Well, it's certainly a good candidate for a mod. Considering how many Mac Pluses there are out there, I would suggest that it won't be missed. Throwing it away is a waste though. List it on eBay and at least attempt to get it to someone for the cost of shipping. You'll likely find a taker with more room to spare.

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I've considered that, for sure. I don't think there's any demand for broken Compacts here in Australia though, especially if they have multiple problems.

In therms of resuscitating it, you can probably find a complete logicboard on eBay faster and for less money than a pair of 128K ROMs. However, it sounds like the PSU is in bad shape, so how dedicated are you to the tedious repair work it may require if this is not to be a major machine for you?

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The PSU has heavy corrosion (from a leaky battery) around the switch contacts, which i'd imagine can be sanded off. It seems like some of the solder joints are broken as well. I can't pinpoint just which ones are broken, but I can go around and do all of them if I have to. Not a difficult job. That said it's not set to become a major machine at all, the 512Ke already has that role filled.

I was curious if anyone had electrically modified the power and CRT circuitry to take signals from another source. Like... if I were to install a TV tuner in the base, could I rig the video circuitry to the signal outputs on the tuner? Of course I don't just mean a TV tuner... could anything at all be connected up? Just a curiosity.

If a computer mod doesn't work for you, then you can always make it a practical household item ...

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Well it's already making a pretty convincing doorstop at the moment.