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My all-time favorite computer is the 11" MacBook Air, and I have a mid-2011 with a dual-core i7 and 4 GB of RAM that I like to use around the house for light-weight computing tasks. I'm currently running macOS Sonoma on mine via OpenCore Legacy Patcher, so I can run a modern browser and some...

Hi TinkerDifferent! Previously, most of my 3D models (such as PiSCSI cases, BlueSCSI mounting brackets, and ROM clips) had a non-commercial, no derivatives license. Today, I decided to change the license to share alike, attribution license. This means that you can now sell my parts, and you can...

I've noticed that my Libretto 50CT does not charge while powered on. It only seems to charge the battery when the laptop is off or hiberating. Is that expected behavior?

Hi everyone! In the past, you may have seen my ROM Clips, which are little plastic parts that are designed to secure your ROM SIMM in your SE/30 or similar machine. Whether you have a BMOW Mac ROM-inator II that needs a bit of help to seat in the SIMM slot, or if you have a stock ROM with...

Several years ago, a friend gave me a pile of vintage Apple stuff! It all been stored in a basement that flooded at some point, and most of it had water damage. None of it seemed to be submerged, but it must have been submerged long enough for very significant rust to occur. The Macintosh SE in...

I am excited to release a new printed part! If you are missing the metal hard drive bracket for your Macintosh LC-series computer, this bracket mounts your BlueSCSI 1.1a in your vintage Macintosh LC-series computer's hard drive bay! If you have the stock metal bracket, then my standard...

Hey TinkerDifferent! Good news - this thread is about a problem, but also has the solution! Backstory: I have an AST Ascentia 910N, which is a 486 DX2 with 8 MB of ram. I bought it for $25 from a friend when I was about 14 years old, some time in 2002. For 6-12 months, it was my only computer...

Hey TinkerDifferent! My blue and white G3, sadly, has the first-generation logic board with problematic IDE. It's working fine right now, but I'd like to put an SSD in it. I have little domain knowledge with Macs of this vintage - what's a solid SATA card that is plug-and-play? I'm also...

I absolutely love my Toshiba Libretto 50CT, but it has one major flaw: there's no way to connect a mouse without a bulky (and rare) expansion dock. I've theorized two possible ways: 1: Solder in a PS/2 to USB Adapter This would be an internal modification, where the PS/2 adapter would be...

In my recent vintage Apple haul, there are at least 120 loose hard drives. A bunch of them are attached to Macintosh LC-style brackets: And a bunch more are attached to hard drive sleds: ...and that's just a few of them, there are two more crates jam-packed with drives! I've had requests...

I am working on an SE/30 logic board for a friend. I bought the SE/30 in working condition about 1.5 or 2 years ago, and after testing it, "decapped" and cleaned the logic board for storage. Recently, I recapped the logic board and fixed a bad video muxer, but found that SCSI does not seem to...

My Apple Adjustable Keyboard is missing the wrist rests. They look like they would be very easy to 3D print, but I don't have the parts to reference. Would anyone be willing to lend theirs to me for modeling? I would post the source files for anyone to modify and print, and I would probably also...

I have an opportunity to hand-deliver an SE/30 to a friend on a road trip, and I'm down to about 24 hours to fix this. If you have ideas, I'd love to hear them now! I'm working on an SE/30 that I picked up about a year ago. It booted and worked when I brought it home, but I knew I wouldn't be...

Hey TinkerDifferent! It's the last day or #MARCHintosh2020, which seems like a good time to share this! Something happened. Something big. This is what my garage looked like about two weeks ago. If you want to hear the whole story, I recorded a YouTube video describing what happened, and...

I've received a PowerBook G4 12"! It's not in perfect shape, but I've always wanted one of these, and it boots and runs! It has ~640 mb of RAM, and an 867 MHz processor, so one of the earlier ones. I have some questions about it, and am hoping to find some resources for these. Maybe there's a...

Hey TinkerDifferent! I'm very excited to finally release my latest printed bracket design, which mounts the BlueSCSI 1.1a in the Expansion Slot on a Macintosh SE or SE/30! The main goal of this bracket is to make the microSD card as easily accessible as possible, while keeping your Mac fully...

A NES popped up on Facebook Marketplace for $29. I couldn't resist! When I handed the seller his $30, he asked, "Wait, don't you want your $1 in change?" I grinned and said, "Nah, don't worry about it!" I felt like I got a REALLY good deal! Let's see if that turns out to be true. It came...

Last year, a friend of mine messaged me saying that he had "a bunch of old Apple stuff" for me. Apparently, it had all come out of his parent's basement (a factor that will come into play later). In the pile was a little Macintosh SE. More specifically, a Macintosh SE FDHD! The FDHD stands for...

Through the co-worker of a family member, I recently learned about an Apple II Plus that was destined for the trash. I was told that if I paid shipping costs, it was mine! I gave them my address, they gave me their PayPal, and the deal was done! They went to a pack and ship place (like the UPS...

Hi Admins! I have a request! If a user is not logged in, they are presented with thumbnail images in forum posts, but can't access the full-size image. I share my forum posts (especially my restoration threads) with external users pretty often. Is there a downside to making images fully...