Apple Lisa 2 or Mac XL...Kind Of.

[Compgeke]

Picked this up today dirt cheap (less than $5). Not sure if it was a Lisa 2 or XL yet but either way someone really didn't like money.

I have the back of it too, didn't take a picture for some reason and I'm not at home to do it.

I assume it was hit by a gold scrapper. They left all the steel inside, even the power supply's box yet kept the guts. If the point were to disable it why not just take the motherboard rather than every other PCB it contains other than the one behind the CRT?

Anyways, not sure what all I'll do with it yet. Might sell the CRT off and put something new in the case, might sell it as-is. It's not something I really need but who passes on a Lisa?

 

[Sherry Haibara]

Wow, they really seem to have gutted this little girl for parts! The case looks good, though. I wonder if it's possible to source the motherboard and the rest of the components to restore its original functionality? 

 

[Compgeke]

Honestly the amount that would cost isn't worth it to me. I wouldn't use it much and I doubt I can restore it for $30 or so. Maybe if I ever find a 2nd trashed one somewhere (broken case or something) I can do that.

 

[unity]

Well if you decide not to piece restore and decide to maybe sell - I would be interested.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

I'd LOVE to get my grubby little paws on that KBD shell, but you can probably get more for it on eBay than I'd be able to pay. Chassis parts (very clean!) and plastics would likely go for a bit if parted out and listed there as well.

 

[TheWhiteFalcon]

I'd be cool having that just as a display shell.

Though you might want to check eBay, someone was parting out a bunch of Lisa stuff. A few things were pricey, but the rest wasn't.

 

[CC_333]

Nice find!

If you decide to sell it, I might be interested (I'm relatively close to Yountville, so you wouldn't even have to ship it). I've been wanting a Lisa for YEARS, but I've never been (and probably never will be) able to afford a working example.

But whatever you decide to do with it, it would be a good display piece.

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[CelGen]

Something is up. That Lisa is immaculate. Also, where's the stickers on the power supply? Where's the labels under the monitor?

He pulled almost everything out of the system, but didn't clip the keyboard cable? Also is the deflection yoke still there? If not, why would they put the CRT back in the machine?

It's a stretch but you're still close to the valley. It's possible this was a mock-up.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Good eye, CelGen. Is the Lisa supposed to be that gray/mustardy-gray two-tone?

 

[CelGen]

That more likely UV exposure.

 

[CompuNurd]

This would be great to put a TV in, maybe put a CRT TV of the same size for better effect.

Either a TV or a modern computer in an awesome vintage case!

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Yep, I just snagged the pics and noticed that it had been sitting with its left side facing the light from what looks to be about a 30 degree angle for a VERY long time. Check out the gray lines where the keycaps shaded the KBD bezel.

 

[unity]

Oh wow, those key cap "shadows" are bad! lol

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

This would be great to put a TV in, maybe put a CRT TV of the same size for better effect.

Either a TV or a modern computer in an awesome vintage case!

Kinda like this?



I've only got the front bezel, but that's a 12" RGB behind it with the chassis for 6500 drawer and TV Tuner to play old movies at 320x240 while it serves up .PDFs for hacking on the 17" Trinitron. The rest of the unit will be a riff on the pic of the ProtoLisa with just one of its wooden feets.

 

[Compgeke]

Something is up. That Lisa is immaculate. Also, where's the stickers on the power supply? Where's the labels under the monitor?

He pulled almost everything out of the system, but didn't clip the keyboard cable? Also is the deflection yoke still there? If not, why would they put the CRT back in the machine?

It's a stretch but you're still close to the valley. It's possible this was a mock-up.

There's actually CRT burn in so I assume it was working at one point. If not that someone pulled the CRT from it and put an old one in.

I did notice as well there's no real labeling either. The front bezel also has "PTA Prototype" moulded into it. It looks as if there's more than mine out there with that and not sure what's up with it.

A couple more pics:

 

[unity]

That prototype text was molded into all the cases. But that label seems a bit blank.

 

[Compgeke]

Someone actually pointed out to me that the Lisa 2 and XL didn't have a parallel port cutout in the case. The original Lisa, however, did. 

Looking at pictures online this seems to be the case. 

 

[ScutBoy]

I have a Lisa with a bent frame (shipping mishap) so if you want to sell this, I'm interested. I may be able to be convinced to sell my guts, but it would take a lot of convincing, since they can be organ donations for my other machines if nothing else.

 

[CompuNurd]

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Woah, what's with that Plus? Transparent case mod?