Overclocking this Mac to the limit using scrap parts and period correct mods

The Macintosh Centris 610 is a humble machine that was in the mid-range of Apple Macintosh computers when it was released in 1993. With only a few dollars in parts (or free if you have them lying around) you can improve this computer’s performance by a whopping 42%. The mods done here were developed by Guy Kuo and Eckart Hasselbrink back in 1993 and 1994. 0:00 Into and overview 3:31 RAM upgrade for the Centris 610 8:12 Video RAM upgrade for the Centris 610 12:24 Getting the Centris 610 on the internet via ethernet 15:59 Overclocking the Centris 610 41:28 Fixing the Ethernet after an overclock 47:35 Final testing and outro -- Links Centris 610 clock mod: (Thank you Guy Kuo) ~archive/mac/misc/documentation/ Ethernet Mod (Thank you Eckart Hasselbrink) Modification #3 (talks about overclocking other models) Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store: Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) Support the channel on Patreon: -- Tools Deoxit D5: O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) TS100 Soldering Iron: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: Magnetic Screw Holder: Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) Heat Sinks: Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) --- Links My GitHub repository: Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino
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