Cult of Mac Contest: Name Mystery Apple Object, Win T-shirt
7:36 am, November 2nd, 2009, Nicole Martinelli
The fourth in a series of five t-shirt giveaways, correctly name this mystery Apple item and you could win a T-shirt.
Not just any T-shirt: choose from the Apple-inspired designs at might tees, which include the I Love Lisa we wrote about, a retro-style logo and Steve Jobs in typeface.
The tees are made with water-based eco inks screen printed on high quality tri-blend shirts (part organic cotton, part recycled rayon and polyester) and a $28-$36 value.
We’ll chose a winner at random from correct answers — this time leave them in the comments but specify object and model, e.g. “Apple IIGS.”
Contest ends midnight, November 3.
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Disk drive off a Mac Quadra. I am betting many a paperclip was used to force eject floppies out of there. LOL!
Amanda DeGraffenreid, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am
Easy peasy… it’s a Quadra 700. Man, how I wanted one of those as a kid!!!
Steve
Steve, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:05 am
That’s the disk drive from a Mac Quadra 700.
Nicolas Duarte, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 am
Quadra 700
Massimo Sfarra, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:14 am
Wow, my first mac,…Apple Quadra 700, i still have it!
Nicolas Pedneault, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:23 am
Apple Quadra 700
jojo, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:28 am
Quadra 700
Gomi, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:29 am
Quadra 700
GNW, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 am
Macintosh Quadra 700
As a Boston-based illustrator and designer, I “fondly” remember working Quark/PageMaker, Illustrator/FreeHand and Photoshop on this System 6 machine … as well as the resulting daily system crashes, screaming project managers and career-related stress. Thanks for the memories.
David Marshall, on November 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 am
Apple Macintosh IIfx
Ciccio, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Macintosh IIci
running System 6.0.5
1990-91
Kevin Mead, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 am
Macintosh Quadra 700 (But the image seems to be flipped horizontally)
Lisandro Grassini, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:17 am
Macintosh Quadra 700
I had this computer working as a clock in my college house. When you would shut it down, it would turn itself back on.
Nick, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 am
The mystery item this week is a Macintosh Quadra 700, although i must say the pic is missleading… its been fliped, the vents are to the left of the drive!
Hope I win!
DAN WILLIAMS, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 am
this is a picture of a Macintosh Quadra 700
Dan Fillat, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:50 am
Macintosh Quadra 700…brings back memories!
Neil, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:53 am
Macintosh Quadra 700
A reader, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Well, this machine could be:
a Mac IIci or a Mac IIcx or a Quadra 700, they all share the same box design
and from what we are shown, …. I cannot tell which one it is.
Consensus seems to be Quadra 700
Ken, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
I studied on Quadra 700’s. The lab had other (faster) Mac’s but the “pc-design” designers got to those first. The creative ones were having espresso’s and biscotti while sketching before heading to the lab. Someone once put a second SCSI SyQuest Drive (remember those?) with the same SCSI address as the first drive on “my” Quadra. As a result, my 44MB Disc copied it’s Desktop DB to my 200MB Backup Disc. I lost all my work… In my graduating year. I got so stressed I caught pneumonia (according to the doctors). I had to stay home for 2 weeks (rent a Mac from the $tore) and recreate all my work while keeping up with class… I hated those machines… Oh by the way, the image has been horizontally flipped. Nice try Nicole.
Sev, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
Apple Macintosh IIcx (4MB RAM/40MB HD)
Bert Vanderveen, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
I’m confused by this image. If it truly is a IIcx/ci or Quad 700, from the perspective of the image – with the assumption that the box is turned on it’s side in “vertical” mode – then the horizontal slits should be to the LEFT of the vertical floppy port, not the right, as shown in the picture. Look at pics of these machines at lowendmac.com, for example, and you’ll see what I mean.
Thomas, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:22 am
Hi!
It actually looks like the cover of my radiator in my office, but it is a Macintosh Quadra 700.
Pat
Patric Jernberg, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:22 am
It’s a flipped image of a Quadra 700. The Quadra has the front vents perpendicular to the floppy slot, while the IIci and IIcx have grooves parallel to the slot. The floppy drive slot was nestled in a groove running along the width of the front on the IIci and IIcx; the groove wasn’t on the Quadra 700. Also, you can see two holes where rubber feet can be placed it you want to to lay down on its side rather than stand up as a minitower; the holes are in the slots to the side.
