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Vintage Apple Macintosh Plus with Floppy Emu drive -- WORKING - $150 (Broomfield)
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When I purchased this Macintosh Plus in 2024, the display was not turning on. I did some re-soldering work on the video board to get it working again.
One challenge with the Macintosh Plus is its floppy drive. The Plus uses a floppy disks that are incompatible with most other systems, and the drives themselves are notoriously prone to failure.
To make this Plus a little easier to use, the original floppy drive has been replaced with a Floppy Emu. The Emu is a small computer that emulates a floppy drive for vintage Apple computers. Disk images are saved onto a MicroSD card, so you can download games and apps onto your regular computer and easily load them onto the Macintosh. The Floppy Emu itself is worth around $150. It comes pre-loaded with dozens of programs for the Macintosh, Apple II, and Apple Lisa.
I have seen hobbyists discourage people from buying the Mac Plus on account of the floppy drive issues. However, with a Floppy Emu, the Mac Plus is very enjoyable to use.
The battery that's used to save user settings has been replaced with a new one. There is no battery corrosion.
This Plus comes with the standard 1 MB of RAM. It could be upgraded to a maximum of 4 MB; the RAM may be purchased on eBay.
I am selling this Plus with a keyboard, a mouse, and a mousepad. I am also including the super-long screwdriver that is necessary to open the case.
I am selling this computer because my main focus is on the Apple II. I learned a lot from getting this Macintosh running again,
Available for local pickup in Broomfield. You are welcome to try this Mac Plus for yourself, and I will show you how to use the Floppy Emu's interface.
You may contact me via Craigslist email relay or text (no calls, please).