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In the latest episode of RetroMacCast, episode 647, hosts James Savage and John Leake dive into some exciting eBay finds, including an original LaserWriter, a lot of Macs, and even a rare Newton prototype. The duo also shares some interesting tidbits about Apple mice, with John learning something new. Aside from eBay finds, the show also covers the latest news in the world of vintage Apple technology. The hosts discuss the recent auction prices at Juliens, the announcement of WWDC,…
The 560th episode of the RetroMacCast has been posted to the RetroMacCast website. In this episode, James and John talk about their eBay finds including: MacEffects Mac Portable 8MB card, computer lot, and PowerBook 550c. John also takes the time to talk about a SCSI hard drive replacement, and news includes the Action Retro Libretto Hackintosh, System 7 Today return, Lisa X Fusion X 360 Project, Floppy Emu update, and recreating a Mac SE logic board. You can download the latest rendition of the RetroMacCast podcast at the RMC website…
The 554th episode of the RetroMacCast has been released. In this episode, James & John discuss their latest eBay Finds including the following: Mac icons mug, collection of Steve Jobs magazines, and Chiat/Day newspaper congratulations. James also unveils The Macintosh Office, and news includes a tiny all-in-one Macintosh LC, Captain’s Quarters II, and NanoRaptor creations. The RetroMacCast is produced by James Savage and John Leake and you can join them for each and every episode of their podcast on their Facebook page, or catch them on YouTube….
The RetroMacCast Episode 376 has been posted. On this episode, James and John discuss a number of Apple related items including their always entertaining eBay finds: Apple poster, mug collection, NIB numeric keypad, and Mission Impossible poster. John interviews Cory Wiegersma from the 68k MLA, and discusses the Steve Jobs opera, as well as the new Jobs trailer, and its rumored Fall event date. Check out their podcast today at: http://retromaccast.libsyn.com/rmc-episode-376-68k-mla
An early Apple ][ computer posted on EBay, sold for for an unheard of $23,099 US today. The computer with the markings of being serial number 047 of the A2S1 series is a first run case, which does not have the traditional ventilation slots found in later run machines. It also had a power supply hand marked as serial number 049. While most Apple ][ computers sold on the Internet normally go for up to a few hundred dollars, the…
There is another original Apple-1 computer now for sale on Ebay. The Apple-1 is considered to be the holy grail of the Apple computing world and only a few of them are still in existence. Originally 175 units were sold but Apple offered a trade in policy for the boards when they came out with the Apple ][ computer. This particular machine belongs to a former Apple Computer, Inc. employee, Joe Copson and is inside of a case that is…
Ebay has purchased the online payment services company PayPal for a reported $1.5 billion USD. The purchase was made using stock swaps based on the July 5, 2002 value of PayPal’s stock and is still subject to the stockholder approval and the regulators. While the acquisition appears to solidify Ebay’s online services, it also presents a problem with respect to the amount charged for transaction fees as well as the quality of service. Until now, Ebay was forced to advertise…
Normally, we would be listing a product item or a press release in this column, however, this month we found an item which deserved a closer inspection. We were looking at G4 notebooks online and naturally ran to Ebay to try to find a good deal on that new titanium G4 notebook. What we found was that the section for Apple G4 Powerbooks was rife with fraud waiting to happen. There were several listings for the 667mhz version of the…
