Greetings all,
Well I've finally completed the set of early Apple 15" LCD panels.
Just received a 'dark blue' Studio Display (with the old Mac connector and ADB ports) and tested it on a PM8600 and it works beautifully. Only a couple of minor marks on the plastics that I can see. Given it was sold 'as is' without a power supply I am surprised that it actually worked!
This winds out the 'early' LCD set as I recently grabbed a version 2 of the same monitor (the 'Blue and White' variety with VGA connector) and the version 3 'Graphite' model (with DVI and USB connectors).
All tested and working well.
As I've not seen (m)any of these available in Australia - had to grab them from the USA and pay the usual high shipping costs. Fortunately, most of them were shipped just prior to the USPS pricing changes.
I'll grab some snaps of them at some point. If there is any particular interest, let me know and I'll try and grab relevant photos.
Regards to all,
Macdownunder.
Well I've finally completed the set of early Apple 15" LCD panels.
Just received a 'dark blue' Studio Display (with the old Mac connector and ADB ports) and tested it on a PM8600 and it works beautifully. Only a couple of minor marks on the plastics that I can see. Given it was sold 'as is' without a power supply I am surprised that it actually worked!
This winds out the 'early' LCD set as I recently grabbed a version 2 of the same monitor (the 'Blue and White' variety with VGA connector) and the version 3 'Graphite' model (with DVI and USB connectors).
All tested and working well.
As I've not seen (m)any of these available in Australia - had to grab them from the USA and pay the usual high shipping costs. Fortunately, most of them were shipped just prior to the USPS pricing changes.
I'll grab some snaps of them at some point. If there is any particular interest, let me know and I'll try and grab relevant photos.
Regards to all,
Macdownunder.
They seem relatively rare, you hardly ever see them on eBay or anywhere, or certainly a lot less than the later displays - I suppose their original price of $2,000 made them a niche product back in '98!
)
) - I think the B and C have better backlights too, I'd quite like to have two of those instead! (though the originals are cool to have in their own way, as they were the first proper non-laptop Apple LCD - I'm not counting that one for the Apple II or whatever it was! 
