Monopoly money for 1991 Nubus cards, and a v. peculiar card
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Sorry, I misunderstood what ID you wanted. The P/N is 333-0167 ©1989 APPLE.
I can confirm from experience that IIfx Simms do not work in the 8-24GC slots. Physically they fit, but the IIfx will not boot with those Simms installed, it won't even chime.
To be clear, my IIfx wouldn't boot; YMMV.
To be clear, my IIfx wouldn't boot; YMMV.
I'll say this. If I EVER pay $3500 for a video card, that company better damn well still be in business 20 years from now and supporting their product because I'll still be using it. No way do I pay that much for something and end up scrapping it or selling it for a pittance just because it's old.
Rasterops sucked, though, because when they were dying and no longer making video cards but still supporting their old ones they were charging a ton of money for drivers and software so if you were looking for a used graphics accelerator back then you avoided Rasterops cards like the plague because even if you got the card for free, you'd be paying through the nose if you needed drivers or software.
Rasterops sucked, though, because when they were dying and no longer making video cards but still supporting their old ones they were charging a ton of money for drivers and software so if you were looking for a used graphics accelerator back then you avoided Rasterops cards like the plague because even if you got the card for free, you'd be paying through the nose if you needed drivers or software.
You pay a mint for bleeding edge equipment (still do), and it gets old fast.
Rasterops made some nice cards in the early days of Nubus, they were also one of the first with add-on cards for acceleration so you didn't have to toss the old one out. I think Truevision which made very good video capture cards was purchased by Rasterops very early in its life and did well under them. My understanding is Rasterops charged $75 or something like that for drivers making it uneconomical to purchase (by then obsolete) Nubus cards. I think they sold off the inventory and files to a third party who tried to make a living with support, hence the $$$ fees. It took me a while to find OS 6 drivers for Rasterops cards, but they work well. I could be wrong but I think Rasterops cards (at least the video editing ones) were cheaper then anything Radius and Supermac sold around the same time.
Rasterops made some nice cards in the early days of Nubus, they were also one of the first with add-on cards for acceleration so you didn't have to toss the old one out. I think Truevision which made very good video capture cards was purchased by Rasterops very early in its life and did well under them. My understanding is Rasterops charged $75 or something like that for drivers making it uneconomical to purchase (by then obsolete) Nubus cards. I think they sold off the inventory and files to a third party who tried to make a living with support, hence the $$$ fees. It took me a while to find OS 6 drivers for Rasterops cards, but they work well. I could be wrong but I think Rasterops cards (at least the video editing ones) were cheaper then anything Radius and Supermac sold around the same time.
my god, $3500 back in the 90's would almost be enough to buy a pimped Mac Pro today.
The price of a top end video card today is pocket change compared to the price of that card back then.
Yes i know its a old thread
The price of a top end video card today is pocket change compared to the price of that card back then.
Yes i know its a old thread
well yes, and it was about the cost of a pimped out home computer back then too...
I beg to differ
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=ubuntu&q=Quadro+FX+5800&oe=utf-8&cid=14324056962796127611&ei=Y04DTLazDoGSwQWE9IjMCQ&sa=title&ved=0CBcQ8wIwAzgA#p
well i guess i can retract the last one then (but still) $3500-$5000 today would be like $300-$500 then.
According to The Inflation Calculator, $3500 in 1991 was $5444 in 2009. Doesn't go to 2010 for some reason, so let's call it a round $5500.
Ouch! ... is that ... my wallet ... bleeding...?
One of the things the younger members of this forum might not appreciate is how expensive Macs, Mac accessories, & Mac software all were back in the 80s and early- to mid-90s. It started to improve after maybe 1997. Today you pay a premium; then you absolutely clobbered. And that, children, is why Apple deserved to just about go out of business.
Ouch! ... is that ... my wallet ... bleeding...?
One of the things the younger members of this forum might not appreciate is how expensive Macs, Mac accessories, & Mac software all were back in the 80s and early- to mid-90s. It started to improve after maybe 1997. Today you pay a premium; then you absolutely clobbered. And that, children, is why Apple deserved to just about go out of business.
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