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    Help with copy protected 400k floppy disk (CAD software for 68k)

    The software I want to preserve is Bridgeport EZ-Draft CAD for Macintosh which is quite rare. The Master floppy disk is required when you start the program and I have difficulties copying it or dumping it. I tried with my Supercard Pro (SCP), a Deluxe Option board (DOB) and Copy II Mac 7 but...
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    Recapping : if it ain’t broke don’t fix it?

    I read everywhere that you should preventively recap all old Macs. This process is complex and takes time and expertise that I don’t have. There is also the question about what to recap, analog board? Motherboard? PSU ? All of them ? I the perspective of finding the sweet spot between...
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    advice for installation of my Radius Dos on Mac extension card

    Hello, I’m about to install the Radius Dos on Mac card that I recently purchased in my powermac 7200. Are there any advice for easy installation or precautions to take ? For example this will drain more power from the PSU and I wonder if the 7200 is prone to exploding caps problem. I’m afraid...
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    Twiggy disks dump & convert

    I have a full Lisa office suite in French on Twiggy disks. My first objective would be to dump those disks in order to upload the images on archive.org and bitsavers.org. There is of course the problem that I don't have a twiggy drive, but I could lend the disks to someone that has one and...
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