Yes, all of the 68K LC All-In-Ones have interchangeable logicboards, except the 580 (which is interchangeable with all of the 5xxx & 6xxx boards). The 520 is a step up from the CC, but a step below the CC II (which is the same as the 550). The Mac TV board also works nicely in the CC. The analogue board is essentially the same too, but it has mostly unnecessary borders that are used to mount it inside the wider chassis.
"Fat" is sort of the right word as it looks like it has love handles. ;-) If the designers hated the original design, they must have really been upset with the 580 which swapped the sleek Sony Trinitron with a cheaper bulbous shadow-mask. It also warped the 5200 design, which was intended to use the Trintron tube as well, but Apple ended their deal with Sony. The designers could just not catch a break during the Sculley/Spindler era. P.S. I doubt you can "Snopes" that story. But it does come out of a highly respected source: Paul Kunkel's "Apple Design", now out of print. On Feb 12, 10:02 am, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > The 520 is simply the "fat" Color Classic II. ;) Same mainboard, no? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
