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  1. JDW

    Apple's Concession to Right to Repair

    Spotted this article today: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/11/17/apple-will-allow-customers-to-repair-iphones-and-macs-in-2022 This won't help folks who have "obsolete" Macs since I believe Apple only offers parts for about 7 years. There are older Intel Macs like the late 2009 27" iMac...
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    Add Thread Links to Photos displayed under "Latest Profile Posts"

    "Latest Profile Posts" in the right sidebar are not as intuitive as they could be. Every time I see photos posted there, I instinctively click on the photos, only to be disappointed that the associated thread doesn't open due to the lack of a link. It would be nice to click a pic to open its...
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    50-pin SCSI HDD won't mount

    I've got an Apple-branded Quantum Fireball 1280S 1.2GB 3.5" SCSI drive that won't mount. If I change the SCSI ID via jumpers, SCSI Probe shows the correct ID every time. But SCSI Probe won't mount it, nor will any other Utility app I've tried. Most utility apps (Lido, SilverLining, etc.)...
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    Color Classic Mystic Upgrade

    The 2nd video in my ongoing Color Classic series is now public. I posted benchmarks from MacBench 3, Speedometer 4 and Norton System Info 3.5.3. Much more to come!
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    Color Classic CRT Adjustments [VIDEO]

    I recently acquired a Color Classic and was itching to do a video on it. I plan to do a series of videos based on my experiences with it, but the first video I just finished today centers on CRT adjustments. That's because, well, the display wasn't adjusted! As of the time of this...
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    Staff Bio - James Wages (JDW)

    Age: 50 Height: 5'9 First Mac: 128K in 1984 Favorite Mac: SE/30 Favorite B&W Game: Lode Runner Windows PCs: 0 Star Trek Fan?: Absolutely! Strengths: Electrical Engineering, web design, graphics design, YouTube Weaknesses: SE/30 upgrades & Mexican Food Mod Rating: Rate me! Hello, friends...
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    Johny I've reflections on Steve Jobs (Oct. 2021)

    I came across this Wall Street Journal article by Johnny Ive today. I appreciated the warm sentiments Ive shared. I have always thought of Steve Jobs as a man greatly misunderstood, perhaps inspired by the fact I myself am often misunderstood. I sometimes say or write in a deliberately...
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    BMOW ROM-inator install in Mac512!

    While BMOW no longer sells the original ROM-inator, thanks to @KayMMods in Tokyo who kindly sold me his spare kit, I was able to build this fun and useful mod. It's fully reversible and really adds something special to the earliest compact Macs too. Best of all, Steve C. and Kay came to an...