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Lookee What I Just Got ....

68kMLA Hardware 23 posts Jul 13, 2009 to Jul 17, 2009

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#1 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 17:14 68kMLA

CLICK > Macintosh Classic II

Sweet, huh?

:b&w:

#2 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 17:52 68kMLA

$110?

#3 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 17:57 68kMLA

$110?

I picked up a Classic II yesterday for $3 at a church rummage sale.

pwnt

#4 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 18:28 68kMLA

You seriously paid $110 for a yellowed Classic II? Oh dear...

#5 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 18:31 68kMLA

You had better be sure that you make good use of that Mac Classic II! You'll have to use it for something useful, every day, to make up for that price!

#6 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 18:55 68kMLA

8-o :lol:

#7 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 19:16 68kMLA

Looks pretty nice, not too terribly yellowed.. though for $110 I'd want more than a 30MB HDD and 8MB RAM.

#8 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 22:04 68kMLA

:lol:

#9 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 22:19 68kMLA

It's supposed to be in perfect working order, and that's got to be worth something.

#10 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 22:47 68kMLA

It's supposed to be in perfect working order, and that's got to be worth something.

Part of the spirit of the MLA is to rescue these old Macs and then return/restore them to former glory. That's what I always thought, anyway. Even if it's in "perfect working order" (I bet that floppy drive still needs cleaning/lubricating), it is not worth $110. More like $30-40, extreme maximum price range.

#11 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 22:53 68kMLA

Just wait until CaryMG gets back here and sees us all laughing at him. :'( We're sorry, CaryMG!!! xx(

#12 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 - 23:31 68kMLA

Duuuuudddeee thats WAY too much! You have been ripped off no offense. 8-o

#13 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 00:23 68kMLA

It's supposed to be in perfect working order, and that's got to be worth something.

Everyone likes to think that they can get a working compact Mac at any time for $40 on eBay, but I have found it just isn't like that anymore. You see bidding activity like this more frequently these days. We all know how hard it is to find a Classic II board with good capacitors, and he may have found one here, so give him a break.

Uniform yellowing makes a compact Mac look distinguished.

#14 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 00:26 68kMLA

It's supposed to be in perfect working order, and that's got to be worth something.

Click to expand...

Part of the spirit of the MLA is to rescue these old Macs and then return/restore them to former glory. That's what I always thought, anyway.

The Classic II seems a bit more challenging than most, because there's one or two surface mount capacitors in pretty tight spots, and I wasn't able to get in there with conventional tools. So far, this is what I've spent on Classic-related items:

Classic II, free + $20 shipping

850B SMD rework station $100

New capacitors $10

Solder paste $39 (still need to buy)

So, almost $170 to get things up and running, not counting labor or any further complications. Granted, subsequent overhauls will be a heck of a lot cheaper.

#15 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 00:59 68kMLA

I redid mine using just a normal soldering iron, and yea a few are in a tight spot but it is doable.

Maybe I should ebay mine with "new capacitors" in the header

Actually it is probably going to get traded for something if the other guy gets around to it soon.

#16 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 03:05 68kMLA

Man, I would'a sold you my Classic II (non-yellowed, 80meg HDD, 10 megs RAM) for around $50 mate

Also, that person should'a sold their "G4 from 1997." Now *there's* a prototype!

#17 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 03:17 68kMLA

I don't know, in the picture it looks positively virginal and pristine. If it's as nice as it looks, it will save a lot of scrubbing and such.

#18 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 03:29 68kMLA

Also, that person should'a sold their "G4 from 1997." Now *there's* a prototype!

But this one has to be a prototype too...I mean, its a 1989 Classic - from two years before the release.

#19 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 07:43 68kMLA

Classic II, free + $20 shipping

850B SMD rework station $100

New capacitors $10

Solder paste $39 (still need to buy)

You didn't need the rework station, and you shouldn't need solder paste. Some irons, tweezers, good tin lead solder, and a desoldering braid are good enough for replacing surface mount capacitors. BUT...It's up to you how you spend your money, wise or not.

EDIT: Woops, I forgot you damaged some traces on your board. Maybe a more financially viable option would have been to just find a replacement unit/board?

#20 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 16:46 68kMLA

Just wait until CaryMG gets back here and sees us all laughing at him.

lol

:b&w:

#21 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 18:53 68kMLA

You should rescue this while you are at it! http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-Macintosh-Performa-6200CD-PowerPC

:beige:

#22 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 - 19:34 68kMLA

You didn't need the rework station, and you shouldn't need solder paste. Some irons, tweezers, good tin lead solder, and a desoldering braid are good enough for replacing surface mount capacitors. BUT...It's up to you how you spend your money, wise or not. EDIT: Woops, I forgot you damaged some traces on your board. Maybe a more financially viable option would have been to just find a replacement unit/board?

Relax, I didn't actually buy an SMD rework station only to work on this Classic, I got other projects (involving SMD) going on too, and felt it was time for me to update my tools. I got two Classic IIs, and both have leaky capacitors, so what does that tell me about the stock parts :-/

#23 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 - 14:08 68kMLA

That they are well past their expected service life?