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Post #1 by Trash80toHP_Mini
Source Forum68kMLA
CategorySoftware
Post DateWed, 17 Mar 2010 - 03:00
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-duo-tilt-amp-swivel-base.20192/
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. . . I never really considered this a hack, as it stands. It was just one of those little utilitarian mods I do, now and then, to make things a bit easier for myself. It's incredibly simple and very easy to excecute if somebody wants to take a shot at the "Hardware Hacking" experience.

At Bunsen's request, I'm posting this hack, as is, before I start mucking about installing all kinds of DuoDock parts and boards, a MiniDock Shell and printed circuit connector to connect the Duo to said boards and all the fol-de-rol usually associated with one of my more . . . shall we say . . . esoteric hacks?

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All that's required (besides any Duo ever made :lisa: ) is an extra tilt & swivel base from one of the 5XXX AIOs.

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Above is the closed front view and above that is the open front view.

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Located in the middle of the pic is the heart-n-soul of this simple hack. After I'd realized that the Duo's Rubber-Bumper Side Trim fit snugly inside the ribs of the 5XXX AIO's floorpan, i looked for a way to make the thing less FUGLEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Which involved just turning the bottom plate around 180 degrees on the tilter/swiveler combo. All I had to do was compress the mounting claws to release the floorplan, turn the sucker around and then clip it back on. No muss, no fuss!

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Right Rear Oblique view.

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Left Front (mostly side) Oblique View.

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Side view.

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Dead-on Front View.

If anyone wants to try this, it's inexpensive, easy, and it makes typing on a Duo sittin' upon a low coffee table a dream!

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