>>Another question, what are folks using these Macs for these days? (other >>than not being afraid of viruses, that is)
They're fun to play with. They (the Plus at least) run well with system 6.0.8, anything later is slow and overloaded. There's a great emulator for these, MiniVmac, which runs on Win and new Macs. Technically, you have to copy the ROM file from a genuine old Mac, which you own, to use it legally, and you have one, so you're all set. Then if your old mac fails, you can still use it in emulator form. If you're interested let me know and I'll point you to the program, and send you the free Mac software I've got. I carry it on my keychain USB drive, an old mac in my pocket that I can run anywhere. The trickiest part is getting data and ROM image to/from the old Mac, because they only use 800K floppies, which don't work with newer machines. A Mac Classic, $30 on Ebay, is useful, as it has a drive that reads both 800K and more modern floppies. Also, a working Plus or 512K machine is worth a few hundred dollars, depending on condition, due to the nostalgia factor. So if you want one to make into an aquarium or something, get a dead one rather than destroy a working unit. On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Jeff Walther <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Dec 1, 10:31 am, randl <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am the original owner of a Fat Mac. I have not checked it lately >> however, when I stored it, it was working. I had all kinds of >> software for it (I hope I can find it) and also have a printer for >> it. The fat Mac is stored in a fat case (the ones that were sold back >> in the 80 to be able to take it to work - which I did). >> >> I am not sure what to do with it right now. I signed up to get ideas. > > The first thing I would do is go open the back compartment and remove > the battery. Then clean the compartment if the battery has had slight > leakage. If severe leakage, open the whole machine and clean the > analog board before the corrosion goes any further. > > If there's no leakage, rejoice. > > 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 [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/ -- Bob Clark -- ----- 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/
