Who's got the most Macs?

[pigoo3]

Excellent URL.

Look at my collection at the start of this thread.

So yes, I am very interested in anything about old Macs.

I took a look (your earlier post it's on page 3)...that's quite a collection of pre-2000 Macintosh's (with some newer models as well)!!!

I think that you out number my collection by a handful. I was looking thru the list of your Mac's...and I noticed no example of the "Centris" series...you gotta work on that! I happen to have a Centris 650 in my collection...bought this one new back in the day...and have had it ever since.

I also noticed that you have a Macintosh IIvx. I had one of those as well (bought it new...back in the early 90's...don't have one now). God that was one of the worst Macintosh computers I ever owned...what a dog. Even when it was in it's prime...it was still god awful slow!

But if I could get one now...I would add it to the collection.

I saw that you have a few "Performa" models as well. I was never that crazy about them. They always seemed to be positioned as the "el cheapo" Macintosh computer that always seemed to suffer from some sort of identity crisis...and always seemed to have hampered performance due to it's lower cost. Even though in most cases...a specific Performa model usually had it's "Macintosh" model equivalent.

But again...if I could come across a Performa model cheap..I would add it to the collection.

Nice collection you got there!

- Nick

p.s. I have some of the other models you have as well.

 

[TheAppleGuy]

macs i got

I have a couple:

MacBook Pro 13" (running Mac OS X 10.6.2)
iMac G3 Clamshell Tangerine (running MacOS 9)
Powerbook G4 Aluminum (running Mac OS X 10.5.8)

All are running and in perfect shape, though looking to sell the clamshell and get an imac.

 

[dtravis7]

The Performa's I got because I found them CHEAP at thrift stores and wanted to mess with them. Never paid much for any of them and the IIVX was maybe $15 6 years ago. It's known on Low End Mac as a dog.

The Plus, SE, IISi (Sold that to a friend), Quadra 700, Quadra 605, 8100/80 and 100, 8500/120, 7600 that was converted to a G3 400 were my main old Macs I loved and used. The others were just ones I picked up cheap to mess with. Then finally I got a real G3, G4, ETC.

Reason no Centris is never ran into one at a decent price. Still want a G4 Cube also. That is a MUST!

I have a video with John Scully and Dave Limp introducing the new Centris line as well as the new Quadra 840. At the time I so wanted one of those! I have the Video on Tape somewhere!

 

[Jamie-Jamie]

It's an amazing machine, the 840av. Mine is a wonderful specimen, really. I just can't use it... no screen! It has the old wide Mac video port while I only have VGA screens and no adaptor

 

[pigoo3]

The Performa's I got because I found them CHEAP at thrift stores and wanted to mess with them. Never paid much for any of them and the IIVX was maybe $15 6 years ago.

Still want a G4 Cube also. That is a MUST!

Yes...picking up old Mac's cheap at the thrift store seems to be the way to go. Sounds like at least a couple folks on Mac-Forums get theirs this way. Unfortunately...I have yet to find a Mac of any sort at the Thrift Stores I visit.

A G4 cube is pretty much on the top of my list as well...as my next older Mac to acquire.

- Nick

 

[Mac SK]

Yes...picking up old Mac's cheap at the thrift store seems to be the way to go. Sounds like at least a couple folks on Mac-Forums get theirs this way. Unfortunately...I have yet to find a Mac of any sort at the Thrift Stores I visit.

A G4 cube is pretty much on the top of my list as well...as my next older Mac to acquire.

- Nick

We Love our Thrift stores;D Only seen one Cube and it was $$$. To rich for me.

 

[pigoo3]

We Love our Thrift stores;D Only seen one Cube and it was $$$. To rich for me.

I knew you would jump in as soon as "Thrift Store" was mentioned!!!

- Nick

 

[Mac SK]

I knew you would jump in as soon as "Thrift Store" was mentioned!!!

- Nick

10-4 good buddy One day Nick your ship will come in and luck up on a G5 like I did.

 

[Jamie-Jamie]

All of mine are from childhood. Even the 512K. Somewhere at my parents' house could be another keyboard, since we had a Plus that got hit by lightning, as well as boot floppies all the way through System 6.0.8. I doubt they work anymore though

 

[dtravis7]

Nick, the best Thrift Store find was the 7600. I believe it said 132 on the front. It was mint and $25. I bought it and took it to the auto. Was with friends and while I was waiting for them to return something told me to take off the top. Wet ll it had a G3 400mhz Sonnet card!! That was worth $150 plus at the time I bought the 7600! What a steal and my first OSX Machine!

