Someone reported a bug on #SilkDust. It appears only in the versions of the game where all the parts are spliced together in a single executable (Amiga, Macintosh, Atari ST, etc.).
The game can be finished, but there is an object that is not shown in the inventory (but can still be used) and there are some quite misleading messages. If you are stuck in part 2 read this: https://itch.io/post/12785724 #TextAdventure #IndieGame #retrocomputing #Amiga #Mac68k

@shyra is streaming right now:

https://www.youtube.com/live/cPE7LlriqUY
https://twitch.tv/techambrosia

#RetroComputing #Mac68k

Let's recap this #PowerBook 520c!

https://www.youtube.com/live/Cxl276SohJY

https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man

#Mac68k #LiveAtFabrico #RetroComputing

@ry @kalleboo Ooooh, Think Pascal.

Back in … 1989? a club colleague introduced me to the local uni’s computer lab, filled with Mac II. Base config, 13" color screen with 640x480 in 256 colors, with Hypercard and Think Pascal on it. And some word processor.

Coming from the Atari ST, the Mac II wasn’t much faster than what I had, and the GUI was theoretically similar.

But ThinkPascal felt sooo much more advanced due to the tight integration of its source level debugger into the IDE. On the ST, debuggers weren’t integrated yet into the UI, and were cumbersome to use.

So Think Pascals step-by-step debugger and variable inspection in windows were mind-blowing for me ("how to they do this in supervisor mode, and yet have full access to high-level OS/grafport/window calls?" -- little did I know how hacky System 6/7 were).

These memories.

#retroprogramming #retrocomputing #macos #mac68k #atarist #pascal

So, the only thing I hate more than people forcing me to published unfinished work because they are redoing what I spend nights already doing, is people wasting time doing what I already did…

https://github.com/mmuman/cad-mac-pb500-pwrconn

#Mac68k #PowerBook #PowerBook5xx #RetroComputing #3DPrinting

Still needs a few tweaks but…

USB-C power adapter for the #PowerBook 5xx…

(note it doesn't provide charge)

#Mac68k #RetroComputing

@kalleboo @me_ What always made me wonder (not having programmed System 6/7 back in the days): There _were_ applications that handled memory allocation dynamically (e.g. some versions of Graphicconverter), and some text editors where I forgot the names, where it was _not_ necessary to adjust the memory allocation for an program in the Finder manually.

This dynamic memory API/functionality capability seemed to be added to System 7 back then. It always occured to me that RAM Doubler was a cure for programs that didn’t use newer APIs but the “old” pre System7 way of allocating memory fixed through settings in the Finder.

But, this is obsevation is deduction and guessing. Would be great to read here from someone with actual knowledge of the memory manager of System 7.

Perhaps @Cdespinosa can help or reach out?

#system7 #mac68k #memorymanager

@MrTechGadget Aaah, I tend to forget about enabling 32 Bit still after all these years. And isn’t the IIsi the machine, where you’d setup a 1 MB RAM disk, left unused, with a special driver for the IIsi, to use up the onboard RAM of 1 MB, that’s much slower due to video access, compared to the SIMM slots? What’s the name of that special RAM disk again?

#mac68k #68k #marchintosh

😍🥰 my first Macintosh #retrocomputing #mac68k #macintosh

New model: #PowerBook 5xx HDD caddy, with both an HDD and a #BlueSCSI variant.

https://github.com/mmuman/cad-retro-parts/blob/main/Apple/PowerBook/pb5xx_hdd_caddy.scad

Might still need some tweaks (not yet sure for screw hole diameter)

#Mac68k #3DPrinting

Wow, worked first try!

Just the hole for the paperclip is a bit tight. And the 2 indents need to be rotated a bit more.

#Mac68k #Apple #Macintosh #3DPrinting

I'll be recapping some #PowerBook 5xx PSUs tonight (in about 10min):

https://youtube.com/live/mPiqGEIHNmQ

https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man

Seek to 16:55 to get proper audio, for some reason the output was muted on the soundcard 😅

#Mac68k #Macintosh #RetroComputing

Omg! I finaly managed to extract the about screen ❤️ #retromac #mac68k #basilisk2 #resedit

X-mas greetings for the nerds ❤️🎄 #macintosh #retrogaming #retrocomputing #darkcastle #beyonddarkcastle #mac68k

CfP for the #RetroComputing #devroom at #FOSDEM:

https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2024q4/003591.html

Also, there won't be an #Emulation devroom this year, but maybe your proposal can fit here 🙂

#Amiga #Atari #Amstrad #Sinclair #NeXT #oldschool #DemoScene #FLOSS #Mac68k #Apple #ORIC

My best retro PC is my retro Mac is my Amiga. Dual boot with a twist. Some things just never get old.

#retrocomputing #amiga #mac68k #retropc #msdos

@DosFox The nice part besides remote UI work with Timbuktu is that you can easily transfer files between Windows and Mac hosts with a 2pane window, without any file services setup.

#timbuktu #mac68k #Retrocomputing

"PowerBook Intelligent Battery"… hmm that was before LLMs but yeah, let's rebuild this #PowerBook 520c battery!

https://www.youtube.com/live/CvpDZv3-bwk

https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man

#LiveAtFabrico #RetroComputing #Mac68k

So now I have some things I could sell, but where do I set up online shop?

I've heard #Tindie has several problems (like, not allowing different things in the same order)… I never ordered there, any experience on that ?

#eBay is probably even worse I think…

I've seen mentions of https://www.lectronz.com/ also, any comment?

Another option is to install some WordPress + WooCommerce but I already have like 3 or 4 WP installs that are lagging on updates… 😩

#RetroComputing #Apple #Mac68k

I'll be doing some #arduino tonight to finish this test gear for the battery monitor replacement for Mac LCs and others:

Edit: Had auto-start turned off it seems, so youtube missed it all.
Uploaded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=butnrh7Xh3w

https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man

At 21:30 CEST (15:30 EDT)

#Mac68k #RetroComputing #LiveAtFabrico