Bobthearch
Experienced Member
I've been posting and reading here for some time, but never got around to taking and uploading photos of my Collection. So here it is, the machines currently laying around, alternatively titled, "Pardon My Beige."
Compaq Portable. Saved this from the trash last week, and with the help of Raven, found out that it actually boots and runs just fine.
Sun SparcStation 20, saved along with the Portable above. This probably runs too. I have the keyboard and mouse, but didn't save the monitor on account of the size and weight and missing base. And as luck would have it, this computer is not compatible with standard monitors without a special adapter.
Also saved last week, a Gateway 2000 in a tall tower. This will probably be my next restoration project. Likely just needs a new hard drive; old one was removed and destroyed prior to scrapping.
Bought this one a while back, an Apple G3 Beige. It came with OSX, which was a piece of crap, so I installed MacOS9 and now it's one of my favorite machines, definitely my favorite Mac.
Someone gave me this a few weeks back, a Packard Bell MultiMedia 450r. It ran well when received, but was cluttered with crap. So the drive has been reformatted and ready for a 'new' OS. A friend is waiting on this one, to use for a simple Windows 95 game machine.
Couple of Ataris, purchased from a forum member.
This was my everyday laptop, an IBM 365XD. Bought it from a co-worker years ago for fifty bucks and used it for traveling - internet access at motels, GPS transfers, etc. Lots of accessories for this one too, including a couple docking stations.
PowerComputing Mac clone. Made just before Apple shut down the clones, my purpose for keeping this is to have a machine for dual-booting MacOS and BeOS.
Gateway 2000 desktop. This baby used to boot and run just fine after being rescued from a local school's storage room, but something has broken on it. Either a dead PSU or MB. A couple of members have asked if I'd part with this computer, so I intend to offer it for auction as soon as it's operational again.
Not pictured, a stack of Leading Edge Fortiva 5000 machines saved from the trash at a local school. Currently being salvaged and cannibalized, trying to get a few working machines out of the pile. Some members have asked for these too.
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Compaq Portable. Saved this from the trash last week, and with the help of Raven, found out that it actually boots and runs just fine.
Sun SparcStation 20, saved along with the Portable above. This probably runs too. I have the keyboard and mouse, but didn't save the monitor on account of the size and weight and missing base. And as luck would have it, this computer is not compatible with standard monitors without a special adapter.
Also saved last week, a Gateway 2000 in a tall tower. This will probably be my next restoration project. Likely just needs a new hard drive; old one was removed and destroyed prior to scrapping.
Bought this one a while back, an Apple G3 Beige. It came with OSX, which was a piece of crap, so I installed MacOS9 and now it's one of my favorite machines, definitely my favorite Mac.
Someone gave me this a few weeks back, a Packard Bell MultiMedia 450r. It ran well when received, but was cluttered with crap. So the drive has been reformatted and ready for a 'new' OS. A friend is waiting on this one, to use for a simple Windows 95 game machine.
Couple of Ataris, purchased from a forum member.
This was my everyday laptop, an IBM 365XD. Bought it from a co-worker years ago for fifty bucks and used it for traveling - internet access at motels, GPS transfers, etc. Lots of accessories for this one too, including a couple docking stations.
PowerComputing Mac clone. Made just before Apple shut down the clones, my purpose for keeping this is to have a machine for dual-booting MacOS and BeOS.
Gateway 2000 desktop. This baby used to boot and run just fine after being rescued from a local school's storage room, but something has broken on it. Either a dead PSU or MB. A couple of members have asked if I'd part with this computer, so I intend to offer it for auction as soon as it's operational again.
Not pictured, a stack of Leading Edge Fortiva 5000 machines saved from the trash at a local school. Currently being salvaged and cannibalized, trying to get a few working machines out of the pile. Some members have asked for these too.
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