Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn a little Mac & IBM PC history as we flip through each page of this 39-year-old MINT CONDITION brochure! Expand this text description for a link to the 600 dpi SCAN I made for you!
⬇️ 600dpi brochure scan (PDF): tinyurl.com/23urtp4v
🛒 WHERE I PURCHASED THE BROCHURE
applephotographer on EBAY: tinyurl.com/y883wpby
📚 REFERENCE
• 2nd Edition Brochure (what I purchased): tinyurl.com/35zda8kh
• 1st Edition Brochure selling on EBAY (NOT a magazine insert): tinyurl.com/2dx8maye
• 1st Edition Brochure scan: tinyurl.com/4sp9amz3
• 1st Edition Brochure variant (Newsweek insert): tinyurl.com/ytw4uyjj
• Photos of Newsweek insert (March 19, 1984): tinyurl.com/yc668bbu
• Newsweek March 19, 1984 selling on EBAY now: tinyurl.com/bdz2mfsz
(Ask seller if it has the Apple insert!)
• Low-rez scans of the Newsweek insert and other Apple brochures are found here (thanks, Janez J. Starc!): tinyurl.com/47a43uda
• Photos of my T-shirt showing front & back: tinyurl.com/bddmmtz8
(I often wore this to classes in engineering school in the early 1990's. Still in top shape!)
• EvangeList website on ArchiveORG (now defunct): tinyurl.com/2nc4ufay
• 1986 discussion about Macway Evangelist: tinyurl.com/t9zbfuk8
• Guy Kawasaki's personal blog (shown in my video): tinyurl.com/4cjycnt3
(Photos of Guy in my video were taken from this website.)
• 1997 LA Times article about Kawasaki's EvangeList: tinyurl.com/yc8pndrx
🍎 PERSONAL PLEA: If you have a collection of old EvangeList emails, it would be great if those could be put online for others to read. I can't seem to find mine, unfortunately.
• ThunderScan Product Photos (used in video): bit.ly/3DnA6j1
• Thunderscan on Folklore: bit.ly/3DrKF4k
• ThunderScan on MacGUI: bit.ly/43AovI0
• ImageWriter I print quality (Macworld Premier issue, shown in video): bit.ly/3O2YMCe
• Mac Plus w/ Ext. Keyboard & 1st LaserWriter (shown in video): tinyurl.com/cny32ymz
• Beautiful photo of a Macintosh Plus & original LaserWriter: tinyurl.com/y43vtsh6
• Apple video showing the original LaserWriter in action: youtu.be/JkU3WCSGSw4?t=457
• Andy Hertzfeld & Bill Atkinson Interview about MacPaint: youtu.be/-syl7m_i-80
• PC Paint 1.0 Article (shown in my video): tinyurl.com/bdcv2sez
• Apple Does It Again brochure (last page shows Sept. '84 Mac pricing): tinyurl.com/26b82xht
• LEM article about CPU speeds (shown in video): tinyurl.com/4b8d9t3e
• Windows 1.x Emulator (experience the horror!): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/1.00
• IBM PC photo which I Photoshopped for use in the video (CC BY 4.0): tinyurl.com/2p8s9wte
• Cult of Mac article is WRONG about 1st Apple Credit Card starting in 1996:
tinyurl.com/256tsvnz
• YAMATO Washi Glue (starch based): amzn.to/3Y2vfNA
• Kozo Paper I bought from Amazon Japan: amzn.to/44QDJcKSeller seems to be this shop: bit.ly/3pRDKi1
NOTE: Links to Amazon USA in this text description are affiliate links that may generate small revenue for this channel if something is purchased within 24 hours of clicking the link.
