Outstanding Week 45 1984 Apple Macintosh Mac 128k in box with Floppy EMU For Sale
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Outstanding Week 45 1984 Apple Macintosh Mac 128k in box with Floppy EMU:
$2074.99
THISWILL SHIP IN TWO BOXES
Internationalbuyers please contact me for details.
WARNING-THIS IS A VERY LONG LISTING! BUT PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DESCRIPTIONAND VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS SEVERAL TIMES. It has important informationabout the 128k!! Please do not buy this when you are viewing on amobile device, you need a full desktop, I\'m not trying to hideanything!
Donot offer or Buy-It-Now if you have less than 10 Positive responses, orif you have even over 10 but have been on less than THREEMONTHS. You must contact me first or I will cancel the transaction.
Mywife and I have been collecting and selling on since 1997. Ihave been repairing Macs since the early part of 1986, which includeddozens (now numbering over a hundred) of the 128k Macs. I have soldhundreds of older Apple products to collectors around the world inthe last twenty-one years!
Thislisting is for an OUTSTANDING 1984 Macintosh 128k model M0001 in itsoriginal shipping container, it was manufactured (or final assemblyhappened) during the 45th week of 1984.
Pleasenote: the following items are missing that preclude it from being acomplete set- Keyboard box and power cord box, but the original 90◦ pointing down cord is included.
PLEASE NOTE- In some of thephotos the cases appear light in color, and in many they appear dark,that is the sunlight coming through my shop windows, the best gaugefor color are the profile pictures.
The 1984 mouse and thekeyboard are the correct serial number range that would have shippedwith the Mac. The accessories container is also correct, they werenever serialized and were the same part number with no revisions, andno date codes, throughout their production run.
All plastics (including thekeyboard , mouse, and external housings) received a thorough machinewash, followed by a detailed hand cleaning.
The Logic Board and AnalogBoard, were cleaned with alcohol and compressed air. The logic-boardhad suffered a major RAM failure which I repaired with socketed RAM.Should the board ever experience a RAM failure in the future, youonly have to pop out the faulty RAM chip and insert a new one. TheRAM has a dab of hot glue applied to each chip to prevent dislodging,although I\'m 100% sure they wouldn\'t.
The 128k Logic Board, has the128k 342-0220-A and 0221-A ROMs, not the “B” versions which didstart to appear on some 128k logic-boards in September of 1984, RevBs from the factory are extremely rare to find in a 1984 128k, butdid happen.
The internal 400k drive wascompletely disassembled, had the disk chassis cleaned andre-lubricated, had the read and write head cleaned, and had thecircuit board cleaned with alcohol. The RFI shield for the LogicBoard has no de-lamination, which is a very common problem.
Thebattery compartment and contacts are clean!
Cosmeticallythe unit cases are in phenomenal condition, beautiful color!There are areas that have faint surface scratches, and smallnicks. The worst of of any visible damage can be seen in the firstthree photos below. But after viewing the photos below, please lookat the opening profile photos again and you\'ll see they are hardlynoticeable if at all? And yes, the rear case has all the moldedsignatures of the original Macintosh design team, just as all Macsmade in 1984/85 do.
TheFloppy EMU is the bestthing to happen to the 128k and 512k Macs since, well, anything!!!(Google it to find the store: BMOW). This floppy disk Emulator isthe cat\'s meow! Transfer disk images you\'ve downloaded from the webonto the SD card, then Plug the SD card into the emulator, and inless than 30 seconds you are running that file on your 128k!!!! .I\'ve mounted it securely in a 1984 M0130 400k external drive casewith the original cable, it is a very secure installation. Color wiseit is slightly lighter, but still a good match for the Mac. Here is alist of images on the microSD card-
Systemand Apps
MacintoshTour (January1984 System 1.0)
System1.0 (Version .97 14 January 1984) NOTE:There is somecontroversy in the community as to whether or not this System 1.0 isin fact the original pre-release, with items added from latter Systemreleases? The Sysversion application is from 1986? I installed thisversion on the Floppy Emulator because I thought it looked prettynifty with the scripted font that looks like the pre official Macrelease photos. It does sometimes freeze the Mac when using it andthe Internal 400k drive at the same time.
System1.1
System2.0
MacWrite
MacPaint (with the Jobs image file)
Airborne
FokkerTriplane
MacAttack
MacSpeak(early Text to Speech program)
MacBasic
MacMissiles(clone of Missile Command)
Frogger
Iam an avid collector, however Irecognize that the 400k disk based media that came with these 1984machines is a bottleneck, they die quickly! Running old 400k disk inyour internal drive for an extended period, will render it useless,FAST! Let\'s face it, a 34 year old plastic sheet with a film willwear quickly! The Floppy EMU frees the Mac from the constraints ofover priced, faulty 400k disks you see offered! The 1984 Macintosh isnow not totally dependent on the 400k drive to operate!
