What to do with OLD Mac's?

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I'm not an Apple user but I acquired several Mac's after my friend died several years ago. They've been in storage ever since.

Are these computers E-waste candidates -- like PC's of the same era would be -- or are there people still out there who might want them?

Do they have any value whatsoever?



-- Powerbook G3 ... 400 MHz/1MB Cache/64MB/6GB HD/8MB Video/DVD
-- Power Macintosh 6100 (model M1596)
-- Power Mac G4 (model M8493)
-- Power Mac G4 (model unknown, this is a 1999 version)

-- Power Mac Processor Board 820-0928-01 (probably from 1998 or so)
-- Apple 45 Watt Power Adapter (date is 1999). Basically a round spool for rolling up a power cord
-- VST Charger G3. Appears to be drop in charger for G3 batteries
 

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There are some that collect older Macs like that Powerbook G3.

The 6100 though even for me a collector is not worth keeping. My though anyway.

The Power Mac G4's might be something some collector or tinkerer of old Macs might want.

The Power Adapter I am sure some one on Ebay would grab that for an older Powerbook.
 
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I should add that I'm not 100% sure these computers are in working order. The hard drives have been removed.

There's a good chance I have the Apple discs to reload the OS though. That brings me to another point. I have lots of original discs for (expensive) software to load on computers of this era. Stuff like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, etc.

Unless you know of some place better, I guess Ebay would be the best next step?
 

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Sell them on eBay as working (if they work)…or parts (if they don't work).

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