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How do I remove the paper cover on the analog board in order to access the solder joints? It seems to be held on by adhesive foam pieces.

There was no battery in it when I got it. The bottom contact of the battery holder was eaten away. Is the rust a concern? Besides the obvious lead solder, is there anything hazardous inside I should be concerned about?

The inside of my Macintosh Plus looks bad. It's all rusted and it looks like part of the back case melted or something. It's amazing that it worked at all. The caps on the analog board look ok, none of them seem to be bulging. See the pics below. Is that glue? Or are those caps leaking...

Finally got the proper screwdriver to take apart my Macintosh Plus. When I took the screws out, I noticed all but the two screws in the handle are rusted and corroded. Is there a way I can get replacement screws?

I've had it unplugged since Saturday, I'm giving it plenty of time to discharge. When I open it (I still need to get the screwdriver), where should I look for cracked joints?

What exactly on the Macintosh Plus do I need to solder? Could I get a picture of what needs soldering?

I have no soldering skill whatsoever. I don't think this should be my first soldering job...

How do I reflow the solder joint? Do I just hold the iron over it? EDIT: How long should I leave it unplugged to insure everything is discharged?

Well, my Macintosh Plus decided it was no longer going to work. When I turn it on I get a grey screen with diagonal lines. See the pic below. I've had this happen before, but lightly tapping it on the left side made the video come back. Now, not matter how hard I hit it, it won't come back. It...

I came across a Belkin QuikNet on ebay. I couldn't find much information on it on Google and got no results searching here. What is it? Would I be able to use it to set up a network between my iBook G4 and Macintosh Plus?

Would this work as a clock battery? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dantona-4-5V-600mAh-Alkaline-Photo-Battery-TR133A-/400449243601?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item5d3ca289d1

If I were to get a SCSI ZIP drive for the Macintosh Plus and a USB ZIP drive for the iMac G4, could I low level format the ZIP disk with Lido 7.56 under OS 9 on the iMac G4? Then format it on the SCSI ZIP drive on the Macintosh Plus? Would I be able to transfer software via the USB ZIP Drive on...

So I basically have no way of getting software onto it with out a newer older Mac? Is it possible to set up an Appletalk network between my iBook G4 running Tiger and the Macintosh Plus?

Thanks to everyone who has helped me in this post. I really appreciate the help. I'm a pretty big programer. What kind of development tools can I get on it to write programs? Of course I would need to get a keyboard first.

Got it today and it works great! The video is a little squished horizontally but after adjusting the brightness it works perfectly. Luckily the guy had the mouse, but not the keyboard. There was also a 6.0.3 System Tools disk in the drive (not the original unfortunately) so I can boot it. It's...

I haven't gotten it yet, but I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. Turning up the brightness will be the first thing I'll try. I was thinking about using a Zip drive. With 100MB of space on a zip disk, I could basically use it as a hard drive. Would this work? I don't currently own a Zip Drive of...

How did you make these boot disks? I have 4 macs, the oldest being a 17in iMac G4 capable of running OS9. I also have a USB floppy drive, but IDK if it's capable of reading/writing 720k disks.

I am getting a broken Macintosh Plus 1MB for $5 from Craigslist. They say it makes the start up tone, but the screen doesn't work. From the research I've done, this is a common problem. I've read that you can whack it on the left hand side and they might fix it. I also read that it can be caused...