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TiMacLover
Senior Member


USA
1282 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  00:32:37
Look at this weird puppy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2022072670

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~Coxy
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Australia
2822 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  00:38:30
Looks like a screwed 512 to me.

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danamania
Official 68k Muse


Australia
1193 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  03:48:19
quote:

Looks like a screwed 512 to me.

I had a natter with a friend who works at apple - a stunningly bright guy who's a wealth of knowledge - and he's seen SE/30's with apple //c monitor screens put in them...

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USA
1559 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  09:20:25
Somebody also posted this same auction in AppleFritter.

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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader


USA
2965 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  12:43:39
Reseda, huh? The seller is only a short drive away from me. Wonder if could get him to let me stop by and take a look...

But, anyway, real or hacked, the thing is in no way worth anything close to $500.

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scchicago
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USA
936 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  13:56:02
Yoy do that. Meanwhile I'll wait here for results.

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TiMacLover
Senior Member


USA
1282 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  15:35:11
Cinemafia?!!! You never returned my emails!

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  16:13:28
Is there something on the analog board that you could fiddle with/replace to give the whole screen such a hue? That thing looks like someone has messed with it, intentionally or not I don't know

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scchicago
Full Member


USA
936 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  16:48:27
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Cinemafia?!!! You never returned my emails!


They made him leave work early today, about 1:00 PDT.
Or at least thats what he told me, I recieved no explanation.

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Captain Z
Mobile Ops Commander


USA
637 Posts
Posted - 08 May 2002 :  20:23:03
Compare these:
Back of actual 512K
Back logo of Mac 512Ke
Back of Amber CRT 512Ke

Notice the two things that are off:
1) The Mac 512K/512Ke models had a model number of M0001W. The Mac 128K had M0001 (as shown on back of Amber CRT). Also, it would say "512K" on back under the model number.
2) The back logo is not right. On the Mac 512K and Mac 512Ke, it had a "Macintosh 512K" on the back top left corner. This has just "Macintosh", which was only done on the Mac 128K.

Now this could be an upgraded 128K that was repackaged into a Mac 512K enhanced box, The amber color of the screen could easily be due to screen burn in, but it could be due to something else... I don't know. I feel that the owner is trying to put a fast one on a bunch of people.

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 11 May 2002 :  20:48:41
I was looking at the fritter forums and saw a discussion of this. I had already forgotten about it. I decided to email the seller and see if they had any defense against the growing feeling that the thing is fake. Here's what they said:

quote:

hello friend,

It only made 200 unit in worldwide and no one know
it very rare rare model also it for collection model

if no one buy it then i keep it for another year
and price will rise any time
it is 1985 mac 512ke you know very rare between
mac 512k ( 400k drive ) and mac Plus ( 800k Drive )


Mac 512k Stanbdard made over then 45,000 unit
mac 512ke standard made less than 12,500 unit
mac Plus Standaes made over 250,000 unit ( 6 year
long product )

the amber only made 200 unit
include mac 512k , 512ke and mac plus

the green only made 50 units

I will post green Mac in few weeek from now
i have discusinng how price for green mac !

check out later

Comet-135


Also there has other items
" amber Mac " only made is 200 Units
" green mac " only made 50 Units
" Black Mac-TV " Only made 7000 units
" 20 th annuals Mac " only made 10,000 units
" Mac Black 5400 " only Made 4000 Units
" mac G4 Cube Dual Processor 500 " only 25 units
" Mac 11 FX "teams signuated 68030 at 50 mhz " only
500 units
" Green Clear Color Classic II " only made 5 Units
" Clear Mac SE Compact " only 25 Units
" Mac 128 K Original First teams signuature on side "
only 100 fist model "
"Clear serial Mouse with Clear Cords " only 16 Units

Hardware /Board
Prodigy original from levco only 20 made
Prodigy SE from Levco only 85 made
Monstor board from levco only 300 made

I have collectect items and i sold some collect to
bidding

keep watch out the items when i decide to sell it
one time per 2 to 8 month

Comet


Now then, I don't put the 20th aniversary mac on the same level as some sort of green Color Classic. Also, is the black MacTV the seller refers to actually the apple set top box? I really don't think this person knows what they're talking about. Like the original mac team signed the first 100 units? Talk about hand cramp. And a clear SE? Maybe a clear casing made years later after the iMac took off but...

Some of these unit numbers don't seem right to me, either. They made 25 DP500 cubes? Why 25? If they were test models, what was so wrong with them? They wouldn't make 25 if the thing plain didn't work. 5 of the green color classics? Those are too few to have been test models, unless the tests showed that they caused instant death or something. If they're going to spend all the time and money to produce working prototypes, they won't make just 5 unless, well, it turns out to cause instant death. Right?

Wouldn't we have heard of the 500 IIfx's that were 25% faster than the common models?

This just doesn't sound right. Does anyone buy this? I'm going to ask for pictures of some of these others. I hope I can get some.

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 11 May 2002 :  21:00:17
Whoa! I just took a peek at the listing again and guess what the seller wants for it now?

$2500

Yeah right!

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 12 May 2002 :  09:44:52
Here's the next email the seller sent me, and the attached picture. The pic isn't outstanding. The only real thing of interest in it is the green screened mac. Something doesn't seem right about the edges of the screen to me.

quote:

Dear Joel,

I have inflated the price for amber mac

i cant sell it for $500.oo ==> now $2500.oo for amber
mac

and here you want see it green mac
and levco board

here is green mac and levco prodigy

it minuim is 10000.00 for levco
minuim 6000.00 for green mac

im not sell other item until end of 20 th year of mac
collection items
2004 or 2005

i might keep it until 2006

we have more than 250 peoples asked and told me this
item be keep and be sorry

lot price worth on collection items of hard to find
and rare item

we collection mac items since i bought it and save
items for long time and hard to find today


you will see pictrue of green mac before i put ebay
in future !

see my attach of rare items

thank you comet


http:/ý.„ar20.tripod.com/Rareite.JPG

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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER


USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 12 May 2002 :  11:23:45
quote:

http:/ý.„ar20.tripod.com/Rareite.JPG


bad link, make sure to save all this crud to disk in case he pulls the pics down! whatta' s*****g!

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 12 May 2002 :  12:29:18
http://www.realeasymoneyonline.com/Rareite.JPG

This one is on my friend's site. Apparantly tripod doesn't allow remote image links. Losers. How's that screen look? Is it just me or does it have the same screen showing as the amber one? Aren't those the same windows, in different colors? What's with the little blue border around the screen? It's pretty obvious that they aren't the same computer, but the similarity in screens has me wondering what's up

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Trash80toG-4
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USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 12 May 2002 :  15:11:23
quote:

http://www.realeasymoneyonline.com/Rareite.JPG

This one is on my friend's site. Apparantly tripod doesn't allow remote image links. Losers. How's that screen look? Is it just me or does it have the same screen showing as the amber one? Aren't those the same windows, in different colors? What's with the little blue border around the screen? It's pretty obvious that they aren't the same computer, but the similarity in screens has me wondering what's up



i saved it into my hoaxmac collection folder! opened it up and it's so crude at high magnification that i can't tell anything from the pic.

it would be interesting to know how much he thinks that rare (the IIe card is a $10 buy me now item) LC IIc card is worth!

gimme a stick, i'll kill it!
that freakin dirtbag!

HAR!™

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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit


Australia
2822 Posts
Posted - 12 May 2002 :  18:44:13
What's the bet he's a CRT repairman who knows how to give screens a colour cast?

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