Dead on Arrival Mac Plus! – Repair and Review – Apple's compact Mac from 1986
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And special thanks to Lili the 3 legged cat.
I decided to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first Macintosh by finding the oldest Mac for sale near me. I came across this Mac Plus at a local auction, and after a fierce bidding war I took possession for way too much money. Upon getting it back to The Basement, I soon discovered it was totally dead, bereft of life, an ex-plus. Sounds like a great candidate for Marchintosh!
Much repair mayhem ensues, but the real challenge turned out how to remove the weird coffee looking stains on the case. They almost defeated me.
Along the way we also make the Plus connect wirelessly to my software server effectively spanning 37 years of Macintoshs over the network.
Please note, this video is for entertainment purposes only. Don’t try any of this yourself. Especially the dangerous sparky bits.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and design
3:29 Diagnosis
6:11 This video is kindly sponsored by PCBWay
6:44 Exploded caps and battery acid
9:41 Working on the analog board
14:15 Cleaning and examining the motherboard
16:28 Testing the repair
18:05 Trying different RAM settings
20:32 Happy Mac and Happy Johann
21:55 SO MUCH CLEANING
23:30 Properly working and clean!
25:08 Wirelessly connecting to the RetroNET server
28:46 Lode Runner 🙂
29:17 Conclusion
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