Just bought a 17" Prototype iMac G4 [updated]

[kbfr08]

I just purchased a DVT prototype iMac G4 from eBay. I'll post some pictures when it arrives.

The only thing the seller posted was a picture with a sticker indicating it is a prototype. He also said that the screen doesn't work.

Paid $160 for it including shipping.


You can see images here ---> https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=9835935#post9835935

I figured it would get more attention in the iMac section

 

[Intell]

Cool. You should open it and post pictures of the insides, if you're either brave or you know what your doing inside it. As the G4 iMac is kind of tricky to fully open.

 

[MrMacintoshBlog]

Neat!!! cant wait to see some pics.

 

[Archon Gold]

Can you link us to the ebay auction so we can see some pictures.etc?

 

[appleguy123]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it don't let the Apple police find you. FOr anyone who quotes me, yes I realize that this probably wasn't stolen property. It's what we call a joke.

 

[lacoste-rocker]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it don't let the Apple police find you. FOr anyone who quotes me, yes I realize that this probably wasn't stolen property. It's what we call a joke.

That made me LOL
like this:
HA HA HAAAA

 

[appleguy123]

That made me LOL
like this:
HA HA HAAAA

I'll be here all week
On a sidenote, it wasn't really meant to be funny, it just makes trolls look stupid when they quote you, or if you forget to come back you get your point across.

 

[yayitsezekiel]

cool! can't wait to see what this thing looks like

 

[Supersonic]

Did/Does it have the same done case with the metal arm, or are we talking something completely different?

 

[kbfr08]

Did/Does it have the same done case with the metal arm, or are we talking something completely different?

It's in the retail case, it's a DVT prototype so it's probably close to being finished.

 

[appleguy123]

It's in the retail case, it's a DVT prototype so it's probably close to being finished.

Do you have a tracking number or know when it will come in?

 

[MacTech68]

Can you link us to the ebay auction so we can see some pictures.etc?

Possibly this ?
________
Ford Ikon

 

[chrismacguy]

Coolio! - *adds name to list of people who want pics*
It would also be interesting to see if the person who had it kept the HD - It is unlikely, but it could have an early development build of Mac OS X Installed - as even back then Apple had Internal Builds for Prototypes to handle all the extra I/O.

 

[Intell]

If it does have a Beta of Mac OS X it would be of Jaguar, 10.2. But I think that it is very unlikely that an OS would stay intact on a computer that of this vintage, if it even has a hard drive.

 

[kbfr08]

Updated!

 

[Flynnstone]

Updated!

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Did you get it?
Pictures?

 

[kbfr08]

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Did you get it?
Pictures?

I posted the link in the original post, but here it is again https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=9835935#post9835935