Prototype Apple Lisa HDD with clear plastic

[olePigeon]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200704337657

Price is, of course, pretty darn high, but the coolness factor is off the charts.

 

[TheIanMan85]

Pretty cool! I was expecting the price to be higher actually, it's just over $300 so far. We'll have to see what the final bid ends at in just under a day. If I didn't have to spend money on all these bills I'd consider it. Being a grown up isn't as cool as I pictured it when I was 12. Although I can have candy bars and ice cream for dinner! And I don't have to sneak in when I get home late... |)

I think a current manufacturer should make an external drive where you can see the guts of the hard drive. Surprised we didn't see that in the iMac G3 era.

 

[olePigeon]

And I don't have to sneak in when I get home late..

Ah. Not married yet?

 

[TheIanMan85]

Girlfriend of 6.5 years (9/1/05), but she'd be coming home late with me.

 

[CelGen]

Seller states it's not an HD20 or SCSI but seems certain enough about this that he didn't bother to show the connector it uses...

I doubt this was for a Lisa. Even at the end of the Lisa's life it was still using the much larger twiggy drives.

Of course, the apple nuts need to waste their money on something...

 

[TheIanMan85]

Winning bid: US $1,281.00 8-o

Expensive for a drive of unknown condition and unknown connections... Still cool though. Hey, to each their own, right?

It almost looks like it has the same footprint as a compact Mac. Too bad we don't have any dimensions for it. The connector next to the power cord almost looks like a HDI-30 SCSI plug, but I can't tell. Could be something experimental, maybe it's WOZZI? (Woz Obscure Zoom-Zoom Interface...OK I made this up, but it made me chuckle at least!)

 

[BGoins12]

How crazy.... It simply amazes me how much Apple/Mac stuff has been going for since Steve died. :O

 

[TheIanMan85]

I'm pretty sure it's just a bubble that will pop eventually. Then us normal Apple collectors can go back to buying things on eBay. I should probably cash in on this and sell everything with "~~~ STEVE JOBS!!! ~~~ * APPLE * ~~~RARE!!! L@@K! ~~~" in the title when it's just a common Spindler era LC III.

 

[Strimkind]

The bubble has already burst. I have been trying to sell simple items (ie. PB 190C) for $20 + shipping without any luck.

Its only the old compacts and rare prototypes that sell for a ton.

 

[dorkbert]

from the absence of any external connection (other the the power plug) I would think this is a mechanical sample, to verify the plastic mounting holes line up and electronics fits with proper clearance.

 

[TheIanMan85]

I think there's something next to the power plug, I was asking about it in an earlier post. Could be a switch. It is a prototype, so it's a gamble if it is or ever was functional. Even if it was it could be a proprietary interface made of unobtainium.

 

[IIfx]

Its a cool idea making totally translucent electronics, but unfortunately the FCC likes its RF shielding. >

I like this "Case Molding Prototype" if you can call it that.

 

[digitalrampage]

Funny enough, I actually own one of these drives.. bare. I bought it a year ago on eBay.. I though I had been swindled as there is absolutely nothing about the NISHA anywhere to be found.

Obviously it's something very special.. I really should see if I can work it out, but I am worried about damaging it because of it's a weird interface.