Interesting 512k upgrade!?

[ktkm]

Not sure if I should post this here, but I got curious about an upgrade for the 512k listed on the Swedish auction site Tradera.

Macintosh 512, vintage 1985, komplett

Utropspris: 4000 kr. Typ: Auktion. Slutar: 2023-04-04 21:38:31. Köp & sälj begagnade & oanvända Övriga retrodatorer på Tradera.

www.tradera.com

The first image in the Listing shows the 512k with a finder I am not familiar with, and in the top right corner, a rocket pictogram similar to that of Radius shows.

What could that upgrade be?

 

[joshc]

It's not a hardware upgrade.

That is a utility/extension called On Cue for System 6 IIRC.

On Cue - Macintosh Garden

"...the ultimate application and document launching utility..." (v1.3) In System 6.0.8 and earlier, simply copy the "On Cue" file into the System Folder and restart the Macintosh. This will enable the menu from then on. See Also: Apollo, HandOff II, On Cue II Utilities

macintoshgarden.org

 

[ktkm]

I see, thanks. I believe I was caught by the listing mentioning a ROM upgrade. Looks like an exciting utility, though.

 

[Andy]

On Cue is a pretty sweet utility.

For the Finder windows it looks like the previous owner is using this program to make the window resemble NeXT windows. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/erics-wdef

 

[avadondragon]

Can't find anything about that UniMac drive in the photos but I'm guessing it is SCSI so it probably does have some interesting upgrades.