Macintosh Portable BUNDLE M5120 READ. Working/Recapped/Restored 1st Apple Laptop

Description: Ready to use Macintosh Portable bundle including: M5120 Portable with recapped logic board - both SMD and axial lead capacitors replaced;One vintage (period correct) 1MB RAM expansion module;One contemporary 7MB RAM expansion module;One 2400 Baud modem expansion module; New working battery - 3D printed case and using readily available batteries (user replaceable); Floppy drive serviced and restored to full working order;Custom VGA adapter providing a way to use an external monitor for video output;Correct, beige, original AC adapter recapped and outputting a solid 7.5 V; Hard disk replaced with BlueSCSI with MacOS 6.0.8 installed along with many programs, utilities and games;Original carrying case/bag with strap and name tag; Everything cleaned and detailed; Extensively tested and confirmed working - sound, battery, charger/AC adapter, floppy drive, BlueSCSI drive, external floppy port, external SCSI port, ADB port, screen, keyboard, trackball, reset and programmer switches; Rare Macintosh Portable in near-mint condition! This Portable has been fully restored: it has been cleaned and detailed; all logic board electrolytic capacitors have been replaced (in 2022) by high quality, high reliability, immune to leakage, tantalum capacitors - axial capacitors replaced by electrolytics; the floppy drive has been fully cleaned, serviced and lubricated - it works flawlessly. The difficult to source battery has been replaced by a 3D-printed battery case which can hold an inexpensive (and included), readily available and user replaceable, standard, 6V/4 or 4.5 Amps lead-acid battery - note that the Portable will not power-on without a good battery! The keyboard, trackball and all plastic parts have been thoroughly cleaned and detailed. The keyboard and trackball have been fully tested and function flawlessly and as intended. This Portable’s logic board is in excellent condition and has no lifted printed circuit board traces, no trace repairs and no patches with bog wires - VERY rare for such a 30+ years old laptop!In 1989, five years after introducing the revolutionary original Macintosh computer, Apple introduced its first laptop: the Macintosh Portable. The Portable was Apple's most notable Mac because it was Apple’s first attempt to produce a portable computer… and ultimately, a commercial failure. It was extremely expensive (over US $7300.00 - 1989 dollars!), very bulky (lug-able - not so portable) and VERY heavy (16 pounds/7.3 Kg!).Despite it being a commercial failure, it was a technologically very sound computer with no-compromise, high-end components and a full complement of ports as on the Mac SE. It was one of the first laptops available with an active matrix LCD display; it was the first laptop with an "upside-down mouse" i.e. a trackball, it had a full set of built-in ports, it used expensive, top quality and highly reliable low-power static memory, it had built-in expansion slots for adding an internal modem and another for additional memory; it even had a PDS expansion slot which provides full access to the processor.... and, with its monster-sized battery, the computer was able to operate for over 8 hours on a single battery charge - unheard of back then! It was the first ever Apple laptop and the grand-daddy of all Apple laptops. A unique feature of this laptop is that it was assembled without using any screws!This laptop's mechanical keyboard is a classic and is considered to be an excellent mechanical keyboard with great tactile feedback. This computer has been thoroughly tested; everything seems to be working as it should! It starts up and boots from the built-in solid-state hard disk at every attempt with a loud chime. The screen works perfectly; however, it has a partial row of stuck pixels 1/3 up from the bottom of the screen (last picture) - the stuck pixels are stuck on white and therefore not visible on a white background (first few pictures), but visible on a dark background (last picture))The overall cosmetic condition of this laptop is absolutely amazing! Considering its age, it looks almost brand new! From what I could see, nothing is missing, no battery leaks, no circuit board damage caused by electrolytic capacitors leakage, no broken parts, no deep scratches, no cracks, no chips, no dings, no dents, no missing parts, no sticker residue, no marker writings, no engravings, no pry marks and no corrosion. Its carry handle does have a surface hairline crack on the bottom as seen in the pictures.These days, finding a Macintosh Portable in any condition is not easy; finding one in the same amazing condition as this one AND fully restored AND upgraded AND fully functional AND complete is almost impossible... but this is what's being offered here. When powered on, this “laptop” starts up perfectly, with the typical Apple chime. The active matrix, black and white screen is in great condition and super sharp (despite this model having no built-in backlight). The battery holds charge and can power the laptop for a few hours. MacOS 6.0.8 is installed on the solid-state hard disk.This Portable bears serial number F001W6LM59. It was manufactured in the first week of 1990 in Fremont, California.Included are the Macintosh Portable with an SD memory card-based SCSI hard disk emulator, the correct, original, off-white/beige recapped (low voltage side) Apple power adapter/charger, a working custom battery, the original black Apple carrying case in good overall condition – one of its feet was missing and a replacement was 3D-printed, the rare original name-tag holder, a period-correct 1MB memory expansion card (doubling the total memory to a whopping 2MB! yes, Mega Bytes!), a contemporary 7MB RAM expansion card (only one of the two RAM cards may be used at a time), an internal 2400 baud modem expansion card (untested), a VGA adapter (note that the Portable has what LOOKS like a VGA connector, but it's not. It has the same shape and number of pins as a VGA connector; however it's a completely different pin out.. and carries power), a low-power Apple ADB mouse, printed copies (not original) of the user manual and the service manual and copies (non-original) of the MacOS 6.0.8 installation diskettes. With the provided VGA adapter it's possible to duplicate the Portable's screen on a standard, external, VGA monitor see pictures. The VGA monitor and the VGA cable seen in the pictures are to show functionality and are NOT included in this bundle.Unlike almost all Portables available for sale which are in "as-is", "untested", “not working", “does not power on", "for parts or repair", in poor cosmetic condition, with damaged/un-repairable logic boards, with cracked cases, with little details about overall condition or internals, with missing or broken parts or incomplete, this laptop is in great condition, complete, fully restored, detailed and ready to use! You will not be disappointed!Many useful programs, utilities and games are already installed on the solid-state BlueSCSI hard disk - not all programs were tested and not all programs are necessarily compatible with this model. During the early days of the Macintosh (128K, 512K and Plus), all Macs had the signatures of the development team members molded on the inside of the computer case; As far as I know, the Portable is the only laptop model, ever made by Apple, which has such signatures molded in its case... including Tim Cook's (see pictures). This is a unique conversation piece and the first "laptop" ever made by Apple. It's a great, fully functioning and highly collectible piece of Apple memorabilia for serious collectors. Despite this computer having been extensively tested and found to be fully functional, it IS over 30 years old technology and as such, there is no guarantee offered, or implied, for continued functioning. This lot is being sold as-is with no returns accepted.This is a great opportunity to acquire a collectible and functional Macintosh Portable. Everything is included to start using it right away for a first class trip back in time to the late 1980s!This lot will be shipped insured and tracked using a seller selected shipping service.I only ship to mainland USA and to Canada.Any import fees, duties, taxes, brokerage fees or other import/delivery fees are at the buyer's expense.

Price: 2325 CAD

Location: Saint-Laurent, Quebec

End Time: 2024-09-14T16:16:10.000Z

Shipping Cost: 126.34 CAD