Apple IIc teardown and repair the "easy" way

In my earlier video on the overall Apple II line, I showed off my broken IIc that was the first computer I ever owned. Now it's time to sit down and repair it, tearing down the computer and rebuilding it to hopefully be as it was the day I first took it home in 1985. Will I be successful? Spoiler alert: yes. I took the "easy" (though not all that common, nowadays!) way out.
This is another quick video while I work on some more complicated, scripted stuff. But in many ways these are some of the most fun videos to do.
This computer has obviously not been retrobrited - no need to tell me how yellow it is! I may retrobrite eventually but the problem is that it's a temporary solution - the yellowing always comes back after a few years. I'm still deciding if it's even worth the effort.
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[@ModernClassic]

Just a little addendum - I ended up hanging up my old motherboard on a pegboard, and it gave me the idea to actually frame it. It's nice and square-ish and somewhere around 12" by 10", but it obviously has some depth to it (I'm guessing about 2"). If anyone has any ideas for a frame I can order online that might work for this purpose, let me know.

[@TheEnderknight]

I have the exact same kit. I am missing 2 screwdrivers from the stanley kit. Made in Taiwan.

[@Ambaratur]

How about: www.amazon.com/Lawrence-Frames-Shadow-Display-14-Inch/dp/B00NASEI3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492134420&sr=8-1&keywords=Lawrence+Frames+Shadow+Box+Frame+with+Linen+Inner+Display+Board%2C+11+by+14-Inch%2C+White It is a shadow box so it will give you some height to work with and will keep the dust off the motherboard - almost like museum storage. There are many other styles, this one was the one I liked though. Thanks for the videos.

[@ModernClassic]

Yes, thanks! Something like that anyway. I knew I'd seen that type of display box but could not remember what they were called.

[@vladimir7838]

@@ModernClassic I can try to repair your original motherboard if you want ..

[@ElectricDragonfly]

Just a thought... Clint of LGR (youtube channel) has a background in custom framing...

[@mike7756]

It’s 2021, Apple llc was my first computer which I still have. A couple months ago I bought the M1 iMac, technology advanced so much which made me think of my first computer, took it out from storage, cleaned it, then fired it up, it started! Only problem is I lost all of my floppies. Now the llc is on the same desk with my new iMac, a family reunion. Thank you for sharing your video.

[@233kosta]

In hardware enthusiast land, closing the machine before testing everything works is known to invite the need to open it again Sounds like superstition until it happens to you :D

[@davidbanan.]

Yes, i just hope i won't need to fix the apple IIc im going to get in a white

[@ComicalDans313]

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[@X-OR_]

Happy 40th Birthday Apple II Computer !!!! Introduced at the West Coast Computer Faire on April 16, 1977

[@theapplechronicles9863]

There's something you should know: The Mac 128k and the IIc used the same RAM chips which are known to fail a lot. You could buy some new ones for approximately 20 bucks and have them professionally installed (requires some soldering unfortunately...) but I'm 90% sure the RAM's to blame here. All those Apple branded RAM chips will fail at some point, so even your 'new' board will ultimately die.

[@ModernClassic]

I actually do know - that's why I bought a new board instead of trying to replace the individual chips. With two boards, I now have two boards worth of RAM chips, which should keep me in good supply until I die.

[@Purple__]

@@ModernClassic You have not bought a "new" board, you have either bought old stock (unused) or just a used good looking board. Highly doubt apple just fired up their production line a few years ago again

[@ModernClassic]

@@Purple__ It's called new old stock. Not an uncommon term.

[@aisle9]

I had a IIc as a very small child in the mid to late '80s. It has a place of honor on the top of my desk, where it can gaze upon the room full of computers that it helped pave the way for. I haven't booted it up in well over a decade and, frankly, I'm a bit scared to. Thank you for doing this video and giving me some confidence and a bit of motivation to do so. I mean, I still probably won't, because that would involve lugging the thing down from a hutch 7 feet above the ground, but at least I think that I could. Probably.

