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| What shall I do with a Quadra 700 case? | |
| Posted by: Hopfenholz on 2021-02-10 01:18:53 So when I got my collection down from the loft during lockdown, I found to my initial delight, and then dismay, that I had a Quadra 700 (surely this is everyone’s favourite colour 68k mac?) Dismay because upon opening it up I found that I had previously removed the logic board and all components. God knows where they now are (apart from one 40MB SCSI hard disk). So what do I do with the case? Was thinking it might be fun to build up a hackintosh / dual boot gaming rig. Anyone done this? | |
| Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2021-02-10 02:31:31 I have a IIcx case that I use to store letters in. I remember reading somewhere that the logic board of a Quadra 650 fits in there nicely. Of course, your suggestion of a dual boot hackintosh gaming rig is also awesome. Just be sure to get yourself an ADB-USB adapter for the AEK-II. A Mac Mini (with or without case but with power brick) would also fit in there. | |
| Posted by: jessenator on 2021-02-16 05:54:15 A Quadra/Centris "Wombat" (650/800) logic board will also fit in the case (save a card wanting to placed in the centermost NuBus slot, and the CD-ROM). It's funny that the shielding on this Q700 case has the cutout for the 3rd NuBus card, but the case, obviously, doesn't. Also, if you try this, mind the grounding/pressure fins that sit atop the audio in/out: I had to bend mine up a bit to get the board seated.  But as far as non-Apple/Mac stuff, I'm not sure. It would definitely require some case modification... I would personally go the route of filling it with Quadra gubbins or finding it a new home before altering the case first. But that's just me 😉 | |
| Posted by: cbmeeks on 2021-10-04 11:07:15 My story is worse than that. I had a perfectly working Quadra 700 and when I moved in with my GF (this was 20 years ago), it somehow got lost. I think it was accidentally tossed in the "garbage pile" and my dad hauled it off to the dump. Oh...and I only paid $20 for it. | |
| Posted by: mg.man on 2021-10-04 12:18:28 @Hopfenholz, I have a feeling you found a home / purpose for this... but that may have been lost in the 68krash... If you still have it, as it happens, I now have 2 x Q700 logic 'boards - one fully working and one needing minor battery leak repair, but looking not too bad... PM me if you'd like to discuss. Oh, and I gave quite a few IIc? internals that I'm pretty sure will work for the drives... | |
| Posted by: markyb86 on 2021-10-04 14:39:14 put an RC2014 in it 🙂 https://rc2014.co.uk/ | |
| Posted by: MindThreat on 2021-10-04 15:05:45 Use it as a prop and re-create the Jurassic Park scenes 😉 | |
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