bigmessowires
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What are some interesting DIY kits for classic Macintosh modding or accessories? I'm hosting a classic Macintosh meetup event near San Francisco (see details here if you're local, it's October 14) and one of the ideas for activities is kit building. Ideally the kit assembly would only need a soldering iron and some patience, and could be assembled in 20 minutes if you're an expert and roughly an hour if you're a beginner.
For example, a good kit might be this ATX to 10-pin PSU adapter. It doesn't look too difficult to build, and it enables many common Mac II-class computers to be powered directly from a standard ATX power supply.
Can you think of other interesting and handy kits similar to this one? I feel like the forums are full of 3D-printed whatsits combined with custom PCBs to accomplish clever things, but I'm drawing a blank on specific examples. Maybe there's a video out adapter for VGA that we could build? ADB switch box? Replacement fan assemblies? RGB LED mods? SCSI adapters?
For example, a good kit might be this ATX to 10-pin PSU adapter. It doesn't look too difficult to build, and it enables many common Mac II-class computers to be powered directly from a standard ATX power supply.
Can you think of other interesting and handy kits similar to this one? I feel like the forums are full of 3D-printed whatsits combined with custom PCBs to accomplish clever things, but I'm drawing a blank on specific examples. Maybe there's a video out adapter for VGA that we could build? ADB switch box? Replacement fan assemblies? RGB LED mods? SCSI adapters?