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That Windows 95 CD Sampler tho. Very fond memories of that. It's where I first learned of 3D Movie Maker, which is now inexplicably even open source!

This has inspired me. I've been trying to find a tiny project to re-hone my C# skills. Used to be a professional C# dev but haven't touched it in over 10 years. No promises this will ever be done, but I've drafted a UI in Visual Studio; what do you think?

Is this a flaw endemic to the design? I already have three F4Lites on the way and I'm not sure if I want to put the one I bought for my Indy in the Indy if this is the case, because I don't think it's going to work and that hardware is significantly more brittle (and harder to repair) than...

Genuine question, though it feels really dumb to ask: what about just leaving it unplugged for some amount of time (weeks/months)? Sure, it doesn't provide instant gratification, but if you have a pile of other projects to do, and you are a nervous little dog-breed-named forum reader, would it...

There's something like https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07WWBFL6J but it's really expensive for what it is. I have a single key-sized plastic cover that I use to prevent my cats from powering up my Beige G3. Unfortunately, I don't know where I got it, it's probably more than 20 years old, and I...

I'm typically the last one to recommend emulators, but I do like seeing the development scene for A/UX grow, so… Recent version of Qemu "just work" running A/UX as long as you have a Quadra 800 and its ROM. A tutorial for a Windows host is available; it works pretty much the same on the Mac...

I have two SEs of unknown condition and I was about to plug them in and see if they work and then I remembered this thread. Do SE systems have RIFAs? I couldn't find a good answer other than this page that basically said "maybe" – without showing where to even look. Also, it's been trying for...

I know what to do with them! ;)

Oh no. :( I'll start with lubricating and cleaning and see how it goes. I seem to recall a thread recently where the eject gears were deemed unobtainium at this point, and 3D-printed alternatives don't hold up. VGA, specifically the Samsung 943N and 570V, both known to work with...

I've long-wondered if it would be possible to write drivers for more modern cards to allow the classic Mac OS to run WPA2. Theoretically anything is possible, but practically I'm not sure how feasible it would be.

The 8•24 NuBus card came today, so I decided my Friday night project would be trying to bring it up on the IIci. It was replacing what I thought was a dead SuperMac Spectrum/8 III. Tried two monitors and no video. Moved it to a different slot, no video. Saw a thread from a number of years...

Is this the sign of a screen in need of a recap? It's still pretty readable, but it's just… weird.

I'm wanting to create a family genealogy book, and I have a pretty good idea of how I want the layout to look in my head but I'm not sure what the best software is to create it with. I'd really like to use the PowerBook 1400c for writing it, so I'm limiting the search to software compatible...

The "initial goal" is for serial speeds, but is there any hope for a future that could go to at least 10Mbit like the Farallon cards did? That would be genuinely useful for bringing my 6500 on to Wi-Fi. Also, I seem to recall that external clocks could drive serial lines towards 1 Mbit, which...

If it helps, it can definitely be an authentic experience if you don't mind feeling like you're a few years in the future. I know many who were using MO or even removable drives back in the day for primary storage and had a lot of good performance. Consider these two ads from early '97...

You want the FinderInfo structure from the Volume Header. Apple's TN1150 describes it, but I'll reprint the useful bits here: Twiddling these is how I was able to get my 1400cs to start an incompatible 7.5.3 image (enough to whine about it).

A 2010 iMac will likely not write to HFS Standard (not HFS+, which requires 8.1 or some hacked extensions and 7.6), I’m afraid. I don’t recall which version of the Mac OS (the macOS?) removed the support off the top of my head; maybe El Capitan. I use HFSExplorer on my M1 MBP to read them, but...

Just wanted to shout out how great your benchmarking is, including the detail and repeatability. Much appreciated research methods.

Incoming PM regarding battery. Thank you (all) for all your help and experience with these, by the way!

Looking over that thread, the logic board doesn't seem that intimidating – my 586 ThinkPad was much worse to take apart. The display puts the fear of God in me, though. I've never done anything with laptop displays. I've always just treated them as a single replaceable component. Add the...