Well, after 18 months, I really think the ATOM NetTop Board has found a home, one that will be a pleasure to have sitting next to me on the Teak Desk.
The ZipMacPLUS™ will be losing all function as a 68k, but ubuntu for work (and OS-X for showtime/playtime) on the KVM'd 1600x1200 20" Pivot LCD will work out just fine!
Interior renovations:
It's going to be very colorful behind the clear plexi windows . . .
View attachment 17716
. . . closer look at the players and stand-ins . . .
. . . PSU mounted onto the A/B so it's hidden behind the CRT/CRT neck . . .
. . . cleared section and standoff stand-ins . . .
. . . razed areas for PSU and PCI Card . . .
. . . PSU mounted . . .
. . . bottom view . . .
. . . front view . . .
. . . back view . . .
. . . excised A/B componentsts . . .
. . . Chop-Top MoBo . . . with first standoff hole drilled through its hip . . .
. . . side view of MoBo/NetTop sandwich . . .
. . . rear view of same . . .
. . . once I've adapted the Parallel Port Zip250 garnish, it'll be a real Dagwood . . . with the (plastic) fish in the front!
NOTE: No functional Mac Plus parts have been harmed in the production of this . . . whatever . . . :lol:
I'll be isolating some of the circuitry.components of the A/B to do a few things . . . maybe . . .
. . . still working out the breakout for the rear, pins on the OEM connectors will likely be hotwired to plugs for the MoBo . . .
. . . undecided about KBD access panel, but USB2 seems to be the ticket for thumb drives or a KBD . . .
. . . tailless Rodents only, need apply.
Is funtime/hacktime project! :approve:
edit: for the life of me, I can't figure out why I feel a slight urge to paint the chassis in some sickly electric green hue . . . :
The ZipMacPLUS™ will be losing all function as a 68k, but ubuntu for work (and OS-X for showtime/playtime) on the KVM'd 1600x1200 20" Pivot LCD will work out just fine!
Interior renovations:
It's going to be very colorful behind the clear plexi windows . . .
View attachment 17716
. . . closer look at the players and stand-ins . . .
. . . PSU mounted onto the A/B so it's hidden behind the CRT/CRT neck . . .
. . . cleared section and standoff stand-ins . . .
. . . razed areas for PSU and PCI Card . . .
. . . PSU mounted . . .
. . . bottom view . . .
. . . front view . . .
. . . back view . . .
. . . excised A/B componentsts . . .
. . . Chop-Top MoBo . . . with first standoff hole drilled through its hip . . .
. . . side view of MoBo/NetTop sandwich . . .
. . . rear view of same . . .
. . . once I've adapted the Parallel Port Zip250 garnish, it'll be a real Dagwood . . . with the (plastic) fish in the front!
NOTE: No functional Mac Plus parts have been harmed in the production of this . . . whatever . . . :lol:
I'll be isolating some of the circuitry.components of the A/B to do a few things . . . maybe . . .
. . . still working out the breakout for the rear, pins on the OEM connectors will likely be hotwired to plugs for the MoBo . . .
. . . undecided about KBD access panel, but USB2 seems to be the ticket for thumb drives or a KBD . . .
. . . tailless Rodents only, need apply.
Is funtime/hacktime project! :approve:
edit: for the life of me, I can't figure out why I feel a slight urge to paint the chassis in some sickly electric green hue . . . :