🙏 SINCERE THANKS to these INCREDIBLE channel supporters:
• Frank Conforti 🇺🇸 (monumental supporter)
• Philippe Astier 🇫🇷 (monthly supporter)
• Mauro Acciaccaferri 🇮🇹 (monthly supporter)
• Gavin Maxwell 🇦🇺 (monthly supporter)
• Mark B. Newlon 🇺🇸 (repeat supporter)
• Chris Angellis 🇺🇸 (repeat supporter)
⭐ I in no way whatsoever wish to diminish the importance of the many wonderful people who have so graciously contributed to this YouTube channel; but at the same time, my heart compels me to say a few short words about Frank Conforti. His generosity knows no bounds. His support of this channel has been incredible. What's even more incredible is that he has a special place in Apple history. Frank Conforti authored product review articles in Mac User magazine in the 1980's, two of which am now linking for you, as follows:
• MacUser April 1987 pp.69 & 71 (VersaTerm Pro review): bit.ly/3rGNJqT
⬇️ Software Download: tinyurl.com/2zse7fcm
• MacUser July 1988 pp.156~172 (VersaCAD review) : tinyurl.com/fv9px37c
⬇️ Software Download: tinyurl.com/mrym8z9s
Frank is also the author of Inside Microstation: amzn.to/3OqhTYl
Frank told that he wrote the 1st edition of that book on his Mac Plus and printed it out on his ImageWriter for copy editor markup.
💰HOW TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
paypal.me/supportJDW
📺 Please SUBSCRIBE:
youtube.com/c/JDW11/?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 MY VIDEOS
youtube.com/user/JDW26/videos
#1984 #Macintosh #Brochure #JDW1
Learn a little Mac & IBM PC history as we flip through each page of this 39-year-old MINT CONDITION brochure! Expand this text description for a link to the 600 dpi SCAN I made for you!
⬇️ 600dpi brochure scan (PDF): tinyurl.com/23urtp4v
🛒 WHERE I PURCHASED THE BROCHURE
applephotographer on EBAY: tinyurl.com/y883wpby
📚 REFERENCE
• 2nd Edition Brochure (what I purchased): tinyurl.com/35zda8kh
• 1st Edition Brochure selling on EBAY (NOT a magazine insert): tinyurl.com/2dx8maye
• 1st Edition Brochure scan: tinyurl.com/4sp9amz3
• 1st Edition Brochure variant (Newsweek insert): tinyurl.com/ytw4uyjj
• Photos of Newsweek insert (March 19, 1984): tinyurl.com/yc668bbu
• Newsweek March 19, 1984 selling on EBAY now: tinyurl.com/bdz2mfsz
(Ask seller if it has the Apple insert!)
• Low-rez scans of the Newsweek insert and other Apple brochures are found here (thanks, Janez J. Starc!): tinyurl.com/47a43uda
• Photos of my T-shirt showing front & back: tinyurl.com/bddmmtz8
(I often wore this to classes in engineering school in the early 1990's. Still in top shape!)
• EvangeList website on ArchiveORG (now defunct): tinyurl.com/2nc4ufay
• 1986 discussion about Macway Evangelist: tinyurl.com/t9zbfuk8
• Guy Kawasaki's personal blog (shown in my video): tinyurl.com/4cjycnt3
(Photos of Guy in my video were taken from this website.)
• 1997 LA Times article about Kawasaki's EvangeList: tinyurl.com/yc8pndrx
🍎 PERSONAL PLEA: If you have a collection of old EvangeList emails, it would be great if those could be put online for others to read. I can't seem to find mine, unfortunately.
