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Amazing! Looking forward to testing this out. It does say that I need an email link or an invite code before I can use it, so let us know what that is.

Along with leaking batteries and failing capacitors, hard disk drives are one of the common failure points these days in vintage computer systems of all shapes and sizes. My own vintage Mac collection is no exception, so to get ahead of the curve I've spent the last year slowly converting my...

Following up here to say that after one final re-attempt to install Panther using the drive configured to cable select mode, the iMac has now been working flawlessly. Boots up quickly every time, wakes from sleep with no issues, and is also super speedy (and much quieter) now with the SSD. Not...

I've tried both of those options using the existing controllers, if that's what you mean. There is no way to swap the IDE cables around in different ways, given the extremely limited space inside the machine. There's a very short cable for the hard drive that connects to one controller, and a...

So I am struggling mightily to get an SSD up and running in my 1.25 GHz 17" iMac G4. I had success with using one of the red Startech IDE-to-mSATA adapters in my 15", so I thought that the same thing might work here. But alas... The 17" model differs significantly in that it has two IDE...

One of Bill's final public appearances was at the Computer History Museum's Mac at 40 event panel just last year. I'm so glad he was able to make that event before his passing. Most definitely worth a watch for anyone who hasn't seen it previously.

This is looking really nice. I've been corresponding with Roland over email about this for a while, and it's shaping up to be my favorite of the available programs of this sort so far. Perhaps this will be the one that finally displaces the catalog spreadsheet! Below is the list of...

Agreed, this looks great @wottle . I would only ever want to use it on desktop so having the web app would be super useful.

I actually tried this out recently after hearing about it elsewhere. After discovering that use of the desktop app requires (1) using the mobile app first to unlock the "pro" tier; (2) a purchase fee for the unlimited items functionality, AND (3) a *paid subscription* for the desktop app, that...

It's some form foil-backed fiberglass insulation, up against a concrete wall. The studio area is on the lowest floor of the house so it's always nice and cool down there, which I enjoy.

For the first time in my 10+ years of tinkering, collecting, and working generally with vintage Macs, I finally have a proper workbench space. Woohoo! In the past I've resorted to doing cleaning, tinkering, and/or repairs (sometimes involving soldering, polishing, and other messy activities)...

The original product page for the MoniSwitch ADC Pro indicates that the USB port is for connecting a USB keyboard/mouse if you're using a DVI-based display with it instead of an ADC display. The switch gets all its power from the ADC bus, as does the non-Pro model. I really like that about it...

Very cool, sounds like the same concept as the "Pro" ADC model by Dr. Bott. Having DVI inputs instead of ADC would make it much easier to use with a mix of Macs and PCs. Yes, my understanding is that the 17" CRT uses only analog signaling over ADC; I haven't tried to use one of these switches...

A neat side note, according to the original product page on Dr. Bott's website (Internet Archive link) this was actually used by Steve Jobs to demo OS X at various Macworld keynotes. Would certainly be useful in case like that where you're switching between computers on the fly.

Just sharing some images of this neat little device I acquired recently, the Dr. Bott MoniSwitch ADC, which is a KVM switch that allows you to hook up two ADC-based Macs to a single display and switch between them at the press of a button. It also allows you to share any peripherals attached to...