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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! [
] ]'>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.
