What is a Performa 450 Demo Unit and what is this weird layout/component?

[MrFahrenheit]

Now that is a collection

Thank you!

I forgot about the 630 and 6200 machines. Lost count of those but it’s somewhere around 5-6 combined.

Also have a PowerBook 520, and 3x PowerBook 540c.

 

[jajan547]

A lot. I got obsessed with buying a non-working machine for $50 so I could save it and make it work. So far I succeeded in saving nearly everything I bought.

Of the beige Mac’s, I believe my last count showed:

Plus:2 (one is my first Mac ever, from 1990)
Classic :1
Classic II: 3
Se: 2
SE/30: 2 or 3
LC/LC2:35 (plus 2x PVT prototypes)
LC3:15
II:1
IIci:6
IIcx:4 (Plus one prototype)
IIsi:4
IIvi/VX: 3
IIfx: 2
475/Q605:19
Mystic: 1
CC2: 1
Q610: 2
Q650: 4
Q700: 1
Q800: 2
6100/60 and /66: 5-6
7100/66 and /80: 2
8600: 3
Beige G3 DT: 2

Apple IIe PDS cards resurrected: 12

Here are some of them (that easily fit in one photo)
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Where did you find your prototypes I’m really wanting to hunt one down but obviously $10k on eBay is ridiculous.

 

[MrFahrenheit]

Where did you find your prototypes I’m really wanting to hunt one down but obviously $10k on eBay is ridiculous.

I bought the IIcx on eBay for a somewhat appropriate price. It wasn’t $50 and it wasn’t $10k either.

The LC prototypes I bought on eBay, and the sellers just listed them as “buy it now” like any other LC Macs.

I also have a IIsi prototype ROM module that I paid $50 for.

 

[jajan547]

I bought the IIcx on eBay for a somewhat appropriate price. It wasn’t $50 and it wasn’t $10k either.

The LC prototypes I bought on eBay, and the sellers just listed them as “buy it now” like any other LC Macs.

I also have a IIsi prototype ROM module that I paid $50 for.

Awesome finds PM me if ya ever wanna sell one, would love to have one one day.