mac27.net

— WELCOME TO THE MAC27 COLLECTION —

I’m a collector of vintage Apple computer systems based on the East Coast of the United States. My privately-owned collection focuses on the later PowerPC systems (1998 - 2005), and I have a particular affinity for the G3 era as it was such an exciting (and colorful) time in Apple’s history. This website is a personal project, created to showcase and share my collection with anyone else interested in these machines.

Each item in the collection has its own page and is grouped by category; use the navigation bar at the top of the page to browse.

Question? Comment? Find an egregious misspelling or factual error? Use the blue button in the top-right to email me.

Please do not contact me with purchase inquiries — no items in the collection are for sale.

— RETROMACCAST APPEARANCE —

The collection was featured on episode #670 (December 11, 2023) of the RetroMacCast! The RetroMacCast is a weekly podcast hosted by James and John, two fellow vintage Macintosh enthusiasts.

Click here to watch the full video version of the episode on YouTube, or here for the audio version on Libsyn.

— COLLECTION MANAGEMENT —

The collection is housed in a cool, dry, smoke-free, pet-free, indoor environment

All PRAM batteries have been removed to prevent any leakage/damage, even if photos show them still installed

All machines are unboxed and powered on (at least) annually for preventative maintenance: inspection of plastics, component testing, thermal paste, etc.

Each item is thoroughly cleaned upon acquisition, including cables and peripherals - in some cases, machines are entirely disassembled to do so - anything that appears to be dirt, dust or other minor blemishes in photos was not able to be removed

For the G3 and G4 towers, the Torx screws on the outer side panels have been slightly loosened to lessen the chances of stress cracks developing in the acrylic