• ThunderScan Product Photos (used in video): bit.ly/3DnA6j1
• Thunderscan on Folklore: bit.ly/3DrKF4k
• ThunderScan on MacGUI: bit.ly/43AovI0
• ImageWriter I print quality (Macworld Premier issue, shown in video): bit.ly/3O2YMCe
• Mac Plus w/ Ext. Keyboard & 1st LaserWriter (shown in video): tinyurl.com/cny32ymz
• Beautiful photo of a Macintosh Plus & original LaserWriter: tinyurl.com/y43vtsh6
• Apple video showing the original LaserWriter in action: youtu.be/JkU3WCSGSw4?t=457
• Andy Hertzfeld & Bill Atkinson Interview about MacPaint: youtu.be/-syl7m_i-80
• PC Paint 1.0 Article (shown in my video): tinyurl.com/bdcv2sez
• Apple Does It Again brochure (last page shows Sept. '84 Mac pricing): tinyurl.com/26b82xht
• LEM article about CPU speeds (shown in video): tinyurl.com/4b8d9t3e
• Windows 1.x Emulator (experience the horror!): pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/1.00
• IBM PC photo which I Photoshopped for use in the video (CC BY 4.0): tinyurl.com/2p8s9wte
• Cult of Mac article is WRONG about 1st Apple Credit Card starting in 1996:
tinyurl.com/256tsvnz
• YAMATO Washi Glue (starch based): amzn.to/3Y2vfNA
• Kozo Paper I bought from Amazon Japan: amzn.to/44QDJcKSeller seems to be this shop: bit.ly/3pRDKi1
NOTE: Links to Amazon USA in this text description are affiliate links that may generate small revenue for this channel if something is purchased within 24 hours of clicking the link.
🙏 SINCERE THANKS to these INCREDIBLE channel supporters:
• Frank Conforti 🇺🇸 (monumental supporter)
• Philippe Astier 🇫🇷 (monthly supporter)
• Mauro Acciaccaferri 🇮🇹 (monthly supporter)
• Gavin Maxwell 🇦🇺 (monthly supporter)
• Mark B. Newlon 🇺🇸 (repeat supporter)
• Chris Angellis 🇺🇸 (repeat supporter)
⭐ I in no way whatsoever wish to diminish the importance of the many wonderful people who have so graciously contributed to this YouTube channel; but at the same time, my heart compels me to say a few short words about Frank Conforti. His generosity knows no bounds. His support of this channel has been incredible. What's even more incredible is that he has a special place in Apple history. Frank Conforti authored product review articles in Mac User magazine in the 1980's, two of which am now linking for you, as follows:
• MacUser April 1987 pp.69 & 71 (VersaTerm Pro review): bit.ly/3rGNJqT
⬇️ Software Download: tinyurl.com/2zse7fcm
• MacUser July 1988 pp.156~172 (VersaCAD review) : tinyurl.com/fv9px37c
⬇️ Software Download: tinyurl.com/mrym8z9s
Frank is also the author of Inside Microstation: amzn.to/3OqhTYl
Frank told that he wrote the 1st edition of that book on his Mac Plus and printed it out on his ImageWriter for copy editor markup.
💰HOW TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
paypal.me/supportJDW
📺 Please SUBSCRIBE:
youtube.com/c/JDW11/?sub_confirmation=1
🎬 MY VIDEOS
youtube.com/user/JDW26/videos
#1984 #Macintosh #Brochure #JDW1
![Recapping Apple 400K 3.5 Floppy Drives [Macintosh]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/71Lz9OjJFe8/mqdefault.jpg "Recapping Apple 400K 3.5 Floppy Drives [Macintosh]
Recapping walkthrough of Apple (SONY) 400K 3.5 floppy drives for 1984 Macintosh 128K & 512K (& Lisa) computers. Video closes with Epyx Winter Games (1985).
