That's Right, I Do Own An Apple!

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT...i DO own a pimped out apple! true, it might have been pimped out awhile back, but i still think its awesome that its even there. my dad spent $3000+ 1985 money (i think 1985) on this computer. its like buying a top end alienware now. it lasted us 9 years until we got a win 95 computer...120 mhz beast with a whopping 16 mb ram and 1 mb vid memory. oh yeah, the reason we switched is that we had tried out the macintosh performas of the day, but hated them...we returned em within a week each time and finally went to windows.

neways, here's the specs on that old rig:

- apple 2e computer w/ built-in keyboard

- 5.25" floppy drive (2x)

- color monitor w/ autotilt (thats right. you press a button and the screen tilts so you dont have to budge it)

- appleworks software and a LOT of other software

- dot matrix printer (the loudest printer in the world. it woke up the entire house)

whatdya think?! it was the dual 2.7 ghz G5 of the 1980s! lol

#185561

You prolly mean dual 2.5 G5

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#185564

I don't really see the point of this thread, so I'm closing it.

This could be ammended to a GD post if you managed to come up with something of value.

mubach: Emoticon-only posts will be deleted. Read the rules.

#185606

I am terribly sorry contra, but you closing this thread is out of line, if you close this one, why is it that threads like This one for example, are still open.

As i see it, you closing this thread is discriminating. Either close them all or dont close any at all.

Please carry on with the topic, i dont want views on me opening or contra closing the thread here. If you feel so inclined, open a comments and suggestions thread or PM me

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The Topic Has Been Opened

// Seph

#185614

Heeheehee. I almost bought an old old PowerBook once. I was gonna

paint it glossy white and cut an opening for a glowing apple logo on the

back Didn't have the 25 Bucks I needed though :cry: Now I'm

modding the case of an old Pentium1 To look "Appleish"

#185643

Is this thread to declare what old macs we have?

I have a performa 550!

#185652

lol, beats the hell out of the 166MHz pentium 1 (pre MMX) sitting in my attic, I'm gonna see if it'll run damn small linux on it!

#185659

no way! thats awesome. i have a BADACE windows 95 comp (pre internet explorer integration...the last GOOD windows)

-pentium 120 mhz (pentium was COOL! pre MMX or any of that)

-16 mb ram, upgradeable to 128 mb

-1 mb video memory, upgradeable to a whopping 2 mb

-1.2 GB hard drive

-28.8k modem (that was fast! most were 14.4)

hey, it played descent 2 and tie fighter flawlessly! i have no complaints.

finally, when final fantasy 7 for computer came out, i had to upgrade! i got the game but it wouldnt work. heres what i got:

-celeron 266 mhz (mmx!!! and this celeron was based on the pentium 2)

-48mb ram (pc66?? maybe?)

-6 GB hard drive (probably 5400 rpm?)

-modem

-i put in a SWEET Diamond Viper V770 TNT2 with 32 MB VRAM

THEN we got a top of the line comp...the desktop that is still in use!

-athlon thunderbird 1 ghz

-128 mb pc133 ram

-40 gb hard drive

-modem

-same video card as the old comp...hey, it still played current games and pretty well!!! nvidia had a good chip there.

#185666

Originally posted by Ludge@Jul 3 2004, 09:08 PM

lol, beats the hell out of the 166MHz pentium 1 (pre MMX) sitting in my attic, I'm gonna see if it'll run damn small linux on it!

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Gonna see if it can ??? Mine is a MMX 200 Mhrz model and I can

run longhorn on it without having it hang ! Beat that !

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