£250
PowerBook 520 with Blue SCSI bundle
Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh
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Description
A bundle that includes Mac PowerBook 520, carrying case, mains power adapter, HDI30/DB25 connector, BlueSCSI external hard drive, micro SD with all software, modem telephone connector, hex key, cable with DB25 to DB50 connectors and video connector cable for external VDU. I’ve owned it since I bought it in about 1995. Cosmetically, the PowerBook in good condition.
Works from mains power supply only. Battery has failed. PRAM battery also failed so dates go unsaved. Otherwise PowerBook is fully functional. Black and white video screen although the video cable allows it to connect to external colour video display. Working floppy disc drive.
Black carrying case in good physical condition has shoulder strap but has some external staining.
The recently bought new BlueSCSI external hard drive (£60) has a Raspberry pico 2 board that not only allows access to micro SD card but can also be configured to access WiFi. The BlueSCSI is powered by, and the SD card can also be accessed by, a micro USB connector. The HDI30 to DB25 connector allows Blue SCSI to be connected as hard disk but it needs to be powered by microUSB connector when used with PowerBook.
The hex key enables internal access to PowerBook. Securing screws on HDI30/DB25 and DB25 connectors are corroded and non-functional but both still connect effectively. The microSD card is loaded with Mac OS 7.5.3 so the PowerBook can be booted from it if required.
The microSD card also contains nearly all the games, utilities and other software such as MS Word that you might ever want. More software than I ever had in the 1990s. If you also want to relive fun and challenges of personal computing in the 1990s this where to start.
Posted: 12 days ago
Ad ID: 1804508650
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£250
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