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Prototype Apple Lisa HDD with clear plastic

68kMLA 68k 13 posts Jan 27, 2012 to Feb 3, 2012

#1 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - 22:55 68kMLA

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

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

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#2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - 23:04 68kMLA

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.

#3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - 23:09 68kMLA

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

Ah. Not married yet?

#4 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - 23:16 68kMLA

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

#5 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 - 08:11 68kMLA

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...

#6 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 - 22:52 68kMLA

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!)

#7 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 - 00:10 68kMLA

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

#8 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 - 00:48 68kMLA

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.

#9 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 - 02:15 68kMLA

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.

#10 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 - 00:10 68kMLA

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.

#11 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 - 02:43 68kMLA

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.

#12 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 - 03:32 68kMLA

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.

#13 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 - 14:17 68kMLA

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.