Restoring a Macintosh PowerBook 145B (Patreon)

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2021-03-08 23:39:00

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2024-01

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The PowerBook 145B was a basic, albeit solid, option in Apple's first laptop lineup. So what does this particular machine need to get working again?

Sources:
"Introducing: The PowerBooks", MacUser, December 1991.
"Macintosh PowerBooks 100, 140 and 170", Macworld, December 1991.
"The Mac on the Road", Byte, December 1992.
Toshiba T1900 laptop photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrotech/comments/1fbyve/1994_toshiba_t1910_xpost_from_rpics/
"New PowerBooks", Macworld, December 1992.
PowerBook 180 photo: https://imgur.com/a/Zu4wx22
Thingiverse PowerBook 100 series hinge fix: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4391026
"Fast Starter: The PowerBook 145", MacUser, October 1992.
"PowerBook 145", MacUser, February 1993.
"A New PowerBook 145", Macworld, August 1993.
"Penny-Wise PowerBook", MacUser, August 1993.
"2 New PowerBooks", Macworld, August 1993.
PowerBook 180 tunnel vision photo: https://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/d/strg/ctrl/9/e0c372b95ba0e0b0f7046a05f5a473bd74e2a0c7.16.2.9.2.jpeg
Oven photos are from this 68kmla thread: https://68kmla.org/forums/topic/52469-tunnel-vision-on-monochrome-active-matrix-powerbooks/
Additional PowerBook 180 tunnel vision photo: https://imgur.com/gallery/Rt3iUdq?nc=1

Big thank you to The Computer Clan for helping me with a clip of the PowerBook 100! https://www.computerclan.com

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Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).

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Restoring a Macintosh PowerBook 145B

The PowerBook 145B was a basic, albeit solid, option in Apple's first laptop lineup. So what does this particular machine need to get working again? Sources: "Introducing: The PowerBooks", MacUser, December 1991. "Macintosh PowerBooks 100, 140 and 170", Macworld, December 1991. "The Mac on the Road", Byte, December 1992. Toshiba T1900 laptop photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrotech/comments/1fbyve/1994_toshiba_t1910_xpost_from_rpics/ "New PowerBooks", Macworld, December 1992. PowerBook 180 photo: https://imgur.com/a/Zu4wx22 Thingiverse PowerBook 100 series hinge fix: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4391026 "Fast Starter: The PowerBook 145", MacUser, October 1992. "PowerBook 145", MacUser, February 1993. "A New PowerBook 145", Macworld, August 1993. "Penny-Wise PowerBook", MacUser, August 1993. "2 New PowerBooks", Macworld, August 1993. PowerBook 180 tunnel vision photo: https://image.space.rakuten.co.jp/d/strg/ctrl/9/e0c372b95ba0e0b0f7046a05f5a473bd74e2a0c7.16.2.9.2.jpeg Oven photos are from this 68kmla thread: https://68kmla.org/forums/topic/52469-tunnel-vision-on-monochrome-active-matrix-powerbooks/ Additional PowerBook 180 tunnel vision photo: https://imgur.com/gallery/Rt3iUdq?nc=1 Big thank you to The Computer Clan for helping me with a clip of the PowerBook 100! https://www.computerclan.com #marchintosh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).