Mark Benson Wrote: >If you are VERY careful you can work on these machines perfectly safely, >but please >be careful, and only work with the mains off and unplugged. The >High Tension voltage >in the circuitry that drives the tube is enough to do >very serious damage to you. I >usually leave them for 5-10 mins after I >switch them off to allow the residual >charge to die down.
I think my misconception about these CRT tubes is that they are small, therefore cannot hold much of a charge. I'm no electrician, but next time I'm working with this sort of thing I'll have to be careful! Jeff G Wrote: >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. That's incredible.. from starting up the classic? Did you still have the case open while it was powered on, after working on the circuitry or something? Mark Benson Wrote: >The hard disk can be swapped for pretty much any 50-pin drive, so long >as it fits physically into the chassis. As for uses, well... Would I be correct in the assumption that there isn't much room inside the beast? I've had a lot of trouble opening mine up, and I only got a small glimpse of what was inside. Personally I'd use my external 540mb SCSI drive that I have lying around, with a classic SCSI adapter (if that's what you call it). Mark Benson Wrote >These make good clocks, simple e-mail and text >writing terminals etc., just don't expect miracles! That's a really good idea.. Maybe the Mac classic will turn into the grandfather clock of tomorrow haha. I can't remember whether the classic has a full-screen clock screensaver... if so, then I could be right! :) Scott Holder Wrote: >Lessee, old games, basic internet station, book reader... there's plenty it >can do. >If all else fails there's the ol' doorstop ;) Old games: I've found it can run Crystal Quest and Simcity the original quite well. Oh and Shufflepuck Caf�! What a classic, can anyone suggest any other vintage games that would run well? I can't quite remember, but does the old gal have a built-in modem? And what browser would I look at running? For use as a doorstop - sure, why not. Might be a bit difficult to get the door open but :) Mark Benson >The Quadra and Centris 650 are the same apart from the name. Again the >hard disk is upgradable to anything 50-pin. The RAM ceiling is >something I'm not sure about but it should be high enough to allow >decent operation. They make tidy second machines for doodling with when >ur primary is busy burning a CD or what-not. it would probably also >make a decent server if you can stick it someplace that you can't hear >the fan!! I'm pretty sure (not 100%) that the upper limits for these computers on ram is 48mb. Don't quote me on that, however. As a matter of fact, after much stuffing around with extensions and virtual memory and the like, I managed to get my Centris to burn 1 in 2 cd's off an old, non-apple SCSI burner. Has anyone else pushed their older machines to do this? As a matter of interest, does anyone know how to change my e-mail address on this list? I'm sick of the message that appears below, and will most likely start using my home address. Sorry for the long reply guys! Cheers! Joe _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The information transmitted is for the use of the intended recipient only and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, disclosure, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in severe penalties. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the Security Advisor of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, telephone (02) 6271-1880 and delete all copies of this transmission together with any attachments. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ -- 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
