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 MacCategory: Vintage Computing
The Mac turns 40
Today, the computer that revolutionized the way we use computers — Apple’s Macintosh — turns 40.
Continue reading The Mac turns 40GIFwatcher: 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 internetBlueSCSI: 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 replacementUTM 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.
Continue reading UTM Emulator testing: Windows XPTidbits: TrueType on vintage hardware?
After several failed attempts, I finally found a way to get modern TrueType fonts to work on my trusty 1991 Macintosh Classic.
Continue reading Tidbits: TrueType on vintage hardware?Getting Started With Your Vintage Macintosh
So you bought your first vintage Mac… now what?
Continue reading Getting Started With Your Vintage MacintoshAldus PageMaker: A Look At Early Desktop Publishing
During MARCHintosh 2021, I planned to take a closer look at the early days of desktop publishing by looking at Aldus’ PageMaker software – one of the early successful desktop publishing software titles that would later heavily influence Adobe InDesign – the modern de facto standard in desktop publishing.
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