Gut it and put a modern computer in it. Todd Brayer [email protected]
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:26 AM, Aaron McFarlane <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > As a teenager I collected old macs that I found in garage sales and > kept them in storage, imagining that some day they'd be cool to > display in the giant, art deco apartment I would *surely* inhabit in > my 20's. Now, 15 years later, I don't live in said loft apartment and > I have limited storage space. I've given away/recycled almost all of > the macs I had, but I just couldn't part with the Macintosh Plus. > > That said, I've vowed that, if I'm to keep it, it can't stay in > storage any longer. It's simply too expensive (not to mention tiring > every time I move!) to warrant keep a large, heavy object like the Mac > Plus + various peripherals. > > So what are my options for displaying it? I'd prefer the screen to > not just simply be blank. My first thought was: photo frame? Is > there a screensaver that ran on the Mac Plus that displayed photos > from a folder? I honestly can't remember how capable it was, > graphically. > > Beyond that, I'm pretty much at a loss. There's always the Macquarium > idea, but it pains me to destroy a (to the best of my knowledge) > working Mac Plus. > > Suggestions? Thanks! > > -Aaron > > -- > ----- > 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/
