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Quadra 700 (Macintosh Acquisition #038)
🕑 Added 2022-04-21 05:46:57 +0000 UTCI got this Quadra 700 locally in June 2005. These are notes I took about the machine.
- 69MB RAM, 350MB HD
- CPU cooler installed on the processor
- Two missing port covers indicates it used to have Nubus cards as well.
- Macintosh Color Display also included, but very brown, mostly due to a previous chain-smoking owner (probably deceased). Removed the back cover to find the interior coated with black tar from cigarette smoke. Also the screen is burned-in severely with Solitaire. Lifestyles of the Rich&Famous! I balanced the monitor on a pile of foam blocks, but it fell, cracking the bezel. JUNK! Kept the Apple logo only.
- Came with a single Stylewriter 2400 disk. Thanks for that.
1. Sunburned unevenly across front. Smoking was much of the cause of yellowing here
2. Interior is smoke stained but clean otherwise. Obviously a 'hand-me-down' machine
3. Pulled the 040 CPU and put it in my Centris 660AV, which came without a CPU. Success!
Comments
Christopher Yeo
I foolishly let go of this machine a number of years ago. It was my first computer. My father worked in the print industry at the time, of which to the later days of the 90s I was given a Quadra 700. As expected being a kid, I could never imagine just how lucky I was - I did however spend hours & hours making maps for Marathon for it. Despite only being able to play any Marathon 2 engine based games on the low setting with around 25% viewport for decent performance! Good times..
Jon P
The Jurassic Park Macintosh; nice.
