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I gotta stop trolling ePay at lunch time

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-17 15:55:30 Picked this up and have no idea if it works but it looks pristine.   http://www.ebay.com/itm/331507561382 We'll see in a week or two.

Posted by: MinerAl on 2015-03-17 16:05:59 Nice!

Posted by: haplain on 2015-03-17 16:46:15 I hope you bought it because of the dimension board in it... 😉 I would have bought it but didn't see the BIN. I would love to max my Cube out with 2-3 dimension boards.

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-17 17:02:28 Yes, definitely was because of the Dimension board but the condition was what caught my eye.  My other N1000 Cube needs a paint job but that's on the To Do list. FYI, the auction didn't start with a BIN. I just asked if they would consider one and what they wanted and they gladly set it up.  I haven't kept up with what Cubes are worth but I have been looking for a Dimension board.  If I'm extra lucky, it will be a Turbo but I'm with a non-turbo.  I don't think you can tell turbos from non-turbos from looking at the outside.

Posted by: uniserver on 2015-03-17 17:02:34 do you have to pay an extra 60 + 98 to have it imported?

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-17 17:03:58 Yes, I'm used to it.  It's highway robbery but it's still worth it.

Posted by: uniserver on 2015-03-17 17:04:39 yeah , well at least for this find 🙂

Posted by: archer174 on 2015-03-17 17:29:09 Wow, that's a good find! Dimensions are getting tough to find.

Posted by: Scott Baret on 2015-03-17 21:33:06 I'm glad I grew out of those eBay days a long time ago…yeah, I was the guy who ran into the school computer lab during band practice back in 2003 to make a last minute bid on a Mac SE 🙂

Posted by: markyb86 on 2015-03-17 22:10:18 Wow Scott, that sounds very familliar. Got a ThinkPad 720 same year in almost the same predicament. (In the library typing our book reports).

Posted by: LazarusNine on 2015-03-18 04:29:14 Nice find! It's specimens like that one that remind me just how beautifully designed the Next cubes were. Would be interested to hear updates after you receive it.

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-18 05:17:22 I will absolutely let you guys know what's inside and if it works. I tried to edit my top post but couldn't so here are a couple of key pics from the auction noted above (in case it disappears in time): Here's the NeXT Cube Model N1000A Here's the NeXT Dimension board peaking through (it wasn't mentioned in the auction)

Posted by: archer174 on 2015-03-18 15:43:20 If you have any issues, come over to the nextcomputers.org forums. Do you have a soundbox and accessories yet? You'll need a non-adb version for this cube. (ADB is possible in the extremely unlikely case it's a turbo). Also if it doesn't have a power supply with revision 983 you need the megapixel display to power it. There are workarounds to this using a load on the -12V supply. You'll find ADB soundboxes are much easier (and cheaper!) to get a hold of. I have instructions for how to modify one to work with non-ADB available here: http://asterontech.com/Asterontech/next_adb_conversion.html

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-18 16:18:21 Thanks archer174.   I currently have a NeXT Cube with mono screen and non-ADB sound box and peripherals plus a NeXTStation Mono slab, a NeXTStation Turbo Color with non-working color monitor and adb sound box and accessories.  I think I'm covered but thanks for the post.  I am sure it won't be perfect so I'll head over to nextcomputer.org if I run into trouble.  I've been on that board for a bit too.  I participated a little in fixing the MO drives but I recapped mine and nothing 🙁

Posted by: archer174 on 2015-03-18 16:38:13 Those MO drives took 10 years off my life I'm sure. Probably -the- most stubborn devices I've ever worked with. I just finished working on 15 of them with only 7 working at the end.

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-23 04:20:16 @archer174 After spending the better part of the weekend scouring the NeXT forum, I didn't realize you were 'barcher174' over there.  It's amazing what a 'b' will do 🙂  You've been doing some fantastic work over there (ADB/non-ADB sound box for one).  I do have an ADB soundbox in pieces that I can experiment with.  I'd love to hook it into a monitor but that will be a project for a later time. I must say, in general, I am always amazed at communities like these including 68kmla working at not only restoring but innovating old, obsolete hardware.   As for the NeXT Dimension Cube,  I expect it today or tomorrow hopefully.   It's coming from an e-cycler so I am also expecting the hard drive to be missing but hopefully they left me the cables. I can't wait.

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-23 14:07:13 @archer174  Are you sure I need an ADB soundbox for a Turbo Cube?  Power button worked but no keyboard/ mouse.

Posted by: snuci on 2015-03-23 15:29:18 Okay, maybe I can look on eBay once in a while at lunch 🙂   Here's a post of my new NeXT Dimension Turbo Cube.  http://vintagecomputer.ca/next-dimension-cube-turbo/ @archer174, turns out it is non-adb.  I hooked up my mono MegaPixel monitor to the Turbo motherboard along with the color VGA monitor to the Dimension board and the mouse/keyboard moved.  If I can figure out how to log in, I'd be all set. This is a true conquest now.

Posted by: archer174 on 2015-03-23 15:46:50 You sir, just won the lottery. We currently estimate around 300 of those machines ever making it out of the factory. Excellent score!

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