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  1. alex_santos

    Documentation for DB15 to VGA adapters

    Saved to the waybackmachine: http://web.archive.org/web/20211120203611/http://myoldmac.net/FAQ/RGB-VGA-DIP-switchconfiguration.htm Attached html in zip format: old Apple support articles whose contents contain "Sony Macview"
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    Upgrading from HDD to SSD - how to migrate data?

    Thank you! The art of simplicity. By the way, will I need to bless the System Folder? As I remember it, if applicable, it involves moving the System or Finder item in and out of the System Folder. This was last done by me a generation ago. :)
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    Upgrading from HDD to SSD - how to migrate data?

    Hello So I have a titanium PB G4. I just purchased an SSD and plan on doing the drive swap soon but before I do I am a little lost on how I image (backup) the data on the original HDD and transfer it to the SSD. On OS X I would do a time machine backup and then use Migration assistant to move...
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    PowerBook G3 - Repainted, looks beautiful

    I found a really great article (in Japanese) The article goes through repainting the Powerbook G3 and the results as shown in the photos look spectacular. I think this page is so important and the info as well that I have thrown it on the waybackmachine...
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    In tech stuff, what's a little thing that just...bothers you more than it should?

    You might want to consider blocking the appropriate domain that manages Apple Music streaming. Search for "Music" here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210060 You can edit the file to include the domain edit like this or with your favorite editor: sudo nano /etc/hosts add this 127.0.0.1...
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    Power Macintosh 7200/7300/7500/7600 Power Button

    Kudos! The originals were nice until time's tide came along. They are incredible brittle now those buttons are. So yeah, good job!
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    In tech stuff, what's a little thing that just...bothers you more than it should?

    I use Apple Music myself, I actually love it but that does mean you have to of course. I was wondering what the main driver was that made the experience so discouraging, enough to cause you to roll back to BigSur? You mentioned something about ads showing up constantly, asking you to become a...
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    In tech stuff, what's a little thing that just...bothers you more than it should?

    True on fix bugs but it is literally impossible to make bug free software today. There are and will likely always be bugs — software just breaks sometimes. Sometimes yes, known bugs are not fixed in some release cycles, there can be several reasons for this, regression testing is one that takes...
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    In tech stuff, what's a little thing that just...bothers you more than it should?

    It appears Apple got rid of this (screenshot) in Apple Music for Monterey. I am not sure what's up with this as I have not installed Monterey. I am trying to find more evidence of this on Apple's site According to https://www.apple.com/apple-music/ It seems that the missing Restrictions...
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    What are your vintage grail items?

    Motorola Marco (no manual but I got someone to take photos of each page before selling their's on eBay). I have yet to get the manual on archive.org Powerbook 2400 eMate SE/30 Quadra 950 Colour Classic (note the u in color) I have those above but … What I would love to own again is an Atari...
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    Use of Google Workspace

    Hi Thanks for putting this forum together! Looks like the idea below may be applicable if Tinkerdifferent is considered as a non-profit by google. https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/, https://support.google.com/nonprofits/answer/3215869?hl=en&ref_topic=3247288 I went...
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    Official promo video

    Sweet, just sweet! Love it!
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    Proxmox

    I was wondering where I should start with this, or how to ask but here it is, and yes there is a lot of very good information on youtube on Proxmox, a free Linus OS whose sole existence is to install VM and containers. I don't know much about it yet as I literally discovered it a few days ago...
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    Johny I've reflections on Steve Jobs (Oct. 2021)

    Steve was, without a doubt, a truly unique personality. Every keynote that he gave over the years was riveting. Although there are stories that he was a bad guy, he may have been when younger, sure, but on his return from NeXT he gave Apple a truly polished finish. The company felt complete and...
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    Johny I've reflections on Steve Jobs (Oct. 2021)

    On Steve: I was asleep. My son woke me up and told me Steve Jobs had died. A few days later I returned to Apple in Cork, Ireland; back to work. A few more days later Apple paused business as usual and everyone at Apple gathered to watch Apple Pay tribute to Steve's life. That was on Oct 19...
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    4MB Macintosh II & IIx 30-pin SIMM's

    Ah yes, forgive me. The title of this post is as clear as day. This is for the II and IIx. A bit of trivia: My first Mac was a IIx (40MBHD and 5MB RAM). I can't tell you how incredible it was to own one in 87 or so.
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    4MB Macintosh II & IIx 30-pin SIMM's

    By the way, OWC still sells RAM at macsales.com for legacy Macs: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/legacy I just picked up enough RAM to max out my SE/30
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    LaserWriter 2 Paper feed issues

    I haven't read all the replies but as soon as I saw this thread I immediately thought of the "unofficial Apple VHS Archive" channel on YouTube. I searched the channel for "laserwriter" and there are a few Apple Service Videos on the LaserWriter models, including a 40 minute video on the...
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    BETA TEST PARTICIPANTS - PLEASE READ!

    Hello Kai. Thank you for the hospitality and warm welcome for testers. I look forward to the day you go live and the key points have a lot of 'feels good' to it.
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    Dark mode vs. Light mode

    I sort of prefer the white mode. Maybe a happier path might be a light grey? Can a third mode be created on the backend?