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Be sure to check out the #MARCHintosh 2026 kick off stream... this Saturday, February 28th 2026 at 7pm CST

If you're setting up Snow for the first time for MARCHintosh, this archive will save you a lot of headaches: https://archive.org/details/macroms It includes not only ROMs for the machines themselves, but also ROMS for things like video cards and odd accessories. Check it out!

Send me a PM, please.

I picked one up a couple of years back. Connectors and everything. If you want it, it's yours for the cost of shipping.

Mac84 ;)

Have you ever watched 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' and wondered "How were they able to create the transparent aluminum effect on a 1980's Macintosh?" If so, then prepare to learn the movie magic that made this shot possible! Finally, a forty year old Macintosh mystery has been solved...

WHO DOESN'T??? :)

If you could name one person who ABSOLUTELY exemplified the title of "True Macintosh enthusiast," who would you say? <nods head slowly> Sure. Yes. Absolutely. All excellent choices! Here's an interview with 65scribe instead. ;)

Just in time for those cold Winter nights (assuming you live in the Northern hemisphere), the folks at Ludit Games w/ original series designer Mark Pierce are proud to present.. 🦇🦇 RETURN TO DARK CASTLE! 🦇🦇 (Add it to your wishlist today!) https://www.ludit.games/...

Having to buy a bunch of bad machines at a premium price is a bad deal no matter how you work it. Save your money, get to VCFMW in 2026 - and buy a NeXT machine there. You'll literally save thousands.

That pile isn't worth $5,000... let alone $50,000. Anything that hasn't been restored already is worth the amount an eWaste place would charge to haul it off.

Many thanks to everyone (especially @johntucker) for making this possible!

1) The smaller board is smaller because small. Seriously though, the J8 connector is closer on the Plus than on the 128/512... so it just allows for slightly different cable management. This part is now discontinued because.... 2) The J8 on a 128/512 board is further away from the mount point...

For the record, the part you list here is seemingly the exact same part I listed above... and it's $1.20 cheaper per unit on Mouser. So if you're buying in quantity, that might be a consideration. https://www.mouser.com/c/?q=0026604110

If you have a direct link to this "KK396" part at either Mouser or Digikey, please post it.