I often find myself wanting a hit of nostalgia by popping in an old game, but I don't want to deal with the hassle of swapping floppy disks or waiting for long load times. This is why so many of us use modern upgrades for vintage machines.
In today's Zen Build, I'll be maxing out my Macintosh SE/30 from 1989 with an unreal amount of modern kit.
Upgrades:
1. BlueSCSI v2 - https://bluescsi.com/
2. Noctua Fan (60x25mm) - https://a.co/d/craJUp0
3a. MacBatt - https://www.tindie.com/products/siliconinsider/macbatt-cr2032-pram-apple-macintosh-battery/
3b. BMOW ROM-inator II - https://shop.bigmessowires.com/products/mac-rom-inator-ii-atom-simm
4. 128mb RAM - https://www.ebay.com/itm/175711679893
5. Logic Board Recap
6. Carrera 040 w/ Cache Card (by Bolle) - https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/fs-carrera040-clones.43336/
7. Combo Adapter/Network Card (by Bolle) - https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/fs-se-30-ethernet-accelerator-adapter-combo-cards.42856/
Chapters:
00:01 - Introduction
1:48 - All the upgrades
2:03 - Disassembly
2:44 - BlueSCSI
4:03 - Noctua Fan
6:50 - MacBatt
6:57 - BMOW ROM-inator II
7:53 - Logic Board Recap
10:07 - Initial Benchmarks
10:36 - Carrera040 68040 Accelerator
12:01 - New Benchmarks
14:51 - Enjoying the beast!
Music:
All music licensed by Epidemic Sound
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