Hey, call Century 23 on Decatur and Oakey behind the 7-11 and ask for Nick Reese. He has Apple experience going back to 1976.
I live in Pahrump and can also help you if you want to drive out here. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Dr. Hawkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > It looks like my pile of equipment has completely bombed out :( > > I can't power up the portable, while I've tried two other floppy > drives in the classic. > > Is there anyone on this list in the Las Vegas area who could help me > read a few old floppies? I can offer pieces of all of a Performa 475, > a larger machine (I don't really remember whether it's a 68k or > powermac, to tell the truth), or a MacPortable. also a 640x480 > "Hi-res" monitor (doesn't talk to eitehr of the machines with the > cable I have. The green light comes on, and the fuse isn't blown (I > checked a couple of days ago. The cable is blue with ends labled > "mac" and "vga"; I don't know whether it came with this monitor). > > To let anyone have the hard drive from the MacPortable, which > presumably works, I would have to be able to wipe it first (it has old > confidential client data on it, as well as stacks I need). > > I'd rather see these pieces sent somewhere where they'd be used than a > landfill. > > hawk, losing another fight with old technology > > -- > These opinions are mine. Noone else may have them without paying my > retainer. > > > > -- Tyrone L. Warbasse (now on Facebook) My Personal Blog and Podcast: http://www.totallyparanoia.com/ or http://www.tyronewarbasse.blogspot.com/ And for Twitter: coffee4binky "Don't Tread on Me!" I thought things were bad in politics, then I had the disprivilege of re-watching Club Mario! http://www.mariowiki.com/Club_Mario/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
