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Random_Seed :apple_inc: 💾 🇿🇦<p>Argh’ness. I’ve repaired quite a few power supplies, new and vintage, and I still have PTSD from the one where the fuse (so designed) popped. Something about that cracking sound. It’s not my profession, so the longest gap between actually needing to plug it in was like 6-months 🙄, but it was fine 🙌🏻! <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Dr. Nancy Wayne ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackUpDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackUpDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacIntosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacIntosh</span></a> </p><p>I need <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADVICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADVICE</span></a> from people smarter than me about backup drives for my MacBook Pro (Chip Apple M1, MacOs Sequoia 15.4) My ancient WD external hard drive is completely full and won't take any more of my files.</p><p>I bought a Samsung SSD T9 and it won't recognize Time Machine, so I'm returning it. (I spent way too much time trying to figure it out.)</p><p>What backup drive do you recommend that is compatible with Time Machine and will just plug-and-play like the good ol' days? 🙏</p>
pulusound<p>lets build an open source NuBus synthesizer card! (i can write DSP code for a microcontroller but i have no idea where to even begin with NuBus 😂) <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a></p>
Henry<p>I am very disappointed to discover I cannot use the "Multimedia Extras" on the second hand <a href="https://social.lol/tags/CD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a> I bought, even though my computer is clearly "<a href="https://social.lol/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> System OS8 or later, has 32MB of available RAM, with QuickTime 3 or later installed", plus I have the pre-requisite soundcard and CD drive.</p><p>Who do I complain to about this?!</p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
SetSideB<p>John Calhoun’s Lost Mac Games<br>While the original Mac isn't often considered a top gaming platform, there were neverthless some very nice games for it. One of those was John Calhoun's classic shareware title Glider. (Glider can be played on Infinite Mac's emulation of System 6—look in the Games folder in the Infinite Mac disk on the De<br><a href="https://setsideb.com/john-calhouns-lost-mac-games/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">setsideb.com/john-calhouns-los</span><span class="invisible">t-mac-games/</span></a><br><a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indies</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/ClassicMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicMac</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/InfiniteMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfiniteMac</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/JohnCalhoun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnCalhoun</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://wrestling.social/tags/UnfinishedTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnfinishedTales</span></a></p>
Alex :mastodon:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@kalleboo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kalleboo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@unna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>unna</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@newtontalk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newtontalk</span></a></span> I was wondering if you've come across the NetiGame Enhancement Kit? <a href="https://www.enfour.co.jp/newton/software/netigame/neti_p.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">enfour.co.jp/newton/software/n</span><span class="invisible">etigame/neti_p.html</span></a></p><p>I found the package image here:<br><a href="https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/150002214" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/15</span><span class="invisible">0002214</span></a></p><p>It adds some features such as an English patch. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newtonmessagepad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newtonmessagepad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleNewton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleNewton</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>The Simpsons Screen Saver CD-ROM also works great on the Macintosh... I just installed it onto my Basilisk II emulation system and Mac OS 8.1. I love the Simpsons icon collection! 😜 </p><p>Again, here's the link (Windows/Mac):<br><a href="https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/after-dark-the-simpsons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">macintoshgarden.org/apps/after</span><span class="invisible">-dark-the-simpsons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Simpsons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simpsons</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ScreenSaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenSaver</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a></p>
Wesley Moore<p>Got some new books…</p><p>These turned up cheap on AU eBay and I had recently been using the 'Text' book online while writing my font suitcase parser. That was the only one I was looking for, but couldn't pass up acquiring the whole set. The seller was the original buyer in the 90s.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.decentralised.social/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.decentralised.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a></p>
Scientific Pascal<p>MacPaint was a revolutionary app that demonstrated the capabilities of early <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> computers. Jeffrey Starr reviews its source code in his blog. The code in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pascal</span></a> and assembly language, while still in old procedural style, is an example of good programming practice.</p><p><a href="https://ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-sourc</span><span class="invisible">e-code/</span></a></p>
Retro Markus 🇩🇰🇩🇪<p>Sunday morning recap - Macintosh LC</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/recapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recapping</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/68k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>68k</span></a></p>
Peter Cohen<p>Reading rumors that Apple is planning a significant resdesign for the 20th anniversary iPhone.</p><p>All I'm saying is that they already have a high bar set for 20th anniversary product designs.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Bits&Terminal Jeff<p>I love this plywood folly at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@BigBadBiologist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BigBadBiologist</span></a></span> 's table. It's practical and looks weird in a good way - meaning it's just a about perfect.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VCFEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a></p>
Mark Gardner<p>“One of two launch applications for the <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> in 1984, <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> is emblematic of the Macintosh’s early quirky revolutionary branding, focus on ease of use, and appeal to artistic customers. Using the source code, we examine the design and implementation of the application.” <a href="https://ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-sourc</span><span class="invisible">e-code/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a></p>
derSammler<p>Der <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Quadra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quadra</span></a> 840AV ist mittlerweile bei Kleinanzeigen drin, falls jemand Interesse haben sollte. Tauschangebote werden weiterhin gerne entgegen genommen. 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/apple-macintosh-quadra-840av-68040-mit-40-mhz-16-mb-1-gb-hdd/3043644339-228-19161" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/app</span><span class="invisible">le-macintosh-quadra-840av-68040-mit-40-mhz-16-mb-1-gb-hdd/3043644339-228-19161</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
vga256<p>the interior of the cisco 2500 series is particularly interesting as it’s full of 90s era hardware. those are two 8mb and one 16mb 72-pin simms</p><p>rarely mentioned is the cpu that powers this little mighty mite: a motorola mc68ec030 - a 25 mhz embedded variant of the mc68030 cpu in a preponderance of macintosh 68k systems in the 90s. </p><p>this router is effectively more powerful than my mac LC 475 </p><p>i picked this particular router for one reason: it supports AppleTalk right out of the box!</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/globaltalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globaltalk</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Retro Markus 🇩🇰🇩🇪<p>Hardcore-bodgewiring ... 😂</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bodgewire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bodgewire</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Anyone know what the CRT refresh rate on the original Mac / Fat Mac / Mac Plus is? 60Hz?</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagemac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagemac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintageapple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MacPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacPlus</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac128K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac128K</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A Look Inside MacPaint - Usually when we talk about retrocomputing, we want to look at — and in — some old ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look-inside-macpaint/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look</span><span class="invisible">-inside-macpaint/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macpaint</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>A Look Inside MacPaint <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look-inside-macpaint/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look</span><span class="invisible">-inside-macpaint/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/macpaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macpaint</span></a></p>
Daniele Verducci 🧉So, it seems my <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/macintosh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macintosh</a> LC is not immune to the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/capacitorplague" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capacitorplague</a> 🫤<br>There is not a lot of corrosion, but the electrolyte is visible. I cleaned it up with vinegar and then isopropyl alcohol to stop the corrosion.<br>It seems like I'll need to buy a <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/capacitor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capacitor</a> kit and have some fun with the soldering iron... 🤷‍♂️<br>But now I want to check it it stills boots.
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