Block Imaging Drives with dd under Mac OS X
I’ve found dd extremely useful when dealing with older or otherwise inconvenient disk formats. This was particularly handy for Mac OS Standard / HFS media because OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard treated HFS as read-only. I also used it for Raspberry Pi media containing Linux filesystems that OS X did...
Apple MacBook Pro GeForce 8600M GT Heat-Gun Reflow Attempt
Here we have a video of me bringing a beautiful 17-inch MacBook Pro back to life with a heat gun. It did revive this particular machine. That is the firsthand result, and it should not be confused with a proper repair procedure.
Apple IIc Internal Quick Look
Hop aboard for a very quick look inside an old Apple IIc. Sure does look antique! Better off in a museum than on a shelf.
Microdrives: Revenge of the Microdrives
The Microdrives are back. More attempts at getting the 4 GB drives working through the PCD-60B in the Apple LC 475.
Apple Macintosh LC 475: 256 MB PCMCIA Flash Card Test
Another round of experiments with the PCD-60B SCSI card reader in the LC 475. The SD-card adapter still isn’t cooperating, and the Microdrives have not exactly covered themselves in glory either.
Apple Macintosh LC 475 Modifications Overview
Here’s an overview of where the LC 475 project has ended up after the last few weeks of modifications. This started as a fairly ordinary 25 MHz 68LC040 pizza-box Macintosh.
Apple Macintosh LC 475 Online with PDS Ethernet
The old LC 475 is officially internet ready.
Apple Macintosh LC 475: 4 GB Hitachi Microdrive Testing
A friend loaned me some 4 GB Hitachi Microdrives to try in the LC 475.
Acquisitions Inbound: PAL VA0 Dreamcast, Accolade Dev Cart and LC 475
A few interesting things are making their way into the collection.