Just as soon as the 5% of blocks arrive from Copenhagen:
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I still need to get some 12v regulators so I can knock the 18.5v of the apple PSU down to use for a DVD burner. This system is going to be my workbench computer and i need it to do floppy and optical burning. Going to try to wedge a 3.5" MO drive in there too, 2 of my classic machines have them and i love it as a format.
Little mods here and there improve it as I go along.
Mini Displayport to Displayport adapter, to a displayport to DVI adapter mounted to an old GPU PC plate so I can have external access to the video connector.
Also made a 180 USB connector so I can keep the USB Floppy drive cable internal and not have to snake it in and out of the case.
I still need to 3d print an I/O shield plate, but im going to wait until i have a USB hub for that. Tape will do for now.
Its got a little party trick too
At a good stopping point now. Its a functional machine and the rest of what I need to do is going to be a little more involved. Need to figure out how to get 12v for running full size drives, add a USB 3 hub internally for more expansion, and print up some port shields for the back. But right now it's going to serve duty as my workstation computer.
More progress on the MacBox Pro
Got the 2nd iteration of the logic board adapter tray printed up and did a test fit with the HDD cable and wifi module cable attached. Also got a power button soldered up to the testpads by the keyboard FFC.
The unit boots up and runs great, power button works. Still got lots to do.
