> Hello, > > I just received a Mac Plus from a guy in CA. It was originally a Mac 128k model, > built in late 1984 so it has the 128k mark on the back to distinguish it from the > 512k. > > This Mac has the same ports as the 128k (and 512k) but has 2mb of RAM. The SCSI > port is where the battery door was. > > Is this in fact a Plus motherboard or a modified 128k/512k/512ke board?
It would be a modified 128k board. I would guess it uses an upgrade board clipped over either the CPU or RAM. A company called Dove used to make these. If your 128K had a real Mac Plus logic board in it, it would also have a Mac Plus case back transplant in order to accomidate the different Mac Plus ports. > When the Plus was introduced, did it say Macintosh Plus on the front from the very > beginning? Were all Plus's platinum? Or were some early Pluses beige? The early Pluses were beige. AFAIK, no one has ever seen a factory original Mac Plus that didn't say 'Macintosh Plus' on the front, though I have a poor quality photograph of what appers to be a title-less Plus. On this nameless machine, though, the Apple logo is still in the same place as it is on the regular Mac Plus, not where it appears on the 128k and contemporaries. HTH, Adam. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
