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galgot's "new" stuff
Hi, so here I'll list the last machines I've added to my collection if you don't mind.
Few days ago got another Ti 1ghz (have two already, but working so-so) , mint condition.
beautiful, was just needing some cleaning and the missing rubber foot I had as spare.
Here it is installing Debian Wheezy, with Tiger already on the other partition.
Same day , received a PowerBook 3400c, sold 20€ as "good shape, would not start". In my quest for working 240Mhz model , I couldn't resist. Turned out it would start, but nothing would show on screen.
Tried swapping the screen with a knowned good one but it would stay black… no way to know if it's a 240Mhz model, and anyway seems the graphic card is kaput. Another one on my stack of non-working 3400s. But the good thing is , there was that sweety in there :
Already plugged in one of my working 3400c
A week earlier (maybe…, or was it two?), got that one PB 100 :
Very good condition , with the floppy drive, only the right foot a bit loose. As you can see on the pict, I managed to boot it, but to a blank screen. I can hear the HD starts spinning then stops…
Tried booting from a floppy, can hear the floppy running as like a boot, but still blank screen.
I suppose it need a recap, and will really have to learn that some day.
Much earlier, finally got a Asante Micro EN/SC to plug in the Newer-Tech SCSI MicroDock for my Duo 270c.
Here it is connected to the www :
It's sloowwww, but it's fun
Voilà...
Few days ago got another Ti 1ghz (have two already, but working so-so) , mint condition.
beautiful, was just needing some cleaning and the missing rubber foot I had as spare.
Here it is installing Debian Wheezy, with Tiger already on the other partition.
Same day , received a PowerBook 3400c, sold 20€ as "good shape, would not start". In my quest for working 240Mhz model , I couldn't resist. Turned out it would start, but nothing would show on screen.
Tried swapping the screen with a knowned good one but it would stay black… no way to know if it's a 240Mhz model, and anyway seems the graphic card is kaput. Another one on my stack of non-working 3400s. But the good thing is , there was that sweety in there :
Already plugged in one of my working 3400c
A week earlier (maybe…, or was it two?), got that one PB 100 :
Very good condition , with the floppy drive, only the right foot a bit loose. As you can see on the pict, I managed to boot it, but to a blank screen. I can hear the HD starts spinning then stops…
Tried booting from a floppy, can hear the floppy running as like a boot, but still blank screen.
I suppose it need a recap, and will really have to learn that some day.
Much earlier, finally got a Asante Micro EN/SC to plug in the Newer-Tech SCSI MicroDock for my Duo 270c.
Here it is connected to the www :
It's sloowwww, but it's fun
Voilà...
@ bibilit and james_w , thanks both for the offer. Good to know who I can ask when I'll start recap adventure
@ raoulduke , Yes 3400c use specific memory cards. They were expensive, and hi capacity ones are still expensive. AFAIK last Powerbook to use specific model is the Kanga, then Apple switched to industry standard 144-pin SDRAM SO-DIMM Starting from the Wallstreet.
@ raoulduke , Yes 3400c use specific memory cards. They were expensive, and hi capacity ones are still expensive. AFAIK last Powerbook to use specific model is the Kanga, then Apple switched to industry standard 144-pin SDRAM SO-DIMM Starting from the Wallstreet.
Mmmh what are /180 and /240 ? You mean PowerBook 180 and PowerBook 2400 ? I don't know if their memory cards are cross compatible… But I know until the Kanga , Apple used specific memory modules for PowerBooks. But I may be wrong, someone more knowledgeable than me here could tell you...
Yes I know Kanga and 3400c are not swappable , but there is a thread here of someone who managed to make one modified 3400c card work on a Kanga.
Yes I know Kanga and 3400c are not swappable , but there is a thread here of someone who managed to make one modified 3400c card work on a Kanga.
Hi,
Bought two other oldies yesterday, with dead HDs unfortunately .
That is a Powerbook 180c, and a 170. The two are booting alright on floppy or zip.
The 170 attracted my eyes cause it as a video expansion card for external screen :
here a pict of the card:
It's apparently the same as here :
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/23282-powerbook-170-mirror-powervision-external-display-adapter-card/
other than that , pretty standard:
The 180c had a loose screen bezel cause of broken screw placements, it's in the repair shop now :
Otherwise boots ok on floppy:
It also had two strangely placed expansions cards ,one above the other, but not well fitting , i suppose one is RAM, but what is the other ? Could you help me identify these ? :
Bought two other oldies yesterday, with dead HDs unfortunately .
