Kensington System Saver Mac For Mac
Vintage Working Kensington System Saver for Macintosh 128K, 512K,and Mac Plus- Beautiful Condition- Tested Runs Great! Keep your vintage Macintosh nice and cool with this rare working 1980's Kensington System Saver fan! Fits any original style Macintosh. Apple’s Mac lineup consists of both notebook and desktop computers ranging in screen size from 12-inch to 27-inch to headless Macs. Apr 05, 2018 Today we are looking at a piece of computer technology, a external fan that can attach to your vintage Macintosh. Feel free to comment on my videos. Thank you for watching!
Mar 06, 2010 I found this rare, vintage, Macintosh accessory on Ebay for a surprising $12.99! There have not been many of these guys listed on Ebay, and if they are, the price is at least $80.00.
Bold and italics did not appear on-screen, instead you saw ^Bthis is bold^B and ^Ythis is italics^Y (CTRL-Y for italics because CTRL-I was tab, for reasons no-one understood but didn’t question). You never had to worry about what typeface to use because computers could neither display nor print them. And then came the Macintosh. It smiled at you as it started-up. You didn’t have directory listings, you had images of folders. You didn’t type the name of an application or file to open it, you used this strange new thing called a mouse to double-click it. When you made a word bold, it appeared in bold on the screen.
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3) The fan is a tank compared to today's standards. This one spins freely and quietly but I didn't notice any real hot air coming out. My Plus gets hot. 4) It seemed to tank my Plus. Here's where I would REALLY like some feedback. When I put the Kensington fan on I noticed my Plus had a wavy screen at times and while playing Pipe Dream it locked up at about level 4.
Since there is no slots on the top of an SE/30, your choice is pretty limited unless you want to drill holes or slots under the handle where they can't be seen. I'll agree the airflow as standard is fairly good, drawing air from around the logicboard and out from behind/below the LOPT.
Sean - the HD20 houses a Rodime drive so it's near impossible to replace. It's really not even flash card friendly.
It's disappointing because I've used this Plus weekly for two years. Can anyone report or confirm my negative thoughts towards the Kensington System Saver?
The Kensington System Saver for the Apple IIGS is truly that. Manufactured to fit on top of the IIGS and under the monitor, the fan draws air up through the computer to keep it cool as well as protected with the built-in surge suppressor. Four power sockets in the back are also the perfect number - the computer and monitor plug into the first two sockets and are controlled by the Master switch. A printer and hard drive typically plug into the other two sockets and are controlled with the Aux switch. Leave everything individually turned on and use the 2 switches in the System Saver to power things up and down.
The biggest challenge is nursing along the old SCSI hard drives with System 6 installed. Note: If you’re putting your own system together, these disks require formatting with the, not the newer Drive Setup application. Next: This article was originally published on Adam’s. It has been adapted and reprinted here with his permission. Further Reading • • • • • • • Keywords: #macplus #system6 Short link: searchword: macplusworkhorse.
It's disappointing because I've used this Plus weekly for two years. Can anyone report or confirm my negative thoughts towards the Kensington System Saver? How about a fix for system that keeps locking up? I'll test with other programs just to make sure it isn't software related. Just as a note - I bought another Plus (I have too many now) and began to Retr0Bright it. I couldn't find regular glycerin so I had to go with vegetable glycerin.
At various points along the way, the Macintosh would eject whichever disk was in the drive and tell you which one it wanted. Documents were limited to eight pages long – if you needed to write more, you continued in a new document. I didn’t care about any of this: I loved that machine. I later had it upgraded to Macintosh Plus spec, with the maximum 4MB RAM, and sometime after that added a terrifyingly expensive external 20MB SCSI hard drive. As iFixit observes in its, the machine was pretty easy to upgrade once you got past those T15 screws. In that form, the Macintosh lasted five years in all, until I replaced it with The Macintosh Portable.
Is the MacChimney for real? You can't mean this. I've opened the System Saver and it looks clean and seems to work fine outside being paired with the Plus. On the Plus it seems to interfere with the video. I believe I nailed my freeze up to the HD20, however. I'm about to lose a HD20 I fear.
It isn't even the color of a platinum Plus. But, oh well. This wasn't bought for cosmetics.
Yup, thats the one! Haha I came across it in one of the early editions of the macintosh bible. I guess its worth a try, something you could fashion out of a cardboard box. Though, honestly, I could not imagine using a computer with it on top.
I have a Bay Networks 10Base-T hub that I used together with my Mac Video Security system in the picture. What You Need • Mac Plus or better • 4 MB RAM minimum • 20 MB hard drive or larger • ethernet port or adapter • Mac System 7 or later • MacHTTP What Makes My Setup Different Mine has the Asante EN/SC, which is a must, but the Kensington accessories also make it look cool and stay cool. Everything else is just like any other Mac Plus server out there. Ways to Make It Better A or would run better. A bigger hard drive is a must. A Zip drive would be really cool.
