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  1. The MAC MANIAC!

    Check out my Mac plus

    I got this Mac-Plus on ebay a few years back for around 200$. It came with the manual, an Imagewriter II, and a Hard drive, and basically everything you would need. . It came with 1MB of memory but I upgraded it to 4MB after the memory failed. Although it had no issues I replaced all the...
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    My Experience with CRTs

    I'm only 14 (yes really) and  I've handled multiple CRTs in my spare time. I know the dangers and issues that can occur while around these screens. The first issue is that they can hold sometimes lethal charges. Its sometimes debated over how "lethal" these charges can be. But its generally...
  3. The MAC MANIAC!

    Broken solder joints

     I got a macintosh plus off of eBay for about 400$. The owner said it was working when he sent it but when it arrived it seems to have broken solder joints. He may have lied or it got damaged in shipping for some reason. The picture appears for just a split second when thumping it on the side. I...
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    Broken races on analog board Macintosh plus

    I have a  Macintosh plus and I took off the paper off the analog board I saw what no computer repairman wants to see. Corrosion all along the board. Most of it was clean but some parts had a boat 2 by 2 inches of the board completely corroded. I want to know what to do to jump them. They all are...
  5. The MAC MANIAC!

    I have no logic!

    OK if you have seen my post about my CRT issue you know that it has a strange problem. But when i was messing around it seems i broke a rom chip and now my logic board is mostly inactive! After putting in a disk it spun up for about 2 seconds and then cut off. I decided to check my rom chips and...
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    Macintosh plus screen problems! 3

    Ok i have cleaned the inside and put it together! And the screen is now not fitting an image, it needs adjusting! and i am not smart when it comes to these things! Also when i got it the screen shows these lines going vertical down the screen all over the screen! When i hold down the interrupt...
  7. The MAC MANIAC!

    Plus screen problems! II

    I need help how do i fix the screen adjustments and see what im doing?  ]
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    CRT problems Macintosh plus!

    Can i disconnect the logic board without discharging the CRT? Its been a few hours without plugging it in!
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