on 7/7/04 3:46 PM, Montalto, Joe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> This list has been rather dry and barren of posts on >> the Macs it covers. > > Well I guess I could get the ball rolling for some time fillers! > > Question 1: Who here owns a Mac Classic? I've heard that they have > dangerous CRT's inside them that can cause you problems once opened. Is > this correct, or am I way off? Apart from sitting on the shelf looking > like vintage equipment, what other uses can they have? 20 (40?)mb of > hard drive don't exactly make them server material! > > Considering I own a Powermac 8500/180, and a classic, I have a (25mhz?) > Quadra 650 (pretty much in-between the previously mentioned machines) > lying around collecting dust. Can anyone suggest some good uses for this > machine? I believe I've got OS 8.1 installed on it - no modem (internal, > maybe but I haven't checked in a while). > > Cheers! Joe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I relate my story a lot, and I get a hue and cry each time I relate it. My Classic, I find, gets more work than any other Compact I own. It's probably as simple as the fact that it has a one gig hard drive and the floppy drive works perfectly. I once found myself between the CRT and ground just after starting up a Classic. It was a shock like the kind you feel when holding the spark plug wire of a lawnmower when your friend pulls the crank. I'm 50 years old. I'm a strong fellow. I don't recommend anyone else try this to get their own results. But I survived a zapping from a live CRT. I will never consider Compact Macs to be killers. Jeff G -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
