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🕑 Added 2023-04-29 04:06:33 +0000 UTCThe first is a Macintosh IIsi. This one caught my interest because it had a 12" NuBus card installed. Connected via a genuine Apple NuBus Adapter. The machine is also Y2K compliant.
Seems the card is for data acquisition ...
The second is a Power Macintosh G3 beige tower. I do have the 333MHz Server version, but it is so crammed with drives and it is 'XServe-loud', so I don't boot it much. This new tower is 233MHz, and of course the 'Whisper' sound personality card. Seems everyone cheaped-out and got that card instead of the 'Wings' AV personality card. I mentioned this off-handedly to Basement Macs, and soon a 'Wings' card was on the way here. Thanks so much!
Instead of a Hard Drive it has a Compact Flash adapter. Along with a USB PCI card, this will make an amazing "bridge" machine.
Also, the seller gave me a box of cords and a few mice. I definitely needed another 20 power cords to add to my 200. But there was this strange key set in that mess, embossed with the Apple logo. Not sure what that is about ...
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Basement Macs
That y2k sticker brings back memories! π€£
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A good reminder, Ben. In this case, the previous owner had just put a new one in. My Centris 660AV is also having problems, and it used to drain the battery in about 6 months, until it just stopped working regardless of the having a good clock battery.
Ben Szymanski
I'm currently restoring a Quadra 660AV that had its PRAM battery erupt (though not tragically). This is everyone's reminder to please remove those things from your vintage Macs before it's too late. Thinking about a PRAM battery in that IIsi makes me anxious!
