On 15 May 2005, at 13:32, Marco van de Voort wrote:
I recently resurrected a IIcx that had been on a closet shelf for
about
6 years. It was working when I put it in there, but now it was
dead. I
replaced the battery, but no go.
It has dirty roms, so it is useless (read: it won't run Unix) ;-)
I can't find any info for Linux/m68k but I know NetBSD/mac68k lists
all Mac IIs a supported.
Seriously, spending $20 on _parts_ of a CX? I bought a complete
840AV for
Eur 15.
Some people still love their old Macs enough to spend money on them
you know, and still find it rewarding.
I messed with a CI for a long time, and in retrospect with only meagre
results. Anything you do requires more cash for upgrade (ethernet, cpu
upgrade, a 5400 RPM disc that won't overheat the system, more than
32MB
memory, external CDROM etc etc)
I added a 68040, a Thunder IV GX 1360, 128MB RAM, and 4GB 7200rpm
drive to my IIci and it has become a very useful box o' tricks.
Granted it doesn't run Unix but I'm not convinced about the whole Mac/
Unix thing anyway. It certainly runs OS 7.1 extremely well, and I
have used it in the past as a scanner station for my (now in storage)
UMAX scanner.
So unless you have access to cheaply get a lot of stuff for it, or are
really sentimental, I suggest kitting it water proof, filling it up
with
water, and use it as a door stop, and start looking for an AV or
so, if you
want to keep a 68k around for nostalgia.
I don't know wether you are joking about that or not but either way I
ain't laughing much. The older the machine, the more it's worth
striving to protect and to keep in use. If you don't have the
patience for such things i suggest you go back to your shiny new Mac
and play with Tiger.
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