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Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #7

Blank? That's really annoying. Companies that don't properly label their parts should be shot.
68kMLA 68k by Paralel Mon, 20 Apr 2015 - 03:52

Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #6

Nope. In fact I found another chip just like it today when going through my stock of 512k spares. Apples got these where ever they could it seems. Some think the purple ceramics ar…
68kMLA 68k by unity Mon, 20 Apr 2015 - 00:51

Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #5

unity said: The chips has an Apple p/n and a Moto logo. Not sure why you think it would be replaced. The soldering looks factory and I have two boards with the exact same mar…
68kMLA 68k by Elfen Mon, 20 Apr 2015 - 00:06

Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #4

Elfen said: Looks like your CPU was replaced at one time or another, it does not look like an Apple/Motorola 68K to me (see below) Click to expand... The chips has an App…
68kMLA 68k by unity Sun, 19 Apr 2015 - 18:45

Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #3

Looks like your CPU was replaced at one time or another, it does not look like an Apple/Motorola 68K to me (see below). Pins 7 & 8 are the High/Low Data Strobe and Pin 45 i…
68kMLA 68k by Elfen Sun, 19 Apr 2015 - 18:23

Solder evidence on 512k CPU — #1

The 68000 on one of my Mac 512k's seems to have had three pins connected to something at one point.   Curious if folks can guess what device/upgrade might have originally been i…
68kMLA 68k by pl212 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 - 15:18

The Plus M5880 — #1

Im trying to make a somewhat comprehensive list of compact Macs and the many, many variations. I noticed that the Plus normally carries the model M0001A. But I see there is a varia…
68kMLA 68k by unity Sun, 19 Apr 2015 - 10:58

TiBook Hinges — #4

Ok , thanks, was making my life harder for nothing then
68kMLA PowerPC by galgot Sun, 12 Apr 2015 - 17:07

TiBook Hinges — #3

Where you lift the screen does not change the amount of pressure, it just makes it harder for you to open it since you have less leverage. If there is 2lbs of resistance, there wil…
68kMLA PowerPC by unity Sun, 12 Apr 2015 - 16:53

TiBook Hinges — #2

Lubricate the hinges helps. I usually remove the two hinges covers, and apply a bit of silicone oil , then put back the hinges. Also , when opening, don't hold it from front of th…
68kMLA PowerPC by galgot Sun, 12 Apr 2015 - 15:33

Apple ][ Forever Video — #2

That's a pretty interesting video! Definitely shows some of the history of Apple in a simple way.
68kMLA PowerPC by Juliet Elysa Sun, 22 Mar 2015 - 07:06

TiBook Hinges — #1

I just bought a near-pristine (Only one or two paint chips, good hinges) 400 MHz PowerBook G4 for a really good price. I would like to keep it that way. Does anyone have suggestion…
68kMLA PowerPC by kb3wmh Sat, 21 Mar 2015 - 01:16

Scored Two Macintosh Plus systems — #8

Bad solder joints. There's a thread somewhere on here about that problem with some photos of which ones you'll want to freshen up.
68kMLA 68k by Scott Baret Mon, 12 Jan 2015 - 03:31

Scored Two Macintosh Plus systems — #7

Yeah they look like platinum, one is slightly yellowed. Also, one of them I sometimes need to smack a couple of times to get the crt on. Any ideas what the problem is? Just a loose…
68kMLA 68k by Jake Lebovic Mon, 12 Jan 2015 - 03:29

Scored Two Macintosh Plus systems — #4

haha outstanding!!!! now all you need to do is get over and pick you up a Floppy Emu/HD20 Emu and a 1meg Re-Writeable rom disk kit. http://www.bigmessowires.com/macintosh-floppy…
68kMLA 68k by uniserver Sun, 11 Jan 2015 - 20:22

Scored Two Macintosh Plus systems — #1

I traded a PM G5 I had for two full 4MB Mac Plus systems with someone on craigslist. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Pr…
68kMLA 68k by Jake Lebovic Sun, 11 Jan 2015 - 20:00
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