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?Category: Apple
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.
Continue reading Aldus PageMaker: A Look At Early Desktop PublishingApple Haul + Introducing Macintosh Plus
The year of the vintage Macs continues to surprise me.
Continue reading Apple Haul + Introducing Macintosh Plus1988 Macintosh SuperSE Project: Part 2
The SuperSE’s boards have returned with fresh caps… will it all work?
Continue reading 1988 Macintosh SuperSE Project: Part 2MARCHintosh 2021: General Productivity on a “minimal” 1988 SE
When people think of vintage computers, they see something relatively useless in the high-tech modern world where even the most basic computers can connect to the internet and browse the web. However, you can still do quite a bit with a 30-year-old computer.
For instance: basic productivity, such as word processing and spreadsheets.
Continue reading MARCHintosh 2021: General Productivity on a “minimal” 1988 SE1988 Macintosh SuperSE Project: Part 1
My side MARCHintosh project is beginning…
Continue reading 1988 Macintosh SuperSE Project: Part 1MARCHintosh 2021: Introduction
Welcome to MARCHintosh 2021!
Continue reading MARCHintosh 2021: IntroductionTidbits: Classic Memory Upgrade + SoftPC Update
After six months of trying to upgrade the memory in the Classic, I was finally successful.
Continue reading Tidbits: Classic Memory Upgrade + SoftPC UpdateSystem 7 on the 1991 Macintosh Classic
This year, Apple surprised us with two giant leaps forward for the Mac: the introduction of their own M1 silicon, and the introduction of macOS 11 “Big Sur.”
But let’s take a leap back in time nearly 30 years and look at System 7.
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