There are 3-4 5120s up for sale on eBay at any given time. They almost always have dead batteries and won't fully boot with the anemic 1.5v 2.0a charger so most sellers either think they've got a broken machine or have done enough research to know that the problem may simply be the battery, but don't have the right power supply to test the machine properly, such as one from a Powerbook 100 or 170. A good source of information is: http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/portable.shtml Frankly, these machines have already seen their heyday on eBay and are not commanding the three digit prices they once were a few years ago. At one time, there were a lot of buyers in Japan willing to pay fairly good money, but that market has dried up. They are quite common and I believe that everyone that wanted one now has one. For example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2084278816 The backlit model (5126) is far scarcer and can still fetch over $100 if verified to be working. But that's a different machine. -W

The same thing it means when Oprah is quoted anywhere else. . . I'd tell you what that is but it would only degrade into an impolite discourse on the stupidity of the average American and that wouldn't really be appropriate for the CC list. :) Maybe I should have quoted Oprah in my request for information on the Integrated Computer Systems Standard Prototype Microcomputer? Erik www.vintage-computer.com -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Sellam Ismail Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:57 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: original apple portable On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Lynn Thompson wrote: you've What does it mean when Oprah is being quoted on the CC list? Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *