10 Oct
1997
10 Oct
'97
11:23 a.m.
The battery charger is just 9VDC, but I hope you have a functional
battery, since the Mac Portable will not run on the battery charger.
There is no AC adapter. The batteries are lead-acid and tend to
deteriorate over time. Eventually all of these machines will stop
working.
-----Original Message-----
From: Uncle Roger [SMTP:sinasohn@crl.com]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 1997 4:14 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Mac Portable
I picked up a Mac Portable today, but it had no power supply. Anyone
know
of an (affordable) source to get one? Thanks!
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10 Oct
10 Oct
10:39 a.m.
Actually, from what I've read on the net, it's no big deal to rebuild
the battery. If you open it up, it's just 3(?) Gates Cylon 2V cells.
As for a source for a charger, here's my two favorite Mac places:
Intragate (intramac(a)aol.com) 505-265-7759
Timco Computers (lance(a)lance.seanet.com) 206-933-6090
http://www.timco-computers.com
Intragate has slightly better prices, but Timco is slightly more likely
to have it in stock. YMMV
<<<John>>>
The battery charger is just 9VDC, but I hope you have a
functional
battery, since the Mac Portable will not run on the battery charger.
There is no AC adapter. The batteries are lead-acid and tend to
deteriorate over time. Eventually all of these machines will stop
working.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Uncle Roger [SMTP:sinasohn@crl.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 1997 4:14 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Mac Portable
>
> I picked up a Mac Portable today, but it had no power supply. Anyone
> know
> of an (affordable) source to get one? Thanks!
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> O-
>
> Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad
> sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen
> know."
> Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
> San Francisco, California
> http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
1:29 p.m.
Actually, from what I've read on the net, it's
no big deal to rebuild
the battery. If you open it up, it's just 3(?) Gates Cylon 2V cells.
As for a source for a charger, here's my two favorite Mac places:
Intragate (intramac(a)aol.com) 505-265-7759
Timco Computers (lance(a)lance.seanet.com) 206-933-6090
http://www.timco-computers.com
Intragate has slightly better prices, but Timco is slightly more likely
to have it in stock. YMMV
<<<John>>>
Two more things:
1) The other gotcha with a Mac Portable seems to be the hard drive.
Although it is SCSI, it is a strange Connor with an unusual connector.
Plans do exist on the net, though, for how to build an adapter for
a standard drive.
2) I'm looking for one of these, if anyone (John?) comes across one cheap.
I keep having people dangle the possibility of getting one under my nose,
but it never pans out.
<<<John>>>
10:56 a.m.
New subject: Interface strangeness on any kinds. Was: RE: Mac Portable
Actually, from
what I've read on the net, it's no big deal to rebuild
the battery. If you open it up, it's just 3(?) Gates Cylon 2V cells.
As for a source for a charger, here's my two favorite Mac places:
Intragate (intramac(a)aol.com) 505-265-7759
Timco Computers (lance(a)lance.seanet.com) 206-933-6090
http://www.timco-computers.com
Intragate has slightly better prices, but Timco is slightly more likely
to have it in stock. YMMV
<<<John>>>
Two more things:
1) The other gotcha with a Mac Portable seems to be the hard drive.
Although it is SCSI, it is a strange Connor with an unusual connector.
Plans do exist on the net, though, for how to build an adapter for
a standard drive.
2) I'm looking for one of these, if anyone (John?) comes across one cheap.
I keep having people dangle the possibility of getting one under my nose,
but it never pans out.
<<<John>>>
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