Jamie, what got hit by lightning? The power to the house? House? Phone Line? I take it the poor Plus was fried.

 

[Jamie-Jamie]

It was power. That was 1990, and we wouldn't own a modem for about another three years, but we did lose a cordless telephone, since the base was plugged into the power outlet.

As for the Plus, it was on a surge-strip, and it was back when such things were still quality items, and not just an AC-splitter. The electricity jumped the fuse after blowing it, then lept right through the surge strip and hit the Plus. The analog board blew and it arced to the logic board while it was running. I remember it blasting sparks out that singed the curtains nearby. It powered up once more after that, but the CRT was a wreck, the vertical hold on the analog board was blown, but it didn't ever power on again

 

[pigoo3]

Nick, the best Thrift Store find was the 7600. I believe it said 132 on the front. It was mint and $25. I bought it and took it to the auto. Was with friends and while I was waiting for them to return something told me to take off the top. Wet ll it had a G3 400mhz Sonnet card!! That was worth $150 plus at the time I bought the 7600! What a steal and my first OSX Machine!

Wow...what a great deal!! You must have been super surprised when you first saw that G3 card!!!

Very nice...I will have to start visiting my local Thrift Stores more often.

- Nick

 

[nbrowser]

I feel so lame....have had two for the longest time now.....

1. eMac 1.25Ghz USB 2 with some mods

2 Mini Late '06 Intel Core Duo 1.66Ghz (original had 60Gb and 512Mb) Now has 160Gb and 2Gb

3. Newest addition to the farm as of today, 17" Core 2 Duo 2Ghz iMac Nice lil unit

 

[davidw7]

i have 2 but in the coming months i expect to have 1 or 2 more.

i have the 20"iMac 2.33ghz c2d

iMac c2d 20"

 

[DarkestSoul X21]

I didn't even know this thread existed.

But as far as "How many Mac's do I have...look this way:

Lol, even so, post all the models.

 

[Snakedoctor]

As of today I am spoilt for choice with...

15" MBP i5 2.4GHz | 4GB | 320GB HDD | NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 256 MB
17" MBP i5 2.53GHz | 4GB | 500GB HDD | NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 512 MB
MacPro 2x 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon | 11GB | 640GB & 1TB HDD | 2x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
27" iMac 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | 4GB | 1TB HDD | ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

Is this showing off????

 

[andy707]

HI All

New to the forum so I thought I'd start here

My interest in Apple has been renewed having just bought a Macbook

so... I have

E2008 Macbook 2.1ghz 250HD 1gig ram (with a Swedish keyboard! mega bargain from ebay)
Powerbook G4 12" 1.3ghz (my old fav - but time for retirement)
Ibook G4 14" 933mhz, (now very unwell but keeping it for nostalgia)

Ipods Touch x2 8gb (3rd gen) and 16gb 2nd gen - (16gb in need of repair)
Shuffle 3rd gen 4gb
Video 30GB
Nano 2nd gen 4gb

And...
A desktop PC that thinks it's a MAC
Apple keyboard and mighty mouse and the excellent 'Snow Transformation Pack' from Windows X live - (It's fooled a few people LOL)

Andy

 

[MacAppleCompute]

I think I win

I'm about to start my own company for Buy/Sell/Upgrade/Repair Mac's

SOOO as of today I got:

MBP 13" UNI 2.26 2 Ram 160HD
MBP 13" UNI 2.26 4 Ram 160HD
MBP 13" UNI 2.53 4 Ram 500HD
MBP 15" UNI 2.66 4Ram 400 HD

MB 13" 2.4 2Ram 450HD
MBP 15" ALU 2.2 3RAM 120HD
MBP 15" ALU 2.5 4Ram 500HD

iMac 2.4 24" 4ram 500HD
iMac 3.06 24" 8Ram 500HD

G5 iMac 2.0 20" 2 ram 300 HD

iPhone 3gs 16G

iPad 3G 64GB

what yea think?

 

[andy707]

call chertio

We should get together and open our own 'Mac Museum'

A

 

[iggibar]

I want a G4 cube too. Don't need it, but wanna have fun modding it.

As for what I got right now
look here
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