If you live near a university (especially an expensive private one, where the kids are pretty careless with Daddy's money) now is the time to be scanning the want ads for deals.
This morning I picked up the following: A PowerBook 165 in what looks like mint condition (OS 7.5.1) filled with software and games and a copy of MacX 1.2 that I've been hunting for some time. It was in a very nice Orvis laptop case. Inside the case I saw something that I had previously considered only an Urban Legend: an Asante SCSI-Ethernet bridge. This had both cables (HDI-30 and DB-25) AND the original software floppy. If pickle and macdriver want the software, let me know and I'll drop you an image. Cost: $25 Before you start weeping, consider that on Monday I picked up a Color Classic in absolutely perfect condition, with original keyboard and mouse, running OS 7.1 and loaded with Word, a bunch of utilities and more games than I could count. Paid $20 for that. Many students are vacating their apartments and condos for the year (around here, many leases run June-June) so it's pretty easy to relieve them of their old computers. Ken Strayhorn computer guy Duke University -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
