The Xserves arrive (Patreon)
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A G5 Server + Intel Server hand-delivered by Ian and Robert from the university in London, Ontario, along with the sound dampening enclosure. The enclosure was somewhat bigger than expected, but very solid. I’m told that mounting Xserves into an enclosure can be a frustrating adventure. Not what you would expect from Apple at that time. We will see how I make out mounting these servers, plus the G4 XServe Ian donated last year.
The proper way to store Xserves (since they produce the same noise level as a hair drier)
A couple of unopened spare drive modules still in the box. Very cool!
500GB in a mounting carrier for under $700!
Ian even included some copies of the Mac OS in pristine condition.
Ian has been a longtime supplier of obsolete institutional Mac hardware to this collection.
Robert is a fan of the videos and it was great meeting him and showing him the collection.
Now that I have the materials, I owe them a video.
Last weekend I was out picking up some Macintosh and non-Macintosh items. A new Patreon video coming soon about that.