[rescue] Rare Mac apparently...

[ed at the7thbeer.com]

> The full name on the back was "Spike PVT"--on the usual type of
> thick sticker they have, with the model #M5920.  Nothing

That's a hardware validation testing unit.  Not really rare, as it's just
a Quadra 700 off the line.

> Does anyone know if modern B&W G3 or G4 mobo's will match
> up on Quadra 950/PowerMac 9600 backs where all the ports
> are?  There's a stripped Quadra 950 and a stripped 9600
> case that might make good FrankenG4's if they didn't
> require too much metal hacking.

Never tried, but would imagine not.  At least not without getting comfy
with a dremel.

> was moving a year or so ago--it sounded like it was all going
> to the recyclers to be crushed.  So, there are a few machines
> in the stack that are loaded for audio processing bear.

Sure, send it my way.

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