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From: Dana Sibera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Vintage Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 7:54 PM
Subject: IIcx's, floods, mouse houses and dishwashing...
>Just recently I came across a IIcx, sold as-is but probably not working,
>and I put my $2 bid on - the auction closed, I won, and it was shipped
>to me - with a 14" trinitron monitor that wasn't mentioned in the ad...
>that's the first bonus!
>
>When it arrived however, "as-is" took on the full meaning. With the IIcx
>I bought a fair amount of silt in the bottom of the case (I can only
>gather it had been underwater at some time) and remnants of a mouse
>population - little bits of corrosion on the motherboard, a few strands
>of nestbuilding stuff, and droppings everywhere. A bummer I thought, but
>the HD looked dry & clean, and perhaps the 8 simms would be useful down
>the track......
>
>I'm still kind of stunned, and wished I'd taken photos now of the
>process & original condition. That's a very determined little mac to
>survive all that, and for $2 it takes pride of place on my desk as an
>Interesting Story Artifact :D
>
>be well!
>danabanana
Wow, yes, that was was a great story! And congrats for breathing another
Mac, albeit under enormously risky circumstances, back into being.
Perhaps you'll name it Timex......?
Jeff
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