It is more like having that1966 Hertz Shelby Mustang GT350. You don\'t want to put more miles onthe 289 or transmission, but you still want them working! The beautyof the Floppy EMU is …..... what if you could drive your 1966 GT350with a modern engine at the flick of a switch without modifying theShelby and keep the original miles on the drive train:)
The upper and lower externaldrive cases are not bolted together. Simply slide the top case off,select your disk, and slide the top case back on to give it theappearance of being a normal M0130 external drive.
Color wise the cases are apretty good match for the Mac, however this is a Japanese made case,so the plastics are just a bit lighter in color.
The keyboard (week 44) and mouse(week 44) caseswere machine washed..The keyboard has had the circuit board and keys individually cleaned,no grime or dirt residue on the keys, no dander, no hair, no spilleddrinks. Thekeyboard does not have the original shipping box.In the photos below you can see the condition of the mouse box. The sleeve does have the typical slight tearing on the ends reinforcedwith clear tape, and it does have some staining, please see thephotos below. Both are a great color match for the Mac itself. Bothwork great.
TheAccessories Container ,is in great shape with no cracks. It does have yellowed areasacross the entire container. It has been washed by hand (machinewashing would take the logo off, I learned that the hard way manyyears ago) and is in excellent condition as compared to the majoritystill out there. Please see the photos below.
Theoriginal System, Backup, MacPaint, MacWrite, Macintosh Tour andMacPaint/MacWrite Tour Disks are included. Onlythe Backup and Macintosh Tour disks work. Allof the other disks are for display only.
TheUser\'s Guide has slightmarks on the front and rear covers and slight handling wear andslight tearing. It is in great condition with no missing pages, andno writing in it. Please see the photos below.
TheMacPaint and MacWrite Guidesare in excellent condition, with some slight marks and a small amountof brown age spotting. Please see the photos below.
Theunmarked Packing Listis a correct REV B. The packing list does have liquid damage, that is my fault by beingclumsy with a coffee cup a long time ago.
Included is the programersswitch, a testedMacintosh/MacWrite/MacPaint Tour cassette, and thecorrect 90 degree angled Applepower cord , and an unopened pack of original stickers.
Theoriginal shipping containerwith foam inserts forthe 128k is overall, in great condition considering it is now over 34years old. One hand hold is torn, and there is a gash on one side,any other areas of damage can be seen in the photos below. There isonly one puncture that extends through the box, and there is a slightamount of liquid damage, but there is no rotting from the liquid! Idid have to glue back some pieces of the styrofoam back into place,and it holds great. Even with the damage this container is still indisplay worthy condition, certainly compared with the majority thatare still out there! Please view the photos below.
Lastlyfolks, there is no such thing as extended testing with software, orhardware diagnostics, to guarantee you will receive a Mac that willfunction for years, months, or even minutes.Also let me take this opportunity to point out that you will still see Macintosh 128ks made all the way into January 1985, with the original \"Macintosh\" badge on the rear, it is incorrect that you will see \"All\" 128Ks after week 47 sporting a \"Macintosh 128k\" badge!
If you run these machines formany hours, especially the Mac 128ks / 512ks / and Mac Plus, sincethey have no fans, they get EXTREMELY HOT, and what you get in returnfor a supposed extended test, are machines that are not guaranteed tolast that much longer, but in fact, guaranteed to fail that muchsooner. They are old all die sooner or latter.
Letme take this opportunity to dispel a myth. TheMicron MT4264 chips on the 128k boards were NOT terrible chips.If you say that, then the Mitsubishi and NEC chips were alsoterrible! Apple used Micron MT4264s in almost ¾ of their 128kboards! So yes, you will see more failures with MT4264s! But theproblem was not with the chips, it was the fact that the little Mac128k, had no COOLING FAN! The chips worked as they are/were supposedto.
Thatbeing said, I believe that this 128k will hold up better than anybeing offered right now. I went through everything on the analog andlogic boards!
Withthe Floppy EMU, this would be a great functioning centerpiece inany“Tech Firm”lobby, I have sold many that already are, and myMacs are in several Museums around the would!
I believe that this little1984 Macintosh would make a great addition to any Apple collection,and is rock solid when compared to anything out there!
THISWILL SHIP IN TWO BOXES
Thiswill ship fully insured and packed inside an outer box for the Macand its original container. The second box with the Floppy EMU willbe fully insured also. The buyer will have to determine how they wantthe insurance split on the boxes. Both boxes will ship through FedEx.Saturday is not a business day.All overseas orders will be shipped through the Global ShippingProgram. Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S territories will have to pay actualshipping, but if you live in those States, please contact me, I willsubtract a certain amount from shipping.
