Apple Prototype PCI Card w/ Firewire 200

[Macs R Us]

I have came across a Prototype Apple PCI Card (from 1997) this Card has Firewire 200 (2 ports), Coax (2 ports), and S-Video(1 port)... I have surmised that since this card is from 1997 (ie Steves year) that when Steve came back and terminated lots of products (like the Newtons). I know I have heard of firewire 400 and 800. I have been able to use this card and it works fine (at least the firewire) I looked up the #(820-0872 and AP2819-06) and found nothing about it... This card also has some sort of internal Hd/or video connector... Has any one heard of this?

[Doraemon]

That's "FireDrill". Unreleased. Lucky you. It's quite rare. Mind posting some photos of it?

http://www.apple-codenames.com/unreleased/ (see near bottom of page)

[Macs R Us]

That's "FireDrill". Unreleased. Lucky you. It's quite rare. Mind posting some photos of it?

http://www.apple-codenames.com/unreleased/ (see near bottom of page)

Sure I will get some pics... I know why its called "FireDrill" The card is all red... Be Back with the pics.

[Macs R Us]

Here are the pics, sorry for the bad job of making the pic.:

http://macsruscomputers.com/firedirll1.jpg
http://macsruscomputers.com/firedirll2.jpg

[Macs R Us]

I think I would sell it, I have no need to keep it:)


Thanks So Much,
Mark Jozaitis

[mkaake]

heh... if that's the same card i'm thinking of, it's not quite that rare... other world computing had a bundle of those that they were trying to sell off. at least 100 of them.

here... they've been selling these for a while now, and they're just now saying they're getting low. 5 bucks a pop.

http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Column=Description2&Criteria=prototype&Manufacturer=

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if there dates are right on the xlr8yourmac article about it, they've been selling these for at least a year now, if not more. sounds about right.