That might be a useful solution, it keeps your mac cool, but does generate noise or require power! • • Reply by on January 4, 2010 at 2:13pm. Is the MacChimney for real?
Sean - the HD20 houses a Rodime drive so it's near impossible to replace. It's really not even flash card friendly. It would take a dedicated project to find something to replace these old Rodime drives, unfortunately.
This provides your classic Mac with a Ethernet port. • Bay Networks 10Base-T hub: Hubs that support 10Base-T and 100Base-T can cause problems. The Kensington System Saver Mac is a very cool, hard to find add-on for my Mac.
I've had the week off and planned a few weeks ago to 'Retr0Bright' a few of my beloved Mac Plus'. Several questions came out of the project and I'd just love for someone to converse with me on several issues I've had. I know Steve liked the convection cooled Mac and, to be honest, I do too. I have two kids and when they are asleep my Plus keeps the house a sweet kind of quiet. But I was swayed to buy a Kensington System Saver for my Plus when I read a thread about it on the 68kMLA boards.
Sorry to hear one of the HD20's is going! Is there any documentation on the web on replacing the drive with something else? I miss the days of silent computing with my plus, but running my various 'books off flash memory comes close! • • Reply by on January 5, 2010 at 1:21pm. Sean - the HD20 houses a Rodime drive so it's near impossible to replace. It's really not even flash card friendly. It would take a dedicated project to find something to replace these old Rodime drives, unfortunately.
I've opened the System Saver and it looks clean and seems to work fine outside being paired with the Plus. On the Plus it seems to interfere with the video. I believe I nailed my freeze up to the HD20, however. I'm about to lose a HD20 I fear.
Everything else is just like any other Mac Plus server out there. Ways to Make It Better A or would run better. A bigger hard drive is a must. A Zip drive would be really cool. Setting the disk cache to 128K will improve drive performance. Remember, this is lowest you can go on a Mac - anything above this is a lot better. A custom config file for MacHTTP and a domain name will help optimize your server experience.
To write an article on it, you inserted the system disk to boot it up. Then you ejected that and inserted the MacWrite disk. When you wanted to save your work so far, you ejected the MacWrite disk and inserted a blank disk (which cost $18 each in today’s money, by the way). At various points along the way, the Macintosh would eject whichever disk was in the drive and tell you which one it wanted. Documents were limited to eight pages long – if you needed to write more, you continued in a new document. I didn’t care about any of this: I loved that machine. I later had it upgraded to Macintosh Plus spec, with the maximum 4MB RAM, and sometime after that added a terrifyingly expensive external 20MB SCSI hard drive.
I'll test with other programs just to make sure it isn't software related. Just as a note - I bought another Plus (I have too many now) and began to Retr0Bright it. I couldn't find regular glycerin so I had to go with vegetable glycerin.
I’m trying to find a way around this, as shutting down the vast number of computers we have one by one would result in an incredibly long process each evening, and simply put, a lot of the volunteers who work there are unfamiliar with Macs of any age. This has resulted in destroyed OS6 floppies. Would you have any ideas?
This is fully tested and runs perfectly! Very smooth and quiet reliable operation! This is a nice hard-to-find vintage Macintosh collectible and is in beautiful condition! If you use your vintage Mac often this external cooling fan is essential to keep the inside nice and cool, to ensure a nice long life for your vintage Macintosh system! Please visit my store Dan's Vintage Apple Macintosh Shop for more great Apple II and Macintosh items! Also, please add me to your favorites list and ebay will email you when I list new items so you don't miss anything! Paypal is required.
I've had the week off and planned a few weeks ago to 'Retr0Bright' a few of my beloved Mac Plus'. Several questions came out of the project and I'd just love for someone to converse with me on several issues I've had. I know Steve liked the convection cooled Mac and, to be honest, I do too. I have two kids and when they are asleep my Plus keeps the house a sweet kind of quiet. But I was swayed to buy a Kensington System Saver for my Plus when I read a thread about it on the 68kMLA boards. It came in the mail today and I noticed several things. 1) It was yellowed badly and I think they all are.
It was bought to keep my Plus up and happily cooled. 2) It uses the power from the Plus power supply? Mine (and I assume all) plugs into the PS of the Plus and the Kensington unit itself plugs into the wall. It has a few handy plug-ins for peripherals but only one cord.
If I can just figure out how to open my HD20's I'll retro them as well. Back when i used to have a mac plus, i had a similar device for it, it sat in the handle slot and had power pass through to the plus. Have you tried opening up the fan?
