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During April, I bought an SE for £30. If you're patient and avoid the obvious chancers on eBay/FB marketplace, they can be found without breaking the bank. In recent years, I've found 90s hardware abandoned in my neighbourhood - complete with software.

Quite fortunate and it's nice that unlike the SE, Apple didn't use a soldered battery. Yeah. Those are definitely a priority. Out of curiosity, what method are you going to use to remove the SMD caps? Thanks for sharing the photos. I'm excited to see you succeed. :) Through retrobriting?

You're very welcome. :) Please update us when it arrives. I, for one would definitely love to see how you get on with this project.

Fingers crossed for you! :) At $250 though it was worth asking the seller to at least plug it in and report what happens. Yes, I think so. My SE has a Sony PSU IIRC and the IEC socket and switch are definitely black.

I bought one a while ago from eBay and I'm really happy with it. They're often maligned and I think that's a shame because they're solid machines, provided that you avoided the models which overheat. The availability of 6 Thunderbolt ports was a big draw for me. If you're patient enough, they...

Got it. I'll have to spend some time brushing up on System 6 (and 7) - most of my Mac experience has been with OS X/XI and occasionally 9.

Yes, that did it! 🥳 The set-up is slightly different - the files were located inside the System 6.0.8 folder - it doesn't appear to have a startup one. I sent them to the trash, emptied it, rebooted and the annoyance was at an end. Thanks for that. :)

Disappointment time - this doesn't happen. :LOL: I've been unable to ascertain what exactly the Splat extension does or where to locate it. This is all that Find File turned up... Every time the SE boots up, these programs immediately start... ...and I'm unable to find a way to...

I haven't got the SE set up at the moment but I'll take a look in a few days and let you know. :)

Alright. If I make that decision we'll talk. :)

Thanks. :) It's a pretty neat machine. If I'd had one of these during the 80s I think that I would've been quite happy with it. Although the lack of a colour display would've been a downside. At some point I could investigate restoring the floppy drives to working order but that would largely...

I did some further research on this and as per the description in the SE manual, the audio out jack is "tip and sleeve" which means a mono signal is produced that only plays on one channel when used with stereo equipment. This means that the logic board isn't faulty and that I'll have to use a...

I'll do both and also test the speaker terminal on the logic board. Would that be this? Thanks. Its been fun working on the SE and seeing early versions of the Mac OS in action. :)

The speaker has never worked from the day that I bought the SE. The computer has never produced the start up sound. When I dismantled it, the speaker cable was attached to the logic board and I definitely reattached it during reassembly but it's never worked. Thanks, I'll keep this in mind for...

I've had a look through the owners guide and the audio jack is described as mono. There are some mono audio jacks that will produce dual mono sound on the left and right for stereo headphones and Hi-fi's but I suspect this is not one of them. Would I be correct in assuming this is why the...

I have news - and most of it is good. :D Everything that I needed has arrived so I got to work - first by desoldering the original PRAM battery and installing a battery holder, fitting a new battery and also giving the logic board a well deserved clean with IPA. Adios to the dust bunnies too...

Looks like the SE will remain on the operating table for a bit longer and it sounds like a dual boot will be in order. I'll be going very gently. Thanks for the heads up. During the early 90s I read in the computer press that SMD components would offer more reliability than the through-hole...

I didn't! :) Built to last! It's stunning to discover that the SE was rated to remain in full-time operation for up to 15 years before the power supply would even need replacing. Could you imagine present-day Apple (or any other computer company for that matter) touting its products with that...

Here's the logic board! Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I ended up knocking the CRT neck very lightly whilst removing the Molex connector. Fingers crossed that it's ok... Beyond the presence of dust, the board appears be pretty pristine. There's no sign of battery leakage or general...

You've got a deal! I've purchased it and I'll be only too happy to do that to help the community. There's also the Wombat and the QuokkADB but I calculated that when you factor in the cost of international shipping to the UK and possible import/tax duty, they're not that much cheaper than the...