Using such accelerator boards in a 128K is pointless anyway. And DAMAGING. Anything that increases the heat and power consumption inside a compact Mac is a bad thing, especially when one can have the same functionality for significantly less money in the form of a Plus, SE or SE/30. While accelerator boards are somewhat scarce, they are hardly "rare" or particularly valuable, for the main reason that they should not be used. Some collectors want them to have them, but that's somewhat unique in my experience. Take a look on eBay and you will see such boards have been for sale in online stores for months without any takers, at relatively low "collectable" prices. Also, using a board occasionally is not the same as using it all the time. In fact no compact Mac which has not been completely re-capped and components updated beyond original spec should be used as anything but a "toy" for occasional amusement, or risk catastrophic failure. Then again I have two 128Ks. One is in original stock OEM factory condition. Nothing has ever been repaired or replaced. It also doesn't work, but the historical value has more importance than its functionality. I check it annually for any sign the capacitors may be leaking. My other 128K is meant to be used and most of the components have been upgraded to SE quality. Which means if I want to play with an accelerator, I can. But I would never use an accelerator for any length of time, for any practical application. My late model Mac Plus sits a few feet away and can run 24/7 without missing a beat. In fact it has run flawlessly since I bought it in 1990 without a single major repair.
On Mar 19, 8:12 am, PM7500 <jburke...@comcast.net> wrote: > Ummm...once you remove the original RAM chips from the motherboard and > solder in sockets or higher density chips, it's not easy for someone > to undo who wants to restore it. The 128k models are becoming a rarity > and are collectible because they are the first. If you bought a 1953 > COrvette and pulled the original 6 cylinder out of it and put a 350 V8 > in you'd destroy a large part of the cars value. The same thing with > upgrading a 128k Mac. Also, some of those add in upgrades like the > Dove upgrade with the RAM board and SCSI controller are rarities in > themselves and you wouldn't want to risk having them become non- > functional because you'd never be able to get those repaired. > > On Mar 18, 4:58 pm, hartonj <slashta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Kinda random, how is any upgrade "too valuable" to risk actually > > using? If that's true, then it's virtually worthless. I figure people > > should photograph their upgrades and document them (maybe even draw > > schematics) so they can be replicated. That might not be strictly > > legal, but I can't see who'd care for discontinued products that are > > at least 20-30 years old. > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
