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I think I found a logical error in my code, though I’m not sure what to about it yet, so I’m musing here in text. It concerns the case I was trying before, where I attempted to bridge EtherTalk/Ethernet to LToU/WiFi (two interfaces), and an AARP “Request” packet comes in (on Ethernet)...

Here are some current Mac builds: Mac Plus on macOS Mac II on macOS They’re built from github.com/sfiera/mini-vmac-builder and all that’s needed to build new versions is to update $LATEST in the Makefile. They are signed but not notarized; woe betide whosoever should upgrade to...

Speaking personally, what I'd like to have in the long term is a AFP server that is designed to do the kinds of things I want to do (like “access Google Drive from my Quadra at home”) and not the ones that netatalk seems to (like “integrate Macs into a multi-user Unix environment”). And, of...

For the record, I noticed an oversight on my part. When I first tested Mini vMac as an AFS client, I used a 6.0.8 image. Since 6.0.8 doesn't have built-in file sharing, when I later tested Mini vMac as a server, I used a 7.x.x image. However, I didn't first verify that Mini vMac on 7.x.x could...

Oh, but no more experiments for a couple weeks. I’m heading on vacation (assuming international air travel is still a thing come Thursday) and I need to put away my toys. Might still put in a little work on the repo. Is there simpler client software to exercise the networking stack than...

I tried adding in an extra bridge, hooking up a Plus to the Quadra, which runs LocalTalk Bridge. It was able to see machines on the far end, but not connect to them. I also tried going the opposite way, with the Quadra as a client and Mini vMac as the server. This doesn’t seem to be working...

Weekend project: Lower left, a Mini vMac LTOU client. Upper right, a Quadra serving its hard drive with AFP over EtherTalk. Off-screen, an RPi running a bridge between the two. I started with bbraun’s abridge, converted it to Go, and extended it to support LTOU. It took basically the weekend...

My understanding of the CD format is that there can only be one data track on a CD. Tracks are different from partitions, but the data track could have a partition map with multiple partitions (e.g. HFS and FAT). Software for ripping ISOs should be able to see the whole data track, including the...

Drivers here: Atmark Controller Key Assign Software The drivers didn’t seem to work for me, but the trackball and left trigger work as a mouse without any drivers installed.

Pippins don’t seem to be difficult to find in Japan, though my interest level and tolerance for a non-working machine haven’t matched the price point of anything I’ve seen. This is in fact an Atmark Controller For Macintosh. Comes with drivers on a floppy disk (still sealed, but I’ll take an...

Even more impressive to me is the attention they paid to the DB-9 plug, which would normally be hidden behind the computer: (though I am a little disappointed that the ends of the pins don’t have Assimilation Process logos like the Apple pins do) I saw it in your thread, liked it, and then...

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more trackballs. Haven’t tested either yet, but the Pippin/ADB controllers (a pair of them) appear to be unused.

Article idea: dip-switch settings for VGA adapters: Beyond the simple tables of “dip switch settings XYZ correspond to WxH” I wish I had some understanding of what particular dip-switches actually mean, in terms of tying together sense pins and sync pulses.

I dug a little more and found a closed 512k auction with what appears to be a M0110J keyboard. So maybe the 512k was first in Japan?

Tech Note #138 says “The 12 point font takes up approximately 100K of memory and the optional 18 point font takes up approximately 250K of memory. The KanjiTalk code itself takes up about 180K of memory. Because the fonts take up quite a bit of memory, many applications will not work on a...

Sure, I’m in no hurry. I have a SCSI2SD for it, and other projects to keep me busy. Electronically, they seem to be fine or mostly fine. They can read and write floppies acceptably. The problem seems to be in the eject mechanism: Manually ejecting takes quite a bit of force on both of...

That’s great. I bought the isopropyl and grease already, but I’ll hold off on applying them, then. For the record, I was kind of joking about sending them to you, but it would be totally feasible to ゆうパック them over if you’d find it useful. [Edit: or at a minimum, document their current state...

Thanks for the video; I found it very informative. I have two 800k drives I need to tune up, unless of course you want to fix them for me feature them in a subsequent episode :)

Oh yeah, and the SCSI2SD is Hello Kitty-powered:

My new TAM’s hard drive seems to be failed or failing, and I figured I’d pick up an IDE-to-M.2 adapter and replace it with an SSD. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice the unusual screw locations; as Low End Mac notes, “upgrades may require some modification as the mounting holes in the original drive...