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Black Mac Attack
Four new Macs here:
--Mac TV with proper keyboard, mouse, and remote control. It powers on although the hard drive isn't spinning up. Not a big deal though as I have a bunch of spares I could use inside. I haven't booted it yet since I don't have a floppy with the proper enabler right now (I'll likely remedy that this weekend). Looks OK cosmetically, a few scuff marks, but I'm sure I can take care of them with a little cleaning. I may use this as an extra TV down the line (I only own one other set at the time being).
--PowerBook 140. Funky contrast issues (the screen is extremely dark and practically impossible to use) but works otherwise. Has a HD but it doesn't want to spin up (it sounds like one of the unreliable Conner drives inside). By holding it at the right light I can barely see what's on the screen; I was able to see it has 4MB RAM installed when I booted from a floppy. Cosmetically in good shape--it has some sticky stuff on it but once that's taken care of this one will look pristine.
--PowerBook 145. This one has a working screen but has other issues. There is apparently no hard drive installed, or the one inside is completely dead. It's missing a battery and won't boot off a known good floppy (tried the floppy which had booted the 140 minutes earlier). Cosmetically it's OK; someone swapped the traditional trackball with a bright green one. I'm thinking of combining this one with the 140 in some way to get one good machine.
--PowerBook 180c. Appears to work fine in all respects. No hard drive in this one either from my initial observation. It booted fine from a floppy and has 12MB RAM. My existing 180c is better cosmetically; this one has a yellowish keyboard. This looks like an ideal machine to use for tutoring once I get a hard drive under the hood (unless I use the old RAM disk trick, which is a great possibility given the 12MB installed in this computer). It is the only one of the three PowerBooks with a port door.
None of the PowerBooks have power adapters. I have one extra sitting around but am going to have to look for something for the 180c, as it needs the 24W model (the only 24W I have is being used by my other 180c).
This conquest also yielded one box of floppies and a few brand new cables (both A/V and Mac-related).
--Mac TV with proper keyboard, mouse, and remote control. It powers on although the hard drive isn't spinning up. Not a big deal though as I have a bunch of spares I could use inside. I haven't booted it yet since I don't have a floppy with the proper enabler right now (I'll likely remedy that this weekend). Looks OK cosmetically, a few scuff marks, but I'm sure I can take care of them with a little cleaning. I may use this as an extra TV down the line (I only own one other set at the time being).
--PowerBook 140. Funky contrast issues (the screen is extremely dark and practically impossible to use) but works otherwise. Has a HD but it doesn't want to spin up (it sounds like one of the unreliable Conner drives inside). By holding it at the right light I can barely see what's on the screen; I was able to see it has 4MB RAM installed when I booted from a floppy. Cosmetically in good shape--it has some sticky stuff on it but once that's taken care of this one will look pristine.
--PowerBook 145. This one has a working screen but has other issues. There is apparently no hard drive installed, or the one inside is completely dead. It's missing a battery and won't boot off a known good floppy (tried the floppy which had booted the 140 minutes earlier). Cosmetically it's OK; someone swapped the traditional trackball with a bright green one. I'm thinking of combining this one with the 140 in some way to get one good machine.
--PowerBook 180c. Appears to work fine in all respects. No hard drive in this one either from my initial observation. It booted fine from a floppy and has 12MB RAM. My existing 180c is better cosmetically; this one has a yellowish keyboard. This looks like an ideal machine to use for tutoring once I get a hard drive under the hood (unless I use the old RAM disk trick, which is a great possibility given the 12MB installed in this computer). It is the only one of the three PowerBooks with a port door.
None of the PowerBooks have power adapters. I have one extra sitting around but am going to have to look for something for the 180c, as it needs the 24W model (the only 24W I have is being used by my other 180c).
This conquest also yielded one box of floppies and a few brand new cables (both A/V and Mac-related).
Very nice! Congrats on the multiple conquests, though none are exactly my "cup of tea!" 
I'll give you this: that incredibly fugly 575 case "design"
looks just a teensy bit less appalling in black! }
:lol: 
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So you've got the Credit Card Remote? :?:
Enjoy that haul, comrade! [
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I'll give you this: that incredibly fugly 575 case "design"
looks just a teensy bit less appalling in black! } :lol: ) So you've got the Credit Card Remote? :?:
Enjoy that haul, comrade! [
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I did get the credit card remote, and it works fine on my Sony TV.
I played around a bit with the 145. The case got a nice bath and looks pristine. I still can't get it to boot from a floppy (I tried another known good one) and may swap the drive with that of the 140 tomorrow. I may also pop a hard drive into the little guy.
I played around a bit with the 145. The case got a nice bath and looks pristine. I still can't get it to boot from a floppy (I tried another known good one) and may swap the drive with that of the 140 tomorrow. I may also pop a hard drive into the little guy.
Glad to see everything arrived safely. I figured since you were getting a Mac TV, I had better send you some proper cables to hook it up Glad you can use the powerbooks. Looks nice and happy at your home.
Glad you can use the powerbooks. Looks nice and happy at your home.
Very nice...everyone seems to be getting Mac TVs lately! Just a shame that they were never sold outside the US. 