A rare prototype Macintosh with 128k floppy 5.25 "for sale on Ebay for $ 100,000

Ebay, as often happens, it becomes the ideal window to go back in time, discovering products that have made ​​the history of major companies like Apple . Sometimes the items offered include prototypes that were never marketed. It 's the case of a tender, still active, on a rare example of Apple Macintosh with a feature that will not go unnoticed by those who understand the products of the house in Cupertino. Instead of the traditional 3.5 "floppy drive, in fact, model is 5.25 " . The detail might seem secondary if it were not for the fact that the Macintosh was sold in 1984 used only the 3.5 "floppy. The present owner of the device proposed at a price of no less than $ 100,000. While the outlay is considerable, a look at the photos below do not cost anything.

According to reports by the owner or the Macintosh, the keyboard is said to be authentic part of the prototype and the device would be operating, while requiring a boot disk after switching.

At the time there were no more offers to buy the prototype, as anticipated at the outset, it is not affordable for all budgets. For more information of sale, please click this address .

How to Installing OS X Lion on a PC with UniBeast

If you tried  to install OS X Lion on the PC , claiming the title Macintosh , you've probably encountered some problems. The process requires sufficient preparation by the user and often ends in failure.


In order to install  OS X Lion on a PC and enjoy all the benefits of Apple-desktop systems, initially put Snow Leopard, and then used a third-party TOOLS xMove and MultiBeast. Project tonymacx86, dedicated Macintosh, found a new easier way to install OS X Lion on a PC using the USB-stick and programs UniBeast.

The utility allows you to create a bootable USB flash drive with the "Lion", without having to use iBoot. In other words, unlike all previous methods for creating Macintosh you do not need an optical drive.

With our walkthrough, you will be able to install OS X Lion on the PC in the simplest way possible.

First you need a copy of the original system OS X Lion (downloaded from the Mac App Store or from the official  flash disk ) and a separate flash drive to 8 gigabytes or more. UniBeast program is available for download here. www.tonymacx86.com/downloads

Installing OS X Lion on a PC with UniBeast

Step 1 : First create a  bootable flash drive using UniBeast. Open Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility and click on the stick in the sidebar.

Step 2 : Click the tab disk partition, then select and Current Category: 1. Please click on the Options button to switch the item master boot record and then click OK.

Step 3 : Change the name of the USB and select the format of Mac OS X Extended (Journaled). Confirm the Apply button.

Note: If you are using a setup application OS X Lion, check that it is in the Programs folder. In case if you flash drive with the "Lion", insert it into the USB-drive of your poppy.

Step 4 : Download and run the program UniBeast. Click Continue, Continue, Continue, and I agree.

Step 5 : Step Placement as a place of installation, select the USB-stick, and then click Continue.

Step 6 : Place a check in front of the desired item at step Installation Type: «Install Mac OS X Lion» in the case of the Mac App Store or «OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive» to stick with the "Lion." Laptop users extra point mark «Laptop Support». Now to continue.

Step 7 : Enter the password and click Install. Depending on the speed of your system and stick can take up to 15 minutes.

Step 8 : Now you can insert the USB-stick with OS X Lion in the PC and run the installation Macintosh.