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5 months agoby zdw

I lost my beloved Mac Plus, the computer that made me become a programmer, because of COVID.

Shortly before COVID hit, I fired it up to see if it still worked, and within like a minute, a certain capacitor (that is a common and well-known failure point) fried, and it was dead. I brought it to a computer repair store to fix, and then COVID and its lockdowns hit.

When I returned months later to see what was up after my phone calls weren't returned, turns out the whole place had shut down and I to this day have no idea where my Mac Plus went. :/

4 months agoby pmarreck

They had me at "4 months of work just to make a stupid pun."

4 months agoby tantalic

Brilliant. Got my old Macintosh Plus out a few months ago and flipped it on and unfortunately that let out some of the “magic smoke” that keeps all electronics running. I think it’s an electrolytic cap that blew. Just too old. Will have to find time to refurb it.

4 months agoby drob518

I've preserved a number of machines by building them in to rackmount cases. It never occurred to me to make a faux product out of them. This is amazing! The graphics and detail are wonderful.

4 months agoby johnklos

It's crucial to label, in large, letters, "BUTTONS" and "MICRO-SD SLOT", in case you forget later.

4 months agoby sigma02

Reminds me very much of my college project where my roommates and I repackaged a Commodore 64 into an IBM PC form factor, complete with external keyboard.

Difficulty: College was in a town without a Radio Shack, and none of us had cars.

4 months agoby reaperducer