The Blog

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Modifications Overview

Nix McRetro // 5th January 2013 // Apple, YouTube

Here’s an overview of where the LC 475 project has ended up after the last few weeks of modifications. This started as a fairly ordinary 25 MHz 68LC040 pizza-box Macintosh. It is not particularly ordinary anymore. By this point I’ve: overclocked the motherboard from 25 MHz to 33 MHz experimented... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Tantalum Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro // 4th January 2013 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s the process of removing and installing the tantalum capacitors. They sure are a pretty good fit. I’ve used case size D instead of case size C. Either case size can be suitable where the electrical specifications and board footprint permit it. The larger package here is really a consequence... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Online with PDS Ethernet

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2013 // Apple, YouTube

The old LC 475 is officially internet ready. I’m running Mac OS 7.6.1 and using the PDS Ethernet card I picked up last year. The LC 475 did not include onboard Ethernet, but Apple provided an LC III-style PDS expansion slot, which makes adding a network card straightforward once you... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Slowing the Fan with a Resistor

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

Determining which resistor to use from a selection of four or so resistors from previous projects that I have either shelved or long forgotten. And here is the promised second part with the installation and soldering of the resistor to the red power cable on the fan. This did reduce... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475: 4 GB Hitachi Microdrive Testing

Nix McRetro // 2nd January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

A friend loaned me some 4 GB Hitachi Microdrives to try in the LC 475. So far, things have not gone particularly well. The first problem is that I cannot properly inspect or repartition the drives outside the Macintosh because I don’t currently have a suitable USB reader. Something strange... Continue reading