That is a Powerbook 180c, and a 170. The two are booting alright on floppy or zip.
The 170 attracted my eyes cause it as a video expansion card for external screen :
here a pict of the card:
It's apparently the same as here :
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/23282-powerbook-170-mirror-powervision-external-display-adapter-card/
other than that , pretty standard:
The 180c had a loose screen bezel cause of broken screw placements, it's in the repair shop now :
Otherwise boots ok on floppy:
It also had two strangely placed expansions cards ,one above the other, but not well fitting , i suppose one is RAM, but what is the other ? Could you help me identify these ? :
CHEERS !!
Been able to boot the 180c HD !
After disassembly, cleaning, shocking the hd on the sides a bit, repairing the screen bezel, I tried booting from a zip, was working ok, but hd was doing strange noises for some time during boot. Then on another try I booted but the zip was not yet in the zip drive, but the happy Mac appeared !
It wouldn't boot to the desktop at first, saying the system was not compatible with the machine (?), then after booting from a diskette and running Disk first aid, it booted fine
Don't know if it'll last, but happy anyway
Been able to boot the 180c HD !
After disassembly, cleaning, shocking the hd on the sides a bit, repairing the screen bezel, I tried booting from a zip, was working ok, but hd was doing strange noises for some time during boot. Then on another try I booted but the zip was not yet in the zip drive, but the happy Mac appeared !
It wouldn't boot to the desktop at first, saying the system was not compatible with the machine (?), then after booting from a diskette and running Disk first aid, it booted fine
Don't know if it'll last, but happy anyway
Okayyyy…. opened that screen again . Old herring smell 
First look seems ok, but indeed when I zoom on these caps :
Misty and dirty… Do you think a good cleanup with alcohol would do for the moment ?
The other board (power I think) seems Ok , no smell, and it's clean.
First look seems ok, but indeed when I zoom on these caps :
Misty and dirty… Do you think a good cleanup with alcohol would do for the moment ?
The other board (power I think) seems Ok , no smell, and it's clean.
Hi !
Today got a sh…load of old network crap
Bought the lot mainly for this :
Was looking for one Lets hope it works… will be able to test it only next week.
This is the all lot :
1 Asanté EN/SC-10T with power brick,
1 old router with power brick,
3 appletalk cables with relay plugs,
1 Powerbook modem,
4 appletalk doublers (?),
1 SCSI -> HDI30 ,
1 SCSI -> Cen50,
1 appletalk Y relay (?),
2 stuff-I-don't-know-what-is, some appletalk to phone line me think...
and
Good week-end.
Today got a sh…load of old network crap
Bought the lot mainly for this :
Was looking for one
Lets hope it works… will be able to test it only next week.This is the all lot :
1 Asanté EN/SC-10T with power brick,
1 old router with power brick,
3 appletalk cables with relay plugs,
1 Powerbook modem,
4 appletalk doublers (?),
1 SCSI -> HDI30 ,
1 SCSI -> Cen50,
1 appletalk Y relay (?),
2 stuff-I-don't-know-what-is, some appletalk to phone line me think...
and
Good week-end.
Thanks to Bibilit for pointing that one ( the screen was good after all Louis ).
Another PB180c, for 10 €. Cheap ones are getting rarer around here…
After testing that earlier one with a bad screen (working 10 - 15 mn only) , I wanted one to swap screen , or anyway a working 180c cause these small color screens are niiiiiice .
Was sold as non-booting at all. Turned out to be a dead power brick. Managed to boot it on the HD after a few tries , but still that HD is troublesome. But anyway the screen looks good so far.
And also got a 1To firewire ext HD for my home file server MacMini.
Was sold as a Iomega MiniMax, but in fact wasn't. It's made by a Japanese firm called Princeton :
http://www.princeton.co.jp/product/phdmm.html#spec
Funny thing, mine doesn't have any logo or brand marks, just a sr. number. And a 1 To drive, witch is not listed in the Princeton options list...
).Another PB180c, for 10 €. Cheap ones are getting rarer around here…
After testing that earlier one with a bad screen (working 10 - 15 mn only) , I wanted one to swap screen , or anyway a working 180c cause these small color screens are niiiiiice .
