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where do you get your classic macs from
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eBay. Not exactly the best prices*, but a really good selection.
* Although that was probably just me buying at the wrong time. (Like a stock iMac G3 233 MHz, 32 MB RAM for $120
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* Although that was probably just me buying at the wrong time. (Like a stock iMac G3 233 MHz, 32 MB RAM for $120
)eBay. Not exactly the best prices*, but a really good selection.
* Although that was probably just me buying at the wrong time. (Like a stock iMac G3 233 MHz, 32 MB RAM for $120
The main reason that I don't really want to use ebay is that usually it seems like you have to pay more for shipping than you do for the computer.
I've gotten a majority of mine through LEM Swap. People quite frequently just give stuff away there. http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html just ask for anything surely someone has what you're looking for.
Craigslist is also nice: http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html
Craigslist is also nice: http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html
I have been watching both of those, but so far nothing has come up that I have been very interested in but I only have been watching them for a week. I was looking at your site and I am interested in getting a Mac that can run system 7 which one do you think would be the best for that?
Yeah, a lot of people dont pay attenton to the shipping prices, and that's where they'll get you. I see a lot of computers with a buy it now price of $9.00, but the shipping is something like $50
Pretty much any mac from '94 to early '98. check what macs are in these dates here.
My personal recommendation list:
http://forums.system7today.com/viewtopic.php?t=337
Of my 70 or so System 7 compatible systems, my single Power Mac 8600 is just about the best I've ever had. I specifically prefer it over the 9600 because the 8600 has the A/V ports.
Note the avoid list at the bottom.
Every model in the PB 100 series? What about the 180 (not C)? My family had one and it was a very capable machine in its day.
Where do they post those school auctions. It seems around here everything is done through the back door.
I agree about the PowerBook 100 series. Especially the original 100 itself. I have one and the display is broken. It won't display anything, no matter how long I leave it on, heat the bottom, etc.
With its age (10+ years) there's no fixing it so it's just junk
With its age (10+ years) there's no fixing it so it's just junk
I agree about the PowerBook 100 series. Especially the original 100 itself. I have one and the display is broken. It won't display anything, no matter how long I leave it on, heat the bottom, etc.
With its age (10+ years) there's no fixing it so it's just junk
But curiously, all of my other 10+ year old laptops (Duos, 500 series, etc...) all seem to work fine. It's only the 100s that are all dead on me.
My PB140 still works (I think it has System 7.6.1 on it), but the display has a small rectangle blacked out just over the where the HD icon sits. It's been a while since I've booted it, but I do have some ClarisWorks files, mailing lists and a video catalog directory still stored on its massive 20MB HD.
All four of them died (including my 190cs, which actually exploded with smoke and everything, and one 150). I usually find it reasonable for some parts of old systems to fail, especially hard drives and batteries, but these 100s are ridiculous. They just stop working, and nothing I do can bring them back to life. And now that I'm thinking about them, they're butt ugly anyway (except the 190cs, that was attractive), and were excessively slow when they did work (except the 190cs, that was pretty fast). In fact, the 190cs would have been perfect if it weren't for that horrible power adapter (and the fact that it exploded).
If you're going to try and find a classic Mac laptop, a 100 series is a complete waste of whatever low amount of money you're going to spend to buy one. You are much better off with a PowerBook 520, 540, 1400, 2400, 3400, Duo 280, or Duo 2300... in other words, everything that is not a 100 or 5300 series, and does not have a 68030 (a 33mhz 68LC040 like those found in PowerBook 540s, Duo 280s, and PowerBook 190s would be equivalent to a 66mhz 68030, which never existed).
yeah, I love the powerbook duo 2300c... nice and small, and somewhat easy to upgrade! Powerbook 3400 is also nice...
Odd...I have 3 100-series machines and they all work fine, though I had a hard drive die in my PowerBook 180c a few years ago and their batteries are garbage.