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powerpc 5500/275
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Black? that's the MacintoshTV (the original combined Mac/TV) version.
It's worth a lot more...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_TV
http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=tv
Are you sure PPC? If not, then someone painted it...
It's worth a lot more...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_TV
http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=tv
Are you sure PPC? If not, then someone painted it...
Google came up with this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_5500
but nothing much else, you can try to search around in ebay or other places and watch the price of them (if you can find any)
The MacTVs was only 68k IIRC, the 5500 is a PPC Mac and the Black one is called the Director Edition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_5500
but nothing much else, you can try to search around in ebay or other places and watch the price of them (if you can find any)
The MacTVs was only 68k IIRC, the 5500 is a PPC Mac and the Black one is called the Director Edition
Oh I see it now on Wiki.
A black one in the states? I have NEVER EVER seen one of these.
They must be pretty rare...
did you look around on ebay or other place that might sell older Macs. this does seem to be a bit hard to find, which could mean that they are a bit on the rare side. i would not know about a price tho, you could get a ballpark figure by (hopefully) finding one on ebay and keep track of it until its sold and look at the selling price to get the ballpark figure.
it also depends on the condition of it and if it includes any extras like the TV tuner, papers, installation disks, memory or other along those lines.
here is one on ebay, but not being sold in the states which could effect the amount it sells for, but it can give you a ballpark figure
Black 5500/275 ebay
just keep track on this and watch the price of it ( it also has a USD translated amount under the price), as of this posting it has 8 days left (but bidding wars usually dont start until it gets toward a day or lower until end) also there was some add-on cards for it i seen wile i was looking for that.
There is really quite a bit you can do with it too. At 275mhz, it will really scream with Mac OS 7.6.1.
Power PC 5500
Yeah, I got one of these.
There easy to upgrade. I swapped a mainboard from a 6500 that had a 300MHz CPU soldered onto it and stuck it in mine. The RAM can be upgraded to 128MB (2 x 64MB) but I only got 64MB (2 x 32MB) in mine.
I stuck a 80GB ATA133 hard drive in mine also and got it dual booting Linux. I think the largest capacity hard drive they can take is a 120GB.
I also stuck a PCI network card in it.
The 33.6Kbps modem makes a good hands free telephone using the built in speakers and microphone and of course the TV with it's teletext is neat.
On the downside, the TV and modem don't work under Linux and I haven't got the Network card to work under Mac OS.
It's going on ebay soon.
Yeah, I got one of these.
There easy to upgrade. I swapped a mainboard from a 6500 that had a 300MHz CPU soldered onto it and stuck it in mine. The RAM can be upgraded to 128MB (2 x 64MB) but I only got 64MB (2 x 32MB) in mine.
I stuck a 80GB ATA133 hard drive in mine also and got it dual booting Linux. I think the largest capacity hard drive they can take is a 120GB.
I also stuck a PCI network card in it.
The 33.6Kbps modem makes a good hands free telephone using the built in speakers and microphone and of course the TV with it's teletext is neat.
On the downside, the TV and modem don't work under Linux and I haven't got the Network card to work under Mac OS.
It's going on ebay soon.
A 5500 is a pretty nice setup. I like the form factor, and they don't have the issues that the 5200 series did. I just wish they used a better CRT for it - the Sony Trinitron displays they used for their LC 575 form factor machines were great. I know Sony made a 15" Trinitron - perhaps it was too expensive at the time for Apple to use.