Recent content by dogcow

...or sell the motherboard to me :b&w:

I had my eye on that as well but it was just too far to justify driving to collect it. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it though.

OK here's a link to the original image (it's 4.4mb sorry!) http://idisk.mac.com/pjlarge/Public/Mac512/512K_board.jpg

I will post a link to the original hi-res photo when I get back home for you later on today.

It's the same colour as it would have been when it came out of the factory as it looks like it's sat in the box in the dark for a number of years. The case feels solid enough with no brittleness or stress cracks, it came apart no problem and went back together perfectly as well.

The disks are the same as the one in the box: The label says Made in Ireland - I wonder if they printed the manuals there as well? I don't want to open them to find out though! As to date, it's beige not platinum and the date marker inside the case says the case was formed in Feb '86...

You'll like these 8-) Have a look here: http://web.mac.com/pjlarge/iWeb/PJLarge/The%20Computer%20Museum.html It's in fantastic condition. The box isn't 100%, but it is 22 years old... I couldn't resist taking it apart to see what sort of condition it was in, there was the smallest amount...

Thanks folks, I'll pop some pictures online of the motherboard once I get an hour to get inside the machine.

I've picked up a mint SE/30 but it's poorly :( The ADB ports dont work at all, I've tried just the mouse plugged in, and just the keyboard and any combination of mouse / keyboard / both into either port, but nothing. Is there a fuse on the motherboard somewhere or is it a bit more of a...