The ginormous "Post your collections here" thread...

[SkyBell]

Now, let's post what we use these machines for and/or for how long.

 

[5300cs]

Now, let's post what we use these machines for and/or for how long.

# G5 PowerMac 1.6Ghz Main machine
# G3 PowerMac 400Mhz (overclocked) server

PowerBooks:
# 17" PowerBook Work computer

iBooks:
# iBook Blueberry wife uses it

 

[840quadra]

Now, let's post what we use these machines for and/or for how long.

That's what This thread is for

 

[im_to_hyper]

That's what This thread is for

Indeed it is! This was just a thread for tracking the actual collections of computers, just to see a cool list laid out.

My new collection, updated as of Oct. 1:

MacBook (black) 2.0Ghz/2GB/120GB/10.4.8
iPod nano 2nd Gen 8GB

And... thats it. Yes, sadly I had to sell off my collection before leaving for college. Maybe some day I will have my own place and can start a collection again!

 

[madmax_2069]

i only have 2 Beige G3 AIO's one is used for my main and the other is used to test stuff on, i also have a LC475 that has a blown mobo in it. i used it to get away from windows. and i have a SE 30. but that is all of the Mac's i have. the AIO i use daily is in my sig

 

[RedTomato]

I brought my first mac about 2 years ago.

This is what I've aquired in that time, what I paid for them, and what I use them for / what happened to them.

Powerbook 15'' 1.5ghz - Brought for £1200 - main computer - my first Apple buy!

Powermac G3 B+W - Brought for £50 - RAID5 household media server

iBook G3 700 MHZ - brought for £300 - backup computer - now on loan to my dad

iBook G4 1.5GHZ - brought for £700 - girlfriend's computer.

iBook G4 1.5GHZ - borrowed from work while my Powerbook is under repair

PowerPC 8800/50 - Donation - put on garden wall 3 days ago and someone took it off my hands.

Apple CRT monitor 14'' (I think) - donation - Freecycled off to someone a few months ago

Radius vertical CRT monitor - donation - also freecycled off a few months ago.

Powerbook 5300c - non-working scrap donation - will trash it in a few days if no-one takes it.

Non-Mac:

AMD 700mhz PC - learning myth TV backend testbox - will get rid of in a few weeks if Myth doesnt work out for me.

IBM thinkpad 266MHz- £50 - possible digital photoframe

Dell laptop - broken screen - donation - possible home webserver

I also used to own 14 PC's several years ago, but got rid of all of them when I got a new girlfriend / moved house

 

[andrewag]

My collection is on my web site:

http://andrew.dotmac.net.au/go.php?show=bits/mymacs

 

[Mammoth]

I have a 5G iPod, and an Intel Core Duo iMac. The end.

 

[BII]

I brought my first mac about 2 years ago.

This is what I've aquired in that time, what I paid for them, and what I use them for / what happened to them.

Powerbook 15'' 1.5ghz - Brought for £1200 - main computer - my first Apple buy!

Powermac G3 B+W - Brought for £50 - RAID5 household media server

iBook G3 700 MHZ - brought for £300 - backup computer - now on loan to my dad

iBook G4 1.5GHZ - brought for £700 - girlfriend's computer.

iBook G4 1.5GHZ - borrowed from work while my Powerbook is under repair

PowerPC 8800/50 - Donation - put on garden wall 3 days ago and someone took it off my hands.

Apple CRT monitor 14'' (I think) - donation - Freecycled off to someone a few months ago

Radius vertical CRT monitor - donation - also freecycled off a few months ago.

Powerbook 5300c - non-working scrap donation - will trash it in a few days if no-one takes it.

Non-Mac:

AMD 700mhz PC - learning myth TV backend testbox - will get rid of in a few weeks if Myth doesnt work out for me.

IBM thinkpad 266MHz- £50 - possible digital photoframe

Dell laptop - broken screen - donation - possible home webserver

I also used to own 14 PC's several years ago, but got rid of all of them when I got a new girlfriend / moved house

I would try knoppmyth, its very easy to install, sets everything up for you.

