Ever since last MARCHintosh I wanted to figure out an easy way to get quality images of the things I was seeing on my classic Macs- a SE/30 and Quadra605 and the Quadra800 server than ran the BBS and AppleInternetRouting software. Taking the screen shots was easy- every Mac since at least system 6 lets…
Getting Serious about Permissions
I had lots of fun last year for MARCHintosh and made available a basic AFP share via my raspberry pi and just pretty much dumped all my stuff there. I was never really happy with it that way and so I am in the process of organizing it and cleaning it up for better sharing…
Apple Daisy Wheel Printer – Lisa
Restoration Guide: Daisy Wheel Printer Belt Replacement for Apple Lisa During a recent restoration project, I finished a nasty repair procedure for the Apple-branded Daisy Wheel printer, one of the few compatible printers for the Apple Lisa system. This post addresses a common failure point: the deteriorating drive belt, which typically disintegrates into bare wires…
MacTCP Done Right
After many months of dancing with MacTCP again (first round was decades ago of course) I decided to do it Right and get to the latest most patchiest version to see if it would help with some issues I’m having. What issues do I have with MacTCP in 2024? And why am I using it?…
SimCity on IRIX
https://github.com/tenox7/micropolis?tab=readme-ov-file Play SimCity unlocked on IRIX…
Markdown and MarsEdit
Note Using Markdown with MarsEdit So I don’t forget…
SDKMAN
This may be the easiest jdk installation I’ve ever done on mac. Now attempting installation… Looking for a previous installation of SDKMAN… Looking for unzip… Looking for zip… Looking for curl… Looking for sed… Installing SDKMAN scripts… Create distribution directories… Getting available candidates… Prime platform file… Prime the config file… Installing script cli archive… *…
Brydge M3 Dock
I’ve enjoyed using Brydge MacBookPro stands for my older Intel MBPs and when I found out they have a M3 stand and dock I decided to go ahead and purchase this for my 14″ M3 MacBookPro. I didn’t have a dock yet for my MBP and so it was sitting in an old stand with…
Apple IP Gatekeeping in 2024
Feb 2025 – it’s a year later and i’ll update things here with any new information that comes out. There is a big new Guide from Steve to also help. Original Post To continue on from the last post, which discussed AppleTalk, Ethertalk, and how routing between different Apple Internet Routers (AIR) is happening for…
Apple Internet Routing in 2024
Being an AppleTalk Network Admin is hard work in 2024. This hopefully helps level some of the rough edges that are out there. I’ll be updating it with more info and corrections as time permits. The guide that started it is here: https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2767 My download with all the software, tested on a real mac is…
AIR Quick Download Link
Here is a quick link to the download, while I sort out this plugin: https://dillernet.com/apple/download/apple-internet-router-package/…
AppleTalk 2024 MARCHintosh Project
Update 3 (March 8): The Quadra800 as AIR is totally stable, I’m enjoying all the fun things on other sites (using a SE/30 as workstation) and playing with getting screenshots converted back and forth. My ImageWriter Network card should be arriving to day and so I will have print sharing up and available. Looking for…
Subtext BBS version 4
Subtext is an amazing, modern, retro application for System 6 (and 7.1) Macs. It is written and maintained by Joshua Stein. It implements a full BBS with telnet, serial (modem), fsxNet (fidoMail/Boards), uploads/downloads, IP geolookup and now as of version 4, syslog. You can download Subtext 4 at Joshua’s site: https://jcs.org/2024/02/19/subtext4 I’ve been running SubText…
Refurbing Compact Macintosh Floppies
Sooner or later the floppies on these old macs are going to need a refurb, a cleaning or have the eject gear replaced. There are two really good videos about teardown, clean, fix and re-lube avaiable they are listed below. If you are going to do this have some proper lube ready to ensure the…
BBS and Echomail with fsxNet
Having a BBS is fun, but traffic is what a BBS is about- exchanging information and discussions between people. And I suppose some gaming. Starting a BBS is one thing but getting people/users to connect is a whole other thing- it demands time, marketing and getting the word out. There are many other options today…
MacTCP System 6 Error Codes
With my new project (running a BBS on my Macintosh SE in System 6) using SubText an amazing modern BBS software server from JCS (Joshua Stein) I’ve encountered some System Errors- and like most things on the Internet today they are hard to google for (it seems like the world just searches for OSX info)…
OBS and App Audio Recording
Capturing this here because it’s so bizarre to do this in 2022. OSX Monterey, OBS running to record a running Altirra session (run via Crossover) and audio sounds like mud. It sounds that way because it’s the mic on the display that is picking up the audio from the speakers… How can OBS pick up…
SE/30 and HD20
Dammit The (non-SCSI) Hard Disk 20 does not work with the Macintosh SE/30. The Macintosh SE/30 has the same logic board and ROM as the Macintosh IIx, which does not support the Hard Disk 20. Therefore, the code to support the drive is not included in the ROM of the Macintosh SE/30. So much for…
Macintosh SE Fun
Working on the SE in System 6.0.8 with Ethernet via Asante SCSI…
The Best Windows or Linux Laptop
For a few years I’ve been looking for the best small light laptop for Windows or Linux. I love the mac trackpad and keyboard. I finally realized that I loved the Mac Hardware…
Apple IIGS and OBS
I’ve been using a IIGS lately for FujiNet testing. I wanted to connect the video to OBS. This scart converter was recommended and was a very nice solution to go from the RBG of the IIGS to HDMI…
FujiNet for AppleII
The very first Rev0 boards for the AppleII SmartPort platform have arrived back from build overseas and are being tested. What is learned from these will allow the Rev1 boards to be ordered and available for anyone to purchase and use on their Apple2. At this point the FN imitates a SmartPort disk drive- so…
Disk Jockey – manage disk images
An amazing utility for the Mac just popped up on my twitter feed and its looks like exactly what I need. Disk Jockey will Disk Jockey is a macOS application that lets you create disk images and analyze existing ones. It can create images that work in devices like BlueSCSI, FloppyEmu and RaSCSI, as well…
FujiNet available for ADAM
There is an official FujiNet device available for ADAM computers. fujinet.online is the official web space for the FujiNet project. From there you will always be able to find hardware available, links to other vendors selling the hardware, the lastest firmware and support pages. The FujiNet GitHub space is the official place for development and…
Using Barrier
Using Barrier for OSX and IRIX. What is Barrier? it’s the open port of Synergy – one of the best apps for sharing mouse and keyboard events across systems. Synergy was great until it went down the hole of commercialization and subscriptions. But luckily for us Barrier does it all with much less fuss. Goal…