Hello all. I'm working on another in my long-running series of "Stuff a new Mac into old Apple hardware" see here:
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This time, my victim - er "donor" - is a non-working Apple IIc from 1983. Into its shell, I'm squeezing a G4 Mac Mini and its power supply. Work in progress shots here:
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At this point, I have the modern ports roughed into where they'll live on the original backplate. For now, I have some black matte board blocking the unused holes. I'm thinking of desoldering the original ports and propping them in the vacant holes for a more complete "original" look. But... I just can't bring myself to defile the logic board by ripping components off it.
What do the other modders think? Should I sacrifice the board (most likely non-functional at this point anyway) for aesthetics, or leave the board intact and suffer with empty ports on the back of the G4c?
[hmm. is there a way to add a poll to a post?]
Apple IIc mod - need opinions
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Re: Apple IIc mod - need opinions
If the board is already non-functional, then I say go for it!
Re: Apple IIc mod - need opinions
You could mount new parts to some proto-board that are the same size/shape as the old ones. I've seen this on a few modern computer in old computer mods.
Re: Apple IIc mod - need opinions
I agree if the board is dead, chop that puppy up.
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Have fun!
-Sparkfist
If you want to add a poll, click the edit button on your first post. And the options will be towards the bottom of the page.
Have fun!
-Sparkfist
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Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
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