25 Jan
2001
25 Jan
'01
8:20 a.m.
>I've seen these things around, a local
advertising firm had stacks of them
>they were throwing away. These are basically Macintosh IIfx's clock chipped
>from 40MHz to 50MHz, in a gigantic metal tower case with power and frame key
>locks. An interesting machine, but remember before buying...
>
>1 - The IIfx uses wacko 64-Bit (I think) SIMMs that aren't compatable with
>anything except a particular LaserWriter. These are VERY hard to find and
>expensive.
True.
In a way its sad, but the once "wicked fast" IIfx now is regularly scrapped
and the boards, memory, etc. sell fairly cheaply. I think I have about a
dozen working IIfx and a fair stash of memory (sheesh, NEVER in my life did
I think I would have this much memory (all sorts, but some IIfx), a pile
about 2 feet across on my dining room table).
I picked up a IIfx and I'm pretty pleased with it. I spent a small
fortune about 2 years ago upgrading memory in it.
I'd love to see it run at 50 mhz... but it's a very sweet box.
Too bad I can only run Apple's A/UX or Mac OS 7.x.
--Bill
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