MisterMcDoo Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I have two Macintosh "Classics" that I bought from my teacher. He says they were used in his classroom for one year before being replaced by Classic 2s a loooooong time ago. They are in perfect working order. Please make me an offer for one of these Macs if you are interested. They are extremely old and have b&w screens but can handle several things I wouldn't think they could do. Includes keyboard and mouse. US buyers only, sorry. s/h $12.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcDoo Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 By the way this is a Mac Classic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 So tempting.... -Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geordie582 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I had the dubious privelige to work on Radar Mark 1 that had a 'computer' made up of hundreds of electro-mechanical relays. I don't think you could collect it though! It had it's own room and comprised some 8 six foot racks! Things have definitely moved on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Do they come with the orig keyboard Mcdoo? Any software? Flopies? Are they whiped clean or have running OS? -Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcDoo Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Don't know for sure. I'm picking them up tomorrow, and I'll let you know. What I did note is that they both have mice and keyboards, and I can't imagine anything would be replaced for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Could be turned into a really cool aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Includes keyboard and mouse. You know when I first ready that I thought "Cool".... then for some reason asked anyways My Girlfriend thinks these are "Cute" and she want to make a fish bowl out of it (A common idea akdrv ) I wonder if I could mod it to be an 8-bit NES... I gotta check fundage but Ill prolly be sendin' you a PM in the near future MMD. -Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMcDoo Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Aquarium???? I thought they were collector's items, guess that's pretty dumb. Maybe you'll want to keep one as a working specimen. -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 My Girlfriend thinks these are "Cute" and she want to make a fish bowl out of it (A common idea akdrv ) Ahem ... http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collecti...ium/index.shtml Be sure and click any of the Applefritter links to see some neats results of such transformations ... While I have a Mac, those old models definitely had more character ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Aquarium???? I thought they were collector's items, guess that's pretty dumb. Maybe you'll want to keep one as a working specimen. -Ben I've used these at school until I was in grade 6. Then we got new ones, and the whole batch of them (about 80-100) is still gathering dust in storage, 7 years down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 If it is in working condition, Ill probably keep it that way, But they have made portable solitare machines now -Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Could be turned into a really cool aquarium. you beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I have worked with this type of Mac's before they were called "classic", they had external hard drive, external "super drive" (capable of reading PC floppies) and a dual monitor (also external) in A4 size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 It's got a mouse? I didn't think computers had mice way back then... Actually for someone like me that knows nothing about computers when did that computer come out? I'm thinking mid-80s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I'm thinking mid-80s? Precisely :-) http://www.hnf.de/museum/comp4all2_en.html Actually I have only seen those 20+ yr old models in museums like that one, and one Apple dealer around here has one ... whether it would still work I don't know. Since 1984 was also the year that George Orwell chose for his famous book, one Apple commercial which "played" with this theme http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/adclass/1984_mac_ad.html made this new kind of computer widely known. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Xerox had the first computer with a mouse, but then sold the patent for peanuts to the Steve Jobs for peanuts because their (Xerox's) management didn't realize what use it'd be of commercially. They also then left the computer business in which they might had became a major player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Precisely :-)http://www.hnf.de/museum/comp4all2_en.html Actually I have only seen those 20+ yr old models in museums like that one, and one Apple dealer around here has one ... whether it would still work I don't know. Since 1984 was also the year that George Orwell chose for his famous book, one Apple commercial which "played" with this theme http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/adclass/1984_mac_ad.html made this new kind of computer widely known. Christian 1984 hey? Amusingly i too often refer to that particular year as 'George Orwell's year' (although i've never read the book, it's on my to do list). Not only is it Mr Orwell's year but it's also mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I use to work at a computer store and filled a dumpster with them things out of a warehouse of stuff my boss bought at that time. . . . I never thought of the fish tank Idea. . . . I could of made a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Oh I know a sucker that will buy them. . . Personally I can't stand the . . . . . Well I'd call him a moron but that would be an insult to Idiots everywhere. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I remember in grammar school we had Apple IIe's, and it brought back memories since my dad called me last year and told me he bought a computer and wanted me to help him set it up. It turns our he bought an Apple IIe at a garage sale for $5, but I had to break the news to him that there was not much I could do to help him since no one makes software for 25 year old computers! I remember in 7th grade we had Radio Shack TRS 80s, with a cassette drive! That was back in 82 or 83, state of the art at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 5 dollars?!?!?! I don't really know what to say In some countries, you gotta pay just to get rid of your computers!!! Obviously that's more than 5 dollars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Knowing my dad it will sit in the basement until I inherit it someday, in which case I will have a yard sale and sell it for $10 to avoid any environmental fees (or maybe I'll donate it to a museum for a tax write-off!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I have not been around as much this week... On Friday my new PC, bought back in February was hit with a virus. It took the power supply to the PC down somehow. I barely had the thing 7 mths and it is toast. So now I am back to using the PC I have had since 1998, this thing was built in 1997 for a local company that went out of business, then it was a $2500 machine. It has a wopping 1 GB hard drive, is very very slow. But it still works. It has never failed us, it soldiers on when two newer computers crapped out. Say what you will about old, but they don't build them like they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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