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What I've received as of late...

What I've received as of late... Hardware 237 posts Oct 6, 2012 — Apr 3, 2026

#31 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 - 11:59

Yesterday, I received a copy of the Apple IIgs Dealer Diagnostics (thanks maceffects). Tomorrow, it looks like a SuperMac Spectrum 24/PDQ+ video card for the IIci will be at the post office, awaiting pickup.

A few days ago, I received an A9M0106 Apple 3.5 Drive, which is currently connected to the Laser UDC in my //e. Need to get another FDHD mechanism, so I can turn it into an external Superdrive.

-J

#32 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 - 08:30

Got a cx with Quantum LP seris ProDrive hard drive, SuperMac video card, etc, coming off evilBay. Makes clicking noises when power's applied. So, probably something's shorted somewhere - one of my SE's did the same thing when I made the mistake of directly connecting the floppy mechamsim of my UniDisk 3.5 to the floppy drive port. SE was fine after that experiment, btw.

-J

#33 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 - 10:23

IIcx should be here tomorrow. May also be picking up a friend's old Strawberry iMac G3/333 in the next day or two. Comes with the mouse, keyboard, a matching SuperDisk drive, and an Epson Color Stylus 740i printer, all for $25. Plan to install some early learning programs on it and give it to my niece for her 5th birthday in early July.

-J

#34 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 - 11:24

Well, guess my buddy's white balance was off. Machine's a tangerine iMac. Looks to be the stock configuration (no, haven't powered it up yet - waiting to do so when the kid isn't here, so I can get things set up without her knowing what's up).

In other news, popped the 230MB drive from the cx into the HD20SC hard drive case. Hooked it up to my normal IIci and found that it had 7.5 on it, but, I guess the system file was built for a II, IIx, SE/30, or IIcx, since it kept giving me error messages when I'd try to boot up the other IIci. Copied the System Folder from the IIci's hard drive over to it, so it should work now. Free upgrade to 7.5.5. Installed the drive in the other IIci, since the 230 that was in it has some issues. Think it's trying to imitate the 230 I had in my old Centris 650 way back when.

-J

#35 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 - 10:06

About to receive a dual processor G5 that needs a hard drive (and probably a power supply, etc)... Posted a wanted on the East King County Freecycle group.

-J

#36 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 - 11:25

I got a working g5 dual that just needs some ram. It needed a processor, I replaced one but put all my ram in another one.

#37 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 07:10

A pretty clean iPhone 4 in black with 16GB for $150 last Friday. Came with charger block, USB cable, earbuds, car charger, OtterBox case, and the original box for the phone. Verizon. Activated it Saturday. $10 extra per month on the plan, but big whoop.

-J

#38 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 08:19

Congrats! I still think that the iPhone 4 and 4s are the pinnacle of the modern cell phone design. I'm sure it will be outdone with the next major revision, but the iPhone 5 hasn't impressed me at all either with it's look or un-competitive new features that were supposed to put them back on top of the cell phone game.

And thanks for saving that poor iphone 4 from the dumpster!

#39 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 11:27

Thanks. Even the 3GS is still a fairly decent phone. The 4 replaced a Samsung Alias 2 LDP (Less Derpy Phone™)...

-J

#40 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 18:35

When I originally got my iPhone 4 from Verizon, it also replaced an Alias 2. I got the 32GB IPhone for really $200, because I still had my $50 New Every 2 upgrade and I sold the Alias for $50. Sold the iPhone for $220 to buy the iPhone 5. Anyways, great finds!

#41 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 18:46

If I still had it I would still be rocking my 3GS.

Far superior to the 4 (in terms of subjectives like aesthetics, etc) imo, but sadly the 4 is what I have now.

#42 Thu, 6 Dec 2012 - 19:24

When I originally got my iPhone 4 from Verizon, it also replaced an Alias 2. I got the 32GB IPhone for really $200, because I still had my $50 New Every 2 upgrade and I sold the Alias for $50. Sold the iPhone for $220 to buy the iPhone 5. Anyways, great finds!

Cool. Big improvement over the Samsung, right?

If I still had it I would still be rocking my 3GS.
Far superior to the 4 (in terms of subjectives like aesthetics, etc) imo, but sadly the 4 is what I have now.

Keep your eyes peeled on CL. Maybe one will pop up.

-J

#43 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 - 23:17

G4 MDD with 1.75GB of RAM, dual 1 GHz processors, SuperDrive. Needs hard drive. $35, plus tax.

