Just picked this one up for $50 on Fb, a bit rough on the outside, but has an interesting card in it. Opening it up now to see what's in store...
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SE/30 with an expansion card
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Mother boars and yoke look toast
You have a RasterOps ClearVue GS30 PDS video card in there.
It seems to be an 8-bit grayscale card designed for the RasterOps ClearVue Monitor (at 75Mhz).
There is a mention of in March 1990 MacWorld on Archive.org: https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9003_March_1990/MacWorld_9003_March_1990_djvu.txt
It seems to be an 8-bit grayscale card designed for the RasterOps ClearVue Monitor (at 75Mhz).
There is a mention of in March 1990 MacWorld on Archive.org: https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9003_March_1990/MacWorld_9003_March_1990_djvu.txt
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Thanks @ArmorAlley! Card looks physically fine, besides one bad cap.
Worst battery I've seen, don't think this motherboard will make it.
Worst battery I've seen, don't think this motherboard will make it.
A Maxell bomb - so sad.
Still, be postive. Give it a good scrub with vinegar and hope & pray that none of the traces are damaged.
Still, be postive. Give it a good scrub with vinegar and hope & pray that none of the traces are damaged.
RAM looks surprisingly fine. PSU and analog board look fine. Floppy is rusted in so not hopeful.
Traces all surprisingly look OK, but the SMT chips were so rusted they just pushed off with light rubbing. Replacing those is beyond my skill. Will clean it up and maybe someone else could rescue it or salvage chips.
Yeah, hopefully it can go to someone who can rescue the special chips. The 68882 that took the brunt of it is relatively easily replaced. If that Mac SE/30 schematic project gets off the ground, someone could whip up a new PCB to give those chips, and many more from bombed boards, a new home.
Anyone have more information on the video card? Will it work with any monitor? Do I need drivers? Can't find much info beyond what was posted here.
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The card overall looks to be in good, one bad cap.
So far I've gone through almost everything:
Salvaged
Shell/speaker - good condition, just a little dirt
Internal mounting brackets - rusty, but sanded off nicely, will coat with some prevent
HDD Bracket / Power / SCSI cables - in my other SE/30 that was missing them
RAM - 1x4mb and 1x256k OK - 1x4 is in my other SE/30 now
Analog board/PSU - looks in good shape, need to test.
Unsalvageable:
CRT - cracked tube on back.
HDD (tried, but made terrible noise once the heads moved, may pull of logic board as I have a few similar)
EM shield - just denigrated
Motherboard - chips just fall off to the touch that were under the rust, but cleaned and will store incase someone needs a chip or cpu. Removed all caps.
Metal bar on the motherboard - all rust, may try to remove.
TBD:
Floppy - needs a serious servicing, but I'm hopeful it will work again.
ROM - still in bad shape, some contacts I think are eaten all the way through.
I'm thinking of a few project for the CRT/Case, and hopefully someone could use the PSU/internal brackets.
Salvaged
Shell/speaker - good condition, just a little dirt
Internal mounting brackets - rusty, but sanded off nicely, will coat with some prevent
HDD Bracket / Power / SCSI cables - in my other SE/30 that was missing them
RAM - 1x4mb and 1x256k OK - 1x4 is in my other SE/30 now
Analog board/PSU - looks in good shape, need to test.
Unsalvageable:
CRT - cracked tube on back.
HDD (tried, but made terrible noise once the heads moved, may pull of logic board as I have a few similar)
EM shield - just denigrated
Motherboard - chips just fall off to the touch that were under the rust, but cleaned and will store incase someone needs a chip or cpu. Removed all caps.
Metal bar on the motherboard - all rust, may try to remove.
TBD:
Floppy - needs a serious servicing, but I'm hopeful it will work again.
ROM - still in bad shape, some contacts I think are eaten all the way through.
I'm thinking of a few project for the CRT/Case, and hopefully someone could use the PSU/internal brackets.
I've seen some cool projects where people embed a screen behind the CRT glass. Maybe it could be used for something like that.
Let me know if you decide that the floppy is bad. I am looking for a seek motor + leadscrew and eject motor for that Awful SE FDHD that I have. Also watching for a set of expansion bracket screws.
Also, while I don't know anything about the videocard... I'm sure it's worth more than $50. Sad that the Maxell bomb went off and that the CRT neck is cracked, but overall I think you did good for fifty bucks.
Let me know if you decide that the floppy is bad. I am looking for a seek motor + leadscrew and eject motor for that Awful SE FDHD that I have. Also watching for a set of expansion bracket screws.
Also, while I don't know anything about the videocard... I'm sure it's worth more than $50. Sad that the Maxell bomb went off and that the CRT neck is cracked, but overall I think you did good for fifty bucks.
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Thats my plan right now, a "color" se/30 with a Pi 4 or similar. I've seen people "cut out" the back of the crt and polish the inside to make it clear (eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3grAxKGzBt0) - but really no great tutorials on how to not break the whole thing. (if anyone knows how to cut these, let me know!
@PotatoFi - I'm willing to part with the floppy as is for shipping, I have a ton laying around here. Will even throw in a 3D printed gear if you want (I ordered a bunch to save on shipping
)Video card will go on eBay I suppose, I did get it to start up with it in, but have no idea about the drivers, nor do I have a monitor I could use it with.
And yes, all in all happy with the $50. Just wish I could have saved the board!
I think you might find this thread useful, if you haven’t already seen it. As you speculated, it seems that cutting the CRT is pretty difficult, so forming a mold might be a better route.
It also seems that it would be worth trying to connect your SE/30 graphics card to any LCD panel you install in there - you’d have a grayscale SE/30 for a fraction of the cost.
@erichelgeson If you think you'll have spare parts that you won't be using, I have a short "shopping list":
The last three items were sadly missing from my SE/30 when I got it. If you plan to pull those parts out of your SE/30 and don't have other plans, let me know. Would happily pay for them.
If you decide to do the CRT thing... would love to see the process.
- Forementioned floppy parts
- Hard drive bracket + two screws
- Short SCSI cable
- The three screws that hold the expansion bracket on
The last three items were sadly missing from my SE/30 when I got it. If you plan to pull those parts out of your SE/30 and don't have other plans, let me know. Would happily pay for them.
If you decide to do the CRT thing... would love to see the process.
Thanks - still a lot of details missing. Watching some other videos on how to make a crt fish tank they're using an angle grinder with a diamond cutting blade. I may have to get a better face mask to attempt this, but not out of my comfort zone.
Found this post/video but again lacking details and specifics https://retroguy.blog/2019/12/23/new-project-in-the-oven-classic-mac-as-a-modern-game-media-station-with-the-original-crt-glass/
