17 Aug
2023
17 Aug
'23
11:34 a.m.
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM Bill Degnan via
cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I should add that part of the fun is to locate parts for free or cheap from
dead or unimportant period electronics, cards, etc. In that way slowly
building up what is needed to complete parts of the Apple I replica one
piece at a time. I am not in a rush.
Bill
But...because the apple I is so valuable people
have been motivated to
produce really nice replica motherboards. The replicas give many the
chance to experience the Apple I at a reasonable price
I have a bare replica PCB. It's proving difficult to stuff without
spending a wad.
It's fun to find original parts and sockets
to try to get
a replica as close as possible to an original.
You can do that for less than buying an original but it's still $$$ in
part because of the rarity of the oddball shift registers, etc., and
in part because of the demand for specific package types and date
codes to achieve the closest match to an original. Just the ICs alone
are hundreds of dollars, the large caps are tens of dollars and even
that exact heat sink isn't exactly cheap.