On Monday, August 26, 2002, at 03:00 PM, David Deckert wrote:
> > I'm trying to help an acquaintance who's interested in a local 233 > WallStreet 14" that's been well cared for. Never been dropped, blah > blah > blah. Which Wallstreet is this? With a 14" screen it is probably the later version with 512K cache. You don't want the earlier version without the cache. It is MUCH slower. It will say on the bottom of the powerbook which version it is. > > The RAM is now 192MB and the seller replaced the original HD with a > 10GB > IBM Travelstar. He's going to throw in the original RAM and 2G drive. > > It comes with 2 batteries, each capable of booting it up, and two A/C > adapters (orig. and yo yo?) Has an internal modem and a travel case. > > Has 9.2.2 and 10.1.5 on it, but I don't know if that means the CDs are > included, so I haven't given that any weight. > > It has the CDROM and Floppy modules that go inside. > > Alright already, here's my question: The seller makes a point of saying > the floppy drive is rare. That true? Perhaps, but unless you actually need one, it doesn't matter. Superdisk (the 100 meg alternative to Zip drives can read and write floppies, and are available for around 30-40$ for a drive bay version. > > He is asking $675, and I was thinking he'd take like $50 or so less but > apparently that's actually not negotiable now. > That seems high. For that money on eBay you can find a 333mhz Lombard. I loved my Wallstreet. I love my Lombard even more. Faster, lighter, built in USB. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Princeton, NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~giametti/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
