my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread Joe WF Runnels
My other compact mac (which I dug out of my shed) is a Mac Plus 1 MB, a better machine than I had originally thought, I have no keyboard or mouse fo rit though as I mentioned resqueing it from a dumpster. I like ot think myself a pretty dedicated mac fan, I wonder how many of us woul dclimb

Re: my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread Marten van de Kraats
I wonder how many of us woul dclimb intot a dumpster to resque a mac? on this list? about all of us. Marten -- -- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list:

Re: my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread mart
I wonder how many of us woul dclimb intot a dumpster to resque a mac? Count me in! Bringing home ancient Macs and switching them on for the first time are special moments. Will it work? Can it be fixed? What's on that drive? Do I like the foundling in the end? Will it be given away or will get a

Re: my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread Philip Stortz
, despite having been in storage for the better part of a decade in some cases. my point being that if you walk or drive by a dumpster, it's worth at least a casual look. My other compact mac (which I dug out of my shed) is a Mac Plus 1 MB, a better machine than I had originally thought, I have

Re: my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread BrianH
...I wonder how many of us woul dclimb intot a dumpster to resque a mac? I heard a nasty rumour the other day that you can put things _into_ skips (as we call them in the UK). Decided it was just someone trying to wind me up8 -- Take care . Brian -- Compact Macs is sponsored by

Re: my other compact mac...

2002-10-17 Thread Jose V. Gavila
Well, here you have my 0.02 Euro worth :-)! I have found some of my best Mac items at a local flemarket (in Valencia, Spain) which, in most cases, gets its goodies from the dumpster... I got a semi-working ColorSync 20 monitor (it just needed a resistor replaced and a solder joint redone) for 40