IBM – Garrett Fuller

UTM Emulator testing: Windows XP

I’m trying out UTM, a new virtual machine app compatible with Apple’s new M1 architecture on newer Macs, to emulate an operating system from my childhood.

Note: This test focuses on the desktop version for macOS.

Tidbits: Classic Memory Upgrade + SoftPC Update

After six months of trying to upgrade the memory in the Classic, I was finally successful.

DOScember: SoftPC on a Macintosh?

Many vintage computer enthusiasts are celebrating DOScember – using the time to play around with DOS and run some games. Back in March 2019, I demonstrated DOSBox, a DOS emulator that runs on modern machines. But I had a random idea: what if I could get DOS emulation working on one of the vintage Macintosh computers?

windows95: A Windows 95 Emulator

Lately, I’ve been exploring various emulators for the Macintosh platform. But what about emulators for the PC? After all, I haven’t covered a PC emulator since DOSBox.

DOSBox: DOS Emulator

Want to run yesterday’s software on today’s hardware? No problem…

T42: A New Toy

Today I received a new toy from Canada… Continue reading T42: A New Toy

The Hard Drive

Last week, my 85-year old grandfather stumbled across an old hard drive I had laying around. He picked it up and asked “what is this?” Continue reading The Hard Drive

IBM System/360

If there was one computer of the 1960s that changed the way we compute, it would be the IBM System/360. Continue reading IBM System/360

A History of Portable Computing

To further my series on the ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary, I’ll be discussing the history of portable computing and the role that the ThinkPad plays in the topic.

What was SAGE?

Following me watching and commenting on an Air Force video detailing their 70th anniversary, I realized that I’ve never mentioned the infamous SAGE computer. Continue reading What was SAGE?