[@ModernClassic]

I was keeping mine in an attic for ten years, which is probably what broke it. But every once in a while I'd take it down to play some games. It's still fun to do that even if it is a bit of work; I think it's worth it. (Now I keep mine in my basement, which despite how it sounds is a step up from my attic. It's at least somewhat climate controlled.)

[@cenergy27]

OMG ! I had this computer growing up. My dad brought it home from work. We where of lower means and only saw a computer at school for Organ Trail and basics. Never desired a home computer. I played a hockey and golf game. No graphics,so type a number for shot selection and read results. Tried the drawing program but it wasn’t much. So many great memories.

[@Montisaquadeis]

I am perfectly finje with watching these kinds of videos so keep on making them lol. Hopefully you don't have to make them all that often but don't be afraid to put them out if you need /want to.

[@aphexteknol]

MT = Micron Technology. Also, your first board has bad RAM almost certainly. Its good to have an upgraded ROM with the built-in RAM testing facility for locating the offending chip. This is exactly how I fixed my own IIc.

[@fnjesusfreak]

Ah, the Apple //c. *_* I learned to use a computer on one of those. Good to hear you got your old one back running, it's always nice to bring an old beast back from the dead.

[@VolcBs]

Damn, wozniak is really genius.

[@XLessThanZ]

The Apple IIc was the computer that got me through college connected to my Hayes 300 baud Smartmodem. I just picked up one from eBay to play around with, since I was not an electronics tinkerer back in my college days, so taking it apart will be my first priority and examining now what I didn't know back then. Great video...Thanks

[@dennisp.2147]

A good troubleshooting tip would have been to test the socketed IC's from the old board in the new board to verify their function and marking them as such. If you do decide in the future to have the original board repaired (which would have been my choice!) it will cut down on troubleshooting time and hassle.

[@AdamAbdullah1]

I am so glad I found your channel, please continue with this content

[@Michael500ca]

I have one of these. Still works! Got mine in 1985 when I was turned 16. Awesome times, I was go giddy to have my first computer and it was a really good one with a huge library available. Guess I should start looking for spare parts though because these things die eventually.

[@ilexgarodan]

Have you ever thought of Retrobriting the case?

[@ModernClassic]

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[@ilexgarodan]

Huh. Well, then. Thanks for letting me know.

[@alcobufff]

Just did this same thing to one of my apple IIc's, bought it in a lot of 2 off of eBay. in may case, while I was getting the apple IIC logo on the screen, I was also seeing a few white marks and it would not read disks even after cleaning the drive head and lubricating the rails. Also like yours, my video as well as power port were not doing so good. Tried to boot using an old but tested disk II drive connected to the motherboard, same thing happened. ended up getting an NOS 1986 rev board off of eBay. In addition to not having the infamous MT ram, I think it had TI ram made in Japan, it has a new type video port and a noticeably newer rom chip. The Install was simple and it brought my broken C back to life.

[@harryjackson5289]

Loving your videos man!

[@nintendobl00d]

really enjoyed both of your Apple II videos! Would love to see more in the future.

[@infinitecanadian]

What a simple set up for the power supply; it just plugs into the logic board. I like modular designs like that.

[@Odolwa2]

what does it mean when the screen has diagonal lines? is the brightness just too high? i noticed one of my old TVs does the same. i see one listed for sale, shows these lines, but not sure if again just too much brightness?

[@AKARIM1989]

I love your channel please show us more tech stuff which were ground breaking in 90s and 80s

[@thatplaneguyyt]

Where do you get that motherboard? I need a new one for my Apple IIc too.

[@n00bca1e99]

Very informative! My dad has an Apple II Plus that randomly shuts itself off, but restarts upon "dropping" the keyboard about 6 inches. My dad does it fine, but I hate the thought of damaging such an old machine. Do you have any pointers on what to look for? I've worked on modern computers so I could probably fix it on my own.

[@Giordix]

Damn, this is a good video! I have an Apple 2C with a couple of issue. The first was the monitor doesn't turn on, the other one is that I have ever "check disc" error and if I type on keyboard some command this are not showed and executed... Any help?

[@dutchcanuck7550]

I had a IIc identical to yours. Had to get rid of it in the early '90s to make room for a new Mac Centris 610. Wish I'd had the room to hang onto it, it would be fun to play with now.

