Re: computers for sale

2009-09-14 Thread d.colvin d.colvin
I have no idea. I would probably take them Kinkos. Its a drop-off for Fed Ex. They will even box it up. Let's find out what condition they are in, first. They might be junk. You would be interested in both? On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Bill Wright wrote: > Hey David, how much would it cost

Re: computers for sale

2009-09-14 Thread Bill Wright
yes I would, if they are in working order. Thanks Dave --- On Mon, 9/14/09, d.colvin d.colvin wrote: From: d.colvin d.colvin Subject: Re: computers for sale To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 12:41 AM I have no idea. I would probably take them Kinkos. Its a dr

RE: computers for sale

2009-09-14 Thread reusenknecht
Go get 'em ! > >• 2 Plus's >• 1 512k >• 1 128k > >David --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread Susan Platter
I'm quite sensitive to keyboards, as I worked as a secretary for years, starting with manual typewriters, electric, electronic and similar. I do have a quarrel with the right-hand Shift key on this two-year-old Intel iMac, as it sticks sometimes; it's the length of the key which does not

Powermac 5260 for Sale

2009-09-14 Thread ZakuroWrath
So I have a 5260 that I got from a school awile ago and ive really had no use for it. Since it was in a school the front panel has fallen off,but i have taped it back on securely,it doesnt effect the machines operation what so ever. Ive upgraded the ram to its max 64MB and it has a clean copy of M

Re: hfs formatting

2009-09-14 Thread Wolf
in a Terminal, "dd if=diskimage.img of=floppydevice" diskimage.img is the uncompressed image file, floppydevice is the actual device that appears in /dev - i don't remember what it comes up as on a Macintosh. be sure to dismount the floppy before attempting something like this upon remount, based o

Re: hfs formatting

2009-09-14 Thread D. Finnigan
On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:01:02 -0400, Wolf wrote: > in a Terminal, "dd if=diskimage.img of=floppydevice" > diskimage.img is the uncompressed image file, floppydevice is the actual > device that appears in /dev - i don't remember what it comes up as on a > Macintosh. be sure to dismount the floppy

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread James Fraser
Hello, --- On Sat, 9/12/09, Susan Platter wrote: > We have just donated one of those to our local computer > museum! Yes, 6GB is what ours had and the nicest keyboard I've ever > used. Can someone please tell me what kind of keyswitch mechanism the Wallstreet has? I imagine it's a scissor-sw

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread James Fraser
Hello, --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Susan Platter wrote: > I do have a quarrel with the right-hand Shift key on this > two-year-old Intel iMac, as it sticks sometimes; it's the > length of the key which does not seem properly supported underneath. So as an old-school typist, do you prefer keyboards

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread Britt Dodd
The 1400 is different from both the Pismo and the Wallstreet. Wallstreet and the Pismo have "alike-ish" keyboards, while the 1400 has the best keyboard I have ever used on a laptop -- I own 14 laptops now, and have used many more in the past. On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM, James Fraser < wherest

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread jjv
I don't know what Wallstreet and Clams have to do with one another, but I believe that 1400 is thestreet # for the WH. --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Britt Dodd wrote: From: Britt Dodd Subject: Re: Wallstreet To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 4:14 PM The 1400 is diff

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread Britt Dodd
I was answering this question: >From James Fraiser: "Can someone please tell me what kind of keyswitch mechanism the Wallstreet has? I imagine it's a scissor-switch-type mechanism, but from what I can gather, it is *somehow* different from the keyswitch mechanism used on the Pismo and the PB 1400

Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread WhyOSX
A colleague of mine, passionated PC user with over 25 years of experience, recently played around with the keyboard of my 1400/166cs and came to the same result - one of the best keyboards. Lars >The 1400 is different from both the Pismo and the Wallstreet. Wallstreet and >the Pismo have "alike-i

Keyboards Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- On Mon, 9/14/09, James Fraser wrote: > Are you familiar with the IBM Model M keyboard?  It's > about as close as you can hope to get to an old-school > typing experience that's kind to your hands. > > My Pismo supposedly has one of the better laptop keyboards, > but all my typing is done on

Re: Mac SE floppy

2009-09-14 Thread Mac128DOTcom
Nope. I mean an actual plastic shield that slipped over and wrapped the entire disk drive inside the Mac only open in the front and bottom with a slit for the cable. Obviously this had to be custom fit for each Mac. I wish I had a link to a picture. I think my SE/30 has one, so perhaps I will crac

Re: Macintosh Classic

2009-09-14 Thread Mac128DOTcom
Ah, no. That's like putting black tape over the check engine light on your car's dashboard. Eventually things will get really bad. The voltage pots are in the middle of the board, marked PP1 On Sep 12, 11:52 am, platnicat wrote: > The drive DEFINITELY is D.E.A.D. I put it in an external SCSI > e

Re: Boot Disks

2009-09-14 Thread Mac128DOTcom
Yup, that's true. I bought MacBootDisk.com for this exact reason, to help people find a boot disk for their Mac quickly and easily. I actually have no connection with http://rescuemyclassicmac.com – which if you looked you would have realized is what MacBootDisk redirects to. Kevin Rye (rescue's o

Re: Boot Disks

2009-09-14 Thread Mac128DOTcom
Good for you Matt. Thanks for offering the service. I can redirect MacBootDisk.com to you as I'm sure the vintage Mac community would rather pay nothing for System disks. LOL But seriously, very generous. (and I'll do it too) I actually think Kevin's prices are a little high and have said as mu

Re: Keyboards Re: Wallstreet

2009-09-14 Thread James Fraser
Hello, --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > New buckling spring keyboards are here. > >http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/ind.html > > The Customizer series are exact copies of the IBM Model M, > available with PS/2 or USB, original buckling spring or > rubber dome switches. Right,

Re: Mac SE floppy

2009-09-14 Thread James Fraser
Hello, --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Mac128DOTcom wrote: > Nope. I mean an actual plastic shield that slipped over and > wrapped the entire disk drive inside the Mac only open in the front > and bottom with a slit for the cable. Obviously this had to be custom > fit for each Mac. I wish I had a link to