Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-18 Thread Michaels
OKay, wait a moment, has anyone seen the last Flubber movie with Robin Williams? In the movie there are two compact macs shown, they are 128, or 512 compacts. Anyway, one has a blue screen, the one shown in the basement, and one has an Amber screen, the one shown in the kitchen, Also, you can

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-17 Thread the pickle
At 19:10 -0500 on 16/07/02, Neal Wingate wrote: Simple. Magnetized CRT. My dad used to it all the time with old TVs. My two scents worth. Doesn't happen with BW CRTs. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-17 Thread the pickle
At 18:34 -0700 on 16/07/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: I've seen several pics of early 128K Macs where the screen has a very blue tint, then later ones are pure white and black. That's probably more a fault of the photography than anything else. the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-17 Thread Ed Murphy
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 18:34 -0700 on 16/07/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: I've seen several pics of early 128K Macs where the screen has a very blue tint, then later ones are pure white and black. That's probably more a fault of the photography than anything else. I can

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-17 Thread the pickle
At 14:04 -0700 on 17/07/02, Ed Murphy wrote: --- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 18:34 -0700 on 16/07/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: I've seen several pics of early 128K Macs where the screen has a very blue tint, then later ones are pure white and black. That's probably more a fault of

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Ted Hodges
I say an amber screen Mac 128 and 512k on ebay last month. I dont think they are rare. -- From: Vern Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint ! Date: Mon, Jul 15, 2002, 9:54 PM Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread the pickle
At 20:54 -0700 on 15/07/02, Vern Andrews wrote: Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2038082979 A Mac 128/512 ? Never heard of that one ! It has an amber screen ! Is this for real, and only 200 units produced ? Is this a real collector's item ? It may

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
Why is the screen amber? The box it came in (if you look at the ebay photo) is showing a normal grayscale screen. Was this a typical thing for Apple to do...anybody know for a fact that this machine isn't just blinky? I've gotten an amber screen out of my IIsi when it's freaking out (of

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Neal Wingate
Simple. Magnetized CRT. My dad used to it all the time with old TVs. My two scents worth. Neal ~~~ Fat Foot Bailey -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
Simple. Magnetized CRT. My dad used to it all the time with old TVs. My two scents worth. Neal ~~~ Fat Foot Bailey See! I knew that screen was boogied...there is no sensible reason why Apple would produce such an option...they prided themselves on their hi-res grayscale screens!

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Jason Trunzo
At 20:54 -0700 on 15/07/02, Vern Andrews wrote: Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2038082979 A Mac 128/512 ? Never heard of that one ! It has an amber screen ! Is this for real, and only 200 units produced ? Is this a real collector's item ? It may

Re: Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Jason Trunzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why is the screen amber? The box it came in (if you look at the ebay photo) is showing a normal grayscale screen. Was this a typical thing for Apple to do...anybody know for a fact that this machine isn't just blinky? Monochrome CRTs only have

Mac 128/512 Amber Rare/Mint !

2002-07-15 Thread Vern Andrews
Check this out on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2038082979 A Mac 128/512 ? Never heard of that one ! It has an amber screen ! Is this for real, and only 200 units produced ? Is this a real collector's item ? -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - - - Oregon Trail