<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) wrote:
> After much hesitation, I have finally decided to part with my good old trusty
>friend, a Duo 280c. We have been through so much together, two books, a dozen or so
>magazine articles, several dozen research field trips, countless hours of shuttling
>plans, files and records to and from school, hours on the 'net, but alas!, my home
>office cries out for space, and I find I use it less and less frequently these days.
> I really want it to go to a good loving home, where I know it will continue to be
>treasured and pampered, so I am offering it here instead of eBay or some such other
>place. It has these sterling qualities:
> 32 mb RAM
> 330 mb HD (276 mb free space)
> (no modem, Type III battery in its death throes but powerful enough to avoid the
>DGLOD)
> System 7.6.1
> Usual system and utility programs (including TechTool Pro 2)
> WordPefect 3.5.4
> WriteNow 4.0.2 (the best word processor I've ever used!)
> Quark XPress 3.32r5
> ClarisWorks 4.0
> GradeQuick 4.0c
> Netscape Navigator 4.08
> Internet Explorer 4.01
> Eudora Pro 4.2.2
> TacOps 3.1.1
> Harpoon Classic
> To complete the package, I'm including:
> Duo Dock Plus with Ethernet
> 24x external CD-ROM drive
> Color Performa Plus Display (14-15", unsure exactly what size it is)
> AC adapter
> car adapter
> Keyboard, mouse
> Big box of assorted adapters, cables, etc.
> First $300 gets it all, I'll deliver it personally in Georgia or nearby areas, or
>you pay for whatever level of shipping you want and I'll tearfully box it up for free.
> Please give Katie a good home!
> John McKay
--
> John McKay (former combat medic, A-1/506th INF, 101st ABN DIV)
> Military Historian - Social Studies (secondary) Teacher
John - I just purchased (for $20 at a Salvation Army outlet store) a semi-working Duo
280/280c, complete with the following:
(1) an attached minidock
(2) TWO Type-2 batteries (unsure of charge status)
(3) TWO HDI-20 external floppy drives.
I'm seeking ANY info about this machine, and I thought you might be able to help me.
I may be interested in your system.
Apparently the internal hard drive is bad in the Duo 280c I got; when it starts up, it
makes funny noises as it attempts to access the HD, and then it displays the floppy
icon with a "?" in it. Using either of the 2 external floppy drives that came with it
(both of which appear to work fine), I tried to install OS 7.5.3 from floppies.
Install began OK, but it couldn't find any HD. I tried using Disk First Aid and the
Mac HD utilities from the OS 7.5.3 diskettes...but again, no hard drive can be
detected and/or mounted.
The advice I've gotten so far from a post I left at the MacWorld Forum has been: "It's
an antiquated system...just toss it." But as a devoted Apple fan (and the original
owner of Mac Plus #479 off the Apple assembly line, which still runs fine), it seems a
waste to just "toss" this machine.
Any suggestions?
Rob Huff
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
(former E-5 who served in Viet Nam from Feb 70-Feb 71
with the 12th USAF Hospital Squadron)
--
"Whether you think you can, or think you can't...you'll probably be correct."
Henry Ford
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