ANS500 (alas, not mine)

[beachycove]

Here's something you don't see every day: the unboxing of an Apple Network Server 500 over in one of the Apple sets on Flickr, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_krest/3070546447/in/pool-982814@N21/

 

[protocol7]

It's always cool to see old hardware unboxed.

 

[LCGuy]

NEW IN FREAKING BOX ANS!!!!! Look at it! Its Platinum! Beautiful!

*is speechless*

8-o

 

[macman142]

Yeah, that is truly amazing... Shame it's not an ANS 700 otherwise I'd be hassling you for the second power supply for my ANS 500

I've got a brand new "emergency spare" last gen '09 Xserve in my store room here. Who knows, in 10 years time maybe it'll never have been opened either but I doubt it!

Once in a lifetime for sure.

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Hey, man, my production ANS 500 is pristine. No yellowing. Admittedly the spare 700 has taken a bit of thrashing.

 

[LCGuy]

Yeah, my guess is that most ANS's would probably be Platinum or near-Platinum purely because they spent the bulk of their life in a datacentre/server room, and then later on in a store room with limited or no sunlight. Still, its always beautiful to see it.

 

[CelGen]

All three of mine have varying states of yellowing on them. They seem to survive wet weather okay but they sure don't like the sun.

 

[macman142]

LCGuy is right, most ANS's would have had a fairly quiet life, well looked after while in use then straight into the back room once they're replaced.

I found mine wrapped up on a pallet in the kitchen at our office, with a microwave on top of it!!! I was allowed to take it, so long as I found something else to put the microwave on haha.