Bunsen
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:40 am
1993 Apple Macintosh Quadra CYCLONE Prototype Computer
Current bid: US $9.99
End time: 26-Apr-07 11:00:00 AEST (2 days 10 hours)
Posts to: Worldwide
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
[s]Okay, so I know it's not a PPC, but[/s] The 601 makes it a PPC, and in the absence of our allies at the
other MLA, I thought folks here might like to have a look.
If the TEMPEST tag means
what I think it does, this is ex military or intelligence.
Bunsen
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:15 am
alk
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:02 pm
Neat as it is, it seems to me to be nothing more than a Centris 610 (note the 20 MHz designation on themotherboard) with a PowerPC upgrade in the PDS. Nothing special (unless, of course, the PPC upgrade is the prototype part).
Peace,
Drew
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Temetka
Posted: Thu May 3, 2007 12:10 am
I love that formfactor of machines.
Cory5412
Posted: Thu May 3, 2007 1:39 am
It almost looks like the only real special thing about it is the enclosure and it's lack of labeling - And $799 is pretty extreme.
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alk
Posted: Fri May 4, 2007 8:35 am
Wow. I wonder who paid $799 for that.
The seller is probably laughing all the way to the bank.
Peace,
Drew
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Mymilitary
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:36 am
alk
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:51 pm
Check out TEMPEST on Wikipedia if you are really interested. A Quadra of any variety (TEMPEST or otherwise) would be pretty useless to the military in the modern era.
Peace,
Drew
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Temetka
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:32 pm
When I was in the Navy we had a few Tempest machines. Nothing really too special about them except that they were Tempest machines.
The e-bay link now goes to an invalid item.
Quadraman
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2010 3:45 pm
I remember that listing. I threw a bid at it early but I never expected it to be the winner. $799 was way too much for a 660AV, even a proto.
