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Lot #6047
Apple Power Macintosh 9700 EVT Prototype Computer (Unreleased)

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Scarce EVT (Engineering Validation Test) prototype of the unreleased Power Macintosh 9700, nicknamed the 'Power Express,' a high-end G3 mini tower system featuring a DVD-ROM and Iomega ZIP drives installed on the front. The rear boasts 6 PCI slots, three of which are populated, as well as an affixed Apple "Desktop Development Team" asset label. On the top of the case are PowerExpress 'Oakridge' labels detailing the prototype's configuration. Includes Tested to boot and in very good to fine cosmetic condition, with wear to the labels.

The Power Macintosh 9700, codenamed Power Express, was an unreleased high-end Macintosh developed during the mid-1990s, intended to succeed the Power Macintosh 9600 as Apple's flagship desktop workstation. However, the project was ultimately canceled due to Apple's transition toward the PowerPC G3 architecture and internal restructuring under Steve Jobs.

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