Mac SE - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Jan 2002

...
 I have a Mac SE that while attempting to remove the
motherboard to replace
bad memory, I smacked my hand into the CRT filament/plates socket, and
cracked the CRT. 
How hard did you hit the thing?!? (let me guess, pulling the power cable 
off the mobo, it was stuck, and you pulled a little too hard to free it)

...
 1) Does anyone have a CRT for it that I could get for
less than the price
of another SE + shipping? 
Check the LEM swap list (www.lowendmac.com), you can probably find an SE 
for free (plus shipping).

If you had two forevers to wait, someplace I have two SEs with fried 
motherboards, and would happily part with one... but I admit that it will 
be some time before I get the chance to search for them (they are in one 
of 3 locations, and I don't know WHICH of the SEs at those locations are 
the ones that are dead).

...
 2) Is it possible to modify it to use a standard Mac
(15 pin) monitor? 
I don't think so, but there are some 3rd party external video cards for 
the SE... but I suspect you will need to get it up and running before you 
can activate the external video card. Does it currently even power up?

-chris

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