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Classic II
Here I have a Classic II I have acquired off ebay for a low price of $29+Shipping. The computer wouldn't boot right away upon turning it on, it showed a "?" symbol in the floppy. Rebooting again, the hard drive loaded 7.1. I decided to open the case to inspect the capacitors and this is what I find! It is a sort of thick layer of dried up paint? Mud? It's currently in the dishwasher...I guess we will see if it works after it dries. Just thought I would share these pics because this board was actually working fine with all this crud on it. Oddly enough, the board was the only thing covered in this. Maybe a flood?
Looks like it lived in a wood shop. Leaky cans, moisture, and sawdust.
Wow! 8-o Yeah, my guess is it's fine silt left behind from a flood.
The flood cleaned off the capacitor goo.
That must be why it still works.
)
That must be why it still works.
) :lol:The flood cleaned off the capacitor goo.
That must be why it still works.
Looks very similar to the dust produced by an offset printing press. Very fine, very light and absolutely everywhere!!
So the board worked, floppy and hard disk both are dead. It is working fine on an EZ135 scsi drive with 7.5. Amazing it still worked
My very first Mac was a Classic II. I liked it a lot.
I am old enough to remember the Classic II as a FAST machine.
Yes, you read that right. And it's still surprisingly able, with the right software. I installed Nisus Writer 5 on one earlier in the year, and it was very pleasant to use (especially with a monospaced screen font to cut down on graphics demands). Something like WordPerfect 3.5e also runs on it very well.
I think I prefer the Classic II over the SE/30. It's something about the form and sheer humanity of the machine's scale and function that I like. It was (theoretically) expandable, too; it's not the little Classic II's fault that so little was made for its PDS slot.
Yes, you read that right. And it's still surprisingly able, with the right software. I installed Nisus Writer 5 on one earlier in the year, and it was very pleasant to use (especially with a monospaced screen font to cut down on graphics demands). Something like WordPerfect 3.5e also runs on it very well.
I think I prefer the Classic II over the SE/30. It's something about the form and sheer humanity of the machine's scale and function that I like. It was (theoretically) expandable, too; it's not the little Classic II's fault that so little was made for its PDS slot.