[vcf-midatlantic] iMac

[Chris Fala]

On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

>
> On Dec 11, 2015, at 2:45 PM, David Riley via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:56 PM, chrisjpf33--- via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree, it sends the wrong message, despite personal feelings about a
> particular computer.
> >>
> >> But that aside, are they worth anything to anyone? What is a good price
> for an untested one in good cosmetic condition?
> >
> > It depends.  I wouldn't mind having a Rev B iMac, since it was the last
> one with the PCI mezzanine slot (especially if I could find one of those
> hens'-teeth-rare Voodoo2 cards for it that I didn't get back in the day...).
> >
> > Other than that, the original rev A and B are of historical interest as
> the first New World Macs, but they're not overly nice computers and the
> flyback transformers have an annoying tendency to go bad in them.  On the
> other hand, their monitor wasn't half bad, and they play classic Mac games
> pretty nicely as long as they run under Mac OS 8.1 or higher.  They're
> pretty sluggish on any version of OS X worth using.
> >
> > No idea on price, but Tony and Herb already spoke to that issue.
> >
> >
> > - Dave
>
> Can't help with the Rev. B, I only have a couple of Rev A Bondi Blues
> left. However, I have one of the Game Wizard VooDoo2 cards installed in one
> and this beauty still sealed in the bag. The box obviously was opened (by
> me when I got it years ago and again for this photo a month or so ago when
> someone else asked me about them) but I never installed this one. Still
> sitting on my shelf.
>
> http://wreckmasters.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/webassets/IMG_9560.JPG
>
> Tony




Thanks to everyone who responded, all the information is very helpful. I
may be getting one of these in a package deal with another computer. I
don't have a lot of details yet, but when I see it in person I will
probably have more questions.

Chris Fala