⚠️ DISCLAIMER! A recap wont fix most problems you may have with your 400K drive. Old grease that has frozen mechanical parts is the biggest problem which I cover in my Lube Repair video here: https://youtu.be/Se10T6gPl-c
🔎 INDEX
0:00 — Intro
3:38 — External Drive (Disassembly)
6:30 — Internal Drive (Disassembly)
7:05 — Discharge the CRT
7:58 — Drive Removal (Internal)
10:38 — Overview of 3 different 400K drive mechanisms
12:43 — Older A 64K ROMs (Mac 128K or 512K)
13:18 — Newer B 64K ROMs (Mac 128K or 512K)
16:07 — 400K & 800K drives, side-by-side
21:20 — Removing the spring-loaded parts (optical sensors)
26:16 — My soldering setup
29:28 — Big PCB Recapping
35:17 — Small PCB Recapping: OA-D34
38:12 — Small PCB Recapping: OA-D34V-22
40:34 — Head Cleaning
41:52 — Reassembly
49:09 — Testing
56:49 — Faint Beeping Sounds (from Speaker) are normal
57:26 — Closing Words
1:00:17 — Epyx Winter Games
💾 Winter Games DOWNLOAD: https://macintoshgarden.org/games/winter-games
• Why it doesnt work on Mini vMac: https://bit.ly/2YMi4DW
🛒 CAPACITORS:
• Mouser Cart (for any 400K drive): https://bit.ly/2zSpzyy
⭐ *Oct. 2025 UPDATE*: Out-of-stock caps forced me to choose 2 tantalums as replacements, and I mention caveats here: https://tinyurl.com/jbfz6anp
🛠️ TOOLS & THINGS TO BUY:
• Anti-static pad with Wrist Strap (16x24 / 41x61cm): https://amzn.to/3bfAE9Z
or
• Hi-temp Anti-static pad with Wrist Strap (16x12 / 41x30cm): https://amzn.to/2SOm1nK
• Wall socket Ground adapter for banana-jack Wrist Strap: https://amzn.to/2Yvq5ge
• Torx T15 with LONG neck (to open Mac): https://amzn.to/3qLyJYb
• Bulldog Clip (helpful to pry off back case): https://amzn.to/2H7lIhF
• 99% ISO Alcohol (Spray Bottle!): https://amzn.to/3ae4fG6
• 99% ISO Alcohol: https://amzn.to/3NoFkxN
• 99% ISO Alcohol: https://amzn.to/2YsK8v3
💁♂️3 alcohol choices because its often out of stock. 70% will work, 91% is better, but 99% is best for electronics cleaning.
• 1 Cotton Swab for head cleaning
• Thermal Grease: https://amzn.to/2SNmB5e
• Phillips Screwdriver (+)
• Needle Nose Pliers: https://amzn.to/2U9Kc0M
• Wire Nippers 4.5: https://amzn.to/2J4Wkdk
• Flat-head (-) Screwdriver (for CRT discharging)
• Wire with alligator clips at both ends (for CRT discharging)
• Basic Soldering Iron Kit (80W, cheap!): https://amzn.to/3tELJAP
or
• Soldering Station (120W, ESD safe): https://amzn.to/30g1Frt
or
• HAKKO (Japanese) brand Soldering Station: https://amzn.to/2YvIo42
• Solder (Leaded Rosin Core 1.6mm): https://amzn.to/3IGuxxm
• Desoldering wick (Amazon US): https://amzn.to/3iMAnA5
💁♂️TIP: Set soldering iron temperature to 350°C. Dont use lead-free solder.
• DE-5000 Handheld LCR Meter (Amazon US): https://amzn.to/2ScttJz
💁♂️The best handheld meter to check capacitor ESR, capacitance, etc. Comes with all 3 accessories: TL-21, TL-22 & TL-23.
🔋 PRAM Battery (for Mac): https://amzn.to/2R1qYZE
💾 FloppyEMU: https://bit.ly/2WBmhHO
💵 NOTE: Your price on Amazon (US only) is the same even if you dont click the amzn.to Affiliate links above, but if you do kindly click and purchase within 24 hours, Amazon may pay me a small commission on all qualifying items in your Cart (even items not linked above).
📚 USEFUL INFORMATION:
• 400K drive repair discussion about Sony Test: https://tinyurl.com/5n6s3r3a
💾 Sony Test 7.0 DOWNLOAD: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/sonytest-70
• 400K Floppy Drive Specifications (brief): https://bit.ly/2T5sNGC
• 400K Floppy Drive Specifications (detailed): https://bit.ly/3berqe8
• Clicking sound Fix: https://bit.ly/36yTjfB
• Disks always locked cause: https://bit.ly/2QVbh5l
💾 System 0.85 DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/2YHJkU2
• How to use 800K drives with Macs that have 64K ROMs: https://bit.ly/3fE7Rj0
🔥 ROM REVISION INFO
• https://bit.ly/4fd0L2D
• https://bit.ly/4f81WkB
• https://bit.ly/4eQJoEZ
🗣 Join us at http://tinkerdifferent.com and in the Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts FaceBook group for more vintage Mac tips, trade and help.
