Yes, those have, in fact, also been used in SE/30 boards, as seen here:
Get a pair of them. Check under them for trace rot/grot as well, while you have the originals out - might as well put in some dual wipe sockets, too :)
Are the 68HC24's a pain to get hold of? I know UTSource supplies them in bulk, but not sure if they're going to be available for long elsewhere - looks like they were EOL'ed in '99?
Hi Jess - welcome to the madhouse - luckily for you, we cover literally every system going plus, as it would appear - plumbing.
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@Trash80toG4 - in case you hadn't seen, the RTC has finally been reverse engineered and implemented in an ATTiny85 (SOIC) on a carrier PCB.
https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/the-apple-rtc-has-finally-been-reverse-engineered.2260/
Please note - all credit goes to Phil Greenland for this:
https://www.quantulum.co.uk/blog/new-timepiece-for-a-classic-mac-part-1/
https://www.quantulum.co.uk/blog/new-timepiece-for-a-classic-mac-part-2/
So for anyone with a classic mac needing the 8-pin DIP package RTC, this is the answer!
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