2026-06-09T02:46:10Z https://yabu.me Kabootie computey! https://yabu.me/npub18kve35ypyrg9w0ev5yw4lae843thu6gzfmy0q3r9wv9sja8zex4s6ss6p7 https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/113/652/739/521/983/021/original/2a19fd5cf61c565d.jpg https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/113/652/739/521/983/021/original/2a19fd5cf61c565d.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99chflqv8ppnd4evta59l2wtu2ahkqqa82d0fhnrhkx9jr0nurlqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6knat8rw With some editorial decisions and BlueSCSCI shenanigans, I was able to make my entire library of 422 commercial game demos for Classic Macintosh systems available via #GlobalTalk . Come grab one!<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/251/307/410/878/972/original/550c1e63d421041b.png"> <br/> 2026-03-18T17:18:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst87may6hjegp3fkl0k5jdgf82tg53ushmtzuln7s0prcdu2l74hqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kk3lg7z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtt00r5pdcm7na3u6ej7dslut9j77fkhf85psv3m3ewupp4vl2fcdedlz3'>nevent1q…dlz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember that pattern a lot too... some software would refuse to launch from a write-protected disk. It&#39;s worth a shot! ... And sadly, looks like no dice. Thanks for suggesting it.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/030/145/711/810/828/original/a6f550a1e1002aa8.png"> <br/> 2025-08-15T01:19:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ka5lp2aa2vnknfnlxkcjah2dgnwvsnqd0g2x26fe3884x7p4h4czyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6khqppjw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dfe690zg3u2l3m7z5dwvp7tcnwhpp5lzenyprvx4a7k7vrrqj6s4p7ngl'>nevent1q…7ngl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/503/322/531/760/original/ab875a62a3f35d0f.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T01:24:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dfe690zg3u2l3m7z5dwvp7tcnwhpp5lzenyprvx4a7k7vrrqj6szyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kv6rdyl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsym0m0kzesvj0jrmdkynx9a9405xk9028shlk5ur6vkj07cfphadgf9jwj5'>nevent1q…jwj5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, this just reminded me that I have a physical copy of one of these CDs. Let me try physical CD / physical machine.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/492/313/298/157/original/0477c82f99c040e5.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T01:21:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsym0m0kzesvj0jrmdkynx9a9405xk9028shlk5ur6vkj07cfphadgzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6ksneq9r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwknuu0dnkla9g0yed4r8mu2h4ejugf5lmyf725nsnwxnllqqntqf0mrha'>nevent1q…mrha</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here are three CDs with this janky installer on them - all of which fail in the same way.<br/>* <a href="https://archive.org/details/macaddict-cd-002">https://archive.org/details/macaddict-cd-002</a><br/>* <a href="https://archive.org/details/mac-addict-s-games">https://archive.org/details/mac-addict-s-games</a><br/>* <a href="https://archive.org/download/NEXTGenerationDiscs/NEXTPlay.iso">https://archive.org/download/NEXTGenerationDiscs/NEXTPlay.iso</a> 2025-08-14T01:19:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwknuu0dnkla9g0yed4r8mu2h4ejugf5lmyf725nsnwxnllqqntqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kj92we9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgr9jrvtyu99qtvljru779symw6dsr5eujqx60wzje73ex40e305gna733p'>nevent1q…733p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think these are the files the installer is looking for. <a href="https://discmaster.textfiles.com/view/17834/MacAddict%20S%20Games.iso/Game%20Demos/Zork%20Nemesis/Zork%20Nemesis%20Demo%20Installer/Zork%20Nemesis%20Demo%20Installer.rsrc/STR%23_5000.txt">https://discmaster.textfiles.com/view/17834/MacAddict%20S%20Games.iso/Game%20Demos/Zork%20Nemesis/Zork%20Nemesis%20Demo%20Installer/Zork%20Nemesis%20Demo%20Installer.rsrc/STR%23_5000.txt</a><br/><br/>I wonder if *ZNemDemo* had been an invisible folder that MacAddict was supposed to include on the CD somewhere, but missed because of the invisibility flag. 2025-08-14T01:12:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr9jrvtyu99qtvljru779symw6dsr5eujqx60wzje73ex40e305gzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kqpn20x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw56p2thk0rnuhnc6fr7dkaqa3zztefwdpp7hmhmpfflamljzqhusaj5e2n'>nevent1q…5e2n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🙄 Never mind.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/396/502/583/624/original/f26d39cd32c901df.