[TriLUG] A few good computers need good homes

[U. Jason Gloege Jr.]

d'oh!  damn me for replying to the list... sorry y'all...

j

On 5/12/05, U. Jason Gloege Jr. <ujgloege at gmail.com> wrote:
> ian,
> 
> i'd love to take the beige g3 off your hands, along with the
> piecesparts it comes with... is that doable?
> 
> jason
> 
> On 5/12/05, Ian Meyer <ianmeyer at mac.com> wrote:
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> > hey everyone, i've got a few computers laying around the house that
> > need homes... they're sitting here not being used and taking up
> > space, and i'd much rather get them to someone who can get some use
> > out of them. most of the are free, a couple isn't.
> >
> > first up is a vintage Apple Network Server (for more information on
> > this beast, check out shiner.info). Its got a full complement of
> > drive trays but not all have backplanes for connections, it has the
> > original CD-ROM loaded tray, as well as several trays with 68 pin UW-
> > SCSI connectors. I have a few UW-SCSI drives that'll go with it, but
> > since the pinout os different it needs some adapter cables, but guess
> > what, the parts to roll your own are also included!
> >
> > next we have another beige mac, this time with a little more
> > horsepower and a much smaller case, a beige g3. its currently halfway
> > through an install (as in when you boot it'll ask for disc 2) i
> > think, i haven't even turned it on. comes with a monitor, and adb
> > keyboard and mouse.
> >
> > next down the line we go back in time a little farther with a
> > commodore 64. this baby comes complete with floppy drive and a big
> > bol o' software, some on discs, some on cartridges.
> >
> > sitting over here on my bottom shelf is a great old machine in need
> > of a new harddrive, a mac se! this one has even been decorated with a
> > painted-on Link (in the Wind Waker style, you know, the guy from
> > Zelda) that was done by a friend of mine last summer when we had too
> > much free time, spraypaint, and masking tape.
> >
> > now for the un-freebies: first up we have a NetPliance iOpener. This
> > is a sweet little machine running at right around 100 or 133 MHz if
> > memory serves me right, modded to have an attached 4 gig laptop hard
> > drive that fits right inside the case. It's got a parallel port,
> > hardware modem (!), and usb out, also includes a USB hub that is also
> > a network adapter, no extra drivers necesary to get it running under
> > linux. the drive currently has mandrake 10 on it, but for some reason
> > I've coerced it into not booting from the drive anymore. some BIOS-fu
> > should get up and running though. I'd like to get a little bit for
> > this sweetie, they get around $100 on eBay usually, but I'd be happy
> > to get 2/3 of that.
> >
> > and the last guy is 700 MHz G3 iMa, Graphite color. Its spent nearly
> > all its life on my grandmother's desk and is a great machine. Still
> > kickin' along, it will come to you with a fresh install of OS X 10.3
> > Panther. Comes in the original box with a Apple pro keyboard and
> > Mouse ( yeah, one button :-/ ), its a wonderful box to use for a
> > server or kids computer or even a spare workstation somewhere. I'd
> > like to get around $400 for it, but make me an offer.
> >
> > Anyway, thanks for reading, hopefully you'll decide to take some of
> > this off my hands! I'd prefer if you could come and pick it up at my
> > place in downtown Raleigh, but if you'd like to make other
> > arrangements, let me know and we can probably work something out.
> >
> > ~Ian Meyer
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