Apple II+ Clone: Inside the Franklin Ace 1000 (w/ bonus RIFA smoke)

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Let's take a look at a relatively popular Apple II+ clone machine: The Franklin Ace 1000. It offered 100% compatibility and with added features over the II+. Apple, of course, tried to sue them out of existence but Franklin survived and made Apple clone machines for many years.
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Part 2: • Franklin Ace 1000 Repa...
--- Video Information
More on the Franklin Ace 1000:
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More on the lawsuit between Apple and Franklin:
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--- Tools
Deoxit D5:
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Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:
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Wiha Chip Lifter:
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O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
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Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
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Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
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Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
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Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
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TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
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TS100 Soldering Iron:
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EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
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DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
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Magnetic Screw Holder:
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Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
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RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
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Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
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Heat Sinks:
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Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
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--- Links
My GitHub repository:
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Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA - Portland, OR - PDX Commodore Users Group
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--- C64 Stuff
JaffyDOS:
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C64 Test Harness I use:
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C64 Homebrew cartridge PCB: (used for the DeadTest / Diag Cart I use)
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EasyFlash 3 Multi-Cart:
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--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
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Intro music and other tracks by:
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