Second week of August 2024 finds!

phunguss

Tinkerer
Dec 24, 2023
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Stillwater, MN
3 treats this week!

#1 Free Geek Minneapolis

They had this PowerBook G4 sitting there for a while... listed as broken hinge (I think it is just stuck), dropped from $25 to $15, but extra $10 for the power cord. So total was $25.
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Keyboard damage.
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Corners damaged
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Hinge
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12inch 867MHz boots fine, battery looks good.
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Maybe I can find a good conditioned case with water damage or something and make one nice one from two bad ones. Saving testing for PPC Challenge 2025!


#2 OfferUp
Found a listing just a couple hours old... 23" Aluminum display with power cord for $10. Picked it up today at 1pm, will test power this weekend.

#3 Craigslist
Found a listing 9 hours old, FREE Powermac3,1 G4 400MHz. Original owner, was stored in the garage for many years without use. Drives removed. Minor scratches, 4 panel screws missing on the side opposite the door. Zip drive installed.
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Who knows what nested on this thing... but it came with the original multi-colored power cord.
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She was dirty inside, but the AGP card has a fan on it!
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And some strange audiofile sound card (very dirty)
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Just more things to play with... I think I need a 3rd display shelf.