There was a minor revision recently to add a breakout address pin to support the use of the larger ROM from the classic, but no - the MacEffects boards are a later revision than the original black and gold ones. I've checked the gerbers and they look fine from there so it must be a manufacturing...
Well, that's one way to decap an IC!
My recommendation would be to build a new one from a PIC16F88 - not sure if there's anyone local to you that might have one - @max1zzz might have a DIP one floating around?
I think I saw that someone uploaded this to the Macintosh Garden recently - https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/choosier
Also: https://websites.umich.edu/~rsug/choosier/
Well, the RBV is a good place to start testing continuity - after all, if theres an address or data line that's broken then it has no access to RAM which it needs for the display.
The RBV chip used in the IIsi is the same as used in the IIci - I have a pinout for this ASIC, if this helps with your troubleshooting:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NDIA5orTwraRmOUgzrKxWYXcf2AXdULkdwUm020HdXI/edit#gid=731661632
Hi James - Just adding my 2 cents here.
I must say that although I too feel frustration when I sometimes ask a question and don't get a response, I can understand that there are a number of factors in play here;
1) Macintosh Portables are RARE machines, so the subset of people that have them...
The SND chips are indeed the same on the Iisi, however the Iisi is the first machine that used the EGRET for RTC and ADB instead of discrete chips so there is no RTC for you to salvage off that board, unfortunately.
https://www.techspot.com/news/102684-zilog-discontinuing-z80-microprocessor-after-almost-50-years.html
While nothing Apple made uses the Z80 specifically, the Z85C3008VEG PLCC44 and Z85C3008PEG PDIP-40 (aka the 85C30 SCC) used in a lot of 68K Macs, is also being discontinued.
If you're...
Oooh - very nice! I'm going to have to get myself a few of these - i've got plenty of USB-C chargers, both Apple and otherwise but magsafe stuff is few and far between.
For most consumer stuff - I agree, that scope is overkill. And a weighty beast. If you're getting it for $50, sure, go for it, but if it's in the $200 range, get yourself a much more modern Rigol scope which ditches the CRT, as @JDW suggests.