[@CoolWave720]

I just got an apple 2c that used to belong to my uncle. I booted it up and it worked perfectly. I even played winter games but when i tried to used another disk the computer always shows me the check disk drive message (even if i try to play winter games again) so i was wondering if i only have to clean the reader or is it a bigger issue?

[@elfenmagix8173]

Most of the time cleaning the heads will fix some reading problems. It it more than likey media failure and not hardware failure.

[@b1ackmamba1997]

keep this up... u make great vids,1 mil in no time

[@temp0rize]

I've been trying to put together an Apple IIc by buying IIc's on eBay that look like they're in need of some work but are fixable. I find the hardest thing is locating IIc's with good keyboards. Do you have any insight on how to tell (by serial numbers, key cap color, etc.) which ones have the good Alps switches vs. those horrible ones with hairpin springs? I'm guessing there is no reliable way other than asking the seller? Do the IIc's even have consistent and decodable serial numbers that might indicate the year of production? Thanks so much. I look forward to your next video.

[@vanhetgoor]

You make it sound so easy to repair an Apple IIc!

[@PaulKostrzewa]

I got an Apple IIc with monitor, external floppy drive, printer, bag, and two cases of floppies comprising an entire 1980s Warez BBS all for about $20, it's one of my favorite vintage computer finds ever.

[@logiciananimal]

I wonder if the self-test would produce any useful results on the broken MB.

[@ivultra7975]

Excellenttttt!!!!! I know that is so difficult thing. You got it!!!. I am so happy with your video...

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

I love that tiny IIc monitor.

[@AndrewWukusick]

I still have my old Apple IIc from my childhood with the same issue, after seeing this I think it's about time to get it working again

[@Moshe_Dayan44]

"Steve Wozniak >was< a great engineer." Hey, how about using the present tense! He's not dead yet! Steve Wozniak IS a great engineer, and he's still with us!

[@DessaMarcos]

Maibe because he does not work as an engenner anymore.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

he hasn't done any engineering in decades. he's an educator and philanthropist.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

My iic has a memory expansion slot. But I can't really afford buying one. Is there a 3rd party module?

[@elfenmagix8173]

Apple made one (1mb) and Applied Engineering made one as well (1 to 4 mb). But I doubt prices on them will drop. It is a seller's market out there.

[@freeculture]

I also grew up owning one of those, with the matching color monitor (which was bigger than the mono). It is sadly gone, because my family insisted i had to sell it before i could get a new computer. Sometimes i fire an emulator and play some games, i did spent countless hours with that very same Flight Simulator, Wings of Fury, Skyfox, Stellar 7 and many other games. I also had an external 3.5" drive, which was pretty much the same as the IIgs, and the Imagewritter II printer. I only learned about Wozniak after becoming an adult, now i understand things about the Apple //c back then i didn't (such as the floppy noise). All i remember is that noise was music to my ears, especially after seeing a c64 on a friend's computer load a game (eg Skyfox) from a floppy drive... (3secs vs 3 mins?, same game? pff.) All the Apple II lacked was decent sound, and the IIgs cured that, but the Mac was the flagship and the vast majority of software was going elsewhere...

[@wtftastic]

Long shot that anyone sees this that can help me, but I inherited (yes, literally inherited) an Apple 2 with no monitor, but two external drives that had been stored in a damp basement for probably 20+ years. I had diskettes, etc, and am interested in trying to restore the computer but I really have very little know how and am almost certain its FUBAR (the board has what looks like white corrosion and stuff on it). I have built my own modern PC and I can do some very minimal soldering, but am crap outside of that. Where can I find information or even like a guide on how to repair something that screwed up? Or should I give up on it?

[@elfenmagix8173]

Take the board out and literally wash it in distilled water and dish soap. Then rinse twice with distilled water and then rinse with isopropyl alcohol (high proof of 90% or better.) blow dry with a hot hair dryer. That will clean up the board. Fixing it is a another matter. Check out Adrian's DIgital Basement Apple II repair videos.

[@connormeyer2189]

what is the cord that plugs in from the pc to the monitor called?