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T00:57:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw56p2thk0rnuhnc6fr7dkaqa3zztefwdpp7hmhmpfflamljzqhuszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kht58gq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryc084rar2wszz9dl0dcfx8qr937cec30w7t9a5hg5xpmf0x4wssqjc05t'>nevent1q…c05t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The installer on this CD <a href="https://archive.org/details/mac-addict-s-utilities">https://archive.org/details/mac-addict-s-utilities</a> is 288K, which usually means there are invisible files hidden somewhere on the CD. Looking around with Greg&#39;s Browser, nothing stands out except for that &#34;find me&#34; text file at the root. Maybe that&#39;s a pointer to the rest of the installer files or something? ...<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/392/773/011/650/original/26abb25eefab5850.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/393/148/891/549/original/b41e2c6ad60c5b0c.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T00:56:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryc084rar2wszz9dl0dcfx8qr937cec30w7t9a5hg5xpmf0x4wsszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kkact6x I&#39;ve run across this Zork Nemesis demo on maybe a half-dozen magazine cover CDs, and it fails to install - with the same error message - on every Mac OS version, emulator, or physical computer I try. Has anyone ever actually installed this? Was Infocom distributing a broken installer for years, and no CD editor noticed?<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/024/269/245/621/203/original/d6d82d7f6b46068a.png"> <br/> 2025-08-14T00:30:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspq6e3dkyr0lvpvv7urfan0r4fcd2hyk7hca4ckz7pseljh90d8cszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6knnv9fv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvsfdl4saw2qatlyl7vc5k9yzxfqhx7yzuxd3xuct6vgk8svu8tq6vlevk'>nevent1q…levk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is one of the older air-cooled multiprocessor models. I’ve seen some nightmare photos of leaked coolant in the other ones, so I’m not sure I’d roll the dice on one of them. 2025-07-08T03:37:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgf2dcl5p8mjtwr55v4q3xqzjyhu9sp6kz6326f63fv4vllulc6sqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kjmrvln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxddj3n4sz9558lj8w5fcmh6vz7cpu4r8enfkjcg2aam2xeld369g340nmu'>nevent1q…0nmu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay, I carefully mounted this second SSD and now I’m going to reinstall Mac OS X Server, this time using spell check.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/815/381/543/574/197/original/10c43ea80303ad48.png"> <br/> 2025-07-08T03:04:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxddj3n4sz9558lj8w5fcmh6vz7cpu4r8enfkjcg2aam2xeld369gzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kuejj2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyu95rtwzd9jc6vetxwwk28ex8aypdgpv8j4tgk6n6mhpm9jsw5lcllqaf9'>nevent1q…qaf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Darn it. &#34;macinotsh&#34;.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/815/350/173/234/670/original/691d6b6a5b93f090.png"> <br/> 2025-07-08T02:57:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyu95rtwzd9jc6vetxwwk28ex8aypdgpv8j4tgk6n6mhpm9jsw5lczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k7262kj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9geukrqq4nda4jsg2uw2paa89kvxjwt85n3vplm29d24fuqvm7ys2q9mpz'>nevent1q…9mpz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This looks promising…<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/814/824/893/857/609/original/9ade25890aeba0dc.png"> <br/> 2025-07-08T00:40:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9geukrqq4nda4jsg2uw2paa89kvxjwt85n3vplm29d24fuqvm7yszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kgz9cmy Maybe this will work? 🤞<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/814/629/623/636/186/original/6a1c877c3f78ae16.png"> <br/> 2025-07-07T23:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy79unf39s4zer8jlj5acm7aky6k3vwv85g6tdj7eu6zy5fn5ptzczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kgph9a9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwazwvsp47tfkfmfcd597fz2v54q2wdqy3g9h0n6l78jhc6fdrcc2a72em'>nevent1q…72em</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t overstate what amazing work the maintainers of <a href="https://everymac.com/">https://everymac.com/</a> and <a href="https://lowendmac.com/">https://lowendmac.com/</a> do. These sites were invaluable to me as I was figuring all of this out. 2025-05-23T19:09:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwazwvsp47tfkfmfcd597fz2v54q2wdqy3g9h0n6l78jhc6fdrcczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kfe9ds6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq93znauvcjww0rl8ajyhwymlj5mn8vqfmrgswxsp089s0a52sg0qmrzugg'>nevent1q…zugg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mac mini &#34;Core 2 Duo&#34; 2.66 (Mid-2010) is the fastest Mini that will run Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), which is the first Intel-only Mac OS. It&#39;s notably noisier than the other minis, and I wonder if this is because I got the &#34;server&#34; model. <a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.66-mid-2010-server-specs.html">https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.66-mid-2010-server-specs.html</a> 