A prototype of a Power Mac G5

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of a Power Mac G5 is up for sale. The listing includes a chassis and a motherboard (without CPUs), and it’s the Late 2005 version that supports two dual-core processors. The machine appears to be in quite poor condition, with the only potential interest for collectors being the presence of MediMac stickers.

Posté le 20/06/2015 par

A prototype of a Power Mac G4 Cube

Seen on eBay, a prototype of the Power Mac G4 Cube, or at least a model directly from Apple. Apart from an « Property of Apple » sticker, the machine appears to be standard.

Posté le 07/06/2015 par

Les meilleures promotions du jour

Sur cette page, je vous mets les promotions du jour. Ce sont celles que je poste de temps en temps sur Twitter, et les liens sont sponsorisés, ce qui me permet d’acheter certains accessoires pour le site. Je mets des liens vers des promotions intéressantes, idéalement des produits que j’ai essayés ou que je connais bien, avec évidemment une orientation vers les nouvelles technologies.

Posté le 07/06/2015 par

A prototype of an Apple Interactive Television Box

Seen on eBay, an American version (as often is the case) of Apple’s first venture into the world of television. $450 for a box that has a certain style but is an unusable device, given that it relies on servers that no longer exist (like the technologies used).

Posté le 31/05/2015 par

A prototype of a Macintosh keyboard

Seen on a blogger’s site, a prototype of a keyboard for the original Macintosh. It uses the classic RJ11 connector (which predates ADB) and is more compact than the keyboard sold with the machine in 1984.

Posté le 25/05/2015 par

An Apple Developer Transition Kit

Spotted on eBay, a development Power Mac, the model that was « rented » to developers during the transition to Intel processors.

Posté le 11/05/2015 par

An Apple Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh prototype

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of Spartacus, the 20th-anniversary Mac. More precisely, it’s a classic Mac, but with a prototype keyboard and subwoofer.

Posté le 29/04/2015 par

A Newton DVT prototype

Seen on eBay, a Newton prototype (DVT) with a bunch of accessories. According to the seller, and judging by the ROM, it appears to be a Newton 120, but there are no markings to confirm this.

Posté le 15/04/2015 par

Iconic and prototypes

If you enjoy (beautiful) Mac photos, the Iconic book is for you. Very comprehensive (and very large), this book features photos of various Apple devices, including some interesting prototypes.

Posté le 10/04/2015 par

A prototype of a dual G4 PowerBook

I had previously discussed this, but back when the G4 struggled and the G5 couldn’t fit into a PowerBook, Apple envisioned a PowerBook G4 with two CPUs. Not two cores, at that time it was a distant dream, but two physical CPUs. A collector has a prototype, and they managed to get it to boot…

Posté le 23/03/2015 par

A prototype of a Macintosh mouse

Spotted on eBay, a Macintosh mouse for $3,000. First seen in January 2014, it features a bent connector instead of a straight one.

Posté le 08/03/2015 par