listen the best thing to do is this... buy what you want, and maybe get 2. -- one for parts. Vintage macs are a lot like owning vintage cars... you are going to have break downs, and lots of them... unless your independent wealthy, you are going to need to learn how to make repairs your self.
Just like Vintage Mac Collections, and Not knowing how to solder do not really go well together. But if you are independently wealthy ... or just very comfortable, and don't mind spending money. you could pay me to fix your machines... in Michigan here not too far away. Charles MacCaps.com On Apr 6, 2014, at 11:10 AM, moochachanyc wrote: > thanks for all the information. i didn't ask a very well-informed question > but what i was wondering was what you stated -- are there any sources for > nearly new in the box older macs. after reading this thread i feel like i > might be better off just taking the one i have in for repair. it's probably > the video cable since the amount of horizontal rolling increases or decreases > when you open or close the monitor. that said, any rough idea what that would > cost at a place like tekserve (nyc mac repair shop)? > > thanks so much for all of your answers. > > moo > > On Saturday, April 5, 2014 10:07:37 AM UTC-4, James Fraser wrote: > > Hello, > > > anyone? i'm looking for a laptop that runs system 9 and is in mint > > condition. i bought a G3 from ebay and the video has rolling horizontal > > lines thru it. any stores sell this kind of thing with a warranty? > > Saying you've purchased "a G3 Powerbook" covers a lot of ground. Can you > please fill us in on the particular model of G3 PowerBook you purchased? > > (Also, unless what you bought was specifically sold "as is," I assume you've > contacted the seller about getting a refund, yes?) > > >or is it just an ebay kinda thing at this point. > > It's worth taking into account the fact that OS 9 was released more than a > decade ago (1999) and that OS X is currently on 10.9.X. That being the case, > you won't find a computer store able to sell you a brand-new machine running > it natively. > > As far as eBay goes, you'll occasionally come across people selling > seldom-used (or even new-in-box) tech toys. However, I would think that a > new/nearly new OS 9-capable laptop would likely pit you against the Legions > of the Damned (sorry, I meant to say "Apple collectors" there), with their > irritating habit of bidding old Apple Computer-related items into the > stratosphere. :/ > > Someone suggested the LEM Swap List earlier and, honestly, I think that would > likely be your best bet: > > http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html > > If a warranty is a must-have, please be sure to stipulate this in your > Want-To-Buy post. However, I doubt if you're going to find anyone willing to > warranty what they sell for very long, seeing as how were talking about > decade-old laptops here. > > Is this something you need for a one-off project (i.e. recovering old data), > or are you looking to run OS 9 over the long term? If the latter, you're > going to need to learn how to maintain and repair your own machines as, given > their age, there's just no way around it. > > You also might want to try asking this same question on the OS 9 list: > > http://lowendmac.com/lists/macos9.html > > ...as it's entirely possible that someone there might have something to offer > you. > > > HTH, > > James Fraser > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > ----- > 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/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- ----- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
