Building a BRAND NEW Macintosh IIfx reloaded [LIVE]

Published: 01 January 1970
on channel: Branchus Creations
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Sometimes the battery damage goes beyond repair, and when it does it's fantastic that there are geniuses like Bolle out there, recreating the old logic boards from scratch. This is part one of the meticulous process of transferring components from a battery damaged board to the shiny (and purple) new one.

IIfx logic board recreation GitHub
https://github.com/TheRealBolle/IIfx

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