A 1995 Apple PowerBook 150 purchased for one Australian dollar gets a full restoration. The repair involved removing a degraded vinegar-syndrome polarizer from the display, replacing a corroded daughter PCB caused by a leaking RTC battery, 3D printing a replacement hinge in PETG, reinforcing broken plastic clips, and swapping the dead IDE hard drive for a CF card via an IDE adapter. The laptop was reassembled successfully, though MacOS installation couldn't be completed due to difficulty sourcing compatible boot floppies.
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