DosFox

I have finally speared one of my beige whales! A IIgs!

It is in *horrific* condition.

Mar 9 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadDosFoxMar 9

I'm not even showing what the inside looks like.

Fun fact! The battery is intact!

Show threadOzzelot Mar 9

@DosFox how did it acquire this damage

also haha "rewritten in rust am i right"

Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@ozzelot I honestly don't know, nor do I want to know
Show threadhkzMar 9
@DosFox the battery innards were so disgusted of what was outside that they decided to stay in.
Show threadhkzMar 9
@DosFox anyway, so envious. Want one. Can't find one near here. And can't sell a kidney to buy one on eBay!
Show threadDosFoxMar 9

@hkz here's the thing. This is what parcelforce claimed was being returned to the sender!

I think they knew...

Show threadDosFoxMar 9

I had it shipped to my fiancé first, who asked if they should open the box to make sure it arrived to there's okay.

I had to stress they should make sure it's sealed

Show threadarcadeshopperMar 9
@DosFox I have a frankenpet that makes that look clean
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@arcadeshopper do show!
Show threadvga256Mar 9
@DosFox I’m eager to hear which ROM revision it is.
Show threadJames MitchellMar 9
@DosFox Huge Congrats. I finally got one a few weeks ago in... slightly better condition, but lets not talk about what it was wrapped in
Show threadMx. Eddie RMar 9
@DosFox
Well that's just super gross.
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@silvermoon82 I am just glad that I have a strong stomach 😬
Show threadMx. Eddie RMar 9
@DosFox
And a good respirator, I hope?
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@silvermoon82 thankfully it's all... Solid.
Show threadpivinMar 9
@DosFox reminds me of my entire computer collection during renovation work in the basement
everything was (well, some stuff is, need to get an antistatic brush or something) caked in a thin layer of concrete dust
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@pivin oh Christ
Show threadpivinMar 9
@DosFox basically anything that did not have a sealed case (most operational computers were ok, my secondary server had no side panel but it was vertical so the damages got reduced) mostly survived and just needed me to wipe down the dust
I'm more concerned about loose components, some got covered with it pretty well unless they were covered with something else, though all hardware seems perfectly fine otherwise
Show threadericMar 9
@DosFox awesome! My favorite Apple II (and my first computer).
Show threadcleanyclothMar 9
@DosFox To me it looks as if something on top of it rusted severely and then the water from that has seeped down on to the machine. Very odd.
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@aidan you might be right there
Show threadcleanyclothMar 9
@DosFox i reckon a mix of a very damp room and water ingress from something above. glad to see the board seems to have survived though (and thank god it wasn’t the battery)
Show threadDosFoxMar 9
@aidan did you see the update photo :p
Show threadcleanyclothMar 9
@DosFox indeed :P
Show threaditomatoMar 10
@DosFox I’m here for horrific gore. I see a mildly stained case.
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