[@colinltube]

Composite video cable, or RCA cable. It's the same cable you use for connecting the audio in/out of hi-fi components.

[@TeardownOZ2CPU]

super cool video, i just scored an IIc too.. really needed to know how to dir a disk, load somethng, write what ever.. like the ultra noob thing :-) your how to load from disc commands are not clear from the video, can you please comment what to do ?

[@dawnmoore3909]

So many good memories. 🙂

[@junglisticluxx]

"In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream!" the sound made me thing of Mother from Alien! :P

[@telengardforever7783]

Whenever I see the Apple //c, I always think of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", in which he chose to get this computer instead of a car. Funny to think there was a time in which you had to choose between a computer or a car. I made the same decision regarding my first real 486DX2-66. Hell, it was even MORE expensive than a car.

[@kevinj4517]

Feb 10, 1986 - day I entered Navy boot camp. Great video.

[@MrJackSeverity]

would love to see more on this MC. :) :)

[@therealamirhere]

3:31 - I see the pun you made there! Haha!

[@alfblack2]

Aww. Was hoping for a component level diagnosis of the mobo. Do hope that still happens. :D

[@infinitecanadian]

It isn't the greatest idea to use a drill or electric driver since you could strip the screw holes. My father is a retired electronics repair technician and still does fixes for other people. He _never_ uses anything but hand power for electronics.

[@ModernClassic]

Electronics are no different than anything else, and it's no easier to strip a screw hole with an electric screwdriver than a non-electric one. It takes exactly the same amount of torque, which means it's going to put exactly the same amount of force on your hands. An electric screwdriver would literally fly out of your hands before that happened, because you'd never be holding it that tight. You *might* hold a non-powered screwdriver that tight in order to get the rotational torque you need, which actually makes it more likely to strip either the hole or the head. Also, electric screwdrivers are specifically made to have different torque settings. On the lowest setting, which is what I typically use unless I need more, it wouldn't strip the thread off a nail hole, much less a screw hole.

[@infinitecanadian]

It's up to you.

[@Xilefian]

Seeing him pull out an electric driver get me a short heart attack...A manual you can feel the tension and assess the energy needed as you go. But until something goes wrong, I don't see why someone wouldn't use an electric driver unless they actually encounter these kind of issues - which I have in the past so I now stay away from them.

[@greatkingrat]

I agree. That was my first thought.

[@genericgreensquid6669]

Good video, but why not try to clean the keyboard instead of getting a new one (there's probably a lot of crud that accumulated under the keys over the years, they're pretty easy to remove) ? And did you try individually swap out the old chips with the new ones?

[@ModernClassic]

No point going on a wild goose chase when I had a whole new motherboard, especially when it's usually the soldered-on RAM chips that go bad in IIc's. I'd also still be left with my video problem in that case. As for the keyboard, it's actually not that dirty - the problem is that the sliders have just gone gritty and the rubber mat underneath has gone stiff. I used this thing for close to 10 years before upgrading and I am a serious typist - this keyboard has a lot of mileage on it. I would love to fix it somehow but I'm sure I'd have to replace at least that rubber mat, and I'd have to make something custom. It also probably just isn't worth the effort, but I'd love it if I found out something that would prove me wrong on that.

[@georgesenda1952]

Modern Classic I spilled coffee doing a video Friday into my G3 orange keyboard & probably killed it. An original now costs $30-40. Old Apple II parts are very pricey if you can find them.

[@ptdecker]

You wouldn't still happen to have your old framed board would you? I'd love to purchase the volume pot from you... I broke mine thinking that I could remove the knob to retrobrite it.

[@georgesenda1952]

Where do you get a motherboard for an Apple ][ c these days ? I ask because I own a ][c, 2 ][ GS's - 1with an internal hard drive, 2 ][ e's & an integer based Apple. All still work & the hardest thing is to find the GS OS 6.0 System Disks without which you can't run the computer.

[@ModernClassic]

I just checked Ebay for a while and this one popped up. Often there's one or two available there, though usually well used. When I saw the condition of this one, though, I finally jumped on it.