I still have a Quadra 700, and it was a workhorse for its time. I haven’t booted it up in a while – might have to do that.
Matt, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:29 am
I agree with everyone here, it’s the Quadra 700. However, in looking at the photo is appears that the image is horizontally flipped. The actual Quadra 700 “grill lines” are on the left, not the right.
OregonMac7, on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 am
it’s a flipped image of a Quadra 700. In addition what people said before me, the led prism is horizontal in this one, on the other similar houses it would be vertical if you put the case in this upright position.
Also, I have one of these so I can easily recognize it.
neuroster, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 am
Apple Quadra 700
Maxim Harper, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:13 am
It’s the “top front” of a Quadra 700.
Chris, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 am
This image seems flipped but that is a Quadra 700. I have one here someplace. LOL
Patrick Gamble, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Flobby Drive Front from
Macintosh Quadra 700 “EVO 200″
Introduced: Oct. 1991
25 Mhz Motorola 68040
=) THX
Dude, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Macintosh Quadra 700, front
Gabriel Boscan, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:56 am
Mac Quadra 700
Lucas, on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am
Flipped picture of a Flobby Disk Drive Front from a Macintosh Quadra 700
D Williams, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
It’s a Macintosh Quadra 700, but the image is flipped horizontally.
Jenn, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Like everybody else said, it’s the top front of a Quadra 700
Jim Vanderhoof, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700
ambienteternity, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Easy, Macintosh Quadra 700 – one of the best named macs ever!
Mac Fan, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Is it a Mac Quadra 700? everyone here seems to think so… lol
Cheeky little w, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
It’s been rotated 90°, but it’s a shot of the floppy disk drive on an LCii…I believe…altho I’m clearly being outvoted by the Quadra folks.
xJane, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Yap, Quadra 700 flipped ca 1991 not an Apple IIfx
Guido, on November 2nd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700.
Next!
Andrew Sullivan, on November 2nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700 (mirror image)
Release date: October 1991
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Quadra_700
Amoroso, on November 2nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
MacIIci
Stephen R. Stapleton, on November 2nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Quadra 700
Dan Eveland, on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Mac Quadra 700
Stephanie, on November 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700
slomacuser, on November 2nd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Let’s see what the audience says: 90%: Macintosh Quadra 700
I guess I’ll go with the audience.
jeremy burnich, on November 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Apple Quadra 700
IV, on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:14 pm
It’s a horizontally-flipped image of a Quadra 700, of Jurassic Park fame.
Sam (the one who makes you laugh, apparently), on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Specifically, it’s the “Macintosh Quadra 700″
Sam (the one who makes you laugh, apparently), on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700
Michael Dasalla, on November 2nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Hmm, just like the Macintosh Quadra 700 I used to one. One SWEET box!
I believe it only had 2 screws, one of which was a grounding screw. A Beautiful example of DFM (Design For Manufacturing). Everything plugged in/snapped in. Very sweet. Upgraded the HD 2x. Was sad to let it go. . .
Stephen Beckwith, on November 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Quadra 700
Marky Mark, on November 2nd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
It’s a Macintosh Quadra 700 and I think the picture was taken with Photobooth because it’s flipped.
Jake, on November 2nd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
That’s the drive from a mac quadra but it’s flipped 90 degrees
Galen, on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:24 pm
As an Apple engineer I spent a lot of time changing motherboards & HD’s in theses bad boys.
Apple Macintosh Quadra 700
Great machine though !!
Lee Avery, on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
My calculations point only to a Quadra 700. rip.
Steven Engel, on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Apple Macintosh Quadra 700.
Mike Steebes, on November 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 pm
It’s a Quadra 700! It was a very nice computer… It even ran Photoshop without problems… (I’m talking about 1993 – if I’m not mistaken).
Patrick Schenk, on November 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 am
Macintosh Quadra 700
Steffen L. Norgren, on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:10 am
Somehow I think it MIGHT be a Quadra 700, but I have no basis for this assumption.
platnicat, on November 3rd, 2009 at 3:14 am
Quadra 700. The pic is a flopped version of the same pic in Wikipedia.
Kevin Mead, on November 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 am
Macintosh II ci
Michael, on November 3rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700
Mark, on November 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Macintosh Quadra 700
duhh
Billy Boyd Cape, on November 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm
The successor to the IIci form factor, the Quadra 700.
Malcolm Kwan, on November 4th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Mac IIci Floppy Drive slot
Larry Molmud, on November 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm