Mac84 🍏

Steve is a friend of dot matrix printers 📠 CRTs 📺 & floppies 💾 Makes geeky old tech videos. Please no tech support DMs! 🌱 Thoughts are my own 🐰 www.mac84.net

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2026-03-30 11:53:10 UTC

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I just archived the original CD for this! 💿
I have the manual too but I haven’t gotten to them yet. I have two systems myself but they are a bit beat up.
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/assistive-technology-companion-11-freestyle-tablet

2026-03-29 15:44:39 UTC

Random SyQuest disk find of the day:
AOL for Macintosh source code from 1993!?
Whaaatttt?! 😳
Look at those original icons with the Apple logo in them!
#ArchiveEverything
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2026-03-08 16:32:01 UTC

The PicoIDE is a new open source CD/DVD & HD emulator for vintage IDE/ATA computers. Let's see how it works in some Macs! 🍎 (...and PCs too)
Video: https://youtu.be/e00F8KIFc6A
#PicoIDE #MARCHintosh

2025-10-09 03:30:05 UTC

Whoa, I found another floppy from original Macintosh team member Joanna Hoffman! 😳
It contains the earliest version of ResEdit I’ve seen, v1.0 D4 - from 1985! 💾
#AppleHistory #Macintosh
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2025-07-08 22:21:27 UTC

YES!!
I successfully repaired my Apple 40SC Tape backup drive by creating a new 3D printed capstan for it. I then was able to recover some lost Apple / Claris engineer's goodies from 36 years ago! 😮
Read all about it here... 📼
https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/
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2025-03-19 05:57:09 UTC

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😅
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2025-03-10 23:53:53 UTC

New video time! ✨
I started this project in 2021 and I'm super happy to finish it up... behold my ultimate COLOR Macintosh SE/30, using original hardware! 🌈
📺 https://youtu.be/qRHxbaHGob4
#MARCHintosh

2025-03-09 14:46:10 UTC

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It's so beautif.... OH NO! 😂

2025-03-09 02:42:49 UTC

I had a silly idea months ago and finally made a design. Enjoy! 🌈🤣 #WokeOnLAN
https://shop.mac84.net/collections/woke-on-lan
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2025-03-08 17:07:04 UTC

New video coming SOON to explore my Ultimate Macintosh SE/30 Color computer! ❤️
#MARCHintosh
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2025-03-07 23:04:28 UTC

Last year I could have swore I saw someone get online with #GlobalTalk using Open Transport... but maybe it was a #MARCHintosh induced fever dream? 😅 It makes total sense but my brain is bad

2025-01-31 21:54:23 UTC

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I’ve been through exactly what you’ve been through. The highs, the lows... the fatal errors!! ❤️
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2024-12-06 00:51:59 UTC

Let’s see if I can fix a Nikon slide scanner… 🤞https://www.youtube.com/live/8fcjyXqpe24

2024-09-29 15:27:52 UTC

An update from Clint (aka LGR / lazygamereviews), he’s safe but things are really rough. Please keep him in your thoughts.
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2024-09-16 16:38:45 UTC

A fresh rip of the super-helpful Apple Legacy Recovery CD has been uploaded from my personal collection. Some minor issues were noted with previous disc images, so hopefully this is helpful!
https://archive.org/details/apple-legacy-software-recovery-cd-february-2000
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2024-09-10 12:43:21 UTC

I spent wayyyy too much at VCF Midwest on uncommon Apple CDs, video tapes, laserdiscs, and documentation… but it’ll be worth it when they’re all archived! 😅
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2024-05-31 22:35:20 UTC

Let's take a look at a Macintosh Color Classic that needs some help and see if we can fix it! 👀 Going live in a few minutes...
https://youtube.com/live/Q-cBEDMXw5I
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