[@evknucklehead]

There are archives of Apple's old support downloads site which include disk images for GS OS 6. You do need an older mac to actually make the floppies as they're in DiskCopy format, unless you can find a tool that can send the images over a serial connection from a newer computer.

[@MsJinkerson]

I have an old decision data and have no idea how it works it has a tiny mobo in the stand I tried UXWBILL and got no reply

[@immamac1995]

Deferentially do make more videos like this!

[@TNVGAMING]

It's weird that you mention the retro-brite being temporary. I did it to a PS one 6 years ago and it still holds up. The same with a PSP I did 4 years ago. The yellowing only comes back if you leave the plastic exposed to heat and/ or UV light for long periods of time, repeatedly.

[@IDPhotoMan]

I'm brand new to Apple, but could it have just been a chip, where you could replace each one from the new board? Does the iic have a dedicated video chip? Really, i'm new to this Apple iic stuff. :-)

[@ModernClassic]

It's most likely a bad RAM chip. But there's no reliable way to test those that I know of other than pulling chips out of another board and replacing them until you find the bad one(s). It's not really an efficient way to repair something, and you end up destroying another board anyway.

[@RC-74]

Like you the first computer I ever bought was the Apple IIc. I recently dug it out of boxes in my garage and tried to check it out. Unfortunately I cannot find the power brick or any of the old disks except for Appleworks. Once I figure out how to reconstruct the power supply I'll be giving it a try. Oh, I also have the Apple IIc Technical Reference Manual. If you ever need any info out of it just give me a shout.

[@rashed459]

I was really hoping you'd give us a little gameplay of the Flight Simulator. I started using computers after Y2K, but my GOD these old machines are fascinating!

[@ModernClassic]

I actually felt the same way after uploading the video and watching it all the way through, but I was too excited about the computer working again to think about it at the time (my reaction in the video is about as demonstrative as I ever get). Well, there will be other videos. I'm planning a series of "is it worth it?" videos on various game and computer systems where I'm going to mostly show a bunch of gameplay, weigh the pros and cons and then tell you if it's worth going out and buying that system, and I'll do one on the Apple II.

[@iodinedesign]

Good video! Thanks. It's good to know that others have the same appreciation for classic hardware, as I do. This was of particular interest to me, as I have the exact same problem with my IIc. Hopefully, I will not have to buy a new motherboard. It was unfortunate (at 13:20) that your hand covered the where you were applying the rubbing alcohol to the drive head. :-( Thanks again.

[@pentiummmx2294]

i just got a Apple //e, i may get a floppy emu for it as well cause the floppy disks are degrading and prone to failure

[@Fight284life]

Thank you, Found one and doing abit of cleaning

[@divasimao5290]

Could you do something about the commodore 64? Great video, anyway ;)

[@ModernClassic]

I could and probably will at some point... I just have less experience with it than with the Apple II, and I need to fill out a complete system before making a video (right now I have a C64 and that's it). My best friend when I was a kid had a C64 so I have some experience with it from back then, but I'd want to learn some more about it before I did a video on it. But it'll probably happen.

[@wakelesspeak22_80]

You should do a video on your current desktop pc

[@ModernClassic]

I'm thinking to when I upgrade it. The main reason I haven't so far is that there are just so many channels already focusing on modern PC's... but people keep asking, so I'll do it when I upgrade my CPU and motherboard next time. (Which should be soon.)

[@bernardshrevejr.]

I like your channel and before you misinterpret my comment; the channel name you choose fits just fine. Which leads to my impression and comment on your channel: I am surprised that you didn't call it - This Old P.C. or This Old Tech., after the PBS show- "This Old House". Your channel brings up thousands of memories and brings a solid context to the younger "tech geeks" now in modern computing. I was one of the lucky few; like yourself to have lived at the dawn of the computer age. My first computer at home was an IBM PC Jr. and a Model A IBM PC. I remember the days of people asking this question - "What the hell is a computer, or what the hell would you need a computer for?" Awesome channel by the way.

[@sgkonfetti]

You should check the memory chips at the old motherboard. Other falilure could a dried out capacitor.

