Old Apple laptops are literally FALLING APART

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The PowerBook 180C might just be one of the most significant Apple laptops you've never heard of... that's because this was the first viable color Apple laptop! Today we'll work to restore mine to tip top shape!

time stamps
0:00 intro
1:04 What's wrong with my PowerBook?
3:49 Teardown and trackball repair
5:21 Display repair
6:35 Donor machine to the rescue!
8:24 30 year old plastic is a nightmare
8:47 Replace your hard drive with a MicroSD card!
9:55 hinge repair and reassembly
10:53 why this PowerBook is so important

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