I finally got a PowerPC Mac. Unfortunately, Low End Mac considers it one of the worst Mac models ever produced.
Continue reading First look: 1995 Apple Macintosh Performa 6200CDCategory: Computing
Playing custom sounds from your compact Mac
As evidenced by my latest adventures with the monaural Califone AV80 cassette player, low quality sound doesn’t bother me.
Continue reading Playing custom sounds from your compact MacThe Mac turns 40
Today, the computer that revolutionized the way we use computers — Apple’s Macintosh — turns 40.
Continue reading The Mac turns 40Stumped by a screw: Macintosh PowerBook 165 restoration woes, Part 1
Not much has gone right with the restoration of my 1994 Apple Macintosh PowerBook 165.
Continue reading Stumped by a screw: Macintosh PowerBook 165 restoration woes, Part 1GIFwatcher: View GIFs on your classic Macintosh
GIFwatcher makes viewing and using modern raster images easy on a classic Mac.
Continue reading GIFwatcher: View GIFs on your classic MacintoshRandom Macintosh Classic issues: (Not) The solution (Part 2)
A simple fix brought the 1991 Macintosh Classic back to life.
Or did it?
Continue reading Random Macintosh Classic issues: (Not) The solution (Part 2)TheOldNet modem: Connect your vintage Mac to the internet
Despite popular belief, it is possible to get an old computer online … it just depends on your definition of being online
Continue reading TheOldNet modem: Connect your vintage Mac to the internetRandom Macintosh Classic issues
I thought we were past this point, but it appears the 1991 Macintosh Classic is acting up again.
Continue reading Random Macintosh Classic issuesBlueSCSI: The ultimate classic Mac hard drive replacement
It finally happened… the Macintosh Classic got a storage upgrade.
Continue reading BlueSCSI: The ultimate classic Mac hard drive replacement1994 Macintosh PowerBook 165 Project: Plans
Since acquiring both machines in January 2021, the 1988 Apple Macintosh “SuperSE” has received more attention than its younger sibling, an Apple Macintosh PowerBook 165 from 1994. I hope to change that soon.
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