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Noob · Jun 20, 2002, 04:28 PM

I have 2 LCs and an LC II, all with keyboards, mice, monitor etc, and in good working, as well as a lot of spare time on my hands... Anyone have ideas for mods? They're useless to me right now, so I don't mind if I accidentally destroy one or two(or three for that matter). The only limit would be $$$.

MacManMikeOSX · Jun 21, 2002, 01:20 PM

put it in a clear case splice some neon glow wire into the ps run it around the case and you got a glowing LC

DivineCloudBurst · Jun 21, 2002, 04:23 PM

I have a friend who painted every key on his keyboard black.

vmarks · Jun 21, 2002, 04:28 PM

transplant an iMac into the LC case.

Peder Rice · Jun 22, 2002, 02:10 PM

Or transplant an LC into an iMac case. That would be funny to see. Completely useless, but funny to see.

DJG3 · Jun 24, 2002, 12:07 PM

3rd story window drop is always fun if you run out of ideas

dont forget to snag some video of it for us!

Peder Rice · Jun 24, 2002, 05:49 PM

Aaaah, the three story drop into concrete. It doesn't get much more fun...

waffffffle · Jun 24, 2002, 11:39 PM

I have an LC II with monitor, stylewriter, keyboard, mouse, external SCSI HD, and an ethernet card and an old giant HP deskwriter. I really wish I could make some use of it. It's just taking up space in my house. I feel bad throwing it away since it's a Mac. If it was a PC then I probably would have no problem with it (but I'm not sure since I've never owned one). I feel like there has to be some use for it. I don't think selling the thing is practical since it would cost more to ship the thing than I would be able to make on it if I sold it on ebay. I once tried to set it up to do some Finale 2.7 work but it performed so miserably slow that I just gave up. If anyone has a clue as to what I can do with it please let me know. Mod or not, I would feel bad throwing the thing out.

Peder Rice · Jun 25, 2002, 08:28 AM

Well, you could install this upgrade:

<a href="http://www.sonnettech.com/product/presto_plus.html" target="_blank">http://www.sonnettech.com/product/presto_plus.html</a>

Then your LC II would be fit for a few tasks. I mean seriously, 66MHz can actually do a lot of work. You can check e-mail, surf the internet (not the newer web sites), work processing and more. However, the upgrade $149.95 with an FPU. So, unless you are an enthusiast, I wouldn't ever bother with this upgrade.

Noob · Jun 25, 2002, 12:42 PM

These are all good ideas, but every one except for the 3-floor drop requires something hard to get(like a transparent case?). Well, when I finally decide what to do with them, i will get pictures/movies up on the internet, so don't worry about that.

btw, does anyone know how to get an LC/LC II to conect to the internet thru a DHCP router? I have ethernet cards, but i'm lost as to the software to use

waffffffle · Jul 1, 2002, 03:07 AM

Assuming your ethernet cards are working, you'll need to install open transport. I can't remember what version of the Mac OS started shipping with Open Transport but it should be available as a standalone download. I don't think MacTCP supports DHCP but Open Transport does.