So I acquired an Apple Lisa 2 from work during a clean up. It looks pretty good from the outside, but on the inside there are several cut cables and the IO board has been vandalized, with ICs ripped off and passive components cut, though there appears to be surprisingly no damage to the PCB (at least as far as I can tell). I am of a mind to fix this up and get it working, but since I know nothing about this thing, or how it works, I am not sure if it can be fixed.
Take a look here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7NMq7pXBmLJL6tL6
There are some high res images of the thing, including the damaged bit.
Are the missing ICs easily obtained? Or are there some custom ones that you just can't get anymore? The HDD will probably never work again, as the data cable from the PCB to the internal head assembly is cut, so I am wondering if there are any modern replacements? Is it MFM/RLL?
Any suggestions on where to start? I am thinking testing the PSU would be good idea, but I am not sure how to do that (it would appear that this is a soft on/off type machine, similar to ATX, though I am not sure about this, could be that the power button is just broken).
Take a look here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7NMq7pXBmLJL6tL6
There are some high res images of the thing, including the damaged bit.
Are the missing ICs easily obtained? Or are there some custom ones that you just can't get anymore? The HDD will probably never work again, as the data cable from the PCB to the internal head assembly is cut, so I am wondering if there are any modern replacements? Is it MFM/RLL?
Any suggestions on where to start? I am thinking testing the PSU would be good idea, but I am not sure how to do that (it would appear that this is a soft on/off type machine, similar to ATX, though I am not sure about this, could be that the power button is just broken).