You might want to list it on eBay; if you get really lucky, a scalper monopolist will outbid all the 'real' buyers and then you'll make lots of money
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I did not pick it up new but I got one as part of a a1117 & a1081 bundle for $40. I like mine a lot around 4 years ago IIRC. I remember going to the Apple Store and drooling over the white Intel IMacs that all had them at the time 2006. Very nostalgic - that as well as the wireless boiled egg mouse (first gen BT Mighty Mouse)
I am a 'keeper' (not a hoarder....😁), so keep all my Apple stuff.You might want to list it on eBay; if you get really lucky, a scalper monopolist will outbid all the 'real' buyers and then you'll make lots of money
I've got those in both wireless and wired versions. Actually typing on one now. They are easy to take apart and clean but it's a tedious job regardless and the lip all around the keyboard encourages crumbs and debris to linger.I bought one of those A1016 kbds new. I was so happy as it was so high tech and beautiful to look at. And expensive too. Maybe after 2 weeks I accidentally spilled a cup of something on it and it went dead and never recovered no matter how much I tried to clean it up. Just totally dead so I guess a short or something. I was so pissed, this was not a first time I destroyed something by spilling fluids (2 Psion 5MXs for example). Didn't buy another wireless until 2009 with my iMac.
Later on, I've seen many of those with loads of bread crumbs, pubes or something else inside for good. Doesn't look so cool anymore at that stage.
Here’s that monitor alongside the adapter which I needed for the 2nd monitor in action:
I like the extended desktop very much. For $20 all in, I think that is some solid added value. Now I will install some 360’ bearing feet on the bottoms of each so they can easily be moved around.
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Are you not worried about any of your gear falling onto the displays....
You must be a 'handy' dude.
You must be a 'handy' dude.
nice set up!Here’s that monitor alongside the adapter which I needed for the 2nd monitor in action:
I like the extended desktop very much. For $20 all in, I think that is some solid added value. Now I will install some 360’ bearing feet on the bottoms of each so they can easily be moved around.
you seem to have everything to repair or install anything!
i was going to repair a neighbors outside shudders, but could not find an adaptor for the drill and socket.
so my other neighbor took over the repair project!
nice monitors btw!
This is the way.Are you not worried about any of your gear falling onto the displays....
You must be a 'handy' dude.
Falling? Not at all - heavy power tools (angle grinder, drills, impact driver. Circular saw, utility saw, sanders, grinders, jigsaw etc,) are on a pegboard out of frame left, all my wrenches, vice grips etc are out of frame right hanging off a custom accordion hinged hanger arm and some boxed ratchet sets, breaker bars and tension ratchets are out of frame above on a sturdy shelf. More than what can fit in the pic but also tools that extend waaaay outside of retro computing and into car/electric/home repair & maintenance so I generally don’t show/include them , just what you see there which includes my soldering irons & accoutrements that I do use when fiddling with my computers.
I used to be like that, but sometimes, even when you take all your precautions, disaster can still strike when you expect it the least (such as a water pipe bursting in the ceiling... I've seen that happen at work).
On a more positive note, the MDD G4 is finally home, so far, it looks like getting it back up and running shouldn't be too hard. I was expecting it to be heavy but it feels surprisingly light.
So far here's what it has inside:
- Front drive carrier (annoyingly, the cable is missing)
- GPU (which I presume is a Radeon 9000 Pro? It's definitely an ATi, has 4 VRAM chips on each side and has a passive heatsink)
- RAM
- CPU card and heatsink, dual 1GHz
- USB card (KeySpan, based on a OPTi FireLink chip)
- Adaptec AVA-2906 (I already have its HD50 sister, the AVA-2904, but it's always nice to have spares)
- Dust and (minor) oxidation (huh?)
- Modem card
- DVD drive carrier (mine had a SuperDrive according to the sticker on the back)
- Back drive carrier
- Power Supply
- CPU fan
The PRAM battery was still present (it was a SAFT, since removed) even though I could've sworn that it was missing in the listing.
