MidnightCommando
Well-known member
Not really sure this is even a terribly noteworthy attempt at hackery, but my Newfound SEs are really just begging for it.
I have an SE/30 and an SE. I like the SE case better because of the space for two floppies - this will be important in my proposed hack.
Both CRTs are burned in significantly, as I'm reducing my Classic II to parts (due to the infeasibility of restoring it now) I'm going to use its CRT if possible, as it is pristine.
The SE/30 is nonbooting, and by its behaviour I'm going to say it's a power supply problem. The SE boots perfectly, though hella slow due to all the extensions the previous owner loaded :lol:
So, the obvious course of action to get a working machine quickly is -
- SE case and analogue
- SE/30 logics
- Classic II CRT.
However, I also intend to move the floppy drive in the SE to the upper position, replace it with a Superdrive I refurbished myself (currently sitting in my IIvx), replace its hard drive with a bigger one at some point, and (here's the good bit) install an internal CD-ROM.
Previous mods I've seen have been a slot-loading CD-ROM and a tray-loader. A tray-loader looks just ugly on a SE, in my opinion, and a slot-loader seems a little out of place for my tastes. The solution? A caddy-loading CD-ROM. Alas I only have an AppleCD 150i at the moment, I was hoping for a non-plus 300i (still caddy-loaded) but it matters not.
The caddy loader will be where the floppy drive previously sat, and i'll probably be able to retain the original lines of the case. Just.
The floppy drive will move to directly above the CD-ROM, to take up the upper floppy drive bay, and the hard drive will be moved to the left (from the front badge view) of the floppy drive, in a similar configuration to the IIvx.
The question here is simply "Will the power supply take it, and how much awesome can I fit in the SE without it exploding from awesomeness?"
Any thoughts?
I have an SE/30 and an SE. I like the SE case better because of the space for two floppies - this will be important in my proposed hack.
Both CRTs are burned in significantly, as I'm reducing my Classic II to parts (due to the infeasibility of restoring it now) I'm going to use its CRT if possible, as it is pristine.
The SE/30 is nonbooting, and by its behaviour I'm going to say it's a power supply problem. The SE boots perfectly, though hella slow due to all the extensions the previous owner loaded :lol:
So, the obvious course of action to get a working machine quickly is -
- SE case and analogue
- SE/30 logics
- Classic II CRT.
However, I also intend to move the floppy drive in the SE to the upper position, replace it with a Superdrive I refurbished myself (currently sitting in my IIvx), replace its hard drive with a bigger one at some point, and (here's the good bit) install an internal CD-ROM.
Previous mods I've seen have been a slot-loading CD-ROM and a tray-loader. A tray-loader looks just ugly on a SE, in my opinion, and a slot-loader seems a little out of place for my tastes. The solution? A caddy-loading CD-ROM. Alas I only have an AppleCD 150i at the moment, I was hoping for a non-plus 300i (still caddy-loaded) but it matters not.
The caddy loader will be where the floppy drive previously sat, and i'll probably be able to retain the original lines of the case. Just.
The floppy drive will move to directly above the CD-ROM, to take up the upper floppy drive bay, and the hard drive will be moved to the left (from the front badge view) of the floppy drive, in a similar configuration to the IIvx.
The question here is simply "Will the power supply take it, and how much awesome can I fit in the SE without it exploding from awesomeness?"
Any thoughts?