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  1. kernspaltung

    Finally found a IIci......still looking

    Reproducing the bare PCB wouldn't be a monumental technical challenge, but unlike the early Compact Macs there are a lot of ASICs on the IIci that are entirely unobtainable without donor boards. And I agree 100% that the IIci is among the best Macs ever.
  2. kernspaltung

    Finally found a IIci......still looking

    Thanks! Glad to be here. Looking forward to participating more in the future. As for @T-Man's IIci, I'm willing to part a system out, but it sounds like @jajan547 might have the better solution.
  3. kernspaltung

    Finally found a IIci......still looking

    Ugh, the dreaded Maxell bomb went off. My sympathies. Don't throw out the motherboard just yet, as some of the ICs and certainly the DRAM are salvageable. P.S. I have seven working (to varying degrees) IIci Macs if you're in the PNW.