Recent content by phunguss

If you look at a Lisa, every side is a panel, it is not a full single piece like a classic Macintosh. So, you could have alternate panels for the front and right side for people that want a real floppy inside, floppy EMU, or alternate front with SD access. Just a comparison between original...

I just need something to start with... I dug around on the web and found what seems to be a 3D scan of a Lisa 2. I reduced polygons to make it easier to mess with. I shrunk the nose by 50%, and cut 5 inches out of the back. I tried to keep all original angles intact. The Lisa 2 has a 12"...

Not sure if we should start a separate related thread for the case design, instead of continuing here. I like the idea of it being an iPad monitor, with the option to add either FPGA or Pi. If I reduce it to 90%, the iPad screen fits better, but the floppy would have to come out the side like...

Moved my post to the Apple Lisa 3D Case Project... This is a truly a magical piece of engineering. If someone is getting one of these produced fully populated (or with all SMDs populated), count me in for a group buy.

I like the AI generated images, but the ports don't match the example board photo previously posted. Without the Gerber, it would be difficult to model an enclosure to match the ports, unless you intend to totally enclose the board and have jumpers or port extenders to the external case. I...

I ordered ten small boards for $9.59 in April 2026, and there were no import fees to the USA. Maybe there is a minimum threshold?

Trash or purgeable space? My old MacBookPro8,1 with High Sierra, finder shows 108GB free, disk utility says 104 with 4GB purgeable.

Awesome idea! Congratulations on a great project!

Just curious what you cleaned it with after the recap. Seems like there is some kind of impurity residue still on there (unless its just the photo). Everything seems to have a smoky glaze. Submerge it in IPA and scrub gently with a soft brush (or toothbrush).

Not sure if os9 will see that dongle without some kind of driver.

The A1016 is Bluetooth 1.1 (5.1 should be backward compatible), so it should work in theory, as long as MacOS can see that Bluetooth dongle. What versions of MacOS will you be running?

I found this an interesting read. https://pcbcool.com/technical-guides/pcb-trace-length-matching-guide/

Use a piece of rubber hose, a couple of straws taped together, or a cardboard tube from a paper towel roll (cut it lengthwise and roll it smaller then tape). All non-conductive.

Those drives are identical, those are only labels to help you identify them to the computer. Much like early DOS machines had drive A: and B:.

You could probably get a Double-Pole-Double-Throw switch and wire it so you could switch from original PAL to NTSC and back (one pole-throw for the pin1, and one pole-throw for the 4.433 or 3.58 crystals).