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Got my first vintage mac
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20 bucks, did i pay too much? I need a mouse though. =( but i was amazed that it even turned on. It is on system 7.5. i was wondering if it could run 8? oh wells i am happy with it and wont become an aquarium any time soon. =)
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Very nice Mr Kino. Congratulations.
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Those were interesting computers. FYI, the max OS for that system is 7.6.1. Sorry, no OS 8 in your future on that system.
Regarding older systems, I had a small collection 3-4 years back, but I've since given them all away. I felt like I had a computer graveyard...
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would someone please give me some specs for this computer? like what is the max ram it can have, the mhz, and stuff like that. Can it play wow? Lol!
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Originally Posted by production_coordinator
Those were interesting computers. FYI, the max OS for that system is 7.6.1. Sorry, no OS 8 in your future on that system.
Regarding older systems, I had a small collection 3-4 years back, but I've since given them all away. I felt like I had a computer graveyard...
Huh? I thought those were able to run 8.1 (slowly).
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You really gotta get yourself a nice old 'classic' mac. They're just sooo cute.
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Originally Posted by macintologist
thanks =)
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I ALWAYS wanted to have a few Classic macs. But I need a use for these machines. I could use a file server at home but for serving files through a gigabit pipe you need a serious machine so those old machines are useless for that.
I had this idea once to take a PowerMac 6100 box and make it into a music player (with a mini-ATX pc in it..) but I have no idea how I would manage the interface..
Anybody know a good classic mac that can be put to use today ? I guess I could buy an SE/30 to put somewhere as furniture (I learned computers on an SE/30).
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You can install OS8 if you hack it. Search for "OS8 on 030 Macs" or something like it.
Max RAM is 36MB (4MB installed, 32MB simm). I have one like this. Been playing with it for awhile.
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Nice! Those all-in-one's are nice vintage Macs to have around. They are nice and compact and easily storable, and if you're gonna use it it doesn't take up that much space.
I too had a few vintage Macs until I moved and gave most of them away. The only one I kept was this gem:
Anyone have an idea on what one of these hot items would sell for?
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On eBay, around $20.
I'd love to have one of those, it's the first Mac model I ever really used!
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Yeah me too. It was originally me Dad's computer for his work. And when he'd lug it home I got to mess with it. Then it became mine after he upgraded. It is definitely the Mac that made me a junkie. I made the coolest animation using SuperPaint on that thing. Oh man, them were the days.
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Originally Posted by tooki
On eBay, around $20.
I'd love to have one of those, it's the first Mac model I ever really used!
tooki
Ahh, I see your angle. Say it's only worth $20 and maybe he'll sell it to you for that price. 
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Off topic...I have 2 macintosh classics in my classroom that I have no idea how to use...do I need to boot to a system disk? if so where do I get it?
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Originally Posted by stevesnj
Off topic...I have 2 macintosh classics in my classroom that I have no idea how to use...do I need to boot to a system disk? if so where do I get it?
Depends on what OS version you want. You can download System 6.0.5 through 7.5.3 for free from Apple:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple.../Older_System/
For a Classic, I think 6.0.8 would probably be ideal. 7.0.1 maybe. 7.5.3... only if you've maxed out the RAM - that thing is a hog compared to older versions. Actually, given that the Classic only supports 4 MB of RAM, I probably wouldn't try 7.5.3 on it. I'd stick with 6.0.8, unless you have some software that requires System 7 to run. Unfortunately, 7.0.1 is a bit buggy. It's too bad 7.1 never got released for free... that was a pretty solid system.
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i'd love to pick up a color classic someday - i remember using it in school.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
Depends on what OS version you want. You can download System 6.0.5 through 7.5.3 for free from Apple:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple.../Older_System/
For a Classic, I think 6.0.8 would probably be ideal. 7.0.1 maybe. 7.5.3... only if you've maxed out the RAM - that thing is a hog compared to older versions. Actually, given that the Classic only supports 4 MB of RAM, I probably wouldn't try 7.5.3 on it. I'd stick with 6.0.8, unless you have some software that requires System 7 to run. Unfortunately, 7.0.1 is a bit buggy. It's too bad 7.1 never got released for free... that was a pretty solid system.
tnks 
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Originally Posted by nredman
i'd love to pick up a color classic someday - i remember using it in school.
I love the Color Classic. My favorite classic Mac of all time. 
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I'd love one, too. But they're rather coveted, so units in good condition sell for irrationally high prices.
tooki
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