January has been shaping up to be a stellar month for my vintage computer and Apple collections, which was made better by today’s scores.
Continue reading Introducing the Macintosh SE “SuperSE” & PowerBook 165Tag: Macintosh sE
Happy New Year!
Like in 2018, I decided to record one of my computers doing the countdown.
This year, the computer was the 1988 Macintosh SE. I synchronized the clock on the SE to the NIST atomic clock read out, and set an alarm for midnight.
Continue reading Happy New Year!TBT: The “How” of my Computer Hobby
Recently I created a video discussing the genesis and growth of my computing hobby.
Continue reading TBT: The “How” of my Computer HobbyMidnight Macintosh Adventures: Follow-up and improving the SE’s volume
I typically don’t start tinkering with my vintage computers until late at night. While I typically don’t have any issues with doing this, sometimes I tend to overlook the simple and obvious.
Continue reading Midnight Macintosh Adventures: Follow-up and improving the SE’s volumeMidnight Macintosh Adventures: Fun with Fonts
The FloppyEmu’s pre-installed System 6.0.8 volume allows you to use the FloppyEmu as an external hard drive emulator right out of the box. However, its copy of System 6.0.8 is missing some things. And, of course, adding those things don’t go without a hitch.
Continue reading Midnight Macintosh Adventures: Fun with FontsFloppyEmu: Getting HD-20 Emulation to work
Late last night, I had a “Eureka!” moment while perusing through the contents of the microSD card that came included with my FloppyEmu.
Continue reading FloppyEmu: Getting HD-20 Emulation to workFloppyEmu: A New Toy (First Impression)
I recently purchased a new accessory that will make it easier and more enjoyable to play with my compact Macs.
Continue reading FloppyEmu: A New Toy (First Impression)Tidbits: Exploring Easter eggs in the SE ROM
Most ordinary Friday nights for ordinary people consist of relaxing and having a good time to unwind from the week. But 2020 is far from ordinary, and I’m far from an ordinary person.
I spent my Friday night looking at Easter eggs in the ROM of my 1988 Macintosh SE.
Continue reading Tidbits: Exploring Easter eggs in the SE ROMDouble Trouble: Introducing – 1988 Macintosh SE
I have a problem… another compact Macintosh followed me home last night.
Continue reading Double Trouble: Introducing – 1988 Macintosh SE