512k that's been microwaved

[Quadraman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-25TH-ANIVERSERY-MICROWAVED-1984-MAC-512K-M0001_W0QQitemZ150382954132

Only $49,000.

Get your guns.

 

[Gary_W]

Did you read the questions and answers at the bottom? LOL

 

[Bunsen]

This would have been so much cooler if he'd microwaved the plastics and rebuilt a working Mac into them.

Hey now ...

 

[Quadraman]

I sense a Muppet Labs project taking form. Run Beaker, RUN! :lol:

 

[Gorgonops]

Gotta love how "Item Condition" is Refurbished

 

[aftermac]

LOL! I didn't even notice that.

 

[phreakout]

In the words of Tom Servo and Crow from MST3K, "Ugh! That's disgusting! I'm gonna......This is worse than seven!"

73s de Phreakout. :rambo:

 

[Paralel]

What a terrible thing to do to a mac xx(

 

[LCGuy]

What a lovely piece of toxic waste. And I do mean waste. Not only is it a waste of a 512k....but with the molten plastic, damaged CRT and all, having that thing around can't be healthy. They say its "perfect for your home or office"...I sure as hell wouldn't want it anywhere in my home.

 

[Gorgonops]

I would second the opinion that having that thing in your house and breathing deeply around it wouldn't be a great idea.

Looking at the video I'm somewhat puzzled about what their justification is for claiming this was the "first Macintosh 512k off the production line". No evidence is put forward to support that. (I'm guessing they mistook the "M0001" model number for a serial number.) Further, the unit is in terrible shape even before it's microwaved. It's filthy, yellowed, and the CRT is de-laminating. I'm sure it came out of an electronics recycling bin. From that point of view I suppose you can't really claim that microwaving it was a "waste" of anything, but... I also fail to see the "art" here. At best it's a "performance piece". Once the microwaving is over it's just scrap. (And it's not even an interesting performance. It smokes a little then catches fire. A time-lapse in a regular oven would be more interesting as you'd probably at least get some melting before the flames start. At the very least work out some way to have the machine running with something on its screen as it's nuked. Loser.)

Maybe after the next Fourth of July I can eBay my used sparklers for fifty grand. "Display proudly and imagine the brilliant display... that stopped once they were no longer on fire."

 

[Quadraman]

I sent him a message correcting some of his errors. Let's see if he allows it to be displayed publicly and what his response is.

 

[aftermac]

I'm not entirely convinced this guy is terribly concerned with the historical accuracy of the listing.

 

[Quadraman]

I wonder if he would be concerned about the toxic fumes that thing is likely to be emitting? I think ebay would have something to say about that. Maybe someone should report it. }

 

[Green78II]

Maybe someone should buy it put a small deposit down, then say they want to do local pickup and then set the seller straight. I agree on reporting the item.

 

[Quadraman]

I know he doesn't care about the historical accuracy of the listing, it's just fun to mess with people sometimes. } :lol: