On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> I thought the Apple I was sold as a kit? It would be possible to desolder
> a whole board without damage to scan it, but it takes lots of time,
> patience, and skill.
I believe all of the units after the first batch of 50 delivered to The
Byte Shop were wave soldered. I could be wrong. I have to go back and
refresh my Apple-1 history.
But this board and the board sold in 2000 were definitely wave soldered.
See for yourself:
http://www.vintage.org/special/apple-1/apple-1-rear.jpg
(this one has had a couple sockets replaced)
I don't have a rear shot of the 2000 Apple-1.
> An x-ray won't work very well. The resolution isn't high enough, and the
> image will look fuzzy. It also won't work at all for double sided
> boards, which I think are what the Apple I uses.
Back to the drawing board (literally ;)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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