Was sold as non-booting at all. Turned out to be a dead power brick. Managed to boot it on the HD after a few tries , but still that HD is troublesome. But anyway the screen looks good so far.
And also got a 1To firewire ext HD for my home file server MacMini.
Was sold as a Iomega MiniMax, but in fact wasn't. It's made by a Japanese firm called Princeton :
http://www.princeton.co.jp/product/phdmm.html#spec
Funny thing, mine doesn't have any logo or brand marks, just a sr. number. And a 1 To drive, witch is not listed in the Princeton options list...
So, I'm trying to stop buying Powerbooks … trying. But I keep buying accessories.
here's what I got yesterday, complete in box :
It's handy, and goes well in the collection, a VST zip250 PB G3 drive, VST zip100 PB G3, VST zip100 PB 1400, and that last VST zip100 PB 190/5300/3400c/Kanga.
here's what I got yesterday, complete in box :
It's handy, and goes well in the collection, a VST zip250 PB G3 drive, VST zip100 PB G3, VST zip100 PB 1400, and that last VST zip100 PB 190/5300/3400c/Kanga.
Got some more stuff :
A 5300c , non working, battery leaked all over inside, but the screen as now replaced the passive on my 5300cs, works fine. Plus it had a 24 Ram card :
A 5300, non working… when I plug it ,it makes strange "Plok-plok-plok" noises… :
A funny pc card box going into the floppy drive bay, think it fits in the 3400c too :
A bunch of pc cards, ethernet adapter, modem and usb adapter. The Dayna Eth-adapter works fine, was able to find the drivers on on of the 5300 disk. The USB-Adapter, I've yet to find a driver for it, or does it really need one ? :
5300s documentation :
And a carrying bag with the Apple :
Was that bag made by Apple ? There is no brand mark except that Apple logo. I already had one similar bag that came with a PB170. They are well made and sized, fit exactly the size of PB1XX to 5300/190 series.
A 5300c , non working, battery leaked all over inside, but the screen as now replaced the passive on my 5300cs, works fine. Plus it had a 24 Ram card :
A 5300, non working… when I plug it ,it makes strange "Plok-plok-plok" noises… :
A funny pc card box going into the floppy drive bay, think it fits in the 3400c too :
A bunch of pc cards, ethernet adapter, modem and usb adapter. The Dayna Eth-adapter works fine, was able to find the drivers on on of the 5300 disk. The USB-Adapter, I've yet to find a driver for it, or does it really need one ? :
5300s documentation :
And a carrying bag with the Apple :
Was that bag made by Apple ? There is no brand mark except that Apple logo. I already had one similar bag that came with a PB170. They are well made and sized, fit exactly the size of PB1XX to 5300/190 series.
Well… not mines If we agree these card with yellow stripes are Cardbus, like the ones here :
http://www.bixnet.com/pccaandex.html
That USB-adapter doesn't work on my Wallstreet or PDQ, and I have a Wifi adapter like that with the yellow strip, doesn't work either.
But maybe i'm mistaken...
If we agree these card with yellow stripes are Cardbus, like the ones here :http://www.bixnet.com/pccaandex.html
That USB-adapter doesn't work on my Wallstreet or PDQ, and I have a Wifi adapter like that with the yellow strip, doesn't work either.
But maybe i'm mistaken...
Well well… after a hiatus of few month finally got another.
Was cheap (23 €) and it was missing in my collection :
300Mhz , 160 Mb of ram and a 3Gb hd. Boots fine on a 10.2.8, will try Rhapsody on it maybe.
Only problems are , no battery, trackpad seem to be dead,
and most important ! Missing Apple on the lid :-/
If anyone have a spare, I'm interested.
Was cheap (23 €) and it was missing in my collection :
300Mhz , 160 Mb of ram and a 3Gb hd. Boots fine on a 10.2.8, will try Rhapsody on it maybe.
Only problems are , no battery, trackpad seem to be dead,
and most important ! Missing Apple on the lid :-/
If anyone have a spare, I'm interested.
Good Job,
Batteries are almost always flat anyway, btw only the battery is missing or the battery cover as well ?
Batteries are almost always flat anyway, btw only the battery is missing or the battery cover as well ?
The Clam has a problem with those Apple inserts, i have got a few and apart one, all of them have a missing part (most of them only the leaf is missing)
A bit tricky, most of the laptop should be put to pieces.