nice old apps
If you want i can throw in an apple cd-rom drice with the adaptor for twenty bucks...

ChicoWeb · 01:23 PM

lol.opps..wrong thread.

FadeToBlack · Jun 25, 2005, 03:45 PM

Since this is a thread about older Macs, I figured I'd post my Lombard that I got the other day. Sure, it's a G3, but it's 6 years old. I love it.

puckhead193 · Jun 25, 2005, 05:09 PM

my old LC with the cd rom and style writer printer

jamesW135 · Jun 27, 2005, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puckhead193

my old LC with the cd rom and style writer printer

What is so bad about that? any mac I can get my hands on I want!

stridey · Jun 27, 2005, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jamesW135

What is so bad about that? any mac I can get my hands on I want!

Nobody said it was bad. In fact, the

implied that it was good!

bartelby · 04:07 PM

Here's my Powerbook 5300 and Powermac 7500

ReanimationLP · Jun 28, 2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by joetronic

Here si my older PB. I VNC into it at work to do some older OS 9 stuff

What kind of PB is that?

jamesW135 · 01:39 PM

It's a G3 pismo or wallstreet I cant really tell from here.

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dmw007 macrumors 603 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Working for MI-6	Don't have any photos of this machine, but I am the proud owner of a powerbook 165c (~1993 era laptop). I believe the specs are as follows (have not used it in over a year and a half)- 33MHz cpu 16MB ram 500MB hard drive floppy drive and a tiny monitor plus its running system 6.(something) ...this thing is wicked fast , why did I ever bother to buy a powermac G5? __________________ 3.2 GHz Mac Pro Nehalem PowerBook 1400cs/133, 450MHz G4 Cube, 500MHz Pismo iPhone 3GS, 60GB iPod Last edited by dmw007; May 28, 2005 at 10:12 PM.
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jamesW135 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2005	NIce Nice my 540c is tucked away in the closet gathering dust any offers? MINT CONDITION( But is out of the box) Lots of nice old apps If you want i can throw in an apple cd-rom drice with the adaptor for twenty bucks... __________________ - JamesW135 Face it Nikon is better.
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FadeToBlack macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Accoville, WV	Since this is a thread about older Macs, I figured I'd post my Lombard that I got the other day. Sure, it's a G3, but it's 6 years old. I love it. Attached Thumbnails
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