[@MrJackSeverity]

Love your Vids MC! . Im hunting around for 1 of these old girls. :) keep up the good work

[@MrJackSeverity]

Didnt take long i just brought 1 :) picking it up in a week :)

[@alextirrellRI]

Was it me, or did the black cap near the power supply look blown out on the 'new' board?

[@danielnewhouse5044]

I once had an apple iic that was no longer able to save new files to disc without running out of storage. So I, in the process of writing something new, kept on having to overwrite everything else on the disc. As there were originally several files on the disc, this is how I lost the archive of the schoolwork I did in middle and high school.

[@liman1748]

Excellent Video, Original Board probably had some depleted capacitors (noted the big green electrolytic capacitor at the top left corner of logic board) Had someone got experience to deal with electronic repairing it should be a easy fix. Good luck

[@spongerobert]

Probably the last apple product you could disassemble with a regular screwdriver

[@Dedicated2WendyWilliams]

something about this is satisfying...

[@laurensnieuwland4657]

have you tried to bake the mobo?

[@evknucklehead]

That probably wouldn't help as there really aren't any surface-mount chips on this model.

[@Gadgetman1989]

3:34 pun intended? and I think if you contact the 8-Bit guy, he may have a buddy who knows how to troubleshoot the old logic board

[@ModernClassic]

It would be interesting to know but I'm not really sure it's worth the effort. Usually it's bad RAM on IIc's, but it's just a question of knowing which particular chip(s). If the same thing ever happened to the new board, I'd probably just start replacing chips until it was fixed.

[@KennethScharf]

Years ago when I worked at Digital Equipment, I built my own LSI-11 computer out of scrap boards I bought from the company's salvage department. (cost me ten cents on the dollar of DEC's cost). I had some bad ram, so I ran a memory test on the board (which means the computer had at least SOME good memory) and then unsoldered the bad chips. I replaced these chips with sockets, and removed memory from another board and slowly placed that memory in the sockets and re-ran the memory tests. Took awhile, but eventually, I had a pile of known good chips which went into the sockets, and a few other boards with bad memory.

[@georgesenda1952]

I also have a green and rgb monitor. It's a pity that it's so hard to hook up a ][ GS to a modern tv. I've only seen one adaptor that will work now & it's around $100 & a lot of the devotees of the Apple ][ GS have passed on like Joe Klein.

[@cryptocomputer-man6629]

Never lost a mini screw driver?? You must be an apple guy lol. I mean that as a compliment .

[@tomaspostorivo]

What a lovely computer

[@a.mgaming3418]

I will enjoy this! :)

[@williamsteele]

Wow... you sound remarkably like PBS's Ira Flatow (from Science Friday.) That aside... great job and video!

[@joehdah5395]

4:26 Good advice.

[@GhostCodeRG]

Why is the read/write head not realigning, does it also not have a speaker?

[@GhostCodeRG]

Nevermind haha shoulda watched it all first

[@evknucklehead]

Also, they don't have speakers, the sound is from the head actuator being pushed against the stops so it can be sure it's starting from the correct location. It was cheaper to do it this way than give it a way to track its position at all times.

[@Scrapla1]

I remember they used this computer in the 80s movie Explorers with the late great River Phoenix lol

[@kbhasi]

This, right? starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=19#14

[@Scrapla1]

Yea!

[@xaraxen]

I wonder if the casing is actually yellowish (beige) instead of more like a gray color.

[@ModernClassic]

This is one case where the original color actually was white. I know both because I've owned this machine from day one, and I still have my manual that has clear pictures of what it looked like.

[@InnoVintage]

Apple might have been the only company that had engineering on par with IBM in their computers, and it's really quite obvious in this teardown.

[@gang_stalker_]

How much would you say these go for? I have an old Apple IIc Computer w/Monitor, cables, and an extra floppy drive. It's all in reasonable condition, the serial code and manufacture date are all visible. But when I hook up the monitor, and kick on the computer, I get your average 'Apple //c' text, and a couple stray letters. I know that's not normal, but everything still works. I'm trying to save up a little for a new PC, and I'm trying to sell some antiques, and I wanted to know how much these go for?

