Apple TechStep

In September 2009 I started to downsize this collection to a few items and then archived this section to its own subdomain at the start of October 2011.

This system

In August 2006 I purchased this unit for the grand total of AU$28 through eBay. Although it is not complete I should be able to fill out the standard complement of cables, the manuals will be signifigantly more difficult to obtain.

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The TechStep carry case. - techstep-01.jpg techstep-01.jpg, 1200x900, 156KB
The TechStep carry case.
The TechStep in the carry case.  I am missing most of the cables to be used for testing as well as the manuals.  Next to the power supply is a holder for two ROM packs (on top of the two in the unit). - techstep-02.jpg techstep-02.jpg, 1200x900, 167KB
The TechStep in the carry case. I am missing most of the cables to be used for testing as well as the manuals. Next to the power supply is a holder for two ROM packs (on top of the two in the unit).
The front panel of the unit has a small LCD display and a keypad through which the tests can be selected and run. - techstep-03.jpg techstep-03.jpg, 1200x900, 161KB
The front panel of the unit has a small LCD display and a keypad through which the tests can be selected and run.
The left side of the unit features the power switch, power input (if not running from a 9V battery) and a serial port that I believe can be used to download logs. - techstep-04.jpg techstep-04.jpg, 1200x900, 164KB
The left side of the unit features the power switch, power input (if not running from a 9V battery) and a serial port that I believe can be used to download logs.
The right hand side of the unit features two slots for the ROM pack at the bottom. - techstep-05.jpg techstep-05.jpg, 1200x900, 159KB
The right hand side of the unit features two slots for the ROM pack at the bottom.
The rear of the unit features two ADB ports, two serial ports, a SCSI port and an audio port. - techstep-06.jpg techstep-06.jpg, 1200x900, 179KB
The rear of the unit features two ADB ports, two serial ports, a SCSI port and an audio port.
The rear of the unit detatches to expose the location for the 9V battery which makes this a portable unit. - techstep-07.jpg techstep-07.jpg, 1200x900, 177KB
The rear of the unit detatches to expose the location for the 9V battery which makes this a portable unit.
The bottom of the unit has a typical information sticker.  What I find more interesting is the price tag of over a thousand (Australian) dollars from 1994. - techstep-08.jpg techstep-08.jpg, 1200x899, 149KB
The bottom of the unit has a typical information sticker. What I find more interesting is the price tag of over a thousand (Australian) dollars from 1994.
The two ROM packs that I have allow me to test SCSI hard drives and a number of early Macintosh systems. - techstep-09.jpg techstep-09.jpg, 1200x900, 250KB
The two ROM packs that I have allow me to test SCSI hard drives and a number of early Macintosh systems.

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