Macintosh "plus" (custom build raretie)

[Cosmo]

I don't know if ever this has been covered here, but this came across tonight after watching an program on TV about "Commodore 64" and how it changed the culture. In the program was this guy, a collector of old home computers and gaming consoles, so i googled his name and found the webpage. However most interesting for us maybe, apple-macintosh in mind was this:

Custon made Apple "plus" using used 512k motherboards. We are seriously talking about an raretie, while not being an real, offical, macintosh, but still, interesting piece of hardware.

Google translated:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftietokonemuseo.net%2Fkoneita%2Fapplemacplus.htm&act=url

Original:

http://tietokonemuseo.net/koneita/applemacplus.htm

I've heard about these before, mainly made from Macintosh Plus i think, made as portable computer by local Apple/Macintosh-sales company (before Macintosh portable arrived offically) and also later, put macintosh hardware on generic taiwanise pc-case. I've tried to dig more information on the "portable" and so far i know of, they were made and even sold, but were extermely rare. One eldery gentleman remembered seen one on trade-show and it was all black. They also manufactured external HD-cases with drives under their own brand as well did modifications to Macintosh 512k adding the SCSI-port to them.

 

[applefreak]

DynaMac

?

dynamacclone

Dynamac, a Macintosh clone

first true Mac portable 1989

 

[Cosmo]

That's interesting. However based on the information i've gathered it was local construction in Finland. I am trying to get more information as one person who used to work as apple repair technician knows people in the company who custom-made then, but so far, no more additional info. This however gives an thought, who knows, it might have been based on DynaMac as well or rather, just been them imported. Thank you, this gives more to this.

 

[applefreak]

assembled 1986-88

McMobile

half the weight of the Mac Plus the parts came from

 

[applefreak]

based on a macintosh SE :

 

[Mac128]

I'm not really sure I understand what this is ... Is it a 512K board installed in a custom box and upgraded to a Plus configuration with the 128K ROM, and SCSI board? I don't see where the RAM has been upgraded though.

In any event if that's what this is, it's hardly a novel concept. From the debut of the 128K people were trying to figure out how to get a cheaper, lighter Mac, with a bigger screen. The build-your-own Mac was extremely popular option from the debut. This guy seems to have simply turned the concept into a local business.

http://www.vintagemacworld.com/ugly128.html

 

[applefreak]

Early Mac Clones

Unitron Mac 512

MacColby™

Outbound Systems, Inc. (formally Wallaby Systems)

Outbound

Wallaby

custom maded mac's were common

a mac clone (1986) with two floppy drives

ITT Xtra case

macclone_1

macclone_2

macclone_2

 

[Cosmo]

I am not saying it's totally unique, far from it. But for such done here locally, it's bit more interesting, atleast for me :lol: if nothing else, then just for the historical view point. Would be really intresting to obtain such piece.

 

[mcdermd]

That SE-based custom applefreak posted is really awesome. Is there more of it someplace?

 

[Bunsen]

Pretty cute, too

 

[applefreak]

MCmicrocomputer

bookcase SE is not a prototype, its commercially available...

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my apple collection

.

 

[Gorgonops]

Apparently the "Bookcase SE" is a case you stuff a Powerbook into, thus having nothing whatsoever to do with an actual SE.

 

[Cosmo]

Indeed, the black portable must have been DynaMac for sure. I can't believe similar would have been done locally, but who knows. I'll keep digging about this as well the Apple Macintosh "plus" built on Convergent Technologies-box. Seems that none of the old-timer mac-heads have even heard about this, so it should be rare.

The Bookcase SE is really cool no matter how it's been made or for.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

I haven't been doing much on the Scan Dump Projects lately, but I'll try to get one out of the pile done to post here. I found an ad in a Mac***** Magazine for a later variant of Laptop "clone" compared favorably to a 1xx series PowerBook.

Great topic, Cosmo, keep 'em rollin' in! :approve: