Recent content by Sideburn

OK just need to make a decision on wether to do a drop in button / controller board or just keep it like it is where you have to cut the board with a dremel tool and drill a hole and solder the cables. Also looking into a way to do away with the maclock USB board and just mount a custom one on...

A complete kit with EVERYTHING would be about $200. MY COST... I am basically not making any side money building them at a $250.00 price (after tax packing eBay fees and shipping) like what's on eBay. They take me 3 to 4 hours to build. So thats why I am suggesting a kit that only contains my...

see the thread here and chime in: https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/maclock-to-mac-plus-conversion-kits.52154/

Wow thanks a lot! I’ve always been a tinkerer. I used to drive my mom crazy with the screws and tape and wires all buried deep into the 70’s shag carpet and taking out her vacuum cleaner 🤣 my electronic toys never lasted very long before succumbing to the wrath of my soldering iron!

Lol I’m not that nuts! (yet)

Thanks! Comments like yours make me feel a little bit less nuts for spending so much time and money on things like this 🤣

I posted it in the Atari subforum : https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/xebook-atari-130xe-laptop-conversion.5263/

Posting my 130xe laptop (XEBook) here. grand plan is to do a short run of them once some more details are ironed out (making an all in one consolidated power and sound management board and CNC milling the hinges myself to shave costs down) or offer conversion kits. Inside is an original 130Xe...

I plan on making a build video on my YouTube channel. I’m going to be making a third one and I’ll video the process and go over the details of how it was made initially. Honestly I’m not even trying to profit off them. The thing is after putting weeks of time into it and designing the circuit...

Yes but no takers.. its too expensive.. The problem is my cost is about $170 to $180 and then they take me AT LEAST 3 hours to build one. I dropped the price to $250 but still no interest and at that price it's a bit rough to make it worth it after building, testing, packing, shipping... so I...

Thanks yes I ran into he same issue with the labels and ended up making my own set. I also made some reproduction floppy disks that I print in high res and they are almost the same quality. Some of the Maclocks are even worse and have their branding stamped on the front of the case but where...

Yes you could do that with a lower cost pi. Make a 3d printed enclosure. Use a larger less expensive lcd panel. Most of the higher cost here with mine is the $35 pi and the $50 lcd screen. And then the nicer injected molded case is a gutted $30 Maclock.

Ok when my boards get here I’ll put one together for you.

I was a Mac software developer from 1992 to today and remember when CodeWarrior died and XCode took over. Sad times. I loved CodeWarrior it made programming more fun and that classic metal stamp sound when the compiler finished (turns out the gate closing sound in Prince of Persia is the EXACT...

Hey'all I posted on 68KMla about offering some kits to any DIYers that might want to build their own Mini Mac Plus using my customized hardware and software. video if you haven't seen what I am talking about: if you might be interested just let me know r leave a post here or on the main...