I got a Mac. WTF?

[xxAgentCowxx]

someone gave me this old POS mac. its allegedly a "performa 6200CD". it sucks because it was before apple decided to make all their products edible-looking.
Anyways... I havent the faintest clue how to use this thing. When it comes to Macs, i imagine myself looking like my grandfather while he tries to figure out how to calibrate the 18456-button joystick he got for x-mas. Based on the model number, can anyone tell how old it is? am i looking at something useable? at all?

...and can anyone tell me where i might be forgetting to check for the power button? ive practically done a full cavity search on this POS and havent found anything that brings it to life

UPDATE its on and its littered with whatever garbage her little kids put on it. how to reformat?

 

[Orsorum]

Hey, that's kinda cool.

I like playing with old Macs.

 

[Tetsuo]

Power button is on the keyboard, make sure the switch on the back is on the l symbol instead of o

 

[Palek]

Hehe. Well, some of the really old ones have the power button on the keyboard. Good luck finding it.

 

[Dissipate]

First check to see if it is a collector's item. If not then deposit it in the nearest dumpster. That's my advice.

 

[Chiboy]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Hey, that's kinda cool.

I like playing with old Macs.

I dont get it, Why did you reply? I mean you answered nothing! All you did was throw out was a useless comment that no one cares about!

 

[PowerMacG5]

W00t you can sell it for 30-50 dollars.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Chiboy

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Hey, that's kinda cool.

I like playing with old Macs.

I dont get it, Why did you reply? I mean you answered nothing! ALl you threw out was a useless comment that no one cares about!

I replied because I wanted to. They're fun to play around with. This isn't general hardware, so it's assumed you're looking for some OT comments.

And, yes, try looking for a keyboard power-on switch.

 

[notfred]

The machine you have is comparable to a 75mhz Pentium. Here's more info

 

[MAME]

Hahaha, just throw it away since you obviously can't use it.

Power button on keybaord in the upper right...I think. It's got a triangle on it. And there's a switch on the back of the machine too, make sure it's on as well

 

[Yossarian]

1GB hard drive, awesome! I remember when that was unheard of.

 

[Chiboy]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Chiboy

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Hey, that's kinda cool.

I like playing with old Macs.

I dont get it, Why did you reply? I mean you answered nothing! ALl you threw out was a useless comment that no one cares about!

I replied because I wanted to. They're fun to play around with. This isn't general hardware, so it's assumed you're looking for some OT comments.

And, yes, try looking for a keyboard power-on switch.

Hey heres an idea! Try looking for a the power switch on the keyboard! You think he didnt read the post above yours that mentioned that already?

Edit: I'm sorry dont reply to be, I'm going to sleep. I need to get off the PC & take my rage else where.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
1GB hard drive, awesome! I remember when that was unheard of.

My first PC was a 486 with a 540MB harddrive. Man, that thing was bitchin!

 

[Yomicron]

The power button is located on the keyboard, it is the key at the top right.

 

[Dissipate]

My first "real" computer was a Pentium 133 with a 1 GB hard drive. Which I got around the same time that Mac came out give or take a few months.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Chiboy

Hey heres an idea! Try looking for a the power switch on the keyboard! You think he did read the post above yours that mentioned that already?

I'm sure he did. Move this to PM, bucko, if you really care that much.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: Yomicron
Specs

The power button is located on the keyboard, it is the key at the top right.

Look at my post, I already posted that exact webpage.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: KraziKid

Originally posted by: Yomicron
Specs

The power button is located on the keyboard, it is the key at the top right.

Look at my post, I already posted that exact webpage.

Move it to PM, anal boy.

 

Originally posted by: Chiboy

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Hey, that's kinda cool.

I like playing with old Macs.

I dont get it, Why did you reply? I mean you answered nothing! All you did was throw out was a useless comment that no one cares about!

pot, kettle

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: KraziKid

Originally posted by: Yomicron
Specs

The power button is located on the keyboard, it is the key at the top right.

Look at my post, I already posted that exact webpage.

Move it to PM, anal boy.

:brokenheart:

 

[Palek]

My first PC was a 486 with a 540MB harddrive. Man, that thing was bitchin!

My first PC had a whopping 80 MB hard drive. I had Win95 and Red Alert installed, and I had just enough space left for 3 savegames in Red Alert. An attempt to create a 4th savegame would result in a "HDD full" error message.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Palek

My first PC was a 486 with a 540MB harddrive. Man, that thing was bitchin!

My first PC had a whopping 80 MB hard drive. I had Win95 and Red Alert installed, and I had just enough space left for 3 savegames in Red Alert. An attempt to create a 4th savegame would result in a "HDD full" error message.

540MB was more than fine for games like "Lords of the Realm II", which IMO is still one of the best games ever.

Then I discovered MP3s.

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

bump, update

 

[Yomicron]

Originally posted by: xxAgentCowxx
UPDATE its on and its littered with whatever garbage her little kids put on it. how to reformat?

If you have recovery CD, put it in and reboot. While it is starting up, hold the 'c' key, this should boot to the CD and allow you to restore the mac to it's factory state.

 

[arcenite]

Since no one else mentioned it, the power button is on the keyboard

Bill