Hi Greg,
Hello everyone,
Hard to part with, but here goes (!snif!):
Hang in there, guy...<sympathetically> I know it hurts to say good
bye...<eyeing Comet and accessories enviously> but I'm sure you'll find
a good home for your old friend...<cross-fade to Peter Lorre> Well well
well, look at what I just found...room for one more PowerBook in my
loving family. Imagine that...!
Apple PowerBook 2400c, cardbussed
G3 240MHz, 512k cache
112MB RAM
40 GIG hard drive
AC adapter
...and a battery, perhaps?
The extras:
External floppy drive
External Sony PRD-650 "discman" CD-ROM drive, bootable
180MHz processor card (original)
64MB RAM chip
2400c motherboard
Wireless PCMCIA card, uses OS9 Airport software
10/100 ethernet PCMCIA card
56k PCMCIA modem
Capsure PCMCIA video in with Critter Cam
NewerTech Bookendz
ADB flexlight (tres cool)
ADB infrared remote for presentation (forward/back)
Quite a package, and very close to exactly how I'd like to see my Comet
configged in the near future. I picked mine up via ebay and it has
only one flaw, but it's one that sticks in my craw: there's a small gap
between the casing pieces on one side. Though most folks would
consider this a minor cosmetic flaw, I'm extremely bummed because I
want to do a major paint job mod and need all the joins to be clean and
tight. I'm preparing an ebay listing today to sell it for this reason,
and am actively seeking a structurally and cosmetically intact
replacement. I won't have the cash needed for this replacement for
perhaps another week or ten days, but maybe we can talk turkey...?
Extra extras:
Apple Laserwriter 4/600
Extra screen plastics for 2400c, in case you want to paint it!
No need for a LaserWriter (and certainly wouldn't want to pay for
shipping it!), but any extra plastics that will make my paint mod
project easier would be welcome.
It has also had a lot of thermal modifications, which has brought the
CPU
temp down about 10 degrees from normal.
Glad to hear it. My current Comet also has a NewerTech 240, and I've
yet to find the supplies needed to upgrade the heatsink. I assume
that's 10 degrees Fahrenheit rather Celsius...?
The trackpad click button is sticky (normal on this model), and can be
fixed by replacing the switch--a modification described on the 'net (I
mostly just tap on the pad).
Same here - pretty much a non-issue.
ONE ISSUE! There is one issue that I have not solved to date: ever
since I
installed the G3 upgrade, the 'Book will not wake from sleep properly.
Thus
I set the hard drive to spin down, and the monitor to dim, but the
PowerBook
does not "sleep" as such.
Oh well, nobody's perfect...;^)
I have my price in mind, but reply off-list and let me know what you
think.
I'm talking to Ralph about buying his last "extra" Comet. It's a nice,
complete package for $175 shipped...but there aren't as many extras and
accessories as you're offering. Of course, I don't really want/need
everything listed so....
How much can I get for $200 including shipping?
The items of least importance to me, listed in order of disposability:
Capsure PCMCIA video in with Critter Cam;
ADB infrared remote for presentation (forward/back);
64MB RAM chip;
ADB flexlight (tres cool);
2400c motherboard;
56k PCMCIA modem.
I'd think you could get enough on ebay or the Swaplist for those items
to make it worth your while to list them....
Do we have a basis for further discussion here?
(I'm still holding on to my 280c and minidock!)
Ah, a true kindred spirit. I'm also keeping my 280c close at hand,
albeit with a fully tricked out Dock rather than minidock. "Frank" is
one of Mad Dog's FrankenDuo specials with ADB port, lighted trackball,
and CPU o/c'ed to 37.5 MHz.
Pax,
Gene, a.k.a. G-Man
Friends don't let friends do Windows
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