Computer Roster – Garrett Fuller

Installing Debian on the W541

The decade-old Lenovo ThinkPad W541 has a new operating system.

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Five months of OpenIndiana: Thoughts

After five months of “daily driving” OpenIndiana Hipster, I have been adjusting to using the descendant of Ma Bell’s operating system — Unix System V.

Reviving the W541 with OpenIndiana

My third Lenovo ThinkPad has a new lease on life.

First look: 1995 Apple Macintosh Performa 6200CD

I finally got a PowerPC Mac. Unfortunately, Low End Mac considers it one of the worst Mac models ever produced.

Stumped 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.

GIFwatcher: View GIFs on your classic Macintosh

GIFwatcher makes viewing and using modern raster images easy on a classic Mac.

Random Macintosh Classic issues: (Not) The solution (Part 2)

A simple fix brought the 1991 Macintosh Classic back to life.

Or did it?

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

Random Macintosh Classic issues

I thought we were past this point, but it appears the 1991 Macintosh Classic is acting up again.

BlueSCSI: The ultimate classic Mac hard drive replacement

It finally happened… the Macintosh Classic got a storage upgrade.