Has anyone got really high resolution scans of the parts? Never seen 'em.
I've been playing with a 1400 PCMCIA cage/daughtercard to Duo HDD bay transplant about as long as the MLA has been around. Just occurred to me that the TREX ASIC would either be on the Blackbird module or would be compatible with the module and its earlier iteration. Can't imagine the assembly not fitting into the Blackbird's bay?
Assuming dead battery husk availability, building the adapter board to hook it up in the Blackbird bay would only be connector limited. Is that an available part or scavenged/repurposed?
Removing the TREX/Card Cage from a 1400 is fully reversible and there are plenty of plastic sharded 1400 lids, boards and cases that can be stored for future repairs.
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Hope you folks don't mind me posting another impossible dream that I don't even have the hardware to pursue? This one popped into my head just this morning. Has anyone looked into this already? Are there enough in the wild that this is silly to pursue? I have a feeling that's not the case and thinking that it's highly desirable? I've got some Blackbird bits, but no 'Books.
I've got a notebook (most of it between my ears) full of notions for hacks that I can't afford to try now and probably never will.
I've been playing with a 1400 PCMCIA cage/daughtercard to Duo HDD bay transplant about as long as the MLA has been around. Just occurred to me that the TREX ASIC would either be on the Blackbird module or would be compatible with the module and its earlier iteration. Can't imagine the assembly not fitting into the Blackbird's bay?
Assuming dead battery husk availability, building the adapter board to hook it up in the Blackbird bay would only be connector limited. Is that an available part or scavenged/repurposed?
Removing the TREX/Card Cage from a 1400 is fully reversible and there are plenty of plastic sharded 1400 lids, boards and cases that can be stored for future repairs.
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Hope you folks don't mind me posting another impossible dream that I don't even have the hardware to pursue? This one popped into my head just this morning. Has anyone looked into this already? Are there enough in the wild that this is silly to pursue? I have a feeling that's not the case and thinking that it's highly desirable? I've got some Blackbird bits, but no 'Books.
I've got a notebook (most of it between my ears) full of notions for hacks that I can't afford to try now and probably never will.
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