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Who has a modern mechanical USB keyboard the feels like an AEK? Not interested in doing the ADB to USB thing.

@trs put forth much wisdom above, I will simply say AEK!

Very slick!

I'm with you there...if you can punch up a 128k to run RSG 4.5 or Quark 3 then it deserves to be kept there!

There's the cleaned D. They really branded deep into the plastic with this one. Case cleaned up very nicely. There are a couple very small knicks and one on the CRT but really its in amazing shape.

@Trash80toHP_Mini happy to join the Drexel 128k club! :) While I appreciate your POV regarding usefulness, I'd much prefer an unmodified example true to historic roots. Love how yours spurred an entire lineage of crazy tinkering though! I will see about cleaning the D and sharing more...

Really appreciate you calling that out! If I'm able to snip out, will the system still work? @Snial they are capacitors that can blow up and really stink the place up from what I understand

Thanks @bibilit :) Here are first pictures of the insides, was really clean barely any dust or debris More updates and pictures after I pull out the LB and floppy drive

So amazed this Drexel University “Cattle branded” Original Macintosh is now part of my collection! I’ve been looking for a 128k for the past three years, a couple got away, but I think this one was meant to be (one of my best friends ran the Drexel University MUG in the late 90's, I hung out...

@romotchka I was pretty good at RSG 4.5 too. I think we shared a similar upbringing!

@romotchka this is SOP for this board, the knowledge here is only exceeded by the kindness shown by so many

I celebrated starting an awesome new job with a special acquisition. I have an unhealthy obsession with luggables and early portables, and this is the OG of them all. I remember seeing an Osborne in an airport when young and being blown away! As an adult and learning about the man behind the...

I have Quark 3 running on my IIfx and 4 running on my PM G4 I was a Quark ninja in my younger days

Yes perhaps but also maker of one of the greatest commercials ever

I always said you had impeccable taste ;)

And since he is a bit modest @joshc has an amazing site at https://machut.net/ with lots of goodies :)

The dual floppies rock! My favorite Compact case type.

Congratulations and welcome to the SE club!

Can't lend advice but watching and cheering from the stands!

Breaking open a Compact is a right of passage! Good luck you'll be fine ;) Here are my notes and pictures on the floppy drive maintenance if you're unfamiliar Post in thread 'Rescued what I thought was a Mac II' https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/rescued-what-i-thought-was-a-mac-ii.44257/post-489303