Datasheet for the M5M27C101JK is here: http://www.io.com/~trag/DataSheet I thought I had it on my archive drive. I have a last modified date of 2003 on it. I think we're cove…

If there are no shorts, or failing caps (partially shorted) the battery should last another lifetime of the machine

http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/download/system_picker_1.1a3.sit.hqx

awesome, I so want a 64, but I never had one, nor will the spouse approve of one lol

The download link is broken. Tempest

plus a memory expansion card for the IIgs with all the sockets filled

Are these machines you guys had plugged in or just sitting around in storage? Click to expand... My Mac II had been sitting in storage for years... even before I got it... I've…

I read 10 years on the battery manufacturers site, but I'm guessing it's closer to 5-6 from what I've seen on my other computers. Tempest Click to expand... 10 years is the sh…

IIx's are kind of rare, glad I have 2 of them took me years to find good ones.

Are these machines you guys had plugged in or just sitting around in storage?

The explanation offered (with apologies) is fair and above board; items still included make the price agreeable. He'll probably say $50 on the day; I know the guy. Married? Yes, m…

In other words the ROM SIMM address pins are numbered for byte-wise addressing, while in practice the ROM SIMM is wired for word addressing (four bytes per address). Click to ex…

System Picker you say? Never heard of that before. Tell me more... Click to expand... These two links tell all: LEM "System 6 or 7?" Macintosh Garden System Picker Download…

That's one nice pice-o-Sparcs!

I got 10 years from a Mac G3 battery that died just a few months ago. It was the original battery which held the manufacture date of 1998.

As of August 2007, My Mac II's original soldered on batteries were still holding 3.6v. I haven't checked it recently, though.

I read 10 years on the battery manufacturers site, but I'm guessing it's closer to 5-6 from what I've seen on my other computers. Tempest

I can confirm with all my certainty that those answers are either surely correct or incorrect.

It transpires that the IIx, the Portable and the 660av are going to be held back. Ho hum. I will be selling some things on, as I don't have room for it all. Click to expand... …

Agreed today to buy this lot from a friend for $60 (text of the advert follows): I don't have room for it all, so I suspect that duplicates and such will need to be sold on. Stil…

I have to send my tax forms in. I'm going to have a nice refund coming for some conquests. There's quite a few things that have been on my list for a while like a type 4 keyboard a…

Those are two wildly disparate answers... Can anyone else confirm either of the above posts is correct?

I found some more nice deals: http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Mac-Performa-600-w-MOTU-Performer-music-midi-sequ_W0QQitemZ230441728298QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item35a765b92a…

5 - 10 years.

But there's no need to just worry over it. Just put System 6 and 7 on your machine and switch between them as needed! That's what I do via System Picker. It's easy and convenien…