James Fraser wrote: > Hello, > > --- On Wed, 11/24/10, Jeff Walther <t...@io.com> wrote: > > >A few hours after the auction, the winning bidder had the gall to > >spam me about his online store which was full of MO drives > >all priced for several hundred dollars each. So the guy > >outbids me and then tries to sell me the item in question for thirty times > >>what I bid on it. > > I'm guessing this was quite a while ago. Fairly recently, (2008-ish? > Anyone?) eBay took it upon themselves to conceal bidders' identities.
Yep. I'm not sure how long ago. I didn't put a time stamp on my memory. And with the modern storage devices, MO is not nearly as attractive now so I can't imagine shopping for another drive now days. Nevertheless, a nice SCSI MO drive isn't a bad thing to have with a vintage Macintosh. It is vastly better than an old ZIP drive. > Anyhow, IIRC, wasn't the cut sheet feeder prone to jamming? I'm dredging the > hoary vaults of memory here, but I believe I messed with one a few times > way-back-when, and the game just didn't seem worth the candle. Although, to > be fair, I always had an unhappy penchant for printing out hard copies mere > minutes before I desperately needed them, so just about -any- delay in the > output was maddening. :) I've never had any trouble with mine. But who knows what the average experience was like. After I hooked mine up I pretty much never went back to the form feed paper. > > colors. I think I use it about once a year. > > I have to ask: what application calls for such a setup on an annual basis? > [scratches head] > > (You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but I am curious.) It's not an annual event. I just figure I use the printer about once a year. It's probably silly because I have a postscript laser printer and a Localtalk <=> ethernet bridge, so it's not like the IWII is providing functionality that I don't have in another newer better printer. > >Nevertheless, I have spares for the major circuit boards and the print >head > >sequestered in the attic for that day when it fails to power up and >print > >right. > > I'm guessing you acquired all this stuff quite some time ago, as I can't > imagine how long it's been since Apple was offering spares for the IWII. @_@ Most of it I obtained from a university auctioning off old stock from their computer service center. Jeff Walther -- ----- 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
