Yzzerdd
Veteran Member
I sold an early 128K off eBay yesterday. I feel like we both got a good deal. The case was cracked, yellowed, and scratched, and the unit didn't work. I was going for $50. Anyhow, traded it for a Macintosh SE. He upgraded it from a 1/20 to a 4/40 (4MB RAM, 40MB HDD). I already had a full set of manuals and disks for the SE, which is why I wanted it. Even have a carrying case for it. He says I can have included a kit to turn it into a SuperDrive unit, once he digs the stuff up. I'll end up giving him a 400K external drive for an 800K external drive. Also, got a keyboard, and mouse. Like I said, I feel like we both got what we wanted, and like it was a pretty fair deal. Any thoughts?
I've also got a very early 512K Hyperdrive, made in week 50 of the first production year. They started shipping in September, this one was made in November. It needs a new 400K drive. I have a keyboard, mouse, and number pad for it. What is a ball-park figure the system is worth? He's wanting to trade a Macintosh Plus system for just the 512K, no accessories. Eh, for that, I feel like I'm getting the lower hand. The Plus is supposed to be in very good shape, I believe with keyboard and mouse. But maybe I'm over estimating the value.
Also, I've got a Macintosh Portable here. It needs a battery, has the case, original PSU, and the manual. I feel like it's worth at least $150 as is. Is there any way I can jumper onto the computer's main battery connections with an external PSU, or otherwise directly connect them with the power lead for the regular PSU? Its my understanding, and the manual implies, that the computer will not work with a dead battery.
--Ryan
Oh, go figure the 40MB drive in the SE quit working. LED light stays on during attempted boot-up. Once I boot with a floppy disk, the light goes out. The Utilities disk does not recognize that there is any drive hooked up. Ideas? Probably just a bad HDD.
I've also got a very early 512K Hyperdrive, made in week 50 of the first production year. They started shipping in September, this one was made in November. It needs a new 400K drive. I have a keyboard, mouse, and number pad for it. What is a ball-park figure the system is worth? He's wanting to trade a Macintosh Plus system for just the 512K, no accessories. Eh, for that, I feel like I'm getting the lower hand. The Plus is supposed to be in very good shape, I believe with keyboard and mouse. But maybe I'm over estimating the value.
Also, I've got a Macintosh Portable here. It needs a battery, has the case, original PSU, and the manual. I feel like it's worth at least $150 as is. Is there any way I can jumper onto the computer's main battery connections with an external PSU, or otherwise directly connect them with the power lead for the regular PSU? Its my understanding, and the manual implies, that the computer will not work with a dead battery.
--Ryan
Oh, go figure the 40MB drive in the SE quit working. LED light stays on during attempted boot-up. Once I boot with a floppy disk, the light goes out. The Utilities disk does not recognize that there is any drive hooked up. Ideas? Probably just a bad HDD.