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I DID have things terminated correctly.  One was on the internal SCSI cable and had termination on and the other was through a SCSI cable attached to the external port, also with termination enabled.  But in this configuration I had issues.  With a power source applied to the external one they...

More a modern day Mac question than a vintage one.  I've been using Quicken desktop for, oh, at least 20 years.  I've used it through Mac and PC versions.  The Mac version has always been somewhat of an orphan child, I remember that from when I switched from the PC version to the Mac version in...

Bueller?  Anyone? 

Yes, exactly, it penalizes the less sophisticated people adding content to the web, like individual bloggers and individual e-commerce website owners (like me).  It is a constant battle to overcome this stuff.  One week it is responsive sites the next it is https and then it is single page...

Is it really that simple?  Dang.  I was thinking it was trying to verify the certificate via the internet and that was failing. 

I've noticed in the last few weeks that when I try to install versions of OS X / macOS from High Sierra (earliest I've tried) and Mojave, the installers are deemed bad with an error message regarding the installer being damaged: I've tracked this down to apparently being an expired...

Well, I think perhaps in name only.  I just literally use it to encrypt the traffic between my resolver and the upstream one I am using.  They offer clear text and encrypted versions of queries and I prefer the encrypted one.  I think it helps a little.  I can't speak to Cloudflare's free...

Holy cow I just got a notification! I trust them much more than Google or other DNS providers.  But I'd like to hear what underhanded things they are suspected of.  I've not heard to any to date. What I'm suggesting is distinct from using DNS over HTTPS via a browser.  I'm doing it from my...

What about running DNS via Linux on a Raspberry Pi?  https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-dns-server/ Better yet, set up a Pi with Pi-hole, which filters out looks for advertising (I highly recommend it).  You can also add some LAN DNS to the setup...

Brilliant. I'm pretty sure my replacement parts includes at least one set of rollers.  But I suspect the rubber on those is goo or crumbly too given the age. 

I ended up buying one of each, so we'll see which one works. 

Got any pictures of that? I've got a ton of repair manuals, videos, etc. for the Laserwriter series.  I put all the PDF materials up on VintageApple.org: https://www.vintageapple.org/laserwriter/ The videos I haven't uploaded to YouTube yet.  But I can put them on Dropbox or available via FTP...

What a great idea!  I just found some of these on l-com.com.  But there are three versions and the difference is the "cable exit": Cable Exit 1: http://www.l-com.com/d-sub-low-profile-right-angle-adapter-db25-male-female-cable-exit-1# Cable Exit 2...

I just checked my site and there are no references to "buildmac" (one word) in the books I've got there.  But there is one book by Dan Allen: https://vintageapple.org/macprogramming/pdf/On_Macintosh_Programming_Advanced_Techniques_1990.pdf

I'm not sure if this is the same was what I was thinking ... a VNC server for vintage Macs such that I can access them from a more modern Mac.  I know Timbuktu is an option and I see that there are work-arounds to get the last version working on Mojave and presumably Catalina.  But would still...

Understood.  But way beyond what I would need. Isn't Fireworks last release CS6?

Apple Mail.  Always have used it so i have a huge amount of legacy email.

I'm happy to say I've updated to Catalina (fresh install on a new Mac actually) and all is well.  I've found alternatives for pretty much everything that I had that was 32 bit.  Catalina seems stable and I've had no issues with email, which is something I heard reports about and was a little...

I didn't know PM had that either.  I've always used Excel / Word for mail merges.  And more recently we moved a multi-user spreadsheet from Excel with mail merge to Word for sales quotes, to Google Sheets and Pages with a plugin for the merge part. As far as mail merge with page layout...

This is the one true unicorn for me.  I've got a manual, I've seen various parts like the print head on eBay, but I've NEVER seen an actual Apple Daisy Wheel Printer show up for sale anywhere.  WTF?  Do they actually exist?  Perhaps just not that many of them were sold I suppose.