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  1. rjkucia

    Good first Apple II?

    I don't have a Floppy EMU for my Mac, I have a BlueSCSI, PiSCSI, and networking set up so it's easy to transfer files there. It sounds like that would be useful for a II, although if I'm able to use the floppy drive/ADT/serial/cassette in, that'd probably be sufficient.
  2. rjkucia

    Good first Apple II?

    Hi all, I've never had an Apple II before and I've become somewhat curious about getting one. I think the IIc+ looks like the ideal machine for what I'd want - it's tiny, has everything built in that I'd really need, and the lack of a 5.25" drive doesn't really matter since I don't have any...
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    Emulation and Virtualization on a Macbook Air M1

    Oh wow, had no idea that Rosetta could be passed-through like that! That's pretty cool. Definitely not the turnkey solution OP was expecting though!
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    Emulation and Virtualization on a Macbook Air M1

    I realize this is about a year old, but I didn't see anyone else respond to this point. Intel x86/-64 binaries will in general not run at all on an ARM host (or a host on any other architecture for that matter). The only reason they work on macOS/Windows 11 is because each of those OSes have...
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    I'm sure it's not an issue with the design - after all, the issue I'm having seems to be uncommon! That said, since mine is the 1.0 version, were there any changes made in 1.1 that may have corrected any issues in that original design? I haven't tried a new SD card yet after experiencing these...
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Some bad news - after using the BlueSCSI for a while, the bus errors have reappeared. Usually what happens is that it works perfectly well for a while, but after large amounts of disk activity (like copying files, unstuffing, etc) it starts acting up. Same behavior both internally and...
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    Upgrading SE with SE/30 Logic Board... Doesn't Fit

    To wrap this up - I bought a rusty SE/30 chassis, cleaned that up, and replaced the chassis in my system. Everything fits great now, however being squeezed for so long made my logic board's power connector is a little... bent. Underneath I can see the pins on one side aren't as deep as the...
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    iBook Clamshell - Only Detecting 64MB of 512MB RAM Stick?

    Unfortunately the characters were blocked out. Chip part number appears to be 48lc32m16a2, which from googling appears to be a 512megabit chip. So 8 of those would give the correct amount of 512MB.
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    iBook Clamshell - Only Detecting 64MB of 512MB RAM Stick?

    Very delayed response here, but I finally got around to trying Deoxit on the RAM & slot to see if that helped, but no dice.
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    Archiving best practices and breaking the Seal?

    Would this be a good summary of how to store/transfer old Macintosh files?: 1) Combine the files into a single (Mac-friendly) file, such as StuffIt or a disk image 2) Convert that single file to a MacBinary (.bin) to preserve the resource forks/metadata/etc (BinHex/.hqx will *work*, but it's...
  11. rjkucia

    possible mobile phone app?

    This discussion did get me thinking - instead of thinking about a mobile app, has anyone thought about a System 7 (etc) app? Probably not doable without a proxy, unless there's a way to access the site or API over plain HTTP.
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    Archiving best practices and breaking the Seal?

    While I don't have any particular insight into proper archival methods, I think it's much more valuable to the community to have an archive of a piece of software instead of letting it sit in a sealed box. Floppies last a pretty long time, but nothings lasts forever - I'd rather break a seal on...
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    possible mobile phone app?

    Personally I've found the mobile version of the site to be very easy to work with. I'm not sure how much value there is in a native app, considering the work that would take versus just making sure the site looks nice on mobile. However, if the platform (XenForo) has an easy way to make an app...
  14. rjkucia

    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    The ST-LINK arrived today, and gave us a not-so-dramatic ending. I updated the firmware and now it works perfectly! My same image of 7.5.3 that crashed on boot now boots and runs perfectly off of the BlueSCSI. Despite some of the warnings, it was incredibly simple to do! Honestly the hardest...
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Oops right, sorry - if the firmware update doesn't work, replacing the BluePill would be a good next step!
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Glad that seemed to work better! lol yeah it's definitely very harsh lighting, and if we need to I *could* try for a whole makeshift studio setup, with multiple lights and diffusers and such, but... It'd be a lot easier if this was 4 months ago, then I could just take a picture outside! Winter...
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Well I went and used this as an excuse to finally upgrade my SLR! I also grabbed a work light to brighten the scene. I don't have a macro lens for the new camera but hopefully these pictures are clear enough. I did not expect this to turn into a photography project, lol
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Here are a few more pictures - hopefully at least one of these is better than the first one lol
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Thanks! I don' t have one of those but it looks like they're super cheap so I'll order something like this: https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Emulator-Downloader-Programmer-STM32F103C8T6/dp/B07SQV6VLZ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=st-link+v2&qid=1668524108&sr=8-2
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    BlueSCSI Issues - Bus Error

    Thank you everyone for the advice & ideas so far! In no particular order: I can try to get a better picture later - my phone camera did not like focusing on something that close/small. My "real" camera should work better. Yeah there's some cat hair on it :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: I'm pretty...