PB145B
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I’ve had a rough PowerBook 170 for several years now, with an almost perfect LCD (no tunneling, and only one dead pixel).
The 170 (along with the 145B) are my favorite first-gen 100-series PowerBooks.
It’s time it gets the restoration it deserves.
Here’s some pics of it in the current state:
I have purchased a nice-looking PowerBook 145 that I will be parting-out to restore this 170.
Here’s what needs replacing:
Lower-chassis (almost every standoff has broken free. Will have to find a way to transfer the PowerBook 170 label over. I think some heat would encourage it to come off)
Rear-half of display housing (this one is cosmetically not good, and the mounting points are iffy, it’s actually the one that used to be on my 145B)
Hard drive (currently has an 80MB, also used to be in my 145B, but is now completely dead. Doesn’t have stiction, don’t know what’s wrong with it). I already have a spare 160MB and another on the way, so I’ve got some options there
Port door (completely missing, but the 145 I’m getting has the door)
That’s about all.
I have already replaced the upper-chassis, as the original was also REALLY bad, the trackball standoffs were broke, along with several of the ones for the keyboard.
The screen really is beautiful on this 170. The pictures don’t do it justice either. It looks more “green” in-person. Very easy on the eyes.
I will also be rebuilding it with System 7.0.1, which is what it ran originally.
That’s all for now! More to come...
The 170 (along with the 145B) are my favorite first-gen 100-series PowerBooks.
It’s time it gets the restoration it deserves.
Here’s some pics of it in the current state:
I have purchased a nice-looking PowerBook 145 that I will be parting-out to restore this 170.
Here’s what needs replacing:
Lower-chassis (almost every standoff has broken free. Will have to find a way to transfer the PowerBook 170 label over. I think some heat would encourage it to come off)
Rear-half of display housing (this one is cosmetically not good, and the mounting points are iffy, it’s actually the one that used to be on my 145B)
Hard drive (currently has an 80MB, also used to be in my 145B, but is now completely dead. Doesn’t have stiction, don’t know what’s wrong with it). I already have a spare 160MB and another on the way, so I’ve got some options there
Port door (completely missing, but the 145 I’m getting has the door)
That’s about all.
I have already replaced the upper-chassis, as the original was also REALLY bad, the trackball standoffs were broke, along with several of the ones for the keyboard.
The screen really is beautiful on this 170. The pictures don’t do it justice either. It looks more “green” in-person. Very easy on the eyes.
I will also be rebuilding it with System 7.0.1, which is what it ran originally.
That’s all for now! More to come...