[NTLK] [OT] Cool find this morning!

From: Mark Harter <willmark_at_mac.com>
Date: Mon Mar 12 2007 - 09:15:50 EDT

You know its going to be a good day when on the way to work you find a Mac that now one wants. Thats just what happened this morning.

Just out of my driveway and street, not more than 1/2 mile from my house someone had set out a number of Apple boxes that caught my eye. I first thought they were empty boxes as it is illegal to put used computer equipment to the curb for trash pick up where I live. I figured I had nothing to lose. I did a u-turn and went back and found to my surprise an Apple IIc Plus along with a color display and 5 1/4 floppy drive all in the original boxes and styrofoam. The Apple is now at my desk here at work warming up; fortunately the weather has been thawing here as hasn't gotten above 20 for 3 months until this weekend. It was out overnight at least one night as I drove down the road yesterday and didn't see it, or it was put out early this morning.

I just did a quick clean up and I am letting it warm up before plugging it in to see if the 20 year old beast will fire up! This beats paying $2.50 for a 40 meg SCSI hard drive for my Mac plus last summer, this was free!

Cool find IMHO as it takes me back to the typing away on the Apple IIe as a kid in grade school.

I'll those who are interested know what happens with it.

Mark

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