🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello all,

I would like to sell my desktop system in order to buy a portable.  It's a
recent model Macintosh which includes a full i486-based Windows computer
built in.

The machine is a Macintosh LC/Quadra 630 with:

- a 33/66 MHz 68040 CPU including floating point
- a 486DX2/66 CPU
- separate Mac and SVGA display systems routed through the same monitor port
- dual-speed inbuilt CD-ROM accessible from both machines
- 8-bit sound in/out (Mac); Sound Blaster 16 output (PC)
- 500Mb IDE hard disc (upgradeable of course)
- 36Mb RAM
- keyboard and mouse
- 15" Apple Multisync monitor with stereo speakers
- PlainTalk preamped microphone
- ports: 2 serial (access from Mac or PC), SCSI (scanners, Zip drives etc),
sound in/out, PC joystick
- a LOT of industry standard software (MS Office, Photoshop 4.0, FreeHand,
QuarkXPress)

I looked up the CPU in MacUser (October 96) and it lists the 12/500
configuration (CPU only, no CD-ROM) at $1800 for the dual machine.  I
thought I might give you a breakdown of purchase costs etc and how I value
the parts now:

Current value / item / purchase date / cost
$1800 / CPU (12/500 no CD) / April 95 / $2600
$ 500 / Multisync 15 / April 95 / $725
$ 100 / AppleDesign keyboard / April 95 / $150
$ 250 / RAM (24Mb extra) / 1996 / $550?
$ 120 / CD-ROM (secondhand) / August 96 / $150
$  30 / Microphone / May 95 / $50

If you upgraded your Mac you could also use the existing monitor, keyboard
etc. with a new machine.  The LC 630 can also be fitted with a video
capture / TV tuner card (about $400) and Ethernet networking or an internal
modem.

The total value as listed above would be $2800 for a system that cost me
$4225 (sigh).  Bear in mind that there are two computers which can exchange
data and read each other's hard drives - it would be a good way to move
data or keep access to both systems.

If you're interested, you can contact me for more information.  I'd prefer
to sell in the Hobart region for ease of transport, but that's open to
negotiation!  I'm not interested in splitting components, either.

      Thanks for reading,

         Matthew.