Ah, thank you for that insight. I hope I can find an online database that contains those magazines or if someone here has access to an issue of either publication around the middle…

One need only reference old MacUser or MacWorld magazines during that period to determine price and price stability from debut to EOL. I have those magazines at my parent's home i…

That's what I'm not so sure about. The SE/30 got canned in Oct. 1990 after only being introduced in Jan. 1989. I figure by May/June of 1990 Apple knew where they were headed with t…

*Looks at his Classic 2* *Decides not to reply*

apple-history.com has $4,369 in 1989... presumably the price wouldn't have changed much by 1990.

Does anyone know what a basic SE/30 would have cost in the first half of 1990?

I just did last month. I got a 20mb SE with a 68020 accelerator installed and was trying to get it apart because the accelerator wasn't seated securely in the slot. I yanked on a c…

The only one I ever snapped was totally on purpose, with a hammer, while building the Macminitosh. Kind of fun, though! But I'm always afraid whenever I have to use some force…

I came very close on my Classic II while refurbing it. I am rather hesitant now to monkey around inside my Mac now unless I have no other choice...

OK who here has snapped the neck of a CRT during a repair attempt? Raise your hand! lol My first classic Mac, an SE. I did this a few years ago. SNAP! I was bummed. Well I fo…

BeOS blew even NeXT away. Click to expand... I'm not sure I'd agree. BeOS was often said to be the spiritual successor to AmigaDOS, but they left out at least one important thi…

BeOS blew even NeXT away.

You forgot the part about how a disgruntled Steve Jobs formed a rogue startup called NeXT that created the OS that blew both Windows and Mac OS away. What's even more amazing is t…

we used to take 409 and pour it in a new spray bottle with about 25% rubbing alcohol in it back when I worked at a compaq refurb house ... anyway kills the foaming action that happ…

Sounds good to me. Thanks for your input.

It doesn't damage the plastic in any way? Click to expand... If you knew me better, while reflecting on my previous comment about having used 409 to clean Mac plastics since 19…

It doesn't damage the plastic in any way?

I''ve found 409 to work on any plastic surface. The dirtier it is, the longer you simply need to leave the 409 on it. I've even used 409 on wooden tables that have pen marks (bal…

I'll have to try 409 sometime. Would it work on the plastic of a slot-loading iMac as well?

I will give you my advise from my experience. My first Mac was a 128k purchased in January 1984. I upgraded and continued using that box until I purchased a Mac IIvx in 1993. I …

I'm quite glad I listened to my inner voice that said not to use the magic eraser on the Mac. I never realized they were such a powerful tool. The spongelike appearance is deceptiv…

outside the scope of this topic, but rubbing alcohol and a little elbow grease will get rid of sharpie pretty quick dont use magic eraser, I erased some wallpaper with it

I've used the following: RECOMMENDED: Endust for Electronics: Good at removing both dust and sticker gunk, also surprisingly good on sharpie marks (won't remove them entirely, but…

I've used the following: RECOMMENDED: Endust for Electronics: Good at removing both dust and sticker gunk, also surprisingly good on sharpie marks (won't remove them entirely, bu…

Yup, the extruded melamine acts as a mild abrasive. It will clean hard to clean spots, but you do need to use care.