💰SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
If you wish to buy me a drink or otherwise support my content creation: https://www.paypal.me/supportJDW
🙏 MY SINCERE THANKS to the following Paypal subscribers in Early May 2020:
• James Browne
• Patrick Randall
• Rami Preshov
📺 Please SUBSCRIBE:
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🎬 MY OTHER VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/user/JDW26/videos
#Apple #400kfloppy #Macintosh #JDW")
![Sony TOUGH 128GB SD Card Review [with MRW-S1 Reader]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/73gZlctLe8g/mqdefault.jpg "Sony TOUGH 128GB SD Card Review [with MRW-S1 Reader]
This video reviews Sonys SF-M128T 128GB TOUGH M-series SD cards. Speed testing done on Macintosh internal SD card slots and on the Sony MRW-S1 Reader. Sonys SD card recall is also mentioned.
🔍 INDEX
0:00 Intro
1:13 Pricing & Speed Ratings
5:17 Performance Testing
16:09 Built to Last
20:53 Too Thick?
21:53 Product Recall
23:13 Closing Thoughts
💳 BUY Sony M-series 128GB TOUGH SD Card:
• Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3nzuQy4
• B&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/3bwk2hY
💳 BUY Sony MRW-S1 USB3 READER:
• Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3i9D5Qt
• B&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/38E6Rd2
⚠️ SONY SD Card RECALL: https://bit.ly/38w44m0
📺 Durability Test: https://youtu.be/pb5IS1-N5OQ
🍎 Apple Support Document (SD Card Slots in Macs): https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204384
🍎 Phil Schillers comments quoted by the Independent: https://bit.ly/38FlMnm
👁️🗨️ Review of my old gray-label card: https://bit.ly/2LGz3TA
💰SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
https://www.paypal.me/supportJDW
📺 SUBSCRIBE:
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#sdcard #sony #memorycard #JDW")
![Macintosh SE Reloaded BUILD [Part 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7KpzCJBYt5E/mqdefault.jpg "Macintosh SE Reloaded BUILD [Part 2]
Watch me continue to solder new components to this reverse-engineered Mac SE motherboard. Please watch Part I video first. PLAYLIST of all my SE Reloaded videos: https://bit.ly/3xHSp02
🔎 INDEX
0:00 — Intro
1:44 — Stock Board Test
3:46 — CR1/2/3 Diodes
9:06 — J1 Headphone Jack
12:30 — J2/3 Serial Connectors
14:53 — J4 Ext. SCSI
18:09 — J5 Int. SCSI (Bad News!)
18:57 — J6 Ext. Floppy Connector
19:54 — J7/8 Int. Floppy Connectors
25:15 — J9/10 ADB Connectors
29:12 — IC Sockets
39:48 — 68000 Socket
41:07 — BBU Socket
43:27 — Bourns Filters
45:22 — U11A ADB Filter
45:51 — U2E & U2F (74ACT257)
46:19 — U11F & U12F (74FCT245)
46:47 — U10D 15.6672MHz XTAL
47:54 — J12 Main Connector
49:13 — PRAM Batt. Holder
50:23 — SIMM Sockets
51:11 — J13 PDS Connector (Bad News!)
53:46 — Closing Words
55:19 — MacEffects 10% Discount
59:00 — Donations & Thanks
🗣️ SE Reloaded discussion on TinkerDifferent: https://bit.ly/3yLLjJ0
🛒 BUY
• (Mouser Cart in My BOM under 📚 REFERENCE below.)
• SE Reloaded board from MacEffects (red): https://bit.ly/39yehBv
• Desoldering Needle Kit: https://amzn.to/3NIQgqL
• Lead-forming tool (if you dont want to eye-it like me): https://amzn.to/3G0Sejb
• 10x Loupe: https://amzn.to/3tW1lf0
• 5x/11x Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3lGogXI
• Torx T15 with LONG neck (to open Mac): https://amzn.to/2ScAskx
• Hakko Soldering Station (Fisher Price colors): https://amzn.to/3ArxBJ6
💁♂️TIP: Use 350°C & Leaded solder.
