Quadra 660AV/601 Cyclone/Tempest prototype

#1 Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:40 am Quadra 660AV/601 Cyclone/Tempest prototype

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)
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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.

#2 Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:15 am Re: Quadra 660AV/601 Cyclone/Tempest prototype

#3 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

Power to the PowerPC!

#4 Thu May 3, 2007 12:10 am

I love that formfactor of machines.

#5 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. Razz

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#6 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

Power to the PowerPC!

#7 Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:36 am

For what purpose military uses this system, how much it is useful for them in their daily work.

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#8 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

Power to the PowerPC!

#9 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.

#10 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.

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