The first Mac SE prototype...?

[Garrett]

And also, there is the Mac OS watch that people will pay $3,000 for. I actually prefer the lava lamp clock and the wall clock. And why does the iMac G3 desk thing have the HP logo on it?

How did I just find this thread? It looks like it has been going for a while.

 

[Robert Tripoux]

Some answers for Garrett:

Although the speaker seems gone, the cooler radio is actually working well: the speaker membrane is still in a pristine state... it is just a transparent membrane.

The iMac G3 clock is a promo gift from HP when they entered back the Mac market with their USB-based DeskJet printers, i.e by supplying their PC-based printers with Mac OS drivers from by Palomar Software (see details at http://www.palomar.com/About/History.html). 

Just remember that HP had previously stopped shipping their Mac-only DeskWriter printers line, and then signed -the worst deal ever done by Apple- to sell rebranded DeskWriter models under ... the StyleWriter 4100 and 4500 names ! (if you forgot this, see http://shrineofapple.com/blog/2011/07/23/colorstylewriter4100/or http://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/misc/color_stylewriter_4500.4100.pdf

But nobody inquired more about this mythic Golden Apple Club, so I'm adding two other clues...

- One is another time destination for this Club.

- The second one is the specific pin that you would generally get when invited there: 

http://lecollector.net/product/rare-vintage-apple-computer-lapel-pin-golden-apple-club-18k/

 

[Garrett]

Oh, okay. That is good that the cooler radio is working!

As for the HP iMac G3, I'm sorry - I just didn't understand what it said on the top. I can't read the language printed on it (French?)

Not related- but do you live in France?