The board is dusty and smells funny but other than that I didn't see anything wrong with it, physically wise.
Thanks for the kind words. Absolutely worth puting together kit for what you need. I’ve been piecing my kit together for at least 15 years … some of this stuff I’ve had longer but man is it nice to have what ya need.
Moving it is different story but that is the price one pays
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Hmm, well scarcity alone should drive a handsome sale price. Cool pick upTwo X800 XT Mac Edition arrived a few days ago (one without cooler, but I think a FireGL X3 cooler will fit). It was a very good deal.
Does someone know how much such a card actually worth these days? Seems like nobody sells them
Here’s that monitor alongside the adapter which I needed for the 2nd monitor in action:
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I like the extended desktop very much. For $20 all in, I think that is some solid added value. Now I will install some 360’ bearing feet on the bottoms of each so they can easily be moved around.
Hope you don't mind, I just had to edit this for some cyberpunk vibes.
These have to count as some of my best snags off ebay I’ve had for a while (well at least one certainly is.)
Immaculate 2009 17” Macbook Pro with about 4 hours battery life and lightning fast on Snow Leopard with that beefy GeForce 9600M GT GPU.
Sold as spares/repairs but all it needed was a fresh OS - £12.50
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Asus eee PC 701 netbook, immaculate and newish battery. Works extremely well with MicroXP (after last-lustre performance from various “lite” Linux distros.) £16
Casio E-115 Pocket PC (seen connected to the Asus for software installs) Boxed with all the bits and pieces - £10. I did have to buy a new battery for £10 but at least I know that it’ll have some longevity now and it’s still by far the cheapest Casio E-115 I’ve seen.
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Immaculate 2009 17” Macbook Pro with about 4 hours battery life and lightning fast on Snow Leopard with that beefy GeForce 9600M GT GPU.
Sold as spares/repairs but all it needed was a fresh OS - £12.50
Asus eee PC 701 netbook, immaculate and newish battery. Works extremely well with MicroXP (after last-lustre performance from various “lite” Linux distros.) £16
Casio E-115 Pocket PC (seen connected to the Asus for software installs) Boxed with all the bits and pieces - £10. I did have to buy a new battery for £10 but at least I know that it’ll have some longevity now and it’s still by far the cheapest Casio E-115 I’ve seen.
A real fluke - mainly because it was so poorly listed. What's incredible is it was sold by Cash Converters, so whoever was their 'tech guy' clearly didn't think it was worth the bother as it's "so old."
Going on my experiences with staff in several Cash Converters stores, most of them are not particularly knowledgeable about the items if it strays beyond basic territory like DVDs, games consoles etc. I remember asking the staff about Akai samplers that they had for sale and being asked in return, "What are they for?"
I agree, I got a Tascam 4 track recorder a few years back for £17 and recently talked myself out of buying an Akai S2000 for £20!
That is pure gold, especially considering the uni's have the WUXGA LCD as only option.
I wonder how something more esoteric but lightweight such as ArcaOS would run on it, given the base OS is from 2002 (or 1996, depending on how you look at it).
I had one of those back in the day. Awesome machine with a great LCD... but I felt I got slightly pwned because the Pocket PC 2002 OS and Linux distributions required an ARM CPU and flash ROM... in other words, an iPAQ.
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@Amethyst1 I hadn't heard of ArcaOS - I'd suspect drivers might be an issue?
Yes, the Casio screen is quite pleasant - the unit feels well designed all round but it is a bit of a bind trying to find apps that are MIP architecture after ARM being the norm for so long.
Yes, the Casio screen is quite pleasant - the unit feels well designed all round but it is a bit of a bind trying to find apps that are MIP architecture after ARM being the norm for so long.
There are universal drivers to handle graphics and audio at least — not sure about WiFi etc. though.
It’s a bit thick, but so is the svelte iPAQ once you add any expansion sleeve! The EM-500 is thinner but foregoes the CF slot for an MMC one.
If you can, try jabbing a 32 GB (or bigger) CF card into it for the laughs — works great on my iPAQ running the same OS. 🤣
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