Absolutely NASSSSTY Score!!1!!!eleventy!! OMFG?

[IIsi]

OK, this could potentially be the sickest score ever (for this old mac fan anyhow) This past week I found (get ready......................waaaaait for it. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAit for ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Not one, but TWO BRAND NEW IN BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!OMFG!!!! Quadra 840AV's with matching 1710AV's. Bought in 5/94 by a design studio in Salem, these have been sitting in an attic unused for 15 years. They were originally bought as the main machines at the studio, and replaced two months later with Power Macs. They have been used for less than two months and are basically brand new. Holy shit dude. Marsh> Time to load up some network Marathon on these bitches.

EDIT: Sweeeet baby Jesus in a manger how did something this awesome happen and why did I not know about it years ago?? If I had owned one of these back in 1994 I literally would have shat myself. As in, sat in front of it and played Marathon and not gone to the bathroom for days.

 

[Gil]

:O 8-o

 

[Christopher]

OK, this could potentially be the sickest score ever (for this old mac fan anyhow) This past week I found (get ready......................waaaaait for it. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAit for ittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt


Not one, but TWO BRAND NEW IN BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!OMFG!!!! Quadra 840AV's with matching 1710AV's. Bought in 5/94 by a design studio in Salem, these have been sitting in an attic unused for 15 years. They were originally bought as the main machines at the studio, and replaced two months later with Power Macs. They have been used for less than two months and are basically brand new. Holy shit dude. Marsh> Time to load up some network Marathon on these bitches.

EDIT: Sweeeet baby Jesus in a manger how did something this awesome happen and why did I not know about it years ago?? If I had owned one of these back in 1994 I literally would have shat myself. As in, sat in front of it and played Marathon and not gone to the bathroom for days.

Doesn't beat someone finding NIB TAM.

Still thats awesome!

 

[Unknown_K]

Sounds good if they were cheap and the capacitors haven't leaked all over the board since then (or the battery), attics tend to get extreme temperatures over the years.

 

[System7]

Pictures or it never happened.

 

[Mike Richardson]

If they were used for two months, then it's not really NIB. Still, terrific score!

 

[LCGuy]

Holy hell. :O Pics???

 

[da9000]

This thread is the mega-LOL! Starting with the original post and System7's "Pictures or it never happened"! Hahahaha!

Awesome find indeed!

 

[QuadSix50]

Very, very nice (and I would say enviable ) liberation! Enjoy them fully.

 

[Green78II]

We need teh pics naow!!!!

 

[IIsi]

My Digital camera is MIA at the moment, as soon as I figure out where it is (parents house??) I will take a picture. One of these is being sold to a friend of mine who collects old Macs for $450. I need the money desperately otherwise I'd have kept both of them. Pics as soon as I can guys. You don't see this often.

 

[Christopher]

$450?!?! Even so, thats a buttload of cash!

 

[ChristTrekker]

If you say you got them scot-free, I will really, seriously, truly cry.

For real.

Honest.

 

[Unknown_K]

My Digital camera is MIA at the moment, as soon as I figure out where it is (parents house??) I will take a picture. One of these is being sold to a friend of mine who collects old Macs for $450. I need the money desperately otherwise I'd have kept both of them. Pics as soon as I can guys. You don't see this often.

What is your friends phone number and credit limit? }

 

[IIsi]

No, I did not get them for free...I paid $150, which is more than fair for two 840's and two 1710AV's. Mmmm they look so sexy... Unfortunately, they aren't as fast as memory serves (Or maybe I am impressing even Power mac status on these, given their age) because marathon 2 and Infinity don't run in millions at 640x480 on them in fullscreen mode. It's only playable on 3/4 size at 8 bit color. The one I have left has a RasterOps paintboard Nubus thingy in it but it doesn't appear to work right (I might need a dongle?)

 

[Unknown_K]

Did you install the Rasterops software/drivers? Without drivers they run very slowly.

 

[Bunsen]

Doesn't beat someone finding NIB TAM.

But ... but ... there's TWO!!lol!!!

IIsi - you needs yourself one of those Nubus video input cards that piggybacks the DAV and uses the onboard DSP - I forget the name. Gives you full 30FPS, 640x480 PAL/NTSC capture. And a fast SCSI card.

 

[Unknown_K]

Spigot Pro AV from Supermac, or Spigot Power AV (less features).

 

[Brooklyn]

Awesome find, but used for 2 months does not equal "brand new in the box". Also, you should post some pictures!