Watch me install & enhance the matte Black MacEffects Case & Keyboard Kit on my Apple IIc. BONUS: Mockingboard 4c "noise issue" update.
🔎 INDEX
0:00 — Intro
1:04 — Black & Clear Compared
4:04 — Opening an EMPTY MacEffects Case
5:25 — DIY Dust Guard
11:13 — Opening an INSTALLED MacEffects Case
13:26 — Polycarbonate Back Panel (Tab Strength)
14:47 — Teardown
17:26 — Sticker & Rubber Feet Install
18:17 — Metal Plate & Paper Insulator
19:14 — Bottom Case Install
25:38 — Top Case & Handle Install
29:15 — Beauty Shots
29:29 — Keyboard Backlight & Mockingboard 4c NOISE
32:25 — Typing Experience & Key Quirks
34:37 — Pricing
35:26 — Closing Thoughts
🛒 THINGS TO BUY
• MacEffects Black Case & Keyboard: https://bit.ly/3CsStG2
• KOZO Fibrous Paper, 0.03mm thick, for making a top-case Dust Guard (Amazon Japan): https://bit.ly/3WG5LpE
(Made from the inner bark of a Mulberry tree.)
Cut to: 25.5 x 13.5 cm (10 x 5.3")
Proxies like Japan Rabbit might let you buy it: https://bit.ly/4hgs39X
• GLUE to affix Kozo paper to underside of top case: https://amzn.to/3WBmvys
• BONDIC (for plastic repairs, securing speaker, etc.): https://amzn.to/4119p0b
• 10W UV Flashlight (what I use to cure Bondic): https://amzn.to/3DLbizS
• Black Floppy Drive FACEPLATE (3D printable file, FREE): https://bit.ly/4hByiEV
• Yellow Shirt reproduction (mine's a bit different because it's a 1984 original): https://bit.ly/4ee1cZy
• EYOYO 10" IPS Display: https://bit.ly/4gSm8ah
• IIc to VGA Adapter: https://bit.ly/4fv4BnQ
(This adapter isn't needed if your IIc's RCA/composite connector is OK. Adapter offers Composite & VGA outputs, plus monochrome modes)
• Mockingboard 4c (7% discount page): https://quick09.tistory.com/1534
• Mockingboard 4c (on EBAY — no discount): https://www.ebay.com/usr/ksd09
• Mockingboard 4c Speaker Clips (free STL file): https://quick09.tistory.com/1555
JLPCB does low cost, pro-level prints: https://jlc3dp.com/3d-printing-quote
• FloppyEMU (supports SmartPort Hard Disk images & Floppy disk images too): https://bit.ly/3DCIMW4
• Drive Switcher (for FloppyEMU): https://www.bigmessowires.com/switcher/
• SPIISDv2 (ONLY supports SmartPort Hard Disk images, not floppies, but cheaper than FloppyEMU): https://bit.ly/42FO5P1
• ROM Xc (lets you use any of the 4 IIc ROMs, boot games from ROM, adds a real time clock, and more!): https://bit.ly/4a0Ia8U
• 40mm Replacement Speakers (for the stock speaker) with shallow magnets (I have never bought any of these): https://amzn.to/4aNb6BA https://amzn.to/3EuJuoQ
https://amzn.to/40JXzWN
💵 NOTE: Your price on Amazon (US only) is the same even if you don't click the "amzn.to" Affiliate links above, but if you do click & purchase within 24 hours, Amazon may pay me a small commission on qualifying items in your Cart.
For you who prefer the IIc CLEAR case:
• MacEffects Clear Case: https://bit.ly/3CrugzG
• MacEffects Clear Keyboard: https://bit.ly/4fTjBft
• My Clear Case & Keyboard Review: https://youtu.be/2zMeLMvfeLA
• My Clear Keyboard installed in the Stock IIc Case: https://youtu.be/driCUnsXZcY
💾 SOFTWARE
• Mockingboard 4c COMPATIBLE Games & Music Apps: https://bit.ly/40bQZcx
• Total Replay: https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay
• Total Replay II: https://bit.ly/3UoQEhg
• Virtual ][ emulator (not free, but the best on the Mac): http://virtualii.com
📚 REFERENCE
• MacEffects Keyboard MANUAL: https://bit.ly/4hlD0qM
• MacEffects Keyboard SOFTWARE (143K disk image & source code): https://bit.ly/40NXuBc
• Mockingboard 4c MANUAL: https://quick09.tistory.com/1298
🙇♂️ SPECIAL THANKS to Mark Jozaitis of MacEffects for answering my many questions and of course for making these fabulous keyboards & cases!
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• Pure Noise: http://fr3nch.t0uch.free.fr
• Ultima V: https://www.apple.asimov.net/images/games/rpg/ultima/ultima_V/
• Latecomer: https://www.fenarinarsa.com/?p=1229
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