Small update, been busy.
Both SE/30s boot to a blinking question mark. Their startup chimes sound louder than the working SE/30 I got from a friend and posted about here. They didn't want to boot from the burned 7.5.3 CD I burnt. I used a burnt CD with the other one, maybe it likes the other brand I have, or maybe I need to slow down the burn speed. Hopefully the hard drives are just blank. Worst case I've got tons of 3.5" SCSI drives I can donate to them, most probably larger than what's already in there.
The LC 575 boots but shows no video. If I give it a moment I can hit the power button on the keyboard, then return and it'll shut itself off. I'll play with that one later and make another thread if I get stumped. I do have a Performa 550 in storage (early caddy load CD, the one I'm working on has a tray loader) that may be able to act as a donor machine. As I mentioned this one started life as a Performa 550 and is my first Mac from Christmas 1995. I still remember sneaking out to the living room at about 3 AM in the dark and finding it sitting under the tree. I waited in extreme excitement for another hour or two before going back out of my room and screaming "MOM, DAD, SANTA CAME!!!" I'm sure my future kid(s) will someday return the favor for me...
I think the 14AV monitor may have issues. The 61XXs seem to boot but there's n video. The 6150 makes a horrible crackle instead of the startup chime. The 6116CD chime was loud enough to spook Mars, my orange tabby/computer helper as he was sniffing it for me while I set it up on the floor. I don't know if I ever booted these machines before, but I seem to recall the monitor working.
The LC III I grabbed for The Trash Man works fine and is an excellent example of a survivor. Need to check the floppy drive still. Also I want to update OT and AS to better test the network card. The faded LC II hasn't been tested, nor have the backup LC II and III I brought in case parts need to be swapped.
No pictures quite yet. I feel the motivation brewing though.
Both SE/30s boot to a blinking question mark. Their startup chimes sound louder than the working SE/30 I got from a friend and posted about here. They didn't want to boot from the burned 7.5.3 CD I burnt. I used a burnt CD with the other one, maybe it likes the other brand I have, or maybe I need to slow down the burn speed. Hopefully the hard drives are just blank. Worst case I've got tons of 3.5" SCSI drives I can donate to them, most probably larger than what's already in there.
The LC 575 boots but shows no video. If I give it a moment I can hit the power button on the keyboard, then return and it'll shut itself off. I'll play with that one later and make another thread if I get stumped. I do have a Performa 550 in storage (early caddy load CD, the one I'm working on has a tray loader) that may be able to act as a donor machine. As I mentioned this one started life as a Performa 550 and is my first Mac from Christmas 1995. I still remember sneaking out to the living room at about 3 AM in the dark and finding it sitting under the tree. I waited in extreme excitement for another hour or two before going back out of my room and screaming "MOM, DAD, SANTA CAME!!!" I'm sure my future kid(s) will someday return the favor for me...
I think the 14AV monitor may have issues. The 61XXs seem to boot but there's n video. The 6150 makes a horrible crackle instead of the startup chime. The 6116CD chime was loud enough to spook Mars, my orange tabby/computer helper as he was sniffing it for me while I set it up on the floor. I don't know if I ever booted these machines before, but I seem to recall the monitor working.
The LC III I grabbed for The Trash Man works fine and is an excellent example of a survivor. Need to check the floppy drive still. Also I want to update OT and AS to better test the network card. The faded LC II hasn't been tested, nor have the backup LC II and III I brought in case parts need to be swapped.
No pictures quite yet. I feel the motivation brewing though.