Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Hold onto your butts, I might be pulling out the Dremel for this one!
The Quadra 700 was made famous by the movie Jurassic Park, and cloning dinosaurs from the DNA found in mosquitos embedded in amber might be easier than finding one at a reasonable price... but how can I fault both movie fans and 68k Mac aficionados? The Quadra 700 is a solid machine.
Which is why I am fortunate to have received a Quadra 700 logic board from Bill Lewis. With a little bit of "movie magic", and possibly an unauthorized-by-the-art-department use of a Dremel, I can use a spare Macintosh case to make a computer out of that logic board. It's not like I'm going to let Dennis Nedry use it, as he didn't say the magic word...
So please give me some latitude (but not a Dell Latitude!), as I will have to cut a hole for the AAUI port in the case, and then I'll have a sleeper Quadra 700 ready to splice frog DNA into anything... er, control my high-voltage perimeter security fence?
Will I quote other lines from the movie? Will Jeff Goldblum stop by to remind us that "life finds a way"? Will the Quadra 700 refuse to boot when installed in any other Mac model's case? You'll have to watch to find out!
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... or simply do the YouTube things: Like/Dislike, Comment, Subscribe, Enable Notifications, and participate in the Chat. These things help the channel, too!
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Community PSA: dontmesswithretro.com
Hold onto your butts, I might be pulling out the Dremel for this one!
The Quadra 700 was made famous by the movie Jurassic Park, and cloning dinosaurs from the DNA found in mosquitos embedded in amber might be easier than finding one at a reasonable price... but how can I fault both movie fans and 68k Mac aficionados? The Quadra 700 is a solid machine.
Which is why I am fortunate to have received a Quadra 700 logic board from Bill Lewis. With a little bit of "movie magic", and possibly an unauthorized-by-the-art-department use of a Dremel, I can use a spare Macintosh case to make a computer out of that logic board. It's not like I'm going to let Dennis Nedry use it, as he didn't say the magic word...
So please give me some latitude (but not a Dell Latitude!), as I will have to cut a hole for the AAUI port in the case, and then I'll have a sleeper Quadra 700 ready to splice frog DNA into anything... er, control my high-voltage perimeter security fence?
Will I quote other lines from the movie? Will Jeff Goldblum stop by to remind us that "life finds a way"? Will the Quadra 700 refuse to boot when installed in any other Mac model's case? You'll have to watch to find out!
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#MARCHintosh Event Logo concept and design by Javier Rivera | YouTube: youtube.com/@ARCJavMaster | Twitter: @javmast3r
*
Ways to Support the Channel:
☕️ Tips or Support via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jdmcs
🈷️ Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/jdmcs
📦 Amazon Wishlist: jdmcs.net/wishlist
... or simply do the YouTube things: Like/Dislike, Comment, Subscribe, Enable Notifications, and participate in the Chat. These things help the channel, too!
**
Read Computerized Start™, my Official Blog: jdmcs.net/myblog
Follow me on Instagram: jdmcs.net/myinstagram
Follow me on Twitter: jdmcs.net/mytwitter
