Check out these computer prototypes factory photos:
Apple Energy Macintosh G3 Minitower (Beige) Prototype – for sale!
Image by jimabeles
This was purchased from a former Apple employee in Cork, Ireland. He offered the following info:
"It has no molded in agency label – just a ‘Not FCC authorized
printed sticker.’ So it is pre-production but internally appears about income
regular with no blue wires soldered on the boards and so forth.
I know it really is considerable as it was the initial Mac to embrace Pc architecture deigned by a team led by mature surfer Bill Saperstein. He got wrong side of Jobs and in no way got the credit for the G legacy his architecture produced. I consider
this Mac was a present from Bill to a single of the Cork factory item team. These sorts of gifts by no means came from income stock – they had been always some
sort of DVT/pre production unit.
The good news and bad news is this one particular is loaded totally so extremely heavy – it has two HDs, a Zip drive, a Pc compatibility card, an additional graphics card and a Firewire card."
Apple Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (Beige) Prototype
Image by jimabeles
This was purchased from a former Apple employee in Cork, Ireland. He provided the following data:
"It has no molded in agency label – just a ‘Not FCC authorized
printed sticker.’ So it’s pre-production but internally appears about income
common with no blue wires soldered on the boards and so on.
I know it really is considerable as it was the initial Mac to embrace Pc architecture deigned by a team led by mature surfer Bill Saperstein. He got wrong side of Jobs and never ever got the credit for the G legacy his architecture designed. I think
this Mac was a gift from Bill to one particular of the Cork factory product team. These sorts of gifts by no means came from revenue stock – they have been constantly some
sort of DVT/pre production unit.
The good news and bad news is this one particular is loaded totally so extremely heavy – it has two HDs, a Zip drive, a Computer compatibility card, an additional graphics card and a Firewire card."