Tempest Mac SE

From: Tom Owad <owad_at_applefritter.com>
Date: Wed Nov 29 08:58:48 2000

>In what is probably a feeble attempt to make more room, I am in the process
>of throwing out what I consider to be junk. In this process, I ran across a
>modified Mac SE (only the modified case, picture tube, and some small
>unknown device) that looks like it might have been modified for use as a
>Tempest machine. The label reads: The Tempest division of Atlantic Research
>Company, ARC, P/N D77569-4, model T5240. I was about to toss it but in
>looking more closely at it, that would most likely be not a good thing since
>it appears to be somewhat unique. If in fact this is a tempest Mac, are the
>computer components most likely interchangeable with other Macs? I wish I
>had the keyboard that went with this thing but unfortunately, all I have is
>the cabinet.

The computer most likely uses a completely standard motherboard, CRT,
analog board, etc, but is simply lined in metal.

For more information, you may want to look at:
http://applefritter.com/macclones/systematics/index.html
http://applefritter.com/macclones/techmatics/index.html
http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/tempest.html

If you decide to get rid of the machine please let me know.

Tom Owad

Applefritter
www.applefritter.com
Received on Wed Nov 29 2000 - 08:58:48 GMT

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