Whew! This has been quite a week for my Retro Mac hobby - first I get that in-desperate-need-of-TLC Mac SE/30, and now this!
I met a gentleman named Bill a while back who, in the course of conversation, mentioned that he'd been a Mac user many years ago, and had owned both a IIfx and a Portable. I joked that I've been lusting after both machines since I was a kid reading Macworld Magazine, and that if those systems ever needed a good home to let me know.
Surprise surprise! I got a phone call a few weeks ago - Bill had just returned from a vacation to discover that a water pipe had burst and flooded the entire first floor of his home. While trying to salvage what he could, he moved a ton of boxes into his garage, where he (re)discovered both old systems! He called and asked if I was still interested in them (duh!), and asked what I'd be willing to pay for them. I just threw out the first number that popped into my head - $50 each, and he said sure, come and git 'em!
So, I'm currently stuck at work, with a pristine Mac Portable and IIfx in my car's trunk. 8:00pm can't come fast enough...
Huxley
I met a gentleman named Bill a while back who, in the course of conversation, mentioned that he'd been a Mac user many years ago, and had owned both a IIfx and a Portable. I joked that I've been lusting after both machines since I was a kid reading Macworld Magazine, and that if those systems ever needed a good home to let me know.
Surprise surprise! I got a phone call a few weeks ago - Bill had just returned from a vacation to discover that a water pipe had burst and flooded the entire first floor of his home. While trying to salvage what he could, he moved a ton of boxes into his garage, where he (re)discovered both old systems! He called and asked if I was still interested in them (duh!), and asked what I'd be willing to pay for them. I just threw out the first number that popped into my head - $50 each, and he said sure, come and git 'em!
So, I'm currently stuck at work, with a pristine Mac Portable and IIfx in my car's trunk. 8:00pm can't come fast enough...
Huxley