21 Jul
2008
21 Jul
'08
10:31 a.m.
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:17:57 +0100
From: "Liam Proven" <lproven at gmail.com>
2008/7/21 Jeff Walther <trag at io.com>:
> The SE/30 though,
I'm not sure *why* I want it - I have no actual
use for it - but this
was the sort of spec that was to unrealistically expensive to be even
worth /dreaming/ about in 1988 or so when I first started working with
Macs. :?)
Could it be mid-life crisis? Instead of buying sports cars, we're looking
for the computer configurations we longed for but couldn't afford in our
youths?
Although, I must say, my head has been turned by the prospect of MythTV
running on a shiny *new* collection of hardware. I'm seriously
considering decimating my collection of old Macs and just focusing my
attention on playing around with modern stuff for a few years.
Of course, I want to perfect replacing the FBGA soldered memory chips in
the Apple TV and use hacked ATVs as the MythTV front ends. If there's no
hardware hacking, where's the fun?
Jeff Walther
21 Jul
21 Jul
10:42 a.m.
Jeff Walther wrote:
Could it be mid-life crisis? Instead of buying sports
cars, we're looking
for the computer configurations we longed for but couldn't afford in our
youths?
Oh hell yes. That's why I have an IBM Music Feature Card. $700 when it
first came out, much cheaper now :) but nearly unobtainium. I remember
being blown away by the demo more than two decades ago.
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10:51 a.m.
Could it be mid-life crisis? Instead of buying sports
cars, we're looking
for the computer configurations we longed for but couldn't afford in our
youths?
I know I'm that way with classic Macs. :) :)
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22 Jul
22 Jul
7:06 a.m.
well, the drive is shot, i pulled an external out of storage and got
an immediate boot. i tried to clean the heads, tried bending it back
into place, nothing. so im seeking out a new drive. and as to the
other comment, for me its a quarter-life crisis ;D
On 7/21/08, Jeff Walther <trag at io.com> wrote:
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:17:57 +0100
From: "Liam Proven" <lproven at gmail.com>
2008/7/21 Jeff Walther <trag at io.com>:
> The SE/30 though,
I'm not sure *why* I want it - I have no
actual use for it - but this
was the sort of spec that was to unrealistically expensive to be even
worth /dreaming/ about in 1988 or so when I first started working with
Macs. :?)
Could it be mid-life crisis? Instead of buying sports cars, we're looking
for the computer configurations we longed for but couldn't afford in our
youths?
Although, I must say, my head has been turned by the prospect of MythTV
running on a shiny *new* collection of hardware. I'm seriously
considering decimating my collection of old Macs and just focusing my
attention on playing around with modern stuff for a few years.
Of course, I want to perfect replacing the FBGA soldered memory chips in
the Apple TV and use hacked ATVs as the MythTV front ends. If there's no
hardware hacking, where's the fun?
Jeff Walther
8:02 a.m.
New subject: know where I can get a 800k drive for a mac SE?t
well, the drive is shot, i pulled an external out of storage and got
Assuming you connected the external drive as an external, then surely
the problem _could_ be the drive select logic on the processor board?
an immediate boot. i tried to clean the heads, tried
bending it back
into place, nothing. so im seeking out a new drive. and as to the
Well, after bending any part of the head assembly, I think it is safe to
assume the drive is 'shot'. But before that there was a good chance it
could have been repaired.
-tony
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