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Not Y2020K Compliant? LOL #retromac #macplus

📣 New Video Drop!! 🎥

This year, I’m thankful for finally being able to get this video out the door!

After much procrastinating, I finally dive into the recapping work on the Mac Classic that was a $30 FB Marketplace rescue. Watch me as I attempt to remove old electrolytic capacitors from this 1990 Macintosh Classic logic board.

#RetroMac #MacClassic #VintageComputing #VintageRepair #RetroComputing #Recap

Is there such a thing as a USB to 50 pin SCSI adapter? I have a HD from a Mac SE/30, before I destroy it I wonder if there is anything on it? Its the drive from my wife's Mac when we met and got married so umm.. its old. I know Linux could read these formats years ago, not sure if that is still the case. #RetroComputing #RetroMac

I like to power on my #CRT monitors every now and then. This graphite #imac #imacg3 still looks good, even if the camera made it look soft! #retromac #oldmac #powerpc #powerpcmac #vintagemac #2000snostalgia #nostalgia #oldcomputer #retrocomputer

A graphite iMac G3 displaying the About This Mac window on Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. The system specs list a 500MHz PowerPC G3 processor and 512MB of SDRAM. The desktop wallpaper is a stylized map from Fallout 3, shown in shades of blue and black that glow vividly against the CRT screen. The iMac sits on a desk beside a Dell keyboard and another beige CRT monitor, with CDs stacked on the left and a dimly lit room with pink insulation and grey curtains in the background.

The same iMac G3 running Mac OS X Tiger with a Finder window open, showing user folders such as Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, and Pictures. The CRT emits a bright glow. A white Apple keyboard is positioned in front of the iMac, and to the left, a stack of jewel-cased CDs and a shelving unit with electronics and cables are visible.

❤️❤️❤️ outside pristine! Just a problem with the video output … any ideas? #retromac #mac68k #macintosh #macse30 #retrocomputing

New oldy incomming #retromac #macintosh #retro #68kMacs

This dock makes your Mac Mini look like an OG Macintosh 🍏
🎥 Working mini display + USB-C hub — all for $99
Watch it in action → www.AwesomeCast.com
#MacMini #RetroMac #AppleSetup #DeskGoals #AwesomeCast #AC744 @sorgatron @profpod

What is this?! 😆
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wokyis/wokyis-m5-retro-outside-powerful-inside
#macintosh #apple #macmini #retromac

One more for the collection: a Snow White iBook G3 in incredible condition — the most immaculate one I’ve seen for sale online so far. Couldn’t let it slip away. According to the previous owner, it was only used to read emails! It even came with all the original discs (not that I’ll need them). It feels almost brand new. ✨🍏

#retrocomputing #apple #macintosh #retromac #vintagemacintosh

I guess there’s still hope for the StyleWriter 1500.
It makes all the right noises — and sometimes even sees the cartridge. 🖨️🌫️

#retrocomputing #retromac #vintagecomputing #apple #retroapple #macintosh #vintagemacintosh #stylewriter

Still battling with the StyleWriter saga.
Yesterday: SW2 wouldn't connect. SW1500 struggled with paper.
Today: Both connect (thanks to the tip about using the SW1200 driver with the SW2!) — neither recognizes the cartridge (they both use the same one).
Tomorrow? Who knows. 📠🌀

#retrocomputing #retromac #apple #macintosh #vintagecomputing #stylewriter

My gamble on StyleWriters arrived!
Instead of two pricey working ones,
I got two cheaper, quirky machines.

Still need the SW2 driver.
The SW1500 struggles with paper,
and the cartridge lock needs care.

Not perfect—but full of potential.
Happy to have them in the studio.

#retrocomputing #retromac #apple #macintosh #stylewriter

Hello Mastodon! 👋

#retrocomputing #retromac #macintosh #apple #stylewriter

I know it’s not as dramatic as it could be, but I still think the contrast of these two laptops, 14 years apart, looks neat. #vintagemac #oldpc #retromac #vintageapple #ibook #ibookg4 #powerpc #powerpcmac #powerpcg4 #macbook #macbookair

Two Apple laptops are side by side on a beige desk: on the left is a more modern M1 MacBook Air in silver, and on the right is a white iBook G4 running Mac OS X Tiger. The MacBook Air displays the macOS Sequoia desktop, with the “About This Mac” window open, showing it as a MacBook Air with an Apple M1 chip and 8GB of RAM. The iBook G4 screen also shows its system information, revealing it’s running Mac OS X 10.4.11 with a 1.2GHz PowerPC G4 processor and 1.25GB of RAM. The iBook has a vivid rose-themed wallpaper and is plugged into power, with its charging indicator glowing orange. Behind the laptops is a large 24-inch Sun Microsystems LCD monitor, currently powered off, and a white Apple keyboard tucked partially underneath it. A Microsoft-branded mouse is visible on the right edge of the desk, and a partially obscured camera sits to the left of the MacBook Air.

📣 New Video Drop 🎥

I take a closer look at the seemingly fine $30 Facebook Marketplace Mac Classic. But, as we know, all good Mac Classics go bad and this little guy needs some help.

Let's find out how much trouble I'm really in and the spare parts that I've spend the last month purchasing.

#VintageMac #RetroMac #ClassicMac #MacClassic #VintageComputing #VintageComputing

https://youtu.be/HiLgAUNqfKI?si=ykjiWYXH60N82IgF

So a thing happened today!

After researching, watching videos, procrastinating, watching more videos, talking to friends, drinking lots of coffee, and did even more procrastinating, I removed leaky caps from a #MacClassic system board! This was my first attempt at removing caps from a board. Not too bad.

Dealing with C2 and C8 are going to be “fu”n. 🤣😇

#VintageMac #RetroMac #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #VintageApple

There was a changing of the guard today as I upgraded my 2003 PowerMac G4 to a 2013 Mac Pro. New office. New Mac.

Or, in simpler terms, ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony on my desk for a brief time.

#RetroMac #VintageMac #PowerMacG4 #MacPro #RetroComputing

2013 Mac Pro on the left with a 2003 PowerMac G4 on the right. Both running the After Dark Flying Toasters screen saver.

At yesterday's #MIT flea market I picked up this Apple PowerBook 160 for $20. It still powers on but is missing a hard drive I think. Appears to be in great condition on the outside. It even came with its original charger.

#vintagemac #retromac #retrotech #apple #mitswapfest

Software Update is still working on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, released in 2005. Pretty cool that no one has turned off those servers yet! #mac #retromac #vintagecomputing

Screenshot showing the Software Update menu with updates available for Java and QuickTime. The About This Mac panel is also open, showing Mac OS X version 10.4.11 is running on a 350 MHz PowerPC G3 with 1GB RAM.

Prepare yourself for the groundbreaking launch of Mac Themes Garden, where you can relive the '90s with over 3,000 ancient themes that will turn your modern Mac into a virtual time machine. 🌼🚀 Just what the world needed: another website with a cute button to clutter your digital life. 🎉💾
https://damien.zone/introducing-mac-themes-garden/ #MacThemesGarden #90sNostalgia #DigitalTimeMachine #RetroMac #ThemeOverload #HackerNews #ngated

#RetroMac

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