Large Box 'o' Laptops — #6

Post #6 by Strimkind

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Mon, 5 Jul 2010 - 15:10
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/large-box-o-laptops.20893/

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Wow Strimkind, you made out like the proverbial bandit! Where did this haul come from?

It Came from someone who used to restore them and send them to the Philippines. These were what was left over and would have gone to the recyclers if I did not take them. He has other computers that he is going to let me know about down the road.

Nice. The 400MHz logic board includes the hardware DVD decoder. And the Bookendz dock is a sweet bonus.

Indeed it is. I think I have to do a motherboard swap before I can get this beast working though. Not looking forward to that.

You know the CPU modules are interchangeable, right? And you can upgrade the 520s to 33MHz for a buck apiece. Heck, get spares and see if you can upclock them

They are. I should buy one for the 520c as it is in Okay shape. The 520 is pretty much a writeoff. The hinge for the screen on one side is completely broken off the case and there is missing front plastic on the 520. I consider it parts. Not bad considering there is a 500MB SCSI drive in there.

Either way, my wife rolled her eyes and sighed when I told her about this box.

Also, anyone know where I can find a really cheap power adapter for a 170?