olePigeon
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My poor IIci is out of commission, and my NASA IIfx sounds like a harrier jet taking off. My other IIfx case is literally melted (some sort of chemical reaction between the case and styrofoam), so I've looking for a new case for it for quite some time.
In any event, there was a very interesting looking IIfx on eBay. It's a parts machine. Looks like both batteries went thermo-nuclear and took the entire computer with it. This one had been on there for quite some time. I think they were just happy to get rid of it at some point, because I had been sending them occasional messages, trying to negotiate the price down. I politely explained how it's pretty much only worth it for the case. They finally agreed to $100.
The pictures make it look nicer than it is, it's very marbled from gray to dark yellow. I'm hoping I can retrobrite it to a reasonable color. But more importantly for me, no major scratches, chips, or cracks. It's a clean case.
The coolest part is the Crosfield badge, and I'm a sucker for computer badges. It's very cool. I doubt it's an official build like the Drexel, but who knows.
Here's a cool article on the history of Crosfield. Wikipedia's entry is severely lacking. They were big pioneers in the early days of digital imaging and scanning. Attached is a closeup of the nifty Crosfield badge. Don't know if it comes off in the pictures, but it's a nifty mirror finish save for the brightly colored cubes.
I'm really excited to get this cleaned up and transplant my IIfx board and power supply. They've been needing a home for quite some time. I can also upgrade it to dual floppies since my original IIfx only had a single drive.
In any event, there was a very interesting looking IIfx on eBay. It's a parts machine. Looks like both batteries went thermo-nuclear and took the entire computer with it. This one had been on there for quite some time. I think they were just happy to get rid of it at some point, because I had been sending them occasional messages, trying to negotiate the price down. I politely explained how it's pretty much only worth it for the case. They finally agreed to $100.
The pictures make it look nicer than it is, it's very marbled from gray to dark yellow. I'm hoping I can retrobrite it to a reasonable color. But more importantly for me, no major scratches, chips, or cracks. It's a clean case.
The coolest part is the Crosfield badge, and I'm a sucker for computer badges. It's very cool. I doubt it's an official build like the Drexel, but who knows.
Here's a cool article on the history of Crosfield. Wikipedia's entry is severely lacking. They were big pioneers in the early days of digital imaging and scanning. Attached is a closeup of the nifty Crosfield badge. Don't know if it comes off in the pictures, but it's a nifty mirror finish save for the brightly colored cubes.
I'm really excited to get this cleaned up and transplant my IIfx board and power supply. They've been needing a home for quite some time. I can also upgrade it to dual floppies since my original IIfx only had a single drive.