A Newton prototype

Seen on eBay, a prototype of the Newton (the first model, H1000) with a beta version of the OS (v1.0b1). It’s currently around 150 Australian dollars.

Posté le 26/07/2014 par

A prototype of a Macintosh SE/30 ‘Bilbo’

Spotted on eBay, a prototype of the Macintosh SE/30, also known as ‘Bilbo.’ Documentation for a model by that name (the machine’s code name) had previously been on sale; here, it’s the actual machine.

Posté le 23/07/2014 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 23/07/2014 par

A prototype of a Power Mac G4 Cube

Seen (again) at Henry Plain’s place, a Power Mac G4 Cube with a 1 gigabit/s Ethernet card that is a prototype, a debug card, and a graphics card that is a sample.

Posté le 18/07/2014 par

A PowerBop without the Bop

Those who follow me on Twitter will get the ‘coincidence’: just as I found a PowerBop in good condition, another model was discovered, almost the same day, but without the Bi-Bop module. I put ‘coincidence’ in quotes for a good reason: it came from the same seller as mine.

Posté le 13/07/2014 par

A transparent Macintosh portable prototype

Henry Plain, once again, with a transparent Macintosh Portable this time. The machine looks quite nice, a change from the usual.

Posté le 09/07/2014 par

Spotted: a prototype of a Power Mac 9700

I had already mentioned this, and Henry Plain has acquired one: the Power Mac 9700. It’s a high-end tower that was never released but appears to have been produced in significant numbers before a rather abrupt halt.

Posté le 08/07/2014 par

A prototype of a PowerBook G3 Kanga

Spotted at Henry Plain’s, a prototype of the PowerBook G3 Kanga (the first G3-based laptop that didn’t support Mac OS X). The machine is a DVT, with a rather striking silver keyboard.

Posté le 04/07/2014 par

Prototype of a PowerBook XXXX

Spotted at Henry Plain’s, a prototype of a PowerBook 5300 (presumably) often labeled as PowerBook XXXX. It boots up, comes with a floppy drive, and appears to be in good condition. It resembles the model from Independence Day.

Posté le 01/07/2014 par

The FCC’s Little Surprises

You might already know that products intended to be sold in the United States have to go through the FCC, a certification agency. Sometimes, these products aren’t final versions—they might have small differences, unfinished manuals, etc.

Posté le 26/06/2014 par

A prototype motherboard for an iMac

Seen on eBay, a 24-inch iMac motherboard from a prototype. The machine is the M78, code-named « Louvre » and it’s missing the CPU, GPU, and RAM. However, it does feature a « DVT » Wi-Fi card. Offered at $280, a bit pricey for something that likely won’t be of any use…

Posté le 19/06/2014 par