Mac 512K w/Hyperdrive

[Quadraman]

Scored this for a good price even if the Hyperdrive doesn't work or is missing. It powers on, but I haven't had a chance to crack the case yet. It's heavier than my other 128k/512k machines so no reason to assume there isn't a hard drive in there.

Also came with a carry bag, keyboard/mouse, floppies and accessories. More than enough extras to justify the price.

 

[snuci]

Got pics and a screw driver?

 

[NJRoadfan]

Its not a pretty sight inside. A lot of custom fab work and not an inch of space left. The drive is likely dead as they were never reliable to begin with. At least you get a fan in your compact as part of the deal.

 

[techknight]

I know, mine was a plus and the HDD was gone. But as a bonus though, the CPU was killy clipped and has an 030 accelerator.

 

[Quadraman]

I just scored a MacSnap 2mb, also. I wonder if there's enough room inside for that, too, or if I should just put that in another one of my Macs.

Got pics and a screw driver?

I have the right type of long shank screwdriver to loosen the screws, but the plastics on these Macs are getting kind of old and brittle at this point and I don't want to break it using the wrong tool. What's best for opening them once the screws are out?

 

[unity]

I don't know about anyone else, but I never pried a compact open. I remove the screws then put it face down on a pillow, couch, etc. Then I sorta slap and life the back end off. If you do it right, its one quick move. The weight of the machine helps keep the other half down. The idea is really not to life the face much. I just opened two originals this way again.

 

[snuci]

I have the right type of long shank screwdriver to loosen the screws, but the plastics on these Macs are getting kind of old and brittle at this point and I don't want to break it using the wrong tool. What's best for opening them once the screws are out?

There are "case crackers" out there but I've never seen one. I'm ashamed to say this but I use two wood chisels. The angled ends go together with the flat side of the chisels on the outside. With the tips in the groove, I then bring the two handles together and it pops them open. If the case is really tight I do this in various places a little at a time. Probably not the best idea but it works.

 

[TheMacGuy]

All I do is hold the face plate against the table while pulling the bucket off using the handle. Works every time so far.

 

[genie_mac]

I usually take out the bottom screws and unscrew the top screws about 3/4 of the way and then push down on one of them with the long handle Torx while holding the handle. Once the top pops out, remove the screws completely and slide off the case

 

[Quadraman]

Disappointment! I finally got around to opening this machine and not only DOESN'T it have a Hyperdrive inside, it has a Mac Plus motherboard and the case bucket was hacked to make it fit. :'(

On the bright side, I can restore it using the 512k board that I bought recently with the MacSnap upgrade.

Even without the Hyperdrive, I still got this machine and the replacement motherboard for such low prices that they're still worth having. ;D

 

[ScutBoy]

I just got around to opening a machine I bought that was an "upgraded 128K".

It seemed rather heavy. When I opened it up there was a hard drive in there connected to a board with the name "MacGusto" on it.

The MacGusto board is connected to what appears to be a 128k logic board, has upgraded RAM to 512k and then has a daughterboard that adds SCSI.

This SCSI board is connected to the hard drive, which turns out to be an MFM(?) drive with a SCSI daughterboard attached. Power is routed to the drive via wires soldered on the back side of the analog board where the logic board connector (J4?) is located. You know - the one that always has cracked solder joints

On a quick smoke test, the HD is dead, Mac bongs and comes to the flashing floppy, but the floppy is gunked shut.

I'll get up some pictures when I can.

Google doesn't turn up anything on the MacGusto board. I'm a little leery of doing much with the machine drawing drive power off the analog board this way, though I can try a laptop drive to minimize power consumption. Now that I have my FloppyEmu, I'm going to try and fire up the machine and find out more.

Anyone heard of "MacGusto"? Any info would be appreciated.

 

[bear]

IME the case cracker is fairly well a necessity the first time one of these cases is opened (as in, since leaving the factory). Once it's been opened the first time, gravity and a little wiggling is enough to get the bucket off every time after.