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I’m cleaning a long-sought-after M0116 keyboard to pair with my Macintosh SE. While cleaning, I noticed a small spring loose along the bottom of the keyboard’s case. This seemed important, but I didn’t see an obvious place for it to go. As space bars can be surprisingly exotic, I focused my...

While working on a troublesome LC II, I discovered the BOMARC schematics incorrectly depict the connections to the G1 and G2 oscillators. Based on my poking around, I believe they should be as follows: G1 - 25.175MHz Pin 1 - NC Pin 2 - Ground Pin 3 - UG5 (Pin 42) Pin 4 - 5v (c124) G2 -...

I've been plugging away on my IBM 5160. It is configured with an XT-IDE and a Gotek, and aside from media upgrades, I would like to keep the experience as vintage as possible. I have other XT-class computers I can max out, and I have an IBM 5150 I'll leave completely stock, but I'm hoping to...

The Macintosh IIci is a special computer for many Apple fans. It was a powerhouse in its day, and some of us have happy memories of exploring System 7 on these lovely boxy computers. A few may have seen my recent Twitter posts talking about my efforts to restore five Macintosh IIci. I acquired...

Thanks to @Byte Knight and his wonderful Captain's Quarter II BBS, I learned about OS9.ca. It's a fantastic website that beautifully recreates the '90s underground Mac scene. I haven't transferred the files I've downloaded to a vintage Mac to confirm they deliver the goods, but the site...

So @JDW's video on recapping the Mystic Color Classic piqued my interest in solder tweezers. I have a tremor (primarily in my non-dominant hand), so I'm always looking for ways to make my tinkering more effective. My iron is the Hakko FX-888D, and they make a tweezer attachment. Any tips or...

Once upon a time, I got the bright idea of fixing a PowerBook Duo with a bad display. The computer had been stored in a hot and humid space, and the screen contracted "vinegar syndrome" (so named due to the vinegar-like odor coming from the screen. I decided the thing to do was to peel off...

I recently followed a long rabbit trail to document the history of Harpoon. Harpoon was a fairly complex naval strategy game. It was released at the right time for me. I had just finished reading the early Tom Clancy novels, and I was a high school student with time to spend on long military...

Consider this a pesky comment that can be ignored, but I have trouble telling the difference between my read and unread threads as it's difficult at a glance to see the difference between bold and not bold titles. I don't have a better idea, so... you're welcome. :)

First, let me explain that vi-a-tor is Latin for traveler or messenger. I was born in the 1970s, and my early memories are full of the promise of technology. My first computer was a hand-me-down Osborne One, but I moved on to an XT clone, then a cobbled-together 386. In college, I discovered...

When I first jumped into retro computing, I started with a lovely SE/30 acquired through eBay. I always loved the SE/30 and all 80s and early 90s Macs, but I wasn't exposed to Apple until college, and I figured my hobby would focus primarily on my grade school nostalgia for CP/M and early DOS...

Here is a tiny detail that I hesitate to mention, but it seems an account's "reaction score" counts "likes" and "loves" but not other types of reactions. I don't know if that is intended or not, but I'll mention it anyway.

I will embarrass myself, but here goes: Several months ago, I completely tore down, cleaned, and recapped a fine blueberry iMac DV. Aside from the horror of the inner bezel, it went fine, but it sat on my bench for a while. When I reassembled it, I had a piece leftover. I carefully...