Well ok, I finally have aquired a IIc plus (its on its way here). So I was wondering, how far fetch'd is it to build a portable IIc? Is the mobo very big? I was thinking maybe I could mod it into an older non functional PowerBook.
About the best thing you can do to make the IIc+ portable would be to add a Playstation LCD screen to it, like I did with my original IIc. You can see pictures of it here: http://blackfletch.freeservers.com/appleIIc.htm
I need to add some more pictures I've taken that show the back of the LCD and where the power and composite video from the IIc plug into it.
I was going to put a headless 12" PB in one for the macmod competition but used a IIe instead since I have a bazillion of them. I would be curious how this will go. The only cool thing I liked about my macmod project was my external cd drive I made with a Disk ][ drive, the latch that comes down actually sets the magnet on top of the cd and sets the cd in there properly.
Well ok, I finally have aquired a IIc plus (its on its way here). So I was wondering, how far fetch'd is it to build a portable IIc? Is the mobo very big? I was thinking maybe I could mod it into an older non functional PowerBook.
I would say a IIgs mobo would be a better candidate for a portable for a number of reasons... it has ADB and I believe some of the older PB keyboards are ADB compatible. Also it has all the expansion slots, so you could include a CF drive instead of the bulky floppy drive.
Also the IIgs is really common, whereas the IIc+ is relatively rare (which didn't stop me painting mine).
There was a battery pack and small LCD screen available for the IIc, both of which are considered treasured finds today if you can lay your hands on either one.
There was a battery pack and small LCD screen available for the IIc, both of which are considered treasured finds today if you can lay your hands on either one.
That's not the battery pack I was thinking of. The one I was thinking of hangs off the back of the IIc so you can transport the computer, screen and battery as a single unit. I'll search and see if I can find pictures.
About the best thing you can do to make the IIc+ portable would be to add a Playstation LCD screen to it, like I did with my original IIc. You can see pictures of it here: http://blackfletch.freeservers.com/appleIIc.htm