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  1. KnobsNSwitches

    Apple Lisa 3d Case Project

    Thank you! black friday approaches, a 3d printer is in my future.
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    Apple Lisa 3d Case Project

    Not to be a noob derailing this thread, but is it possible to print this on a smaller printer? Like a 256mm print bed?
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    Apple Lisa 3d Case Project

    I don't even have a 3D printer, but i have been watching this thread as it looks so good. Well done on your continued updates (the launcher looks excellent). This feels like justification for a 3d printer...
  4. KnobsNSwitches

    68k Mac OS Extended (HFS+) access on System 7.5 extension

    Well that answers that question. Thank you!
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    68k Mac OS Extended (HFS+) access on System 7.5 extension

    This is one of those software projects that may be useful only to me, but I thought I'd share if there's interest. This is an extension (INIT) that allows read-only access to HFS+ formatted volumes on System 7.5. I have tested on 7.5.5 and 7.5.3. I don't believe 7.1 or 7 will work as it lacks...
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    [Discussion] Use of AI/LLM in the retro community

    I "wrote" a Palm app over the weekend with claude code. I put that in quotes as I was just giving instructions. My C experience is minimal, my Palm dev experience is zero. As a software dev, I've always been interested in retro development, but sitting down to learn something I'm not that...
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    Tecmar Mac Drive (10 MB) A serial hard drive?! (The first Macintosh external hard drive)

    I did NOT expect to come across a massive solar cooker in the middle of a hard drive discussion! 😄
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    Repairing my Apple Tape Backup 40SC Drive and Rescuing Apple History from 36 year old data tapes!

    These kind of posts are what makes the forum here. I love your tenacity, the detail and best of all the success at the end.
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    The Mac Mini '98

    Nice work, I love projects like this! Got any more pics?
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    Massive (filthy) find in South Carolina

    I always enjoy a good giant stash of old Macs. Good on you for being willing to take it on!
  11. KnobsNSwitches

    My first Mystic is being mystical about working.

    Mac OS 9 requires a powerpc processor. Mac OS 8.1 is the last to run on a 68k-based hardware. The 575 never ran 9 unless you had a PowerPC upgrade card.
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    My first Mystic is being mystical about working.

    You're not version-capped at 7.1/7.5, with a little light ResEdit work you can run up to 8.1, which is what I run in my mystic color classic, purely for ease of access to HFS+ formatted drives. See 2.1.3 here: https://colourclassicfaq.com/mobo/mystic.shtml
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    Recommend me some older Mac-centric books

    Don't forget David Pogue's 'Hard Drive' novel, featuring lots of Macs. Not technical (being a novel and all) but still relevant subject matter.
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    The Apple gods hath smiled upon me.

    This is fantastic. Congrats.
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    Massive Vintage Apple Haul in Idaho

    SHINY! Nice work!
  16. KnobsNSwitches

    Xserve Raid, what a piece of kit it could be...

    That’s not a bad way to heat a shed!
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    The MessagePad 2100 joins the quarter century club

    Where DOES the time go? I still use mine many times a week, but I don't think I can quite say daily. I got my first 2100 in 2000, well after being discontinued. It made my OS 1.2 120 seem basic in comparison. I still haven't found anything that I like as well as the Newton outline/checklist...
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    Grail Item Acquired - Twentieth Anniversary Mac

    Sure, just about any System 7 or later Mac can if there is a sound in port. It's just most of them don't have any special speakers or anything, so it's probably not a common use case. Just set the sound input in the Sound control panel to 'Sound in' and crank up your music. I've done it on a...
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    Grail Item Acquired - Twentieth Anniversary Mac

    The turntable goes to a phono preamp, and both it and the Cambridge (basically a fancy iPod, digital audio/spotify player) go to an RCA switchbox, which then goes to the TAM's mic in. So the TAM's sound is set to 'Sound In' and acts as the the amplifier.