2025-05-23T19:08:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq93znauvcjww0rl8ajyhwymlj5mn8vqfmrgswxsp089s0a52sg0qzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6krqzlus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ug4n6xsn2p503epwgff9gzrscxgtnpe9jv3fmrjyp8fh0xydhfqajjxu0'>nevent1q…jxu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mac Mini &#34;Core 2 Duo&#34; 2.26 (Early 2009/NVIDIA) is the fastest Intel-based Mini that will run Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard). It will boot from a USB device yay! <a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.26-early-2009-nvidia-specs.html">https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.26-early-2009-nvidia-specs.html</a> 2025-05-23T19:05:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ug4n6xsn2p503epwgff9gzrscxgtnpe9jv3fmrjyp8fh0xydhfqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kcmt5t9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgyy3kjcpsaw7dchuc7kucnmqjjl3hkyvylyw2qgx6kk95923k9gjzlgg4'>nevent1q…lgg4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mac Mini Core 2 Duo 2.0 (2007) is the fastest Intel-based Mini that will run Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Its &#34;Penryn&#34; CPU requires a late build of Tiger to boot (10.4.10), and I had the best luck using the original system restore CDs from Macintosh Garden. <br/><br/><a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.0-specs.html">https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.0-specs.html</a><br/><br/><a href="https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-mini-183-core-2-duo-2007-install-discs">https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-mini-183-core-2-duo-2007-install-discs</a> 2025-05-23T19:00:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgyy3kjcpsaw7dchuc7kucnmqjjl3hkyvylyw2qgx6kk95923k9gzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kvrj420 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8elae8sg4qutklre5jvgzwq9e0fhhcdrd7wvfep2gcvvd6afrnqsewgg2y'>nevent1q…gg2y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Mac Mini G4/1.5 is the fastest PowerPC Mac Mini, and it runs every Mac OS version from Classic (with a ROM upgrade) through Leopard. Along with its age, this range makes it the hardest one to find. <a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac_mini_g4_1.5.html">https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac_mini_g4_1.5.html</a> 2025-05-23T18:55:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8elae8sg4qutklre5jvgzwq9e0fhhcdrd7wvfep2gcvvd6afrnqszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kp2fkmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvj48dgjy8x8854sntae4tzwemqmz7r4ns8dh6a6zz9j58jwu6kycera5ax'>nevent1q…a5ax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mac Minis aren&#39;t hard to come by. It was straightforward to find each of the specific models I wanted. They aren&#39;t the fastest, and there&#39;s no G3 or G5 option, but they&#39;re low power, compact, and quiet. Just what I was looking for. 2025-05-23T18:44:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvj48dgjy8x8854sntae4tzwemqmz7r4ns8dh6a6zz9j58jwu6kyczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k5dvtdk I put together a build farm for the Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard software project I&#39;m working on right now, and if I say so myself it&#39;s quite cute.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/558/569/914/904/039/original/79a4ab0621386683.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-23T18:39:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4x6xw73qyjukq8nt528fp3ezt64f3ttafqqjjmp6wqplhhrmvpgzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kvmgswq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp0mltrlzsu7zcc3s45jswnl6uyc6k0rq99eqyemaqyjc3tkwczqnunr2c'>nevent1q…nr2c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s an awesome tip. Everything time I’ve tried to venture into using Open Firmware I’ve come away intimidated, but it might be time to buckle down and figure out my way through it. 2025-05-23T15:26:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5l73sjhvve7qypp9k23f9zeftz9ht83gnzncer3skw4sx064guszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kplw5vv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsda6qf2wz950j53zp3mhgek8xu22uzllt27mwp5ddxtkj8q2satzg5n4drm'>nevent1q…4drm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of the Tiger/Leopard era Macintoshes I&#39;m a little obsessed with right now don&#39;t support booting from USB, and some of their optical drives aren&#39;t in great shape. This FireWire drive is saving the day. 2025-05-23T14:09:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsda6qf2wz950j53zp3mhgek8xu22uzllt27mwp5ddxtkj8q2satzgzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6ky36h4s I hadn’t remembered just how physically large external FireWire DVD drives were.