I stopped by today and they had a 733 Quicksilver in really good shape for $29 but I just don't have the desk space anymore and wouldn't have much use for it. They had some white books too but I have more of those than anyone could ever want.
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I did some restoration work on my PowerMac G4 Gigabit by removing scratches with Novus polish. I’m pretty happy with the results.
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The Goodwill Electronics store on Walzem in San Antonio Texas
I stopped by today at it was still there so I bought it. Its a 733/256/60 with the Geforce2 32mb. It came with 9.2.1 and Cheetah. I am wanted to max this baby and still support OS 9. I'll post some photos when I get it actually setup somewhere.
finally got my G4 out of storage after 4 years 
Updated setup…
Quicksilver G4 with a 17 inch Apple Studio Display… and a cheeky Macintosh Classic for good measure.
(Oh and a 2018 MacBook Pro driving the bigger monitor).
I used to do this when I first got a Cube PSU. You just need to replace a single electrolytic capacitor on the board, in the location you are heating up with the dryer. The difficult part is opening the (apparently) seamless casing without breaking anything, but it's perfectly possible if you're careful. The ends are held on with clips IIRC.
Meet the newest member of the PPC family, my iMac G5 that was listed as "for parts only" because the seller couldn't remove the password. It'll be my PPC64 Linux machine until I can get my hands on a Blackbird motherboard, and I'll still keep it as a low-end testing computer after the fact. Right now it already has Debian on it, but it's someone else's install and has a password on it, so I have to reinstall, with Void probably.
I'm a little USB-deficient at the moment, does anyone know whether I can install it over ethernet?
I'm a little USB-deficient at the moment, does anyone know whether I can install it over ethernet?
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man this is a good picture! I would love to know how to take photos like this one! the position, the light, the mac's....everything is perfect in this photo! congrats!
Hi there! Thanks buddy, that's super kind... it's amazing what an iPhone can do these days!
Thanks, I have googled and studied the PSU, need to perform that repair sometime. Those clips seem to break easily though, and there is somekind of hole drilling technique to achieve them and prevent the braking of the clips.
But yeah, waiting for that freetime..
An actual Goodwill store featuring just electronics? That's cool!
At some point, here in Arizona at least, people figured out that they could get killer deals at Goodwill. And Goodwill figured out that they should start cluing their employees in to stuff that has real value.
You cannot find computers at an Arizona Goodwill now, at least in Phoenix anyway. Goodwill automatically shunts those off to shopgoodwill.com or someplace else. You can still find monitors, keyboards, mice and networking equipment - but no actual computers anymore.
My wife has walked out the door with genuine crystal, silver platters and art prints at Goodwill's much reduced prices. That doesn't happen anymore.
Yeah, it’s only electronics. It’s a shrine to 1998-2010 era tech. It’s pretty cool.An actual Goodwill store featuring just electronics? That's cool!
At some point, here in Arizona at least, people figured out that they could get killer deals at Goodwill. And Goodwill figured out that they should start cluing their employees in to stuff that has real value.
You cannot find computers at an Arizona Goodwill now, at least in Phoenix anyway. Goodwill automatically shunts those off to shopgoodwill.com or someplace else. You can still find monitors, keyboards, mice and networking equipment - but no actual computers anymore.
My wife has walked out the door with genuine crystal, silver platters and art prints at Goodwill's much reduced prices. That doesn't happen anymore.
Sorbet Leopard dropped. Got my 1.25 PB in Target with the 12,2 via FW800. Let’s GO!
I don't know the policies in my area--but I know at least one Goodwill system has employees dedicated to on-line sales.
It's probably hard for those people who'd make money buying at Goodwill, with the idea of reselling. The good stuff is more likely to never appear in the store. And prices have gotten so high. Although I do remember one woman whose husband did Amazon sales said that they were doing OK--apparently enough slipped through at the location where they shopped.
I suppose it can be argued that Goodwill should maximize their profit. And it can also be argued that some things are more likely to be preserved if carefully sold outside the stores. But I also have to feel sorry for those who needed money from selling stuff bought at Goodwill. And it certainly makes it less fun shopping there--such a low chance of a real treasure turning up. It also almost a creates a two tier system--online for the well off, and stores for those with limited means. It hasn't quite reached the point where the stores are "just cheap stuff for those who can't afford to shop at Target"--but it's getting closer and closer to that.
I've reached the point of only shopping if I'm in the area, and have a few free minutes. I wouldn't go out of my way to schedule a trip to Goodwill any longer.
Some of that turns up still--but it tends be bits and pieces. Say, a silver plated coffee pot (but not a complete coffee serving set). I think they once had more complete stuff that they'd put into a display case--say, a set of flatware with box--but they don't do that now. They don't even have display case any more.My wife has walked out the door with genuine crystal, silver platters and art prints at Goodwill's much reduced prices. That doesn't happen anymore.
Yeah, it's only been within the last ten years I think that things have gotten this way. First, Goodwill figured out that because of their employees lack of knowledge stuff that was higher value was being placed on shelves. I once walked out with a couple of HP Laserjet 4s and one time another HP printer. My wife of course, as I mentioned earlier.
Someone MUST have pointed this out to them. My wife an I shopped Goodwill and other places (such as Pic & Save in California) even before we knew each other. Possibly some of it happened because the economy started tanking.
We still shop there for the little deals and our local Goodwill is close enough for that. I know I can find coffee cups there and if I need a monitor just to test a computer, I know I will find one there.
Last night I did was I usually do and cleaned out their selection of ethernet cable and HDMI cables - all stuff that is still good and usable but costs way more at Walmart.
There is still stuff, but like you said it's getting closer.
I do.I thought you had lots of monitors already
But I'm not disconnecting them to test out a new Mac whenever one shows up. And I don't need anything large or fancy to test.
I finally have another setup for the powerbook G4. my iBook and 2 mac minis are the only ones that aren't setup.
Thought it was time for yet another update. Mac Classic now on my desk, two new monitors to go with the new MacBook Pro... and the completed Lego Titanic on the shelf. QuickSilver happily sits a lot of the time running DVDs of Frasier as a screensaver.
[edit] If you have eagle eyes, you might find a PowerBook G4 hiding in this photo somewhere. It has a very head HDD at the moment, but have a replacement on order!
