Building a Quadra 950 logic board from scratch! [LIVE]

By gee, by jingo, by crikey, I think this is the biggest project I've ever undertaken. Bolle, the genius who brought us the Macintosh SE/30 reproduction, LC475, Mac IIfx and the Micron Xceed SE/30 greyscale mod has been at it again. He has made a ground-up recreation of the Quadra 950 logic board, and it just so happens that I have a battery damaged board that's ready to donate its parts in the name of science.

I think I may be the first person to take on this build (other than Bolle himself) so it should be a bit of a historic moment for vintage Macintosh fans.

A huge thank you to Bolle for sending me this board. It was a very generous gift (or he may be secretly trying to torture me from 16,000 kilometres away).

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[russianv]

I couldn't watch this one live, only a bit in the middle, but just saw the replay and as usual a really good stream, please keep them coming, will be great to see that board fully populated at the end.

[shawnkerner]

I enjoyed the practical tips on the soldering. I actually solder components and its fun to recognize some of them and see how they are used!