just for the reading value and nothing else...
I gave up smoking around 2 months and a bit ago, and seem to have turned
to collecting Macs. It's a lot more fun and cheaper, and most of the
machines I've found have been on eBay.
Just recently I came across a IIcx, sold as-is but probably not working,
and I put my $2 bid on - the auction closed, I won, and it was shipped
to me - with a 14" trinitron monitor that wasn't mentioned in the ad...
that's the first bonus!
When it arrived however, "as-is" took on the full meaning. With the IIcx
I bought a fair amount of silt in the bottom of the case (I can only
gather it had been underwater at some time) and remnants of a mouse
population - little bits of corrosion on the motherboard, a few strands
of nestbuilding stuff, and droppings everywhere. A bummer I thought, but
the HD looked dry & clean, and perhaps the 8 simms would be useful down
the track.
Never being afraid of the words "too silly" I thought it'd be worth
cleaning the whole thing just to see what else was in there, and what
other damage had been done, and the motherboard had a good soak in
oxygen bleach (the non-caustic stuff) then a scrub down with a soft
plastic brush with ordinary dishwashing detergent and warm water, then a
blow dry. the power supply had a sweep-out, and the case hosed down and
bleached also. After the motherboard was dried, I scrubbed with a
toothbrush and a little sewing oil on the more corroded bits, and
nothing seemed to be completely eaten through. This looked promising!
Also never being too patient, I stuck as much of the IIcx together as I
could without the case, connected it to the monitor and... it booted
first go!
I'm still kind of stunned, and wished I'd taken photos now of the
process & original condition. That's a very determined little mac to
survive all that, and for $2 it takes pride of place on my desk as an
Interesting Story Artifact :D
be well!
danabanana
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