On 3/8/2010 11:56 PM, James Fraser wrote:
Hello,
--- On Mon, 3/8/10, Scott Holder<[email protected]> wrote:
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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
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