IIfx
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This was a big score for me, haven't had a big conquest in a long time. Obtained a very nice NeXTStation Color set, with 2 slabs (with sound boxes and keyboards/mice), 1 MegaPixel 17 inch CRT, and a lot of software and documentation.
There will be quite a bit of work to be done to fix these. Out of the gate, 1 slab has a dud PSU, the other slab fired up a few times, but now refuses to power on. One of the two PRAM/CMOS/NVRAM/whatever batteries still has a good charge of 3.2V, the other one was empty. Both have HDD issues. I ordered 2 new old stock power supplies to get these boxes quickly running, but that will not work long term as these PSUs will die just like the used originals. Will need to find someone able to rebuild these power supplies as the design is beyond my skill ability. I could handle a Sun IPX PSU, but not this crazy multi-layer compact PSU that NeXT used. The MegaPixel display is still nice, has a bit of wobble until it warms up, but after that it's solid. Other than the above issues, everything is in good shape.
Software wise - big score as well. Many different versions of NeXTStep (3.1, 3.2, 3.3 68k, SPARC, PA-RISC, i386), the developer and user tools, FrameMaker, Mathematica.
These slabs will pair well with the Sun pizza boxes and IIfx in my collection.
I have to say, the mag-alloy construction of these slabs is impressive. The quality is top notch.
Plan right now is to put NeXTStep 3.3 on the slab with more RAM, and perhaps 3.1 on the one with less RAM.
There will be quite a bit of work to be done to fix these. Out of the gate, 1 slab has a dud PSU, the other slab fired up a few times, but now refuses to power on. One of the two PRAM/CMOS/NVRAM/whatever batteries still has a good charge of 3.2V, the other one was empty. Both have HDD issues. I ordered 2 new old stock power supplies to get these boxes quickly running, but that will not work long term as these PSUs will die just like the used originals. Will need to find someone able to rebuild these power supplies as the design is beyond my skill ability. I could handle a Sun IPX PSU, but not this crazy multi-layer compact PSU that NeXT used. The MegaPixel display is still nice, has a bit of wobble until it warms up, but after that it's solid. Other than the above issues, everything is in good shape.
Software wise - big score as well. Many different versions of NeXTStep (3.1, 3.2, 3.3 68k, SPARC, PA-RISC, i386), the developer and user tools, FrameMaker, Mathematica.
These slabs will pair well with the Sun pizza boxes and IIfx in my collection.
I have to say, the mag-alloy construction of these slabs is impressive. The quality is top notch.
Plan right now is to put NeXTStep 3.3 on the slab with more RAM, and perhaps 3.1 on the one with less RAM.