Turbo040 in Lot on Ebay

#1 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 - 18:09 68kMLA

There's a "new" style Turbo040, the type with the cache soldered on the card, in this lot:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-IIci-M5780-w-DayStar-Digital-Asante-Photometrics-cards-/260936366052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc104f7e4

on Ebay. Perhaps a little pricey, but comes with what looks like an Asante network card of some type, and a Photometrics card which I am unfamiliar with.

I have no relationship, nor knowledge of the seller.

#2 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 - 19:49 68kMLA

Kind of pricey for a machine missing the hard drive (no software for the Photometrics card). I think that card is just a capture card for a CCD camera used in science labs back in the day.

#3 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 - 08:00 68kMLA

Doesn't seem like such an outlandish start or BIN price, considering the hike classic Macs have taken lately. Also considering what those Daystar 040s go for alone.

#4 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 - 07:58 68kMLA

If only this was for sale here in the UK, I would buy that in a heartbeat.

#5 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 - 23:10 68kMLA

Yes, the Daystar upgrades alone seem to go for prices in that ballpark these days.

Ah, for the days when Shreve Systems was closing them out at about $3 each...but $15 shipping.

#6 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 - 08:37 68kMLA

Times do change I guess. Oddly enough I have a bunch of IIci 040's including Daystars, Mobius and whatever but none of the 030 models. Are the 030's as expensive these days?

#7 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 - 12:50 68kMLA

Even moreso I think, as they are somewhat less common, and legend has it, more compatible with older software which runs on the 512x384 screen.

#8 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 - 15:45 68kMLA

I am happy I found what I have over the decade. Oddly enough I even got lucky with some SE CPU upgrades over the last year or so (somthing I didn't think I would find).

The cache cards for the Daystar 040 are hard to come by, I have 2 without (once overclocked to 57Hz or something like that with a heatsink and fan, so the cache probably would not work anyway).

#9 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 - 21:40 68kMLA

Hey guys, I ended up buying this. There is no rom SIMM in the system, do these have to have a socketed rom, or are some soldered to the logic board?

#10 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 - 19:05 68kMLA

The IIci always shipped with the ROM chips soldered to the board. The ROM socket was never used. In case you're curious, the four ROM chips are near the front right of the logic board, under the drive tray.

#11 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 - 03:42 68kMLA

Thanks, however I disassembled the system and found the logic board was trashed by battery explosion

#12 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 - 18:19 68kMLA

The photometrics card most likely interfaced a mac with one of their high-end lab cameras.