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Plus MB in a IIgs case hack
Posted by: uniserver on 2016-04-11 13:50:30
I stole this from the Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts FB group.

Any ideas how they did the video?

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Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-11 16:52:40
It's hard to say. It looks like they could've done the circuit point-to-point without a board, because if you look carefully, I think you can see some balls of electrical tape where some of the necessary components might be hidden.

That's just a casual observation, though.

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Posted by: Bunsen on 2016-04-12 03:56:47
The heck is going on with that power supply hookup?  Is that the original IIGS PS?
Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-12 07:40:52
It looks like it. I'm not sure that even would work, but I guess it could if either 1) the pinout happens to be similar, or 2) the pins in the IIgs' PSU connector were rearranged.

What puzzles me is the keyboard connector. They left it inside, and they didn't bother to run a cable or some sort of extension outside the case (maybe that's because it's not finished?)

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Posted by: ScutBoy on 2016-04-12 11:20:16
There is the hole in the lower right front where you stick the keyboard cable through 🙂

Posted by: rsolberg on 2016-04-12 15:06:22
Haha I see the hole now. It's even labelled "k'brd"
Posted by: 360alaska on 2016-04-15 17:46:50
Uni,

That's just a handmade TTL adapter:

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Posted by: Floofies on 2016-04-15 18:02:19
Are those modified molex plugs holding the Logic Board in place?
Posted by: 360alaska on 2016-04-15 18:23:08
Holy crap! I didn't even notice that one, I guess somebody really needed a budget mac...
Posted by: uniserver on 2016-04-16 01:54:52
I love stuff like this.
Posted by: uniserver on 2016-04-16 01:57:11
So I wonder what monitor was used, and how it interfaced.
Posted by: Bunsen on 2016-04-16 18:38:33
Why not ask on the group where this turned up?
Posted by: uniserver on 2016-04-17 04:18:10
it was in a lot of stuff one of the members bought from some fellow.
Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-04-17 10:44:54
Found another similar hack. 

but yeah you need to talk to the guy who owned it, I think it will only work with one type of monitor. Maybe the IIGS one? Probably not...
Posted by: 360alaska on 2016-04-17 11:35:04
Pretty sure you just need a TTL monitor that you may have to modify....
Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-17 11:41:28
That looks like one of the build-your-own-Mac kits.  They used to sell them.  Had instructions for building a Macintosh compatible computer from scratch.  It was a few hundred dollars cheaper than buying a new one.
Posted by: Bunsen on 2016-04-18 05:10:07
EGA monitors can be made to work with an adapter circuit and some other fudging.
Posted by: uniserver on 2016-04-18 09:49:50
massive upgrade for a pretty useless apple IIgs lol....
Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-18 12:23:18
IIgs isn't useless... it played all my games twice as fast. 😀

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