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Make a lottery for "Members only" with a random drawing

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Let anyone gets here via Web engine search crawls to participate

2 (5.9%)

Require an 8 page essay, entitled, "Why I deserve a free Mac Mini with OS9 on it"

4 (11.8%)

Weight Lifting contest... winner gets the mini

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Give it to the member on the tightest budget

10 (29.4%)

Total Members Voted: 28

[pincrete]

Is this a trick question?

Minis won't boot into OS9, and only very early, G4 ones, will run OS9 applications in Classic mode:

https://everymac.com/mac-answers/mac-os-9-classic-support-faq/last-macs-to-boot-startup-macos-9.html

addendum:
Well I don't need this Mini, my MDD is working fine still, every day - but my wife's Performa 160 is creaking a bit, - though how she would get her Personal LaserWriter 320 to work on this Mini, I don't know. It only uses LocalTalk printer connection boxes!

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_performa/specs/mac_performa_6360_160.html#macspecs2

(posted from a Mini emulating OS 9}

[IIO]

there are no different models of the macmini, only one - and they all run the same version of OS9.

[DieHard]

Is this a trick question?

Minis won't boot into OS9, and only very early, G4 ones, will run OS9 applications in Classic mode:

https://everymac.com/mac-answers/mac-os-9-classic-support-faq/last-macs-to-boot-startup-macos-9.html

Are there really people out there still that don't know ?

[teroyk]

OK First Mac Mini available ! with Power Supply COMPLETE !  All you pay is shipping from USA CA 92544

Not me. Although I don't have Mini, shipping cost from USA Ca to outside of US is quite lot and over and I have to pay VAT also.

[IIO]

Are there really people out there still that don't know ?

it could be worse. i recently met somebody who refused to accept that there is a mini with G4 processor. even after i told him that i own 4 of them he still tried to explain me that they dont exist.

[nickbirkby]

Lol I think the postage to South Africa from California would cost more than a used one here...but let me check.

The exchange rate has gone to 20:1 on my currency since the coronavirus...

[daveosx]

Ok so here is my sob story and why I would love one!
I have been in stage 3 Kidney failure for 8 years waiting on transplant.
In 2018 I started passing out while working and had to close my shop.
I had several very large CNC machines (Milltronics RH30) I had to sell my CNC worth 180K for 50K to pay for medical help to stay alive. My CNC mill had a Mac Mini G4 attached to the control center at the machine so that drawings could be opened changed and loaded directly into the mill.
I am doing better and have started to build my own small CNC out of a Harbor Freight Mill Drill and GRBL. I have the DRO and the GRBL setup but when I tried to boot my Mac Mini I found that it had died during the interim.
So I am in need of another Mini to feed the GRBL.
I am now 2 years without any income and have run out of savings.
My first date to apply for Social Security was March 15 2020 so I hired an attorney on March 12 2020.
They shuttered for Covid 19 before the process started, so I have to wait for them to reopen.
I did not get any stimulus check and doubt that I will.
I will use the Mac Mini to run the Mill and work in my home garage to rebuild.
One of the first projects on the new CNC is bracket systems for installing SBC PI variants into Mac Classic cases.
Another project is Cooling Blocks to replace failed G5 water coolers.
I could really use the Mini.

[VictualSliver]

When I was in High School and into College I was a huge mac fan. I had macs from the 512k to the Power Mag Beige G3 by the time I got Married. Unfortunatly before I got married my future wife said I had to let go of most of them. I had 35 Macs at that point and I kept 5 and gave away or sold the rest. Now I have twin 6 year old daughters and they both love my wife's old blueberry iMac but they fight about it all the time they love that old mac. I am hoping I can use this to help keep them interested in old macs like I still do.

[Jacques]

Lol I think the postage to South Africa from California would cost more than a used one here...but let me check.

The exchange rate has gone to 20:1 on my currency since the coronavirus...

Ouch Nick, ouch! When I left SA in 2002 the rate was around 10:1.

[IIO]

i think we have a winner.

but i am only posting to bump the thread. if you havent voted yet, there are only 3 days left now, guys.

[DieHard]

Yes, it looking good... and there's plenty more where that came from

Tick Tock... the countdown

[IIO]

correction: we have two winners.^^

[DieHard]

PMs have been sent to winners, I will post results after details are sorted out

[DieHard]

(2) out of (3) Minis shipped today...

Winners were: Teroyk, DJO, daveosx

[Philgood]

Let us know how its turning out @daveosx.
I hope you are doing well.
I'm interested about that G5 cooler blocks as I have two G5 towers here. 1 already leaked.