I gotta stop trolling ePay at lunch time

[snuci]

Picked this up and have no idea if it works but it looks pristine.   http://www.ebay.com/itm/331507561382 We'll see in a week or two.

 

[MinerAl]

Nice!

 

[haplain]

I hope you bought it because of the dimension board in it... I would have bought it but didn't see the BIN. I would love to max my Cube out with 2-3 dimension boards. 

 

[snuci]

Yes, definitely was because of the Dimension board but the condition was what caught my eye.  My other N1000 Cube needs a paint job but that's on the To Do list.

FYI, the auction didn't start with a BIN. I just asked if they would consider one and what they wanted and they gladly set it up. 

I haven't kept up with what Cubes are worth but I have been looking for a Dimension board.  If I'm extra lucky, it will be a Turbo but I'm with a non-turbo.  I don't think you can tell turbos from non-turbos from looking at the outside.  

 

[uniserver]

do you have to pay an extra 60 + 98 to have it imported?

 

[snuci]

Yes, I'm used to it.  It's highway robbery but it's still worth it.

 

[uniserver]

yeah , well at least for this find

 

[archer174]

Wow, that's a good find! Dimensions are getting tough to find.

 

[Scott Baret]

I'm glad I grew out of those eBay days a long time ago…yeah, I was the guy who ran into the school computer lab during band practice back in 2003 to make a last minute bid on a Mac SE

 

[markyb86]

Wow Scott, that sounds very familliar. Got a ThinkPad 720 same year in almost the same predicament. (In the library typing our book reports).

 

[LazarusNine]

Nice find! It's specimens like that one that remind me just how beautifully designed the Next cubes were. Would be interested to hear updates after you receive it.

 

[snuci]

I will absolutely let you guys know what's inside and if it works.

I tried to edit my top post but couldn't so here are a couple of key pics from the auction noted above (in case it disappears in time):

Here's the NeXT Cube Model N1000A



Here's the NeXT Dimension board peaking through (it wasn't mentioned in the auction)

 

[archer174]

If you have any issues, come over to the nextcomputers.org forums. Do you have a soundbox and accessories yet? You'll need a non-adb version for this cube. (ADB is possible in the extremely unlikely case it's a turbo). Also if it doesn't have a power supply with revision 983 you need the megapixel display to power it. There are workarounds to this using a load on the -12V supply. You'll find ADB soundboxes are much easier (and cheaper!) to get a hold of. I have instructions for how to modify one to work with non-ADB available here:

http://asterontech.com/Asterontech/next_adb_conversion.html

 

[snuci]

Thanks archer174.  

I currently have a NeXT Cube with mono screen and non-ADB sound box and peripherals plus a NeXTStation Mono slab, a NeXTStation Turbo Color with non-working color monitor and adb sound box and accessories.  I think I'm covered but thanks for the post.  I am sure it won't be perfect so I'll head over to nextcomputer.org if I run into trouble.  I've been on that board for a bit too.  I participated a little in fixing the MO drives but I recapped mine and nothing

 

[archer174]

Those MO drives took 10 years off my life I'm sure. Probably -the- most stubborn devices I've ever worked with. I just finished working on 15 of them with only 7 working at the end. 

 

[snuci]

@archer174 After spending the better part of the weekend scouring the NeXT forum, I didn't realize you were 'barcher174' over there.  It's amazing what a 'b' will do  You've been doing some fantastic work over there (ADB/non-ADB sound box for one).  I do have an ADB soundbox in pieces that I can experiment with.  I'd love to hook it into a monitor but that will be a project for a later time.

I must say, in general, I am always amazed at communities like these including 68kmla working at not only restoring but innovating old, obsolete hardware.  

As for the NeXT Dimension Cube,  I expect it today or tomorrow hopefully.   It's coming from an e-cycler so I am also expecting the hard drive to be missing but hopefully they left me the cables. I can't wait. 

 

[snuci]

@archer174  Are you sure I need an ADB soundbox for a Turbo Cube?  Power button worked but no keyboard/ mouse.

 

[snuci]

Okay, maybe I can look on eBay once in a while at lunch  

Here's a post of my new NeXT Dimension Turbo Cube.  http://vintagecomputer.ca/next-dimension-cube-turbo/

@archer174, turns out it is non-adb.  I hooked up my mono MegaPixel monitor to the Turbo motherboard along with the color VGA monitor to the Dimension board and the mouse/keyboard moved.  If I can figure out how to log in, I'd be all set.

This is a true conquest now. 

 

[archer174]

You sir, just won the lottery. We currently estimate around 300 of those machines ever making it out of the factory. Excellent score!