I have a 700 myself but no AIX 4.1.4 CD and it is password protected so not much I can do with it at least it was free. todd
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 4:21 PM, PeterH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jul 25, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Mac Book wrote: > > > I was given two brand new Network Server's today, are they worth > > anything? > > > > The ANS was available, and was a current product, from February 1996 > to April 1997, an extremely short period, barely 14 months. > > They cost well north of $10,000, for the basic configuration, and the > features were priced accordingly. Figure on $15,000 for a minimally > usable configuration. > > Not withstanding the standard PCI bus and the presence of the Apple > Desktop Bus, ADB, these were NOT Macs, and had very little > compatibility with Mac add-ons. > > Usually, the proprietary RAID and Fiberchannel cards were used for > expansion beyond the internal and hot-pluggable UW-SCSI drives. > > There are NO standard components within an ANS, save the standard > 300i (ANS 500) or 600i (ANS 700) CD drive and the standard "Super > Drive" floppy drive (both models). > > Brand-new examples would have brought about $400-$500, about a decade > ago, 1999, or about two to three years after the product was > discontinued (and was abandoned) by Apple. > > All existing stock was eventually sent to an Apple-authorized > liquidator/destructor, and most were simply destroyed. > > I guess that increases their "rarity", but they couldn't have been > that rare as I own nearly a dozen such units. > > > > > These were giving by a business. I would like to know their value, > > and If selling them on ebay is worth it? > > They are worth what they are worth to a gen-u-wine buyer who has an > interest in them, and the ability to remove them from your premises, > as they are both bulky and heavy. > > There are NO accessories available for them, these having been sent > to the crushers by Apple a long time ago. > > Forget trying to sell them on eBay. > > The last auction for them brought barely more than the minimum bid, > assuming a $0.99 minimum. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
