Dumpster diving is fun

[Alf Torp]

Today I found a 1988'ishToshiba T1200 and two LaCie 1TB BiggerDisk G935's. USB, FW400 and FW800. 4 x 250GB disks in each cabinet, for a total of 1TB (931GB usable space). Pictures tomorrow. I started the Toshiba this evening, and.. it frickin works. Even the disk spins up and gives me... DOS 3.20. And get this: After having it on power for about 10-15 minutes, it was running on the original battery when I disconnected the power adapter.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

One man’s trash is another’s treasure. Would love to have run into that pickup. My first vintage Mac was a quicksilver I picked up back in 2014 from someone’s Sunday trash pile. Worked then and works now. Runs Q3A like a champ.

Nice pickup!

 

[Volvo242GT]

@Alf Torp Nice grab.

@Certificate of Excellence My second modern Mac was a Mac Pro 3,1 that a friend of mine found on the sidewalk near his house in late 2014, then gave to me, since he didn't plan to use it. Perfect timing, since that was when the keyboard on my A1181 Macbook died. Used it for over six years as a daily driver machine.

 

[Alf Torp]

So, here it is , starting up in all its DOS glory

And as I mentioned I got two of these:

One seems to be working fine, and the other I've taken apart to see if I can fix the faulty drive(s). Interesting construction on these LaCie disks, and the drives themselves seem to be somewhat special too:

I wonder if I can find a SATA to IDE adapter small enough to fit. Would be fun to have say ... 4x4TB in one of these cabinets.

 

[splorp]

Those aluminum cased LaCie drives are built like tanks. I swear by them.

 

[Alf Torp]

Those aluminum cased LaCie drives are built like tanks. I swear by them.

Yeah, I was really impressed by the build quality.

 

[Alf Torp]

Todays score: 30" Cinema Display. Fully working. Not a scratch anywhere. It's HUGE! I could not fit it on my desk without modifying my desk...

Score two: 2006 Intel iMac 2.16GHz, 3GB RAM, 250GB disk including keyboard, mouse, correct power cable and Mac OS X Snow Leopard on DVD. Practically pristine:

All of this was given away for free, so I couldn't turn them down. The question now of course is... what do I use the iMac for? Suggestions?

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Build a emu retro gaming console with it and give it to your grandkids. Let em stick Super Mario Bros. Metroid and Sonic the Hedgehog stickers all over it. They’d be the coolest kids on the block.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Now that 30” is begging for a friend. Get a second 30” if you have the space or maybe push one using dual-link DVI with your 3,1. That would be pretty cool. a 30" aluminum cinema display has always been on my bucket list. I would love love love one of those for my garage bench. I dont care if my space is tight, I'd make that puppy fit.

 

[Alf Torp]

Now that 30” is begging for a friend. Get a second 30” if you have the space or maybe push one using dual-link DVI with your 3,1. That would be pretty cool. a 30" aluminum cinema display has always been on my bucket list. I would love love love one of those for my garage bench. I dont care if my space is tight, I'd make that puppy fit.

Build a small shelf or articulating arm and put it on the wall over the bench maybe? One thing I can say for sure: Having passed 50, the 30" is a godsend for my eyes