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Post #16 by Bunsen
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 17 Dec 2011 - 15:52
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/least-collectable-compacts.24380/
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Hope you're not taking apart perfectly good machines to mod?
Well, I would *start* with non-functional ones, of course }:)

Examples would be:

  • 040 logic board and 9" POS CRT
  • LGA775/Core2Duo logic board and LCD
  • Speaker/s, amp and battery w/ iPod dock
  • maxed-out SE/30


The last of course would be in a clean, well-preserved and unaltered SE/30 shell. Motherboard type mods I can probably do stealth, using the original ports with adapter cables, or added port boards in existing cutouts. I have a couple of shells with some damage - a hole busted out of the top in one, for example, which might suit for the iPod dock/speaker hack. That one, and possibly others, will probably have a paint or dye job done on it too - gloss white or satin black.

It's a real shame that a genuine '040 classic was never introduced.

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