-J

#44 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 - 05:31

Got most stuff transferred over from the Digital Audio to the MDD. Wow, sucker's loud. Sounds like a shop vac when all the fans get going. Transferred things over, due to the Digital Audio having some intermittent sound loss and random slowdowns. Noticed that the board is a little stained under some of the caps.

-J

#45 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 - 19:18

Yesterday, was rooting through the pile of Nubus cards at RE-PC. Found a SuperMac VideoSpigot card and a Radius DirectColor GX video card. Today, as of a few minutes ago, I picked up that Mac IIx motherboard on eBay. Looks like it needs a serious recapping. Once I get that done and pop a ROM SIMM into it, I should be able to turn my II into a IIx.

-J

#46 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 - 02:09

Picked up a IIfx ROM SIMM. Hope it works in the IIx board.

Anyway, reinstated the MDD. Running it in single processor mode, since the fan seems to be quieter that way. Seems to be the same, speed-wise as the DA with that computer's 1.2GHz G4 chip. Working on stripping down the DA so the board can be tantalized. Once it's done, the MDD will get torn down and that computer's board will get done as well.

-J

#47 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 - 05:30

Cool. Big improvement over the Samsung, right?

Sorry for the delayed response, but...

YES!! I had nothing but problems with that Alias. Piece of... Well, lets not say that here.

#48 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 - 05:32

Mine wasn't too bad, but I'm glad I upgraded.

-J

#49 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 - 05:18

Conquested a repair job on the analog board for the 512Ke from James1095. Works like a charm now...

-J

#50 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 - 02:34

Working Radeon 9800 Pro. Installed it in the MDD. It's now running a Dell 19" flatpanel.

-J

#51 Sat, 1 Jun 2013 - 06:52

IIcx is alive again. Alas, the built-in ROM chips on the board are toast. Immediately does a Sad Mac when powered up. So, swapped in a IIfx SIMM. Normal startup chime, and it boots just fine to 6.0.8, using the hard drive I pulled out of one of my SE's. So, at the moment, I have a slow IIci that's missing its VampireVideo and a normal IIci. IIx board unresponsive even with new PRAM batteries installed. Nothing happens. So, going to set that machine aside for now and wait for the IIfx board to arrive from LCPossum.

-J

#52 Tue, 4 Jun 2013 - 22:15

Going back about 8 months. A link which will lead you to the OS8 on the Turbo601 info is here:

http://www.brinnoven.co.uk/turbo601/

These guys were incredibly helpful back in the day at pulling the Turbo601 users together and creating a place to share and pool our experiences.

#53 Wed, 5 Jun 2013 - 10:47

Cool, I'll notify James1095 about the link, since he now owns the T601...

-J

#54 Fri, 7 Jun 2013 - 05:08

Mac II has been turned into a IIfx. Good thing I got that IIfx ROM SIMM with the IIx board. Needed it, since the one that came with the board was dead. The board does need to be recapped, but is functional as is with fresh PRAM batteries. Have the board loaded with the VideoSpigot card, an Asante ethernet card, Radius Pivot nubus interface, and a SuperMac Spectrum/24 PDQ+ video card that I picked up yesterday.

Am suspecting that the bad caps might be why the computer won't shut down on its own. Have to pull the power cord.

-J

#55 Fri, 7 Jun 2013 - 20:54

I think my IIfx needs some caps too, except I have the reverse problem; it won't stay on unless I hold down the power key (or button), and getting it on in the first place (and keeping it on without holding the power key the whole time) is sort of hit or miss.

Once it's on, though, it works fine.

c

#56 Sat, 8 Jun 2013 - 10:25

Might be a weak PRAM battery, since the II, IIx, and IIfx are oddballs in that the softpower feature seems to be provided by one of the PRAM batteries, instead of trickle voltage from the power supply like the IIcx, IIci, IIsi, and subsequent Macs.

-J

#57 Sat, 8 Jun 2013 - 16:31

When my IIfx was odd with power issues, I replaced one of the batteries. It should have been fine for any other Mac - 3.4v or so - but the IIfx went crazy with it. Replacing the weak one so both were 3.6v+ made it a solid performer.

#58 Sun, 9 Jun 2013 - 08:55

Entirely possible. One is new, the other was pulled from the IIci for testing purposes. Need to get a couple anyway...

-J

#59 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 - 08:46

The scummy looking caps on the IIfx board...

-J

#60 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 - 21:49

The scummy looking caps on the IIfx board...

Huh?!? All the IIfx boards I have seen, up until now, had tantalum caps from the factory. Interesting that there are some with electrolytic cans.