"Aaargh. Right. Shows you how long it's been since I've owned a Newton. I guess you're stuck, then. Maybe it's time to cannibalize another Newton with a dead motherboard but a working screen."
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CBC News: Retro Macs = physical inactivity = high healthcare costs
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Patrick Spera Jun 8, 2012.
RetroMacCast Episode Guide
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Finkmac Nov 28, 2011.
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Derek replied to Lim Thye Chean's discussion Non-working Newton"Keep doing hard resets every now and then! You never know when it might pop back to life. This happened to at least one listener in the early days of RMC.
And when I owned a working MP130 back when it was almost new, I had to do two hard…"
Derek replied to Melissa's discussion What is "Macintosh Today"?"It looks like a short-lived publication:
http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102660953
"Large-format Apple Macintosh-related industry news magazine. Apparently was published more often than…"
Derek replied to James's discussion Episode 284: RetroMacCast Live from VCF-SE 1.0"Yeah, that was fun! A shame the audience seemed completely dead.
I like the first seven minutes of audio. Gave you a real "you are there" kind of feeling. :)
I hadn't realized the Spock portrait in The Garage Slide was made of…"
Derek commented on Ken's photo
Mac Portable External Monitor Card
">> According to one German resource it can hook up to the Apple 14", 15"
If this is true, the standard Macintosh 15-pin RGB pinouts should work:
http://www.saragossa.net/intfcing.html"
Derek posted a videoBasilisk II 68K Mac Emulator on the Raspberry Pi
Basilisk II, a 68K Mac emulator running on the Raspberry Pi. Everyone asks if the Pi can do this or that. The only trick here was building from source (it's not in the Raspbian repos) which was easy:
# apt-get install git libsdl1.2-dev
# git clone…
Derek replied to Sal's discussion Bridge computer"You should be okay, yes. :-) AFAIK only the modern high-density USB-attached floppy drives are unable to read low-density 800k/400k Mac disks. (Does anyone know why? Wimpy controllers that don't grok GCR?)"
Profile Information
- When did you get your first Mac?
- 1987
- How many Macs do you own?
- 3! Finally bought my first Intel Mac in 2011.
- What is your website?
- http://www.macfolkloreradio.com
- What's your favorite Mac of all time?
- I have to pick just one...?
- How did you hear about RetroMacCast?
- James e-mailed me about my podcast and there was immediate mind-melding.
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Derek's Blog
Booting my TiBook from CompactFlash
My poor TiBook is sick. :-( The original-generation 40GB Seagate Momentus hard drive is nearly five years old and is starting to do some funny things. I could replace it, but 2.5" IDE hard disks are getting harder to come by these days. If the machine died, what would I do with such a drive?
So instead of doing that, I decided to pick up a 16GB CompactFlash card ($70CDN) and the appropriate adapter ($20CDN). The verdict? The machine is… Continue
Posted on November 21, 2009 at 1:46am — 6 Comments
Upgrading my iPod Mini
I may live and breathe technology, but I refuse to give in to cell phone and MP3 player trends. I semi-reluctantly bought an iPod mini after the prices dropped in early 2005. 4 years later, the battery is nearing the end of its life and I was thinking about making the jump to a new Nano... but what I always really wanted was an iPod mini with more storage.
I just put a fresh battery from Sonnet Technologies in my iPod mini. I also took the opportunity to swap out the 4GB Hitachi… Continue
I just put a fresh battery from Sonnet Technologies in my iPod mini. I also took the opportunity to swap out the 4GB Hitachi… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2008 at 12:00am
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 10:10pm on December 5, 2007,
James said… - What an honor to have the distinguished voice of Macintosh Folklore Radio in our little network! Welcome!
- At 3:29pm on December 9, 2007,
Claes said… - Hey Derek!
Thanks for the add! I really love Macintosh Folklore Radio as well!
- At 7:01pm on January 23, 2008,
Mitchell said… - Love Mac folklore Radio. Any new episodes coming?
- At 9:17am on May 15, 2008,
Classic Computing said… - Hi Derek, I am also a big fan of your podcast and I know how you feel in falling behind on it. I started up two podcasts and then let them slide. You did a lot of episodes though.
Also, you were my inspiration for reading a book into a podcast - "Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer." I am finally working on it again and almost done with chapter 2. It's a great book and I want to follow through on completing it. I hope to start up my Classic Computing podcast again soon too. Take care, David
- At 4:53pm on August 18, 2010,
Sean2300c said… - Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately the IIsi's power supply went on the fritz about a week after I made the post. I guess I will have to troubleshoot it and come up with a fix.
Thanks for producing the folklore radio, it is fantastic to listen to!
- At 11:41pm on November 20, 2010,
Kathryn said… - OMG!! Thank you for that information. This is why Mac Lovers should be part of this site. I really appreciate you looking into the WPA problem and steering me to those articles. It sure helps to know that I'm not doing something wrong, it's just the equipment.
- At 11:46pm on November 20, 2010, Kathryn said…
- It would be nice if they would just go back to the friendly open network they had, but they upgraded to a shared T1 line (no wheezing the juice, no streaming Netflix) and upgraded the protocol and password protected it. At least they share with us, so I can't be complaining. But, I really miss the openness. Can't we all just get along?
- At 1:38pm on February 12, 2011,
Scott said… - Yeah, you are probably right. Thanks
- At 11:02pm on April 1, 2011,
Claus Thiim said… - Oh, you know... I know you know...
- At 11:17pm on June 21, 2011,
davekill said… - Hi Derek, I'm still trying to figure out the comments system on this site.
The 520c runs great, I won it in an eBay auction a couple of days ago.
Like new condition, except for the hot pen engraving on the front of the lid - I don't think anyone really used it.
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