Hi, The Mac Portable runs best under Mac OS 6.0.8 This can be freely downloaded from the Apple Website at: http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html
The 9v battery is a standard 9 volt battery you can buy in almost everywhere where they sell standard batteries ( Wallmarkt,... ). The 6 Volts main battery: with some experience of electronics you can easily rebuild it yourself for about 25US$. Replace the Cells inside with a 6 Volts Lead-Acid battery of 5 Amps. That battery is not that hard to find too. The original white power supply is rather rare: you don't see them often on Ebay but you can use the Gray 7,5 volts, 2 Amps power adapter from the Powerbook 100 series. Do not use the heavy 3 Amps adapter that comes with the powerbook 165c and 180c as this one will overload the power system of the Mac Portable: in short it won't last long like this. You might be tempted to try to start the Mac Portable without a rebuild battery. Don't as the Mac Portable draws more power to run that the power adapter can give so it constantly drains his main battery, even with the PSU plugged in. When considering to buy the M5120: check that the hard drive is not dead, very common error, as they are very hard to find and only rarely offered on Ebay. Take Care, Nico -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens Dale Verzonden: zondag 11 juli 2010 8:13 Aan: Vintage Macs Onderwerp: Getting Vintage Parts: Portable M5120 and/or Lisa Does anyone know a good source for vintage parts? Specifically: 1) Main (lead/acid) batteries and a 9v battery, and power supply for a Macintosh portable M5120. 1a) possibly system disks for the same 2) System disks (3.5) for a Lisa model A6SO200. These are eBay items with parts missing, and would otherwise be attractive to a vintage collection. -Dale -- ----- 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] To leave 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/
