Recent content by Forrest

FYI Joes Computer Museum offers the CatMac cases that are 3D printed. These CatMac cases are currently available for the Mac 128K/512K and the Mac Plus according to https://jcm-1.com/product/catmac-mini-case-plus-edition-3d-print-service/ ‘Design by Jason Merrill of GutBomb Industries. Concept...

Nice - I’ll have to try this out.

Well I can’t try my early Roland SC55, as it has only MIDI ports and not a Mac serial interface. I guess I need a Midiman Macman interface.

Thanks - I’ll have to try it out with my Roland SC. Does the program work with System 7.5 or OS 8?

I watched your video from VCFSW - excellent work on the project. Hopefully this project helps you when you graduate and look for a job.

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Glad you got it working. Many moons ago, I remember I had to modify the hold down bracket on a PCI Ethernet card so it was secured in a 6360.

It’s important to configure the emulator so it will shutdown the Raspian OS before disconnecting power, or the file system on the SD card will get corrupted.

Ok, looks like a project that takes a little work. I would install a heatsink on the CPU chip on the Pi - useful if you want to overclock the Pi. I don’t think you need to solder the 40 pin header, but you may want to solder the 5v and Ground pins, if you want to use a power button to turn the...

The LC Macs are small enough to store vertically on a bookshelf. As someone who collects too many retro computers, small size is a big benefit and these computers are easier to work on than a laptop.

I checked the U.S. Raspberry Pi distributors and it looks like the Zero 2 w is out of stock. It sold for $15 for years, though the latest price is $20 at most places. If you can’t find a Zero 2 W for a reasonable price, the Raspberry Pi 3A+ is functionally similar and still in stock at some...

Don’t electrolytic caps on video cards eventually go bad?

Looks a little like a Kensington ADB Turbo Mouse https://forum.trackballs.eu/viewtopic.php?t=104

Looks like Amazon still sells the same LCD monitor for $79.99 Eyoyo 8" Security Camera Monitor, 1024×768 4:3 Mini LCD Screen CCTV Monitors Display with HDMI VGA BNC AV USB

Wow, that’s a great price.