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Post #10 by trag
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryPeripherals
Post DateThu, 19 May 2011 - 20:52
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/just-scored-a-128k-for-76-bucks-on-ebay-woo-hoo.23018/
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Of the handful of 400K drives I've come across, all had seized due to the lubricant drying up. Recall a site which detailed where you needed to clean, but can't find it any more.
About fifteen years ago I had a pair of 400K drives new in the sealed anti-static bags, which I had bought with a lot from an Apple Service Center. Both of those drives were seized up.

So those drives seize at the drop of a few years or maybe a decade. A little alcohol to clean the old lubricant-turned-to-varnish and a little lithium grease fixed them right up.

I'd consider the 8MB RAM upgraded to be a nice score! At the very least it makes the Mac usable, and it's still a 128K 99.9% of the way.
I don't see how it could possibly be 8MB of RAM. The Mac 128/512/Plus can't address more than 4MB. The address map doesn't support more. Maybe if someone rewrote the ROMs, but I think it more likely that it's a smaller RAM upgrade.

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