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/555/333/836/942/914/original/4d3374dfbfffdf29.png"> <br/> 2025-05-23T04:48:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjgsg8jk8s5dhuadz4um6gyejcdwp8ej0jwavgs6c473jsv6l6mqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kzgm3hy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9lwlxzj59whuh82kcrkxvdren8jrz5pt7tj0yc836v65t2sn6mcq5gj0t2'>nevent1q…j0t2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This weekend I found the Tigerbrew project, a fork of Homebrew for PowerPC systems. Its lead maintainer <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eh5pancfs32wfe8rzc7luhd6rv0uekutukurh9mk8shdxy4vxmpqldyenk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Misty</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eh5…yenk</span>)</a></span> is on Mastodon.<br/><br/>I use Homebrew every day on modern Macs, and having it available on a retro Mac feels a little bit like magic. Thanks, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eh5pancfs32wfe8rzc7luhd6rv0uekutukurh9mk8shdxy4vxmpqldyenk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Misty</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eh5…yenk</span>)</a></span> !<br/><br/>Here&#39;s Python 3.10 (from 2021) running on Mac OS X Leopard (from 2007) on a G4 eMac (from 2004). Right?!<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew">https://github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/370/238/759/907/496/original/ea2e0ebf62f3ac9b.png"> <br/> 2025-04-20T12:29:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lwlxzj59whuh82kcrkxvdren8jrz5pt7tj0yc836v65t2sn6mcqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kjlwgqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl5rml7maqf8lx3ged0nfm3y0g04885plc54jk94pf6v0d5ver3cyevrqp'>nevent1q…vrqp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And then there&#39;s the occasional reminder that the PowerPC G4 7447 is a twenty-year-old CPU.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/365/892/241/041/252/original/530faac9658c9c89.png"> <br/> 2025-04-19T17:51:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdl5rml7maqf8lx3ged0nfm3y0g04885plc54jk94pf6v0d5ver3czyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k8twxcr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28t3m308tjd0d9ppexv8e0w3ywe86lkn87pj9pjv4clej86fwh9guj42zu'>nevent1q…42zu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shout-out to the Aquafox web browser, which has made Mac OS X Leopard on this (new-to-me) eMac vastly easier to use. <a href="https://blackbirdlc.github.io/aquafox/Homepage.html">https://blackbirdlc.github.io/aquafox/Homepage.html</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/365/736/827/640/245/original/4dd1bf999036b2f7.png"> <br/> 2025-04-19T17:11:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28t3m308tjd0d9ppexv8e0w3ywe86lkn87pj9pjv4clej86fwh9gzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kg3vc6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6y268quyq38mpckntnattfyn6dkas3kugmsukzww6m0lkmfg2lqnchhf3'>nevent1q…hhf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Windows 2000 emulated on a G4 is very very slow.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/360/511/367/889/805/original/3845b1906c05c280.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T19:03:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6y268quyq38mpckntnattfyn6dkas3kugmsukzww6m0lkmfg2lqzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6knpwpus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rjvjxh3z2vflll3p6ka02najsrnnfxn0kpus8wnhh6lphsd5pjcjlgmq6'>nevent1q…gmq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love that “a mouse” is listed in the system requirements. Like, are there a lot of people running Jaguar on a G3 Macintosh but they don’t have a mouse?<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/360/116/167/969/445/original/120e16b0ec01ea35.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T17:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rjvjxh3z2vflll3p6ka02najsrnnfxn0kpus8wnhh6lphsd5pjczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kukvz0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsystyze2uekckrg39xfu7htfh284ug7df87v55zecma487l45k9lgl0jp5k'>nevent1q…jp5k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Installing software from discs is SO SLOW!<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/829/161/880/786/original/6ec92b6ac055dd80.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T16:09:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsystyze2uekckrg39xfu7htfh284ug7df87v55zecma487l45k9lgzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kmhxtyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxyuer6qq4hryjeaxksrld6apqwklnnr8nth47jw325tczg8lhcc82cvw8'>nevent1q…cvw8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like this is the 1.25GHz model. The iTunes library confirms this is indeed from the 00&#39;s, in case I had any questions. Also, LimeWire and AIM 😜.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/488/963/742/100/original/9ebb3bffb765b32d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/488/982/076/595/original/00e0533ec20743ff.