Today was an EPIC day for me and Craigslist.
First, I responded to a Craigslist ad advertising a "1985 Mac 512." for $45. Comes with the Apple carrying bag, keyboard, mouse, and software. I go and buy it. Get it home. Its an original 128k Mac. He assumed it was a 512k mac because he got it for free from his employer in 1985. I felt bad, so I called him back and offered to give it back to him since he didn't know what he had. He declines but says he would accept a small "nominal" amount in addition. So I go back and give him an extra $160 to make it around $200. It works perfectly except for the internal drive is likely toast. The mechanism for ejecting seems to get stuck even after lubrication and it doesn't want to read disks even when it accepts them. I have removed the drive and tested the machine off of an external 800k drive.
It also came with some nice software.
Second, I received an Apple IIc, with software and power supply, for $40! It came with Four Apple branded disks: (1) Getting down to BASIC; (2) An Introduction; (3) Exploring Apple Logo; and (4) The Apple at Work It also came with an EA disk "Skyfox"
Pictures attached! I'm pretty excited!
First, I responded to a Craigslist ad advertising a "1985 Mac 512." for $45. Comes with the Apple carrying bag, keyboard, mouse, and software. I go and buy it. Get it home. Its an original 128k Mac. He assumed it was a 512k mac because he got it for free from his employer in 1985. I felt bad, so I called him back and offered to give it back to him since he didn't know what he had. He declines but says he would accept a small "nominal" amount in addition. So I go back and give him an extra $160 to make it around $200. It works perfectly except for the internal drive is likely toast. The mechanism for ejecting seems to get stuck even after lubrication and it doesn't want to read disks even when it accepts them. I have removed the drive and tested the machine off of an external 800k drive.
It also came with some nice software.
Second, I received an Apple IIc, with software and power supply, for $40! It came with Four Apple branded disks: (1) Getting down to BASIC; (2) An Introduction; (3) Exploring Apple Logo; and (4) The Apple at Work It also came with an EA disk "Skyfox"
Pictures attached! I'm pretty excited!