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Latest Mac 512k find :(
Posted by: 68kbits on 2015-03-14 10:06:17
I don't know if I have posted any finds before, but I thought this one was worth posting.

Not for any positive reason, but to commiserate about the stupidity of those who don't know what hell they are doing, yet proceed without education.

This is the worst case I have ever come accross.

I don't know who did this, but I almost think they were actually trying to fix it, not destroy it

It looks like they tried to pry the case open with a large screw driver, then when that didn't work they removed the vent.

Then out of frustration apparently stabbed the monitor.

They removed the bottom two screws and the battery compartment screw, but not the top too.

Came apart no problem for me...

At least now I have a compact with a case so destroyed that I won't feel bad about making it into a hack project.

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Posted by: 68kbits on 2015-03-14 10:09:23
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Posted by: unity on 2015-03-14 10:13:32
Thats horrible. How can people be so dumb 🙁

Posted by: miniMOJOman on 2015-03-14 10:39:31
🙁

Posted by: 68kbits on 2015-03-14 10:52:07
Apparently iPhone images don't auto rotate.
Posted by: miniMOJOman on 2015-03-14 11:34:29
My pictures do the same thing!!! I cant stand it! haha..
Posted by: westcoastech on 2015-03-15 20:47:50
wow ya that is pretty rough, maybe it wasn't in the greatest of shape to begin with and someone thought he could open it up to fix it, then since he has no idea what he is doing he just went ape on it thinking oh well it's old and I don't care, grrrr, so annoying to see something so awesome in such condition. For sure makes a nice hack project, maybe some parts inside are still useful as well.
Posted by: 68kbits on 2015-03-16 06:02:24
I think the logic board is probably ok, the analog board needs some kind of repair. The floppy clicks, but I have not tested further
Posted by: Bunsen on 2015-03-16 23:50:49
What's going on with that hole in the top there?  That looks like it's been professionally bevelled out.  Never seen that before.

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Posted by: Ferrix97 on 2015-03-17 03:50:24
I think that the vents/grills are a separate piece of plastic that is welded on top of the main chassis.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-03-17 08:33:45
I actually have a 512k which could use a new one of those vents (it has some damage), so it's good that they're somewhat removable.

That one is in pretty terrible shape, though.

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