 

[macEfan]

add a powerbook 520c to my collection, I recently got one free a couple of days ago

 

[blakespot]

I've recently started to consolidate all my various images in one place, and that's Gallery 2. A good number of my machines now have photos or albums there - have a look!

http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/



blakespot

 

[Forced Perfect]

Apple
Apple IIe (2x)
Apple IIplus
Compact Macintosh
Macintosh SE
Macintosh Classic
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIx
Macintosh IIci (2x)
Macintosh IIsi
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh Centris
Macintosh Centris 650
Macintosh LC
Macintosh LC
Macintosh LC II
Macintosh LC III
Macintosh LC 475
Macintosh LC 575
Macintosh Performa
Macintosh Performa 400
Macintosh Performa 475
Macintosh Performa 580CD
Macintosh Performa 635CD
Macintosh Performa 6200CD
Power Macintosh
20th Anniversary Macintosh
Power Mac 6500/250
Power Mac 7100/66
Power Mac 7100/80AV
Power Mac 7200/90
Power Mac 7200/120
Power Mac 7500/100
Power Mac 8500/120
Power Mac 8500/180
Power Mac G4/400 (AGP) (2x)
Power Mac G4 MDD/1.25 GHz
Macintosh Quadra
Macintosh Quadra 605
Macintosh Quadra 610
Macintosh Quadra 630
Macintosh Quadra 650 (2x)
Macintosh Quadra 950
WorkGoup Server
WorkGroup Server 8100/100
Macintosh PowerBook
PowerBook 100
PowerBook 140
PowerBook 150 (3x)
PowerBook 180
PowerBook 190
PowerBook 540c
PowerBook 5300cs/100
PowerBook 5300c/100
PowerBook G3 Series (Lombard)
iBook G3 12" 600 MHz
Macintosh PowerBook Duo
PowerBook Duo 230
PowerBook Duo 2300c
PowerBook Duo 280c
Apple Newton
Apple Newton MP (OMP)
Apple Newton MP 100
Apple Newton MP 110
Apple Newton MP 120
Apple Newton MP 130

My Collection - my site needs updating.

 

[mkjj]

I've recently started to consolidate all my various images in one place, and that's Gallery 2. A good number of my machines now have photos or albums there - have a look!

http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/ blakespot

Nice new site Blake and congrats on the new arrival! will that put a halt to your collection?

Just been to NYC myself, did you find the Holy Grail (not in Spamalot!) I mean the Apple 5th Avenue store!
http://homepage.mac.com/markjjohnson/MacStuff/PhotoAlbum23.html

 

[jhu]

power macintosh g3 (blue and white)

 

[jhu]

just added a performa 6400 this past weekend.

 

[dpaanlka]

I just won my 80th computer, an 8500/120, on eBay for $10...

 

[SkyBell]

80th?!

Wow, that makes my 36 seem so small.

 

[macg4]

I just won my 80th computer, an 8500/120, on eBay for $10...

damn my collection feels small now

 

[dpaanlka]

damn my collection feels small now

Yeah I have a lot of repeats though... like seven LC IIs for example...

 

[jhu]

Yeah I have a lot of repeats though... like seven LC IIs for example...

klepto, eh?

 

[wmmk]

Apple
Mac Mini G4 1.42
PM G3 B&3 tower 350Mhz
iPod mini 4GB blue
iPod 5G 30GB white

PC's
Gateway P4 tower
HP P4 tower

MB or MBP C2D whenever leopard is out!

 

[macg4]

Yeah I have a lot of repeats though... like seven LC IIs for example...

how many macs do u actually have then(not counting repeats)?

 

[dpaanlka]

how many macs do u actually have then(not counting repeats)?

I posted it earlier, but here it is again.

49 distinct models (not counting processor speed variations like 8100/80 and 8100/100) plus the 8500/120 I just acquired would be 50 models and 80 units.

 

[jhu]

the performa finally finished rendering. i ran the povray benchmark scene on the machine. the program was custom compiled and the scene was run with the recommended command-line switches. here's the result:

Perform 6400/200 (603e)
Parse Time: 0 hours 0 minutes 31 seconds (31 seconds)
Photon Time: 0 hours 14 minutes 5 seconds (845 seconds)
Render Time: 15 hours 29 minutes 40 seconds (55780 seconds)
Total Time: 15 hours 44 minutes 16 seconds (56656 seconds)​

by comparison here's my 2.4 ghz athlon64

Parse Time: 0 hours 0 minutes 1 seconds (1 seconds)
Photon Time: 0 hours 0 minutes 28 seconds (28 seconds)
Render Time: 0 hours 19 minutes 55 seconds (1195 seconds)
Total Time: 0 hours 20 minutes 24 seconds (1224 seconds)​

amazing what 10 years of computing progress brings

 

[macEfan]

a couple of days ago I picked up another old mac.. a duo 280c with a bad logic board for $15 shipped. Switched the logic board, and now everything is working great!