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It is indeed still expensive to have molds made, and getting it done right isn’t easy either, which is why I recommended Nick speak to MacEffects for some tips. MacEffects has a lot of experience in that area with their SE and Apple II clear cases. I have no idea what will happen but the...

Folks, I never expected to be mentioning the passing of the beloved Macintosh creator, Bill Atkinson, at this early stage, but his family posted his passing today on FaceBook here. He was still a quite young 74-years-old. It goes without saying that Bill was the heart and soul of the vintage...

Welcome to TinkerDifferent, Emiel. We’re glad you opted to join us, and I look forward to interacting with you here.

I did not add my pre-order last night only because there are two pieces of fine print folks need to ponder: 1. The battery holder is a separate purchase (not a big deal for me, but remember you need to add that to your cart separately). 2. The speaker module that makes a power-on beep sound is...

I think this is some really excellent dialog and I’d like to add one more observation here. I suspect a good number of people are going come along and read this thread and then 3-D print a SIMM box with whatever filament they determined from this thread to be the most antistatic. But “most...

I truly wish I had the answer for you, but I unfortunately do not. I can only guess it must be something more than just a questionable POT. Did you examine the Analog Board for burned parts? There are a couple diodes that often leave black spots. Some parts on the analog board get so...

Welcome to TinkerDifferent! I'm optimistic you'll feel right at home here. I'm a bit like you. While I'm not afraid to post on a variety of platforms like FaceBook and Reddit, I still prefer a traditional forum like this most of all. I look forward to seeing your future posts and hope...

僕はアメリカで生まれましたが、過去30年間ずっと日本で暮らしています。ですので、あまりお役に立てないかもしれません。でも、このスレッドで他の方の意見もぜひ聞けたらと思っています。今のところ、僕たち二人だけのやり取りになっていますね。😅

Thanks, @Javmast3r ! I visited the website and took note of the following: It's a VIRTUAL (online) event this year. (I consider that kind of neat for folks who otherwise can't fly to the US for it.) Registration costs $20 The official FAQ is here. (References to "hotel" obviously don't apply...

@nekogahora280 Forum member @jmacz does incredible restoration work, as you can see from his BEFORE/AFTER photos below: image source Here are more details about how he accomplished the above. He might have some tips for you about restoring your own severely damaged plastic case. That would...

@Nycturne How do you store your RAM/ROM/VRAM SIMMs, currently?

You have what appears to be a very unique and rare item! It is all the more a tragedy that the previous owner(s) allowed the machine to be crushed into pieces. Your machine's logo area... Normal Mac Plus logo area... I cannot say why the case would be smooth unless it was sanded and...

Oh, of course. I was simply taking an educated guess (based on my own observations over time) that a majority of vintage computing hobbyists probably don't have 3D printers of their own, hence my previous posts were not merely in consideration of myself alone, but those folks as well. And...

But here’s the crux… Not all of us have around 3-D printer, and therefore our filament choices are limited to whatever 3-D printing service we need to use. In my case, that is JLCPCB.

Very sad. That damage is severe. It looks almost like someone dropped that poor Mac, kicked it, or even tried to destroy it. That sort of strong shock could have damaged the motherboard. You might want to check the solder side of the motherboard with a magnifying glass for possible cracks...

Very interesting. Well, I don't own a Macintosh Plus, nor have I ever used that accelerator board. But I did find some info you can investigate. Please open the web page below and then search the page for these keywords: Levco Prodigy 4...

Yikes! Looks like he was dropped! Also, were the chips wet or did something splash on them in the past? I am taking note of this...

Most of the bags sold as being "anti-static" are mostly made of polyethylene or polypropylene, but they also have other ingredients that contribute to their being anti-static, thereby protecting sensitive electronics inside. Those kind of bags are special in that they won't hold a charge. For...

@Mu0n Just to confirm, you were hoping to have all the Archon game icons extracted?

@OneGeekArmy seems to be saying that his Raiders of the Lost Icon software requires Catalina or newer. So long as he doesn't up the minimum OS requirement, that means you could get yourself a late 2012 Mac Mini (Catalina compatible) for under a hundred bucks on EBAY, then just connect your own...