26 Nov
2013
26 Nov
'13
3:43 p.m.
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160 or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
thanks, Lori
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Lori Emerson
Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab
Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226
loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com
26 Nov
26 Nov
4:05 p.m.
On 26 November 2013 15:43, Lori Emerson <lori.emerson at gmail.com> wrote:
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160
or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
I think I have a 165 here, working, that I'd be willing to part with.
Snag is, I'm in England.
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5:56 p.m.
On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Lori Emerson <lori.emerson at gmail.com> wrote:
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160
or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
Does it need to be a laptop specifically? I have quite a few 68k machines
that I'd be willing to part with for a project like that, along with some
boxed original copies of HyperCard. An LC II/LC III should do the job
well and ship reasonably easily.
- Dave
6:03 p.m.
Thanks all for your responses! Dave, for this particular project it does
need to be a laptop as I'm planning to travel and give a talk and demo...I
think carrying a desktop onto a plane would be too much of a hassle. I
appreciate your offer though---
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:56 AM, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Lori Emerson
<lori.emerson at gmail.com> wrote:
--
Lori Emerson
Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab
Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226
loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook
160 or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
Does it need to be a laptop specifically? I have quite a few 68k machines
that I'd be willing to part with for a project like that, along with some
boxed original copies of HyperCard. An LC II/LC III should do the job
well and ship reasonably easily.
- Dave
6:58 p.m.
I have a perfectly functioning 180c, if you're interested.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Lori Emerson <lori.emerson at gmail.com> wrote:
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160
or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
thanks, Lori
--
Lori Emerson
Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab
Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226
loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com
7:33 p.m.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:43:39AM -0700, Lori Emerson wrote:
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160
or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
If the object of the exercise is to demonstrate the application running, and
you need a laptop because it's portable, you'll be better off running it under
emulation on a modern laptop. Basilisk II, (Mini) vMac and Executor would all
appear to do that.
While running on an old Powerbook is tempting for authenticity, it's probably a
bit too impractical. The battery will be shot, and continually setting it up
and tearing it down will soon take its toll on the delicate old machine.
8:17 p.m.
Thanks Peter - the point will be both to demo the software but I'm also
expecting to talk about, and let people directly experience, the
materiality of the machine itself. It's sure to be a crowd-pleaser...though
I agree it's a bit risky to try to travel with an already aging and
delicate machine.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 08:43:39AM -0700, Lori Emerson
wrote:
--
Lori Emerson
Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab
Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226
loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook
160 or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
If the object of the exercise is to demonstrate the application running,
and
you need a laptop because it's portable, you'll be better off running it
under
emulation on a modern laptop. Basilisk II, (Mini) vMac and Executor would
all
appear to do that.
While running on an old Powerbook is tempting for authenticity, it's
probably a
bit too impractical. The battery will be shot, and continually setting it
up
and tearing it down will soon take its toll on the delicate old machine.
8:47 p.m.
On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:17 PM, Lori Emerson <lori.emerson at gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Peter - the point will be both to demo the
software but I'm also
expecting to talk about, and let people directly experience, the
materiality of the machine itself. It's sure to be a crowd-pleaser...though
I agree it's a bit risky to try to travel with an already aging and
delicate machine.
The bright side is that some of the earlier PowerBooks (before the
500 series) were fairly sturdy as laptops go. I'd be confident in
a 160 or 180 surviving multiple excursions, though as has been
mentioned, the batteries are probably totally shot (not a big deal
if you'll be keeping it plugged in for the demo).
- Dave
27 Nov
27 Nov
12:29 a.m.
I don't have the PowerBook you desire, but, if you other offers fall through, my
best suggestion would be to hit up the LEW - Low End Mac swap/trading list.
More information here:
http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html
Hope this helps,
Jerry
On 11/26/13 09:43 AM, Lori Emerson wrote:
If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160
or 180 to me for the
Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
Hypercard project...
thanks, Lori
29 Nov
29 Nov
11:39 p.m.
This is a great tip re: LEW swap list - thanks Jerry!
Lori
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Jerry Kemp - other <other at oryx.cc> wrote:
I don't have the PowerBook you desire, but, if you
other offers fall
through, my best suggestion would be to hit up the LEW - Low End Mac
swap/trading list.
More information here:
http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html
Hope this helps,
Jerry
On 11/26/13 09:43 AM, Lori Emerson wrote:
> If anyone would like to sell their Mac Powerbook 160 or 180 to me for the
> Media Archaeology Lab, please let me know! I'm hoping to demo an early
> Hypercard project...
>
> thanks, Lori
>
>
--
Lori Emerson
Assistant Professor | Director, Media Archaeology Lab
Department of English, University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101, 226 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0226
loriemerson.net | mediaarchaeologylab.com
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