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    Archive Gone? mirror.macintosharchive.org/archive.info-mac.org/

    Ah geeze, not sure how I missed that. Thanks!
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    Archive Gone? mirror.macintosharchive.org/archive.info-mac.org/

    This archive seems to have gone away... mirror.macintosharchive.org/archive.info-mac.org/ Does anyone know of an http version (like FTP directories, but via HTTP) of the info-mac archive that's online anymore? I can't find one. I have found info-mac.org which is a forum interface to the...
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    Stuffit Magic Numbers

    A little luck, but not a lot.  You can reliably tell the difference between "5.5 or later" or "pre 5.5".  I found this to be a useful distinction when browsing archives.  I implemented it into the RetroBridgeBBS interface so that I can tell (when browsing online archives) if the file I want to...
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    170 Power Adapter

    Ok thanks.  The adapter works with my other non-170 powerbooks, so I guess 170 is dead.  I'll put it in the queue of powerbooks that need attention.  I've got to stop buying these things!
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    170 Power Adapter

    lowendmac says that the 170 uses a "power supply: M5140 – 15W, 2 amps". I have a M5651 which is 7.5V/2.0A.  Stretching my math skills to the limit, I calculate that it's 15W.  The connector fits the 170.  However, with this adapter my new 170 of unknown condition won't boot.  I'm guessing it...
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    Info-mac files now grab the file description from the abstract.txt file....
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    Oh yeah, I forgot about the download limits.  That might move it to the end of the list to bring online.
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    It's nice to hear some positive feedback, thanks.  My linux box doesn't have serial, so I'm using a usb serial adapter.  The one I'm using is made by Kensington, but I've ordered a few cheap ones of Amazon to see if they work (I suspect they will).  I also have a null modem adapter.  If you...
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    Lol, yeah...  In fact, I really didn't mean to replicate a BBS when I started... I just wanted an interface that automated the host-side of things (I was doing a lot of wget, miniterm transfer only to find out I couldn't uncompress the .sit file).  But then my little script grew out of control. ...
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    Just a small update.  I've been refactoring the code to make it easier to add online archives.  That's mostly finished.  You can now upload files from your classic computer to the BBS.  You can type in the url of a page that has files on it and DL them via serial.  I've added the...
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    mAcTX - ATX to Classic Macs

    Very exciting, they look great!
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    cheesestraws' conquests (cheesequests?)

    Mmmmmm.  Love it.
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    8 Pin MiniDIN to USB?

    Yeah please let us know if it works for serial... I've looked at those and wondered if the yaseau pinout is what we'd want and if it is null modem or not.
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    Newbie / Getting Started disk images?

    That's a great collection and effort, and very much what I was looking for.  Is it that your work?
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    RetroBridgeBBS

    I've been working on this for a couple weeks now.  It's not perfect, but I think it's at the point where it's useful.  If you can connect your old mac to your modern PC using a serial cable, then you get this sort of pseudo-bbs interface that lets you download and upload files using X/Y/ZModem. ...
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