Recent content by PotatoFi

Nice to see it up and running again! If you find a PRAM/CMOS battery, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Mine was removed and I'd like to replace it.

It's been a few months since I have actively worked on this, but I am starting to think about it again. Over the past few years, I have achieved some small milestones. These are going to be super condensed and a bit vague, simply because it's been a few months since I've worked on this, but it...

Thanks @Kai Robinson, that's a good lead. Do you know of any devices that are meant to work with a parallel video interface like that, or any specs I can look at? I'm not turning up very much when I Google this stuff. Related, I found a schematic for the PowerBook 140, which might be helpful.

I'm investigating alternative uses for the PowerBook 145. It's well-documented that these don't have their own way to output video, but I got to thinking about pulling video from the LCD output. Do we know anything about the video format or protocol that the 140/145/145B uses to talk to the...

Nice work, @wottle! I considered putting the output voltage on mine, too. Heads up, PrusaSlicer has built-in text embossing too, so that could be a quick way to add voltage labels. I've considered adding variables for the width, height, and length of the buck/boost boards, in addition to the...

I finally smuggled a PowerBook 145B and 160 to Finland where I've lived for a year, which means I'm finally able to play with old Macs again! I opted to not bring the power adapter with me, since they're pretty heavy and would require a plug adapter to work. Instead, I hacked together a USB-C PD...

My all-time favorite computer is the 11" MacBook Air, and I have a mid-2011 with a dual-core i7 and 4 GB of RAM that I like to use around the house for light-weight computing tasks. I'm currently running macOS Sonoma on mine via OpenCore Legacy Patcher, so I can run a modern browser and some...

Hi TinkerDifferent! Previously, most of my 3D models (such as PiSCSI cases, BlueSCSI mounting brackets, and ROM clips) had a non-commercial, no derivatives license. Today, I decided to change the license to share alike, attribution license. This means that you can now sell my parts, and you can...

Thanks for checking!

I have pulled the original hard drive, and put it in storage, and I've replaced it with an inexpensive IDE to SD adapter, and then a caddy that I designed and 3D printed for myself. The physical install was extremely easy, as there's just one screw and plastic cover. Getting the card formatted...

If anyone is looking for a similar caddy for SD card to IDE adapters, I designed this: https://www.printables.com/model/600620-sd-to-25-ide-caddy

I've noticed that my Libretto 50CT does not charge while powered on. It only seems to charge the battery when the laptop is off or hiberating. Is that expected behavior?

Hi everyone! In the past, you may have seen my ROM Clips, which are little plastic parts that are designed to secure your ROM SIMM in your SE/30 or similar machine. Whether you have a BMOW Mac ROM-inator II that needs a bit of help to seat in the SIMM slot, or if you have a stock ROM with...

Hi everyone! Thanks to some great feedback from @JDW, I have released v2 RC1. I'm calling this a release candidate, because I have neither a 3D printer nor vintage Mac available to test them in. They correct a fitment issue that JDW experienced, and added a slot to clear the LED on the Kay Koba...

This is correct, the Pico W only supports 2.4 GHz. It won't be able to see anything in the 5 GHz band, and certainly not the "new" 6 GHz band. I'm always happy to put low-performance devices like this on the 2.4 GHz side, leaving 5 GHz (and soon 6 GHz) for my high-throughput stuff. Some other...