Recent content by RolandJuno

This year, along side @thecloud, I wrote a virtual AppleTalk ImageWriter II printer in Python called Softserve. It shows up on your Ethernet network in the Chooser so you can print locally or even via GlobalTalk when you have an appropriate router. It can emulate a regular ImageWriter II as well...

I think @techknight covered lubricating the clutches in an earlier portable video, linked below (start 1:05:01).

I created a printable battery tray for the eMate to hold 4 x AA NiMH batteries. Since I use the eMate occasionally, I wanted something where I can remove the batteries and use them in something else instead of building them into a soldered together pack. Hope it's useful...

A few years ago, I compiled MiniVMac on the PocketCHIP enabling AppleTalk via LToUDP. Since then, the PocketCHIP has made a handy pocket-sized Macintosh to have around to test AppleTalk with. I've always wanted to print a front bezel case and keycaps for it and today I decided to do that. All...

The battery cover I had for my new PowerBook 160 didn't fit my new battery so I set about making a new one. https://www.printables.com/model/1442096-powerbook-140-180c-battery-cover

Thanks, happy you liked it. I hope it helps someone else in their build. I'm especially interested to see if anyone makes better mods to MiniVMac to handle floppy disks seamlessly. In the future, I hope there's a way I can use the original LCD display from the 5120 with the Raspberry Pi. I...

Thank you! Yes, I posted this on Mastodon last year as I was working on each part of the portable. It's supper helpful when I get stuck to ask the collective #RetroComputing group knowledge (like fixing the Portable trackball).

Hi folks! New to Tinker Different but long time reader. I get so much good information from this forum I thought I'd join and try to give back. For my first post, I wanted to share a project that I worked on last year. I've had a Mac Portable for several years that I just couldn't bring up to...