[@ModernClassic]

The IIc is the cheapest of all the II models. With the monitor (I'm assuming you have the monochrome one like mine), cables and extra floppy, maybe $250 or $300 if it's in really nice condition.

[@gang_stalker_]

Alright, thanks! I was hoping it would be a bit higher, $250 is still a good start though! Thanks.

[@Arakox]

hi, did you know that you are Jim Kuback from the animated show Mission Hill? thought i would let you know in case no one ever told you before!

[@jamesburke2759]

One of those green monitors was my first "portable" nintendo 64 setup

[@spunkmire2664]

8 bit guy on youtube has some great vids on plastic resto and apple 2 repair

[@spunkmire2664]

awesome vid

[@ModernClassic]

Yeah I've seen his and some others, but the problem is it's a lot of work for maybe 2 years of brightening. Basically everything I've seen that done to goes back to yellow much more quickly than it originally did.

[@spunkmire2664]

word

[@iodinedesign]

Is the name "Spunkmire" an Aliens reference?

[@WhatNow4140]

Mine still works !!

[@sdiburro1]

I had one of those too I had lots of disks for it

[@elfenmagix8173]

Talk to Adrian Black of Adrian's Digital Basement in repairing the //c mobo. He already resurrected a dead //c and a II+. It looks like bad RAM to me. Having a repaired board would be a plus even if you hang it on a frame, at least you will know it works.

[@georgesenda1952]

Mine are stacked up in my hall closet. I lost my storage in 2001 & would be " rich " today because I had all the chips, keyboards, disc drives in bins as spares. I used to work for Shugart and built my 2 disk ]['s with my own hands that still work.

[@breezie1337]

3:30 That's all about IC

[@Grimeaper]

Ship of Theseus can be applied to almost any repair.

[@georgesenda1952]

Apple ][ forever !😁

[@jacksonmontgomery5518]

Wow Impressive. 🙂

[@verishare]

Shouldn't use a powered screwdriver on electronics. Can cause more damage. But it's one of those things, up to you. I have an Apple //c, my first as well. Love the Apple II machines.

[@ModernClassic]

Never had a problem, don't see why I would. A powered screwdriver just does what you would do, only without the effort. Anyway, nice to find another IIc owner!

[@georgesenda1952]

The blue rectangle to the right of the green capacitor.

[@nerdfest4593]

Where does one acquire a working Apple ][ or ][c anyway?

[@ModernClassic]

+Nerd Fest Ebay these days :) I have a search result link in the description. Though they were common enough that you can occasionally still find them at garage or estate sales. Or craigslist.

[@nerdfest4593]

Thanks! Will be sure to check it out! Any baseline price tips?

[@ModernClassic]

Original II's are getting ridiculous, and they're mainly good for collectors anyway (not as capable as later machines). Other II models really depend on condition and completeness. If you want a complete system (at least one drive + matching monitor) in good shape, I'd say: II+: $200 IIe: $250 IIGS: $300 IIc: $250 IIc Plus: $300-$350 (they don't come up that often) You can find any model for less if you can live without a dedicated monitor (use an old TV or something) or you're ok with something in rougher condition.

[@nerdfest4593]

OK, thanks! I'm just looking for an ][. :)

[@ModernClassic]

An original ][ is going to be the most expensive for a complete system in good shape - they usually start at around $400, and even that seems optimistic these days. Depending on how early a particular system is, they can really go into the thousands. It's gotten pretty crazy. Your best bet might be a garage sale or something, or a bare fixer-upper on Ebay. You can always find the monitors and drives separately and I'll bet you'd pay less for a rough condition ][, fixing it up and then separately building a complete system than you would by just buying a complete system from the start.

[@greatkingrat]

When I worked on logic board repairs we would have tested chips and parts for ground outs etc and replaced them as necessary. Not replace entire motherboard. So not sure that is how Apple would have done it. Certainly the local computer shop would have not done it this way. To trace the faulty parts would have been a lot cheaper back in the day.

[@booboo699254]

Your original motherboard is obviously a July 1988 (you can see the stamp under the model number, it states 0788).

[@jhvghjgjkhlihli]

had this growing up with a stack of games