24 Jul
1997
24 Jul
'97
9:11 p.m.
On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, John Ruschmeyer wrote:
Or otherwise stated: What to do when the cost of
reviving a rescued
computer is as much as buying one of the same model?
To explain, I recently rescued a Mac+ (2.5/40) which was being thrown
out by my employer. When I got it, it would give intermittant Sad Mac
errors. No problem, I figure I can replace the RAM with some surplus
PC SIMMs. This fixes the Sad Macs, but after it heats up it dies with
an "Address Error" bomb. Some board switching points to the motherboard
(more specifically, the ROMs) as being the fault.
Checking around, I see that the most common price for a Mac+ system
board is $15 + shipping. As a last check, I call Intragate
(intramac(a)aol.com), who has had good prices in the past, to find out
their price. It turns our that they won't even quote me a price for
the MB as they can get me an entire Mac+ system for $20.
I have 3 of these now. The first one I paid $15 for. The next two I got
for free. (BTW, they're available for trade or for sale, not that I
expect anyone else to want them either.)
This has really left me in a quandry as to what to do.
I really don't
want to buy *another* one as I already have a working Mac Plus. Besides,
what would I then do with *this one*? I suppose I could keep it for
parts, but that seems a bit of a waste too.
I suggest either keep it for parts or sell it to someone for parts
(perhaps $5). Really though, Mac Plusses are second only to Commodore
64's and TI99/4a's in commonality. I find them everywhere at swap
meets. You might want to even just throw it out. Some stuff just
doesn't need saving, and the only practical thing to do is get rid of
it.
Give it away for parts.
Sam
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