Quadra 660AV/601 Cyclone/Tempest prototype

#1 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 - 08:40 PPCMLA

1993 Apple Macintosh Quadra CYCLONE Prototype Computer

Current bid: US $9.99
End time: 26-Apr-07 11:00:00 AEST (2 days 10 hours)
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[s]Okay, so I know it's not a PPC, but[/s] The 601 makes it a PPC, and in the absence of our allies at the other MLA, I thought folks here might like to have a look.

If the TEMPEST tag means what I think it does, this is ex military or intelligence.

#2 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 - 09:15 PPCMLA

#3 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 - 18:02 PPCMLA

Neat as it is, it seems to me to be nothing more than a Centris 610 (note the 20 MHz designation on themotherboard) with a PowerPC upgrade in the PDS. Nothing special (unless, of course, the PPC upgrade is the prototype part).

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#4 Thu, 3 May 2007 - 00:10 PPCMLA

I love that formfactor of machines.

#5 Thu, 3 May 2007 - 01:39 PPCMLA

It almost looks like the only real special thing about it is the enclosure and it's lack of labeling - And $799 is pretty extreme. Razz

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#6 Fri, 4 May 2007 - 08:35 PPCMLA

Wow. I wonder who paid $799 for that.

The seller is probably laughing all the way to the bank.

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#7 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 - 00:36 PPCMLA

For what purpose military uses this system, how much it is useful for them in their daily work.
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#8 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 - 23:51 PPCMLA

Check out TEMPEST on Wikipedia if you are really interested. A Quadra of any variety (TEMPEST or otherwise) would be pretty useless to the military in the modern era.

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#9 Sun, 31 May 2009 - 18:32 PPCMLA

When I was in the Navy we had a few Tempest machines. Nothing really too special about them except that they were Tempest machines.

The e-bay link now goes to an invalid item.

#10 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 - 15:45 PPCMLA

I remember that listing. I threw a bid at it early but I never expected it to be the winner. $799 was way too much for a 660AV, even a proto.