Cool find!
$9346 in today's dollars is an eye-popping $24,675.
For 16mhz!
Interesting that the 851 is "XC". It's a early part and means it wasn't fully qualified at the time it was released.
Yes, more ram will increase startup time.
In OS9 you can disable the startup memory test.
I think that same option is available in 7.6.1.
https://happymacs.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/speed-up-mac-os-boot-time-turn-off-ram-tests/
Huh, fascinating. It looks like Chinese to me. Lots of stickers, like they were used for a long time and/or passed around.
Where did you come by these?
Also, maybe just a coincidence but there is a device called GL50B GPS asset tracker.
I wonder if these were used as a test/programming station.
What a great trove! Especially the Lisa/XL disks.
Quickmail, that takes me back. I still have work emails from the mid '90's in QM format.
I don't know know why.
Good God! Hopefully the family will have the time, resources, and willingness to properly sort through all that and get some of it sold off properly.
I'm sure ~90% will be sold by the pound but hopefully they can see some profit from the remaining 10%.