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Restoration of a '90s Apple Powerbook - Trash to Treasure

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20th February 2020 24 min

Today we go back to 1992 and try to bring an Apple Powerbook 160 back to its former glory. Part of Apple's first laptop range this deserves some TLC rather than ending up in landfill so lets see what we can do.

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  • computer history
  • nostalgia
  • retro
  • retro computer
  • retro man cave
  • apple
  • apple computer
  • apple computers
  • powerbook
  • power book
  • laptop repair
  • repair
  • fix
  • capacitor
  • recap
  • replace screen
  • lcd
  • trash to treasure
  • mend
  • restore
  • restoration
  • solder
  • desolder

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