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T14:42:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxyuer6qq4hryjeaxksrld6apqwklnnr8nth47jw325tczg8lhcczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k88qrfn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ckegzsy5km4l6fhe077s220prkytllzu4v6pp6s3x34uemwjx4qvej0rj'>nevent1q…j0rj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The inside doesn’t look horrible from a peek in the access port. 768MB of RAM and a clean (but very dead) battery, which was easy to reach and replace.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/408/101/247/285/original/60bfb56ee539896b.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T14:20:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ckegzsy5km4l6fhe077s220prkytllzu4v6pp6s3x34uemwjx4qzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k43yadu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgf5xnd8q0uupxlk60jjarnqdjdzwz8vrfs0f49gwkllg38sl5g5q970r7d'>nevent1q…0r7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let’s have some fun.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/327/684/427/109/original/0dc5ec032446c85a.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T14:01:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgf5xnd8q0uupxlk60jjarnqdjdzwz8vrfs0f49gwkllg38sl5g5qzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k8350k4 I had a milestone work anniversary this week, and my teammates went in together and got me an eMac! I work with literally the coolest people.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/320/137/377/459/original/c118440acb0fee79.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/320/373/725/586/original/1d7dcb3e650c5ea8.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/320/531/706/888/original/012f58fa0bcbba29.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/359/320/675/258/323/original/b9e43e6ebff1d4cd.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T14:00:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5ynzc2wvvvpa5evf380p32zejfac0fqeuhz557xcjr3d4waun5qzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k6zgxne In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsast4u0mem74e0un0zzr6yq8dk22hrql7a88qatkv7eyn35a6nszlas7s'>nevent1q…as7s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I got very lucky at RE-PC today. And now I&#39;m trying to figure out, did a video card ever exist that could drive this at full 2560x1600 resolution in Mac OS 9? 2025-03-02T02:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd75r9lpldaf2tcfjkjdf7nakxz2ymw84kceuqwqef45axs7vddzczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kmtz78h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsym98sqsvsgqg5dj9ah46kq7h7shuas7ze3wvw2fe6rs3kafd3q6gthugt4'>nevent1q…ugt4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was shocked to realize these came out within two years of each other. I remember them as wholly separate generations of hardware. 2025-03-02T00:25:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0v7npssxvnd62cpv823qy6akc3uf04hy8upwmg6fszhw56z7vjygzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kgqjgcv #MARCHintosh is a great excuse to get back into retrocomputing after a bit of a break. This month I want to focus on G4s. ⚡️<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/089/140/516/754/468/original/22effa489705aec4.png"> <br/> 2025-03-01T20:49:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsyccz4mjvjpp4r3jfzm0ew82rgqal75ngnqtgml4f6d3uzupspszyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6kc3cjdy I bought this unidentified board off ebay, but… what is it? It has an MC68000 CPU, several HP markings on it, and some 1992 copyright stickers.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/876/010/192/091/394/original/9bd6a76db8ab4d84.png"> <br/> 2025-01-23T05:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmemkay5ctvsdgzxehptcvkm6z3yflsf8cjwxxn5u2979c8k239qzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6km33lg4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4aewdr5kfkjhulxeurwvaydjggk6uhvyyllrxgnnk58mm08rvygj3mrqv'>nevent1q…mrqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>3/20<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/821/498/960/834/102/original/22a1cefcd93571eb.png"> <br/> 2025-01-13T14:24:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4aewdr5kfkjhulxeurwvaydjggk6uhvyyllrxgnnk58mm08rvygzyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6krjszzj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvvf4ez3s4lvt0uqme5ccat03h6a62j4p6hqg5w8at2vhykrdrkwcwfxe48'>nevent1q…xe48</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/20<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/815/382/162/929/883/original/409f6369d5b5105c.png"> <br/> 2025-01-12T12:28:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvf4ez3s4lvt0uqme5ccat03h6a62j4p6hqg5w8at2vhykrdrkwczyq7enxxssysdq4el9js36hlhy7k9wlnfqf8v3uzyv4eskzt5uty6k4sacs4 I’m cross-posting this from Bluesky: twenty computers that have inspired me, one a day. <br/><br/>1/20<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/811/341/395/608/668/original/8cb7a23c4de49367.png"> <br/> 2025-01-11T19:21:31Z