Sharp X68000 Pro #2

Acquire in August 2020 to try and get sufficient parts to repair the first, broken one.

That battery looks like it has leaked

The battery appears to have eaten a significant percentage of traces on the IO board

Battery removed and board cleaned as best as possible with thinners to remove all the crud, and vinegar to try to neutralise the battery leakage:

There's a couple of weird patch modifications to the board:

So it looks like the IO board (which is the main part I wanted) is a write-off. I can only hope that the floppy drive, main board and RAM module are working… and then try them in various combinations to see if I can improve the functionality of the original system at all.