• Solder (Leaded Rosin Core 1.6mm): https://amzn.to/3IGuxxm
• Solder (Leaded Rosin Core 0.8mm): https://amzn.to/3GzJbVl
• 2-spool Solder Holder: https://amzn.to/39hIMbt
• AMTECH 559 V2 Flux (flawed plunger): https://amzn.to/3Muf4C2
• MG Chemicals Flux (great plunger): https://amzn.to/3kuAcsZ
• Desoldering wick: https://amzn.to/3iMAnA5
• Fume Extractor: https://amzn.to/3MApWyb
• 99% ISO Alcohol (Spray Bottle!): https://amzn.to/3ae4fG6
• 99% ISO Alcohol: https://amzn.to/3NoFkxN
• 99% ISO Alcohol: https://amzn.to/2MkjS3h
💁♂️I gave you 3 alcohol choices above because its often out of stock. 70% will work, 91% is better, but 99% is best for electronics cleaning (fast drying & no residue).
• Spicy OClock (68040 Overclocker by Kay Koba): https://bit.ly/3rTXzTG
• 60ns 512K VRAM (by Mr. Fahrenheit): https://bit.ly/36sSsCi
💵 NOTE: Your price on Amazon (US only) is the same even if you dont click the amzn.to Affiliate links above, but if you do click & purchase within 24 hours, Amazon may pay me a small commission on qualifying items in your Cart.
📚 REFERENCE
• My BOM (newer than the paper version in my video): https://bit.ly/3MF7BA9
• BBU details & hi-rez scan: https://bit.ly/3aYKhiX
• Kais Main Github page: https://bit.ly/4mqHgIy
• Kais videos on the SE Reloaded: https://bit.ly/3yQqOea
• Mac SE Service Source Manual: https://bit.ly/3MykhsC
• Guide to Macintosh Family Hardware: https://bit.ly/3lv4xLc
• Computer Chronicles video on the SE: https://youtu.be/JjHzPuGi5Js
• Motherboard Horror Pics 😱: https://bit.ly/3LxK2Yw
🙏 MY SINCERE THANKS to these recent Paypal contributors (May 2022):
• Philippe from France (2nd donation in the last 3 months)
• Gavin Maxwell from Australia (double thanks for a double donation!)
• Mark Jozaitis from the USA
• Victor Norgren from Sweden
• Mauro Acciaccaferri (monthly supporter)
• Mr. Fahrenheit (maker of 60ns VRAM: https://bit.ly/3zkzl9r )
NOTE: Stephen Arsenault of BetterBit designed the PCB, as I mention in my Spicy video here: https://youtu.be/JrmzIcdBNOY?t=1824
• Alexandre
🙇♂️ GENEROUS DONOR
• Marcus Hesse (donated SE MB w/ SpeedCard, works for BlackGlove: https://blackglove.com )
🙇♂️ SPECIAL THANKS
• Mike Morgano (sold me a hard to find Apple IIe card, Y-cable, disks & Manual)
💰HOW TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL
https://www.paypal.me/supportJDW
(If you do very kindly donate, it would be a wonderful help if you could let me know if I have permission to use your full name, or use something like John in Texas, when I give you public thanks in a future video. Pronunciation help is also appreciated!)
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🎶 Music Credits (all CC BY-SA 3.0 by Vyra)
• Night Out: https://bit.ly/3z4WsVj
• Rings of Jupiter: https://bit.ly/3arMi79
• Angels: https://bit.ly/3mhx6Ms
• Disco Metropolis: https://bit.ly/3QeZMTU
• Electric Night: https://bit.ly/3QduTzj
• Mars Colony: https://bit.ly/3MM9Ssy
• Running in the Streets: https://bit.ly/3aPkmKD
• Summer Nights: https://bit.ly/3Hc0I7H
• Wheelspin: https://bit.ly/3xQnwH7
#Macintosh #SEreloaded #Motherboard #JDW")
