So, not sure if I actually ever posted it here, but around March of 2022, my nephew brought over a Mac Plus he found at a flea market. It only took a glance to see that this thing had…issues…considering the noticeable dirt/rust I could see in the floppy slot. Opening the thing revealed the real story – that this thing likely spent a decent amount of time in someone’s flooded basement, or perhaps even a pond somewhere. Literally! The internal steel frame was so rusted it was literally crumbling.
Other than the plastic case itself, the only salvagable part, oddly enough, was the motherboard. At least I thought so “for science”. Can a motherboard that spent serious time under water ever work again?
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