I must however amend my previous message to say that laptops can often involve 200% of the issues... it's totally worth it, right...? guys...?

This one I'm quite happy about. Snagged it on eBay for a half reasonable price. I played tons of escape velocity, override, and nova. All accounts the game play isnt great but it's something I want to have in my games collection.

Just got a SCSI bus analyzer off eBay for a quite reasonable price. Time to capture some SCSI traffic!

>> eric said:

Just got a SCSI bus analyzer off eBay for a quite reasonable price. Time to capture some SCSI traffic! View attachment 13103 Click to expand...

That thing looks like it can launch the missiles! ...be careful to avoid taking us to DEFCON 1!

Seriously though the display makes me think of this for some reason:

>> Fizzbinn said:

That thing looks like it can launch the missiles! ...be careful to avoid taking us to DEFCON 1! Click to expand...

It is in a breifcase style carrying case - I should find some appropriate stickers for it :D

I never realized I needed a SCSI bus analyzer in my life until I saw your post, my future empty wallet thanks you!

Local garage sale a friend told me "there's a few old macs there" - one lampshade G4 I passed on and but I got this for $30:

Dual 867 G4
USB Floppy Drive
SCSI Zip drive + some disks
17" CRT

>> eric said:

Local garage sale a friend told me "there's a few old macs there" - one lampshade G4 I passed on and but I got this for $30: Dual 867 G4 USB Floppy Drive SCSI Zip drive + some disks 17" CRT Click to expand...

Great deal - that will make a nice little OS9/early OSX machine!

Wow this is awesome! I need start asking around locally rather than just trying to grab deals on ebay.

>> Kai Robinson said:

Always so jealous of the finds/hauls you guys get in the US - I'd kill for a fraction of that! I had a Powerbook 180C, but i donated it to RMC. I want to get another one though, but they're hard to find and half the time, broken screens and shattered case plastics... Click to expand...

Same. Having very little luck here in the UK.

Nice, a CRT. monitors are def harder to ship. so not great via ebay and the like.

Apple Network Server. Local pickup for $60

>> eric said:

Apple Network Server. Local pickup for $60 View attachment 18079 Click to expand...

Nice grab! Let me know if you need help. I did a lot of work on mine when I had it.

queen-bee.honeycomb.net? Looks like it may have been at this company in the past: https://www.honeycomb.net/

At least you have the key! My EVT "ESB" prototype ANS had to be forcibly opened.

Cleaning up nicely and it's POSTing

I'm sure it will be epic once you get the LCD back in the right position ;) How much RAM does it say is installed?

That said, it seems like the hard disk is shot or erased. While you can run NetBSD on it, it really ought to run the original AIX. Plus, you can do tricks like https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-apple-network-servers-all-too.html with it.

I wouldn't trust the DAT though. They're flaky even when in good condition.

Local pickup for $50 - Logic board is bombed - I have a spare CC board I might try just to see if the analog board works, de-mystic I guess :D Too bad the tuner is pretty much locked into the motherboard - to get "TV" back I'd have to find a non-bombed MacTV board or a PDS tuner.

Hey, you got the case. That's the hardest part of restoring a Mac TV ...

>> ClassicHasClass said:

Hey, you got the case. That's the hardest part of restoring a Mac TV ... Click to expand...

And black keyboard. Also hard to find. Sucks about the logic board, but there are some good alternatives that just lose you the tuner capabilities

Nice score! One of my favorites. Embarrassingly, I've paid much more than that just for a black keyboard, so I'd say it's a bargain even with the logic board exploded. An LC550 board in there would be a great speed boost and wouldn't require modification to the back panel (to my knowledge). Somehow the tabs always seem to survive on these black machines vs. their beige counterparts.