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Hello folks. Tonight I will be streaming starting at 7pm eastern with a group of amazing women who tech. Come hang out with us as we work on various projects and talk tech. youtube.com/live/MqSlrmY...

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I need to get some stuff ready to sell at MIT Swapfest this weekend. Let's triage these three compact Macintoshes (SE/30 and 2x Mac Plus) to see if we can get any of them ready for sale. What to do before you power up a new purchase. Wednesday (11th) at 3:30PM eastern. youtube.com/live/dyQ9Pfy...

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Patreon supporters just got Early Access to a low-budget 1974 #filmstrip where the lymph - a liquid in your body that creates white blood cells - talks to you about what it does. I know. I'm weirded out too. www.patreon.com/posts/130999...

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My lack of enthusiasm for the Macintosh Classic is fairly public. Can we make it less terrible by installing a 68030 upgrade in it? Let's build HKZ's new Mini Performer Plus and install it in a Macintosh Classic entirely the wrong way. Saturday (7th) at noon eastern. youtube.com/live/oIT5QKR...

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It took just 15 years to get from Citizens United to this

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An original Cat Mac example #catmac #macintosh

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Apple Power Macintosh 4400 .. which some say is the "official" Apple Macintosh clone!

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DO NOT DEMAGNETIZE CD

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Does this mean I'm famous now? Woah. All I did is want a cool thing for folks. :D arstechnica.com/appl...

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I need you all to see the hype video that this person made to sell their 1994 Geo Metro

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I have worked with Polar Filament to get color matched Classic Mac Platinum PLA filament made - only $21.99 per kilogram. WOO HOO! Order now, order plenty, and let them know you want them to print it forever! polarfilament.com/pr...

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A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius. This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

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a bit dusty

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Happy update! The disks have been SUCCESSFULLY archived! 🎉 Thanks to finding a less cranky 5.25" disk drive, and extensive cleaning with alcohol (and some minor cursing), the original 1987 disks for Apple's weird LocalTalk PC card are now archived! 🍎 archive.org/details/appl...

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Under 3 min: Learn how to transfer files from your modern computer and the MacintoshGarden to your vintage mac using Infinite Mac and BlueSCSI youtu.be/caHsAaqq024 BlueSCSI Byes - byte size videos on how to use your BlueSCSI - let me know if you like this format or ideas on what else to cover

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New video! Saving a Sad SNES - restoring the legendary 90s game console. Something a bit different this time :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbb... #Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming

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I've had a few people request a way to pre-order the deluxe boxed edition of Adventure! The Quack of Dawn. Here's a link to my ko-fi store where you can place an order. The anticipated shipping date is mid September, 2025. ko-fi.com/s/da35a8e668

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youtube.com/live/ja_r4q9... #Sunday Retro Repair Show 🔨Join Me & My 👀Guests I Will Be Working On These Different Mac Pluses 💾 Live Show June 1, 2025 8:00am PST 11:00am EST

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Last week the Kaypro 2 surprised me by powering up. It also surprised me by having two of the nastiest capacitor leakages that I have ever seen in floppy drives. Let's try to finish repairing these drives and see if the Kaypro will boot Saturday (31st) at noon eastern. youtube.com/live/ek16dBn...

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Heard about #FujiNet? Connect Apple, Atari, C64 & more to the internet & EACH OTHER. Game w/friends on different platforms. Chat & share info - it's awesome! But! They NEED developers. PC? Amstrad? BBC? Others? They need help to do 'em. Go to https://fujinet.online/ and become a developer, today!

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cordless 📞

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Thanks, @gutbomb.net #thames #ident #vintage www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQv...

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So I shot a short of the MacBook Pro with the badly bent screen showing it working. Thank you to my amazing friend @garthbeagle.bsky.social for the channel donation 😀 youtube.com/shorts/-jHyI...

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Santa Cruz is Proudly Showing Pride! The Santa Cruz County Building, Santa Cruz City Hall, Town Clock, Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Building and Abbott Lighthouse are all lit up. They will be lit through the end of June.

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VCFMW call for presentations now open: www.vcfmw.org/talks/ If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.

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Patreon supporters $5 and higher just got access to a Curious George #filmstrip adaptation, played on original hardware. George breaks his leg and gets into the ether at the hospital. Frankly, I'm jealous. www.patreon.com/posts/129875...

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I laughed way too much for this @techconnectify.bsky.social, I mean does it just stay lit saying OFF?!

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Get LocalkTalk printing for your ImageWriter with the ImageScribbler LocalSquawk Option Card by Polpo! In stock now! jcm-1.com/product/im...

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That time MicroMac Technology took the CAT MAC mainstream! #vintage #Macintosh youtu.be/3Tlgta0QZWs

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100% avoid known scammer Sean Lee Robinson aka Geek With Social Skills. He’s defrauded countless people in the vintage computing, retro console and vintage telecom hobbies. He loves to call you to perpetrate his grift so there is no paper trail - don’t fall for his lies!

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