Yea I read that, the mouse is basically dumb and all of the logic is within the system itself.

I'll try and tackle the monitor bad connection first. Just need to get a good soldering iron and take some brave pills before working around a CRT 8-o

I'm half tempted to use it as a mini ITX project case (instead of saving up for a C64x), but I know the plus is rarer than the Classic, and that it should basically work except for the screen and obtaining a mouse.