anyone interested in a very nice Mac-color Classic that was previously owned by Lucas Fain, Harvard Lecturer ? It comes in the original box....great shape!
Jeff Beverly, Massachusetts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Holder" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:02:24 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Old System Longevity was: Re: Mac Plus: What's it Worth? On 3/8/2010 11:56 PM, James Fraser wrote: > Hello, > > --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Scott Holder<[email protected]> wrote: > snip> > > >> It seems a shame to box it and never use it. >> > ...seems to indicate you get more enjoyment out of playing with the machine > rather than having it sit safely in a closet somewhere. Of course, I can't > see the expression on your face under both conditions, so I don't know for > sure. > Pretty much. Though I'm also admittedly coming from the perspective of never having had a computer/Mac/etc really worth collecting. My 128k is quite yellowed, has what appears to be a slight burn-in dot in the middle of the screen (almost looks like someone unhooked the sweeps and left it displaying a single dot for awhile), and it has Mac Plus ROMs in it (it was given to me with a Sad Mac code for bad ROMs. A swap with some Plus ROMs got it running again, with the bonus of being able to use 800k disks). I might feel a little differently if I had one of the pristine complete-in-box-with-all-paperwork-and-receipt-and-lock-of-hair-from-salesman type setups. As it is, I have a fun little hobbybox. My current project is to resurrect my Quadra 840AV. I have the feeling it'll end up somewhat collectible too in the end, though perhaps not quite as iconic as the 128k Macs. Mine is suffering the same collectibility problem as the 128k - yellowed face, dinged up case, missing CD bezel, damaged power button... It sometimes works! I'm suspecting a problem with caps or the SCSI chip. Scott -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
