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Posted by: IIsi on 2009-03-27 12:10:08
OK, this could potentially be the sickest score ever (for this old mac fan anyhow) This past week I found (get ready......................waaaaait for it. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAit for ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt🙂
Not one, but TWO BRAND NEW IN BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!OMFG!!!! Quadra 840AV's with matching 1710AV's. Bought in 5/94 by a design studio in Salem, these have been sitting in an attic unused for 15 years. They were originally bought as the main machines at the studio, and replaced two months later with Power Macs. They have been used for less than two months and are basically brand new. Holy shit dude. Marsh> Time to load up some network Marathon on these bitches.
EDIT: Sweeeet baby Jesus in a manger how did something this awesome happen and why did I not know about it years ago?? If I had owned one of these back in 1994 I literally would have shat myself. As in, sat in front of it and played Marathon and not gone to the bathroom for days.
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Posted by: Gil on 2009-03-27 13:25:37
:O 8-o
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Posted by: Christopher on 2009-03-27 13:32:11
OK, this could potentially be the sickest score ever (for this old mac fan anyhow) This past week I found (get ready......................waaaaait for it. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAit for ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt🙂
Not one, but TWO BRAND NEW IN BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!OMFG!!!! Quadra 840AV's with matching 1710AV's. Bought in 5/94 by a design studio in Salem, these have been sitting in an attic unused for 15 years. They were originally bought as the main machines at the studio, and replaced two months later with Power Macs. They have been used for less than two months and are basically brand new. Holy shit dude. Marsh> Time to load up some network Marathon on these bitches.
EDIT: Sweeeet baby Jesus in a manger how did something this awesome happen and why did I not know about it years ago?? If I had owned one of these back in 1994 I literally would have shat myself. As in, sat in front of it and played Marathon and not gone to the bathroom for days. Doesn't beat someone finding NIB TAM. 😀
Still thats awesome!
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2009-03-27 14:10:33
Sounds good if they were cheap and the capacitors haven't leaked all over the board since then (or the battery), attics tend to get extreme temperatures over the years.
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Posted by: System7 on 2009-03-27 15:07:48
Pictures or it never happened.
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Posted by: Mike Richardson on 2009-03-27 15:19:37
If they were used for two months, then it's not really NIB. Still, terrific score!
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Posted by: LCGuy on 2009-03-27 17:02:31
Holy hell. :O Pics???
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Posted by: da9000 on 2009-03-28 02:42:22
This thread is the mega-LOL! Starting with the original post and System7's "Pictures or it never happened"! Hahahaha!
Awesome find indeed!
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Posted by: QuadSix50 on 2009-03-28 07:59:54
Very, very nice (and I would say enviable 😛 ) liberation! Enjoy them fully. 🙂
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Posted by: Green78II on 2009-03-28 14:02:08
We need teh pics naow!!!!
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Posted by: IIsi on 2009-03-31 08:10:20
My Digital camera is MIA at the moment, as soon as I figure out where it is (parents house??) I will take a picture. One of these is being sold to a friend of mine who collects old Macs for $450. I need the money desperately otherwise I'd have kept both of them. Pics as soon as I can guys. You don't see this often.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2009-03-31 10:35:14
$450?!?! Even so, thats a buttload of cash!
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Posted by: ChristTrekker on 2009-03-31 10:46:10
If you say you got them scot-free, I will really, seriously, truly cry.
For real.
Honest.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2009-03-31 10:56:14
My Digital camera is MIA at the moment, as soon as I figure out where it is (parents house??) I will take a picture. One of these is being sold to a friend of mine who collects old Macs for $450. I need the money desperately otherwise I'd have kept both of them. Pics as soon as I can guys. You don't see this often. What is your friends phone number and credit limit? }🙂
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Posted by: IIsi on 2009-04-01 13:21:22
No, I did not get them for free...I paid $150, which is more than fair for two 840's and two 1710AV's. Mmmm they look so sexy... Unfortunately, they aren't as fast as memory serves (Or maybe I am impressing even Power mac status on these, given their age) because marathon 2 and Infinity don't run in millions at 640x480 on them in fullscreen mode. It's only playable on 3/4 size at 8 bit color. The one I have left has a RasterOps paintboard Nubus thingy in it but it doesn't appear to work right (I might need a dongle?)
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2009-04-01 17:38:22
Did you install the Rasterops software/drivers? Without drivers they run very slowly.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-04-01 20:30:24
Doesn't beat someone finding NIB TAM. 😀 But ... but ... there's TWO!!lol!!!
IIsi - you needs yourself one of those Nubus video input cards that piggybacks the DAV and uses the onboard DSP - I forget the name. Gives you full 30FPS, 640x480 PAL/NTSC capture. And a fast SCSI card.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2009-04-01 21:23:45
Spigot Pro AV from Supermac, or Spigot Power AV (less features).
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Posted by: Brooklyn on 2009-04-02 12:38:27
Awesome find, but used for 2 months does not equal "brand new in the box". Also, you should post some pictures!
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