EEVblog #696 - Apple Lisa Retro Computer Teardown

2014-12-24 3

Dave tears down the 1983 vintage Apple Lisa, the first graphical user interface machine that pre-dates the Macintosh.

Teardown photos: http://www.eevblog.com/2014/12/25/eevblog-696-apple-lisa-retro-computer-teardown/

Datasheets:
Apple Lisa repair guide: ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/documentation/applelisa/Lisa_Do-It-Yourself_Guide.pdf
R6500 processor: http://www.datasheet4u.com/datasheet-pdf/Rockwell/R6504/pdf.php?id=527509
AM2148 static RAM http://www.usbid.com/assets/datasheets/28/9DB91CC103B94D879CEBC0A6E86697E5.pdf
AMD AM9512 floating point math co-processor: http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/amd/_dataSheets/Am9511A-9512FP_Processor_Manual.pdf
MOSTEK MK4564 http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/memory/4164/datasheet_MK4564-15_and_MK4564-20.pdf
Switching regulator: http://www.ic72.com/pdf_file/r/66494.pdf

Apple Macintosh Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Qq5nVCsRI
Apple Newton Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7oMt03Z4qk
Sanmina PCB's are still around! http://www.sanmina.com/components/printed-circuit-boards/index.php

Teardown Photos: http://www.eevblog.com/2014/12/25/eevblog-696-apple-lisa-retro-computer-teardown/

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