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It won't harm anything. You could try a command like "probe-usb multi-boot" with a USB device connected and see what it does. Note that this may interrupt your mouse or keyboard and you may need to hold in the power button to force it back down, so this is just to test how far you get. If it...

I'd go for an FW enclosure, since the idea is maximum flexibility. You could try connecting a USB optical drive if you have one. Something like "dir usb0/disk:3,\" or "dir usb1/disk:3,\" might yield something (play with those numbers). I wouldn't run out and purchase a USB optical drive unless...

It does seem a little odd that both drives *and* the internal HD (all of which would be on IDE) don't work. Try "dir hd:,\" just for yuks to see what the hard disk is doing. If that fails in *exactly* the same way, then a controller failure can't be ruled out, though if it fails differently, it...

Okay, here are binaries and a write up. Have fun, let me know how it goes. I also tried it on one of the IBM RS/6000 laptops, too. The biggest trick was finding a name. I settled on Harpoom, because ANS Doom sounded too much like A-n-u-s Doom, and ...

Yeah, that sounds like the optical drive is shot. It should be okay with a DVD drive for reading.

Well, Mac users fight amongst themselves a lot less than Amiga users ...

No, any system can burn the .iso to disc, and the USB keyboard shouldn't make a difference (though avoid connecting it through a hub). Are you sure the optical drive is in working order? A few things you can try. Hold down Command-Option-O-F on the USB keyboard as you turn it on. When the Open...

Progress! Still need to do more testing, but the basics work. (The colour isn't quite right because this monitor's red gun is dying, but it's no longer a mess either.)

So I took up the challenge to port Doom to Harpoon AIX. After some feverish late night hacking on Doom Generic and a sprinkling of PowerPC assembly, it builds with the existing 4.1.5 egcs and starts up. It's playable (with bugs) on remote X but it's a big mess on the ANS 500 console, probably a...

Well, replacing the heatsink compound on my flaky WGS 9150 didn't work, and neither did installing a Peltier, so I think the caps on the 9150 are probably busted (or at least it's the next thing to do). Looking to see if anyone would be willing to pick up the job. I don't need it done in a hurry...

Saw a Holden SS on the road *stateside* the other day. My wife has still yet to give me one. (Yes, I know the Chevy SS is practically the same car, but we want a Holden.)

Damn, how is it that everyone else has an SMP card? I've had my 500 since 1998!

John, what ANS goodies are those? Also, I'd love to pick your brains about the Shiner team - see http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ans/ for what I have so far, including my (sadly non-functional) ESB prototype. I also know a lot of people would really love to find that Mac OS version that...

I just ran MkLinux on my 9150 when it was working (now it's flaky, but that appears to be hardware related).

Historically the blue version of the Best of The Art of Noise (all long 12" mixes) and Chris Abbott's Back in Time II were my primary long-drive go-tos. Today's long drive was with the new Q Lazzarus compilation and the soundtrack from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.