My journey into collecting vintage Macintosh computers has been limited to more recent vintage (circa 1998 and later). But today I was able to score a Macintosh Classic in really good condition at the recently published Estate auction. There was a massive line by the time I arrived with my friend and I thought, ok, I’m not gonna get anything since we were way down in the line. 

We went and got breakfast and still were nowhere near ready to be called for the viewing. During that time, I kept seeing collectors walk away with Mac IIfx and Apple IIs. The amount of people there just for the Mac collection was astounding! Eventually we got in and I headed straight to the collection. There are loads of classic on display at various price ranges.

I initially was hoping to get one of the iPods, but someone had already swiped those. I ended up fixating on getting a classic and looking at the price and condition, it was too hard to beat it compared to getting one off Ebay in guaranteed working condition. Thanks to helpful attendees, I was able  
to find the right matching keyboard and mouse, which I had to buy separately. 

Whoever owned this collection, wherever he is in the universe, a lot of his stuff gonna be be rehomed nicely. Attached is my lot today. I would have been happy even if it didn’t work. I didn’t want to buy the 128K because I would then have to source system disk to make sure it boots. Now, this is a totally different beast for me and I was advised by one of the attendees to ensure components like batteries are removed and possible recapping might be needed. 

It works so far, but I would greatly appreciate community advice how I can take care of it to ensure its longevity. I was so fareful to turn it on when I brought it home. I unplugged it after powering off. It’s really a different experience for me compared to my PB G3 Wallstreet and later models. 

My Classic Macintosh