haplain's never-ending quest

[haplain]

Being in the SF bay area allows me unique opportunities given the proximity to Apple. I was unable to attend the 30th Mac celebration at De Anza (sad) but that didn't stop me from making some new friends! As some of you may recall I was on a retromaccast podcast a few weeks back. That got me excited but I didn't know when I'd be on there next so it was bittersweet. Well, as fate would have it, James the host of retromaccast was in the area and wanted to drop by. He said he'd like to bring a friend too, which is obviously fine... well much to my surprise Jonathan Zufi, the author of ICONIC, graced my museum with his presence. I was extremely excited to show him what I have, talk shop, talk about my new acquisition (the massive collection we picked up), etc. It's a really a blast to officially meet James, what a good guy, and Jonathan, a legend on his own. My prototypes spoke for themselves and left both speechless, perfect!

For those of you who haven't seen Jonathan's book, I really think you should (http://iconicbook.com)

 

[mcdermd]

I received that book for xmas and it is indeed awesome.

 

[uniserver]

hap is kinda like a Mac Rock Star

 

[haplain]

I picked up these little guys over the last week. The one frankenstein looking one is a iPhone 3G thermal testing unit. All those little wires coming out would have been hooked up to a thermocouple to make sure the resistors were within spec.

The other is an unreleased, black chrome iPod touch. How bada** is that? Why the hell didn't Apple come out with the black chrome, it's real classy like.

 

[TheMacGuy]

That iPod touch is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTT LOOKING! Nice find!

I wonder why Apple didn't release one?

 

[Hotdog Zanzibar]

iPod Stealth! Does it charge?

 

[haplain]

It charges and works. The white device is an evt unit even the battery.

 

[TheMacGuy]

Which white device?

Also, is that iPod touch running the testing firmware or a full version of iOS?

 

[haplain]

Picked these beauties up a few weeks ago. Unreleased (half sized) clear, and beige Profileish drives... Hopefully I can get at least two of them working. 

 

[Von]

The clear ones are fantastic.

 

[Von]

Picked these beauties up a few weeks ago. Unreleased (half sized) clear, and beige Profileish drives... Hopefully I can get at least two of them working. 

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Is that a clear SE/30?

 

[haplain]

No that's a clear classic, with a clear color classic to the right of that (not pictured) and I have a clear SE as well.

 

[ScutBoy]

Hmm - someone on FB just popped up with one of those half-width HD cases that came with an Apple ///... funny that after never seeing such a thing, two separate sightings happen so close together.

That HD in the clear case looks more like a Widget than a ProFile. Must use some kind of external power supply? Doesn't look like there's much room for one in the case.

 

[KnobsNSwitches]

First I've found this thread! What a great collection!

 

[Dog Cow]

Al Kossow Apple Half-Width Profile+ and Applebus Drive Prototypes Prototype sold on eBay about a month ago.  Looks like it was part of the network hard drive that Apple was developing in 1984-85.

 

[ScutBoy]

Dog Cow - totally missed that auction. Pretty neat stuff! Fun to think about the "could have beens" from back in the day.

BTW - having fun with all the goodies I picked up from you last fall

 

[haplain]

Hmm - someone on FB just popped up with one of those half-width HD cases that came with an Apple ///... funny that after never seeing such a thing, two separate sightings happen so close together.

That HD in the clear case looks more like a Widget than a ProFile. Must use some kind of external power supply? Doesn't look like there's much room for one in the case.

Do you happen to have a link for that? 

First I've found this thread! What a great collection!

Thanks. I believe a decent amount of posts I had were lost in transit, but check out my website if you want to see my entire collection.

Al Kossow Apple Half-Width Profile+ and Applebus Drive Prototypes Prototype sold on eBay about a month ago.  Looks like it was part of the network hard drive that Apple was developing in 1984-85.

You found me out. I bought both sets of drives from him. He's the curator of the Computer History Museum and a serious Apple guy (PPC). If you type kudos in OF his name is one of the first ones to come up. It's pretty neat I was able to purchase them from him. He's a really good guy.

 

[Dog Cow]

You found me out. I bought both sets of drives from him. He's the curator of the Computer History Museum and a serious Apple guy (PPC). If you type kudos in OF his name is one of the first ones to come up. It's pretty neat I was able to purchase them from him. He's a really good guy.

Then perhaps you can identify this large rectangular component on the right side, in the clear plastic case? https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wtAAAOSweEFa~Fg5/s-l1600.jpg

Is that a hard drive assembly, power supply, or something else?

Good deal on the clear SE, btw!

 

[bibilit]

In my opinion, this is a PSU.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Indeed, nothing else makes sense. The populated controller board has a locking power connector whilst the other has bare headers.

What strikes me is the Lisa logo plate indent with Macintosh sticker overflow.



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