Wow, finished this one right against the wire! When you watch it, I think you'll see why 😅
Today we're answering a question that no one has ever asked before - will two 90's Macintosh clones, based on the same architecture, actually be able to use exactly the same set of upgr...
2021-09-18 02:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends! Today we're going to try and get Minecraft running on our souped-up G4 Power Computing Macintosh clone. But just how many FPS... or maybe frames per *minute*... will we get?
2021-09-10 02:59:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
Today we're taking out 1995 Power Computing PowerWave Macintosh clone build across the finish line - or at least that's the plan! We've run into a bunch of problems so far with our ancient and rare upgrades, so we'll see if we can fix them up while adding ...
2021-09-03 23:44:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends! I cannot believe I have this absolute grail of a mythical upgrade - the SoNNeT Crescendo PCI/G4 1GHz. But will it work in our Power Computing Macintosh clone?
2021-08-28 00:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
Today we're taking an amazing mid-90's Macintosh clone, the Power Computing PowerWave 150, and starting on an epic journey of extreme upgrades. We'll talk about the history behind this strange machine, and how it fits into the weird world of mid-90's...
2021-08-21 00:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends! Back from vacation with a new vid, on the updated TheOldNet Serial WiFi Modem!
2021-08-13 21:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're checking out the RaSCSI, a device that connects to a Raspberry Pi, and lets it communicate directly with the SCSI bus on your vintage Mac (and other machines too!) Using the RaSCSI software, you can emulate drives, networking adapters, and even cool stuff like video ...
2021-07-30 01:51:25 +0000 UTC View Post
In today's very special episode, we have the Mac that got me into vintage Macs... literally. I bought this LC575 from a thrift shop way back when I was in high school, and I promptly ruined it while trying to upgrade it.
Today, it has no motherboard, no screws, and n...
2021-07-24 01:18:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're tearing back into the Quadra 950 to up the cooling, make a few internal changes, and get it ready to be a CircleMUD server at VCF East this year! Also, I make a dad joke.
2021-07-17 01:23:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're upgrading the Quadra 950, an absolutely BEHEMOTH tower from 1992. Can we fit the full (and bonkers) 256 megs of RAM in there? Better yet, can it run A/UX?
This might be the perfect server to run our MUD at VCF East this year.
2021-07-10 02:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The PowerMac G4 MDD comes with some of the fastest IDE available on Macs: ATA-100. Using a cheap IDE to SATA adapter results in blazing fast performance. But, can we push our speeds even further with a dedicated PCI to SATA controller card, flashed for Mac?
Also, is buying a pre-flas...
2021-07-02 20:17:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to your generous support, I have a new (and very NOT wobbly) desk for filming! It even goes up and down, so I can stand up when delivering my hand-wavy intros!
Thank you all so much!
Today we're tearing into the achilles heel of Macintosh gaming - graphics cards! In this second installment of our quest to build the world's fastest Power Mac G4, we're hacking a Windows-only GPU to work in our dual 2.0 GHz Mac G4.
Oh, and we might accidentally kill the power ...
2021-06-25 23:47:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we have the most powerful G4 machine that Apple ever released, and we're using a custom-built CPU to turn it into the fastest G4 in the world! Well, one of them at least. But we're not stopping here - this is part one in our quest to build the world's fastest G4 Power Maci...
2021-06-18 19:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're turning the Quadra 700 into the mythical Power Macintosh 700, using a Daystar PowerPro 601 accelerator that radically changes the entire architecture of the computer. Just how much of a difference will it make, and can we install a completely unsupported version of M...
2021-06-11 00:49:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
Today we're putting UNIX on the Quadra 700... but not just any UNIX! This is last and greatest version of Apple's A/UX. Let's see what kind of shenanigans we can pull, and get this Quadra ready to be a game server at this year's Vintage Computer Fest...
2021-06-05 01:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're installing a really interesting Japanese G3 accelerator by InterWare, which will hopefully add the incredible power of a G3 266mhz to our lowly 133mhz PowerBook 1400c! Hopefully we won't run into any super obnoxious issues along the way...
Bonus - ...
2021-05-29 01:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for cutting this early access down to the wire - I tried some new stuff with b-roll in this video, and it took a lot longer for it. I'm really happy with how it came out though!
Today we're going to take a look at a Quadra 700, Apple's first Mac minitower and an absolutely iconic mach...
2021-05-22 02:31:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're fixing up a PowerBook 540c, a beautiful laptop from 1994 that brought many firsts to both Apple and the entire computer industry, but with a fatal flaw - the most comically under-engineered hinge in the history of Mac laptops.
2021-05-13 20:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
What's the web browsing experience like on a 38 year old Apple IIe? Well, with a bit of modern software and hardware, you might be surprised. Let's explore the Uthernet ][ card, the Contiki OS, and browse the web like it's a retro-future sci-fi version of 1985.
2021-05-07 14:45:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I went to the INCREDIBLE vintage computer swap meet hosted by VCF in Wall, NJ, and I found entirely way too many amazing vintage computers!
Mac stuff, vintage UNIX machines, and some super funky laptops. Plus, I got to hang out with Steve from 2021-05-01 00:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, we finish a long journey of case modding that began long before I found this 1989 compact Mac on Craigslist, already painted black with the case chopped up to fit a CD ROM and 1GB Jaz disk drive. Oh, and stick around until the end for a special announcement!
F...
2021-04-23 16:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're taking a modern NAS, graciously donated to the channel, and seeing if we can turn this into the ultimate bridge machine for vintage Macs! Can we use this thing to make files available to all of our vintage machines? Better yet... can we get it to run Snow Leopard &nb...
2021-04-16 23:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
It's no secret that the internet has become mostly terrible over the last decade or so. Long gone is the open web, and in it's place is a quagmire of ads, trackers and social media blobs that have gotten so complicated, we have to buy new computers each year just so Big Tech can...
2021-04-09 23:33:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
Today we're exploring one of the rarest upgrades in existence for the Macintosh SE/30, and then we're installing it in the Cursed Mac!
2021-04-01 20:33:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I'm going to go all-in on fixing the Cursed Mac's case, with some bondo - and a new blue transparent case from MacEffects!
What could possibly go wrong?
2021-03-26 20:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're going online, 90's style! Well, a retrofuturistic 1990's where Hayes-compatible dial-up modems could connect to a magic internet signal that permeates the air - WIFI!
We're trying out an awesome RS232 WiFi modem emulator from TheOldNet, which requires a ...
2021-03-19 20:35:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there Patreon friends.
Sorry for cutting this early access so close it's literally hours before the main release. I was waiting on a part that was supposed to be here a week ago, and I wanted to give it up until the very last moment possible to arrive... and of c...
2021-03-13 05:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we're tackling the last of the Cursed Mac's gremlins - a sketchy original power supply which was literally hack-sawed apart by the previous modder, and barely provides enough power for all of our mods.
To do so, we're going to modify a modern Seasonic ATX powe...
2021-03-05 03:18:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon friends!
Get your bits-and-bytes diggin' gloves on, because it's time for operating system archaeology!
After playing around with Apple Rhapsody on my Toshiba Libretto, I started to really curious about the origins of Mac OS X and modern m...
2021-02-25 21:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post