pcworld.com— At 7.5 pounds, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find out.
Mar 27, 2008View in Crawl 4
I wish my Mac Portable was still bootable, but even if there wasn't probably something wrong with the board the battery must be toast after 12 years. I used to lug that thing around when I would take my ex-girlfriend's daughter to b-ball practice and even in the era of the first PowerBook's I'd attract a crowd of people wondering what it was. Most people assumed it was some uber-computer given the size. I can't remember exactly but I think the friggin' battery was like 14pds or something that felt near it. I still use the strap that came with the case for it with my modern laptop bag because it's the most well made, comfortable strap I've ever seen.
Brings back memories! I had a //e and then a //c - followed by a gs and eventually a couple of early Macs. My //c was a real workhorse on which I was constantly using AppleWorks to do just about everything Office does today. What I really loved is how I could hack into it with almost no danger of doing any harm. It's amazing what you could do with the internal 5.25" floppy and an external 3.5"! We don't need no stinkin' hard drive! I sold it a few years ago to a guy on e-Bay, who I assume was a collector. I didn't get much, but then again I hadn't turned it on for many years. It was literally gathering dust.One of the coolest things I used it for at the time was to control the lights in my house via an X-10 interface. Worked like a charm.
Yeah, keyboarding. You know, it's like typing, but it's not on a typewriter It's on a computer with a keyboard. You can guffaw at it all you want, but it's a real class, and that's what it's really called.
nizzy1115Mar 28, 2008
Actually being dugg down doesnt make me have a good/bad day. I do have a life outside of this site Ratteler.
mentalfotoMar 28, 2008
I wish my Mac Portable was still bootable, but even if there wasn't probably something wrong with the board the battery must be toast after 12 years. I used to lug that thing around when I would take my ex-girlfriend's daughter to b-ball practice and even in the era of the first PowerBook's I'd attract a crowd of people wondering what it was. Most people assumed it was some uber-computer given the size. I can't remember exactly but I think the friggin' battery was like 14pds or something that felt near it. I still use the strap that came with the case for it with my modern laptop bag because it's the most well made, comfortable strap I've ever seen.
zoshchenkoMar 28, 2008
Brings back memories! I had a //e and then a //c - followed by a gs and eventually a couple of early Macs. My //c was a real workhorse on which I was constantly using AppleWorks to do just about everything Office does today. What I really loved is how I could hack into it with almost no danger of doing any harm. It's amazing what you could do with the internal 5.25" floppy and an external 3.5"! We don't need no stinkin' hard drive! I sold it a few years ago to a guy on e-Bay, who I assume was a collector. I didn't get much, but then again I hadn't turned it on for many years. It was literally gathering dust.One of the coolest things I used it for at the time was to control the lights in my house via an X-10 interface. Worked like a charm.
sephers83Mar 29, 2008
Yeah, keyboarding. You know, it's like typing, but it's not on a typewriter It's on a computer with a keyboard. You can guffaw at it all you want, but it's a real class, and that's what it's really called.
antdudeMar 30, 2008
Heh. I remember making level for LR too.
antdudeMar 30, 2008
Oops! -er. ;)
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