This is a nice hard-to-find vintage Macintosh collectible and is in beautiful condition! If you use your vintage Mac often this external cooling fan is essential to keep the inside nice and cool, to ensure a nice long life for your vintage Macintosh system! Please visit my store Dan's Vintage Apple Macintosh Shop for more great Apple II and Macintosh items! Also, please add me to your favorites list and ebay will email you when I list new items so you don't miss anything! Paypal is required. $8.95 USPS Priority Mail shipping in US with USPS Delivery Confirmation included!
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Not so many as to draw a LOT of air through there. You still want the bulk to come from around the logicboard at the bottom. Some air will come in via the floppy drive slot. Apple did have a plastic air blocking sleeve for that series of floppy drive - not really for the SE - and having air coming via the floppy might pass around the hard drive so I guess it's best to keep that 'as-is'. The best advice might be to simply make sure the fan is rotating freely and not noisy - indicative of a worn/wearing bearing.
Most programs written for pre-System 7 versions of the Mac OS will run on System 6, which is particularly handy for non-32-bit compatible software like the original or early versions of. You can select a printer or file server using the Mac’s Chooser. System 6 can use to communicate with other Macs on a network.
2) It uses the power from the Plus power supply? Mine (and I assume all) plugs into the PS of the Plus and the Kensington unit itself plugs into the wall. It has a few handy plug-ins for peripherals but only one cord. 3) The fan is a tank compared to today's standards. This one spins freely and quietly but I didn't notice any real hot air coming out. My Plus gets hot. 4) It seemed to tank my Plus.
My Plus gets hot. 4) It seemed to tank my Plus. Here's where I would REALLY like some feedback. When I put the Kensington fan on I noticed my Plus had a wavy screen at times and while playing Pipe Dream it locked up at about level 4. The Plus hadn't been on long at all.
• Kensington Screen Guard: protects the screen and your vision. • Apple SC20 hard drive: It's missing the top, but it has a piece of wood to support the Mac Plus. Mine has a 40 MB hard drive instead of the stock 20 MB.
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I'm about to lose a HD20 I fear. I really wish there was a way to save them. I wonder if I have a weak PS on the Plus - but I only run into trouble with it when the Kensington is in the loop. The Kensington System Saver sets in the handle slot so that's probably what you had with your Plus. • • Reply by on January 4, 2010 at 2:45pm. Yup, thats the one!
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Here it is, pictured with my MacBook Air 11: Today, I carry a MacBook Air 11 or an iPad Air that weighs so little I have to double-check I really did put it in my bag. I wonder what I’ll be carrying 30 years from now?
Ok, I admit it: I’m officially old. Old enough, in fact, to have bought the very first Macintosh in 1984: the Macintosh 128K. Computers in those days had green screens and were controlled by typing arcane commands.
Can anyone report or confirm my negative thoughts towards the Kensington System Saver? How about a fix for system that keeps locking up? I'll test with other programs just to make sure it isn't software related. Just as a note - I bought another Plus (I have too many now) and began to Retr0Bright it. I couldn't find regular glycerin so I had to go with vegetable glycerin. After 12 hours my beige Plus is still several shades from being the original color.
I'm having trouble getting mine back to their original color. As far as the color of the Kensington System Saver goes it wouldn't do much good to retro it because it was never the same color as the system, beige or platinum. I think I'll chalk this one up to a bad System Saver - I know Kensington probably sold a ton of these things.
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The best advice might be to simply make sure the fan is rotating freely and not noisy - indicative of a worn/wearing bearing.
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The drive does not respond as if the computer is 'talking to it' upon booting up, and the same version of HD SC set up I used from the 9600 to format it can't see it. I know that Pluses can be 'touchy' about their SCSI ports, and I've tried different termination set-ups including a couple of different ones on the second Centronics port and an Apple branded pass-through terminator.
My Plus isn't as white as I want but it looks great and looks clean too. If I can just figure out how to open my HD20's I'll retro them as well. Back when i used to have a mac plus, i had a similar device for it, it sat in the handle slot and had power pass through to the plus. Have you tried opening up the fan?
It came in the mail today and I noticed several things. 1) It was yellowed badly and I think they all are. It also wasn't originally the color of my beige Plus. It isn't even the color of a platinum Plus. But, oh well. This wasn't bought for cosmetics. It was bought to keep my Plus up and happily cooled.
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2) It uses the power from the Plus power supply? Mine (and I assume all) plugs into the PS of the Plus and the Kensington unit itself plugs into the wall. It has a few handy plug-ins for peripherals but only one cord. 3) The fan is a tank compared to today's standards. This one spins freely and quietly but I didn't notice any real hot air coming out.