AWGS95 from ebay

[Bolle]

got this from ebay the other day. it has 64MB of RAM (all 4MBers :/ ) two dead HDDs (still have to test them again) and a DAT streamer built in.

The WGS card has all cache upgrades on it.

I didnt remember these things to be that LOUD! the 120mm fan really pushes some air around :O - BTW were "normal" Q950s that loud, too? or was apple like "dis goin 2 servur room so who cares..."?

strangely one side of the case is still in original color and the other one is yellowed.

some pics:

the machine -



the key -



front -



WGS card -



the thing did cost me 30.50€ shipped.

 

[Christopher]

Aww man that is kick ass. Specially the key.

 

[Unknown_K]

Nice. Going to run A/UX or rip the PDS card out and use normal mac OS?

 

[Bolle]

cant really decide what to do... running A/UX would be way more authentical btu Im not taht well informed in UNIX things so I wont be able to do that much with A/UX... maybe Im going to throw in a PPC upgrade and maybe i just leave the WGS card in palce and dual boot MacOS and A/UX.

and yes it does run the Mac OS with the card in place. I know its supposed not tot run but it does. Mac OS even boots fine from the SCSI Bus on the card.

 

[paws]

That PDS card, will it work in other Quadras?

I'm getting one tomorrow, as it happens...

 

[Bolle]

it should work i think... but you wont be able to close the case of the quadra anymore when you stick it into anything that is not a 900 or 950.

 

[paws]

it should work i think... but you wont be able to close the case of the quadra anymore when you stick it into anything that is not a 900 or 950.

Ah..

 

[beachycove]

The best thing about that card is that it has the full complement of now ultra-rare cache memory simms installed (512K, as I recall). Well done.