#retroapple — Public Fediverse posts

Just noticed this instance is missing my commemorative toot!

I managed to fully restore an Italian Macintosh Classic! (And convert it from 240 to 127v)

The 30yr+ original SCSI disk is still alive and kicking too! Just need to service the floppy drive and figure out how to stabilise the display.

The poor thing was in bad shape. Lots of caps leaked and corroded the analog board and even the chassis! A few others on the motherboard, but nothing as bad as the AB. It was soooooo dirty when it arrived too. It was a surprise to boot it and see a "Benvenuto in Macintosh."

Beautiful machine. Happy to have a little piece of history here. Oh! The old SCSI drive was imaged and safely stored, thanks to BlueSCSI. <3

#retrocomputing #retroapple #apple #retrohardware #vintagecomputing #VintageApple #macintosh

Wild request but if anyone has a working logic board of a Classic of SE family, and a logic analyzer, can you send me a few captures like the ones I have in https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI/src/branch/main/HOW_IT_WORKS.md? Try to catch the key moments, like a full line including h-sync pulses before and after, v-sync, and video polarity. I want to adapt MacDVI to those families mimicking a signal validated by the RGBtoHDMI but I’ve seen lots of inconsistent info on the intertubes. #retroApple

Wild request but if anyone has a working logic board of a Classic of SE family, and a logic analyzer, can you send me a few captures like the ones I have in https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI/src/branch/main/HOW_IT_WORKS.md? Try to catch the key moments, like a full line including h-sync pulses before and after, v-sync, and video polarity. I want to adapt MacDVI to those families mimicking a signal validated by the RGBtoHDMI but I’ve seen lots of inconsistent info on the intertubes. #retroApple

Wild request but if anyone has a working logic board of a Classic of SE family, and a logic analyzer, can you send me a few captures like the ones I have in https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI/src/branch/main/HOW_IT_WORKS.md? Try to catch the key moments, like a full line including h-sync pulses before and after, v-sync, and video polarity. I want to adapt MacDVI to those families mimicking a signal validated by the RGBtoHDMI but I’ve seen lots of inconsistent info on the intertubes. #retroApple

Wild request but if anyone has a working logic board of a Classic of SE family, and a logic analyzer, can you send me a few captures like the ones I have in https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI/src/branch/main/HOW_IT_WORKS.md? Try to catch the key moments, like a full line including h-sync pulses before and after, v-sync, and video polarity. I want to adapt MacDVI to those families mimicking a signal validated by the RGBtoHDMI but I’ve seen lots of inconsistent info on the intertubes. #retroApple

Wild request but if anyone has a working logic board of a Classic of SE family, and a logic analyzer, can you send me a few captures like the ones I have in https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI/src/branch/main/HOW_IT_WORKS.md? Try to catch the key moments, like a full line including h-sync pulses before and after, v-sync, and video polarity. I want to adapt MacDVI to those families mimicking a signal validated by the RGBtoHDMI but I’ve seen lots of inconsistent info on the intertubes. #retroApple

Look at this 1-bit art! John Calhoun is the best! #retroApple

Look at this 1-bit art! John Calhoun is the best! #retroApple

Look at this 1-bit art! John Calhoun is the best! #retroApple

Look at this 1-bit art! John Calhoun is the best! #retroApple

Look at this 1-bit art! John Calhoun is the best! #retroApple

I’m not the bragging type but I’m really happy with how well my MacDVI adapter works! 😃

I left v-sync between the Mac and the DVI output for another day but it doesn’t really seem to be a problem. #retroApple

https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI

I’m not the bragging type but I’m really happy with how well my MacDVI adapter works! 😃

I left v-sync between the Mac and the DVI output for another day but it doesn’t really seem to be a problem. #retroApple

https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI

I’m not the bragging type but I’m really happy with how well my MacDVI adapter works! 😃

I left v-sync between the Mac and the DVI output for another day but it doesn’t really seem to be a problem. #retroApple

https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI

I’m not the bragging type but I’m really happy with how well my MacDVI adapter works! 😃

I left v-sync between the Mac and the DVI output for another day but it doesn’t really seem to be a problem. #retroApple

https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI

I’m not the bragging type but I’m really happy with how well my MacDVI adapter works! 😃

I left v-sync between the Mac and the DVI output for another day but it doesn’t really seem to be a problem. #retroApple

https://codeberg.org/arroz/MacDVI

And then the infamous labyrinth! #retroApple

And then the infamous labyrinth! #retroApple

And then the infamous labyrinth! #retroApple

And then the infamous labyrinth! #retroApple

And then the infamous labyrinth! #retroApple

The swamps! 😍 #retroApple

The swamps! 😍 #retroApple

The swamps! 😍 #retroApple

The swamps! 😍 #retroApple

The swamps! 😍 #retroApple

Speaking about things that matter. Not sure why I can’t run it from the HD but floppy will do! #retroApple

Speaking about things that matter. Not sure why I can’t run it from the HD but floppy will do! #retroApple

Speaking about things that matter. Not sure why I can’t run it from the HD but floppy will do! #retroApple

Speaking about things that matter. Not sure why I can’t run it from the HD but floppy will do! #retroApple

Speaking about things that matter. Not sure why I can’t run it from the HD but floppy will do! #retroApple

Hey, look who showed up! Now if I remembered what to do with this. #retroApple

Hey, look who showed up! Now if I remembered what to do with this. #retroApple

Hey, look who showed up! Now if I remembered what to do with this. #retroApple

Hey, look who showed up! Now if I remembered what to do with this. #retroApple

Hey, look who showed up! Now if I remembered what to do with this. #retroApple

Well, it doesn’t like System 7.1 on this disk. TBF this was meant for an LC so I have no idea if it’s supposed to support the Plus. I installed it, huh, 30 years ago? The details may be a bit blurry. #retroApple

Well, it doesn’t like System 7.1 on this disk. TBF this was meant for an LC so I have no idea if it’s supposed to support the Plus. I installed it, huh, 30 years ago? The details may be a bit blurry. #retroApple

Well, it doesn’t like System 7.1 on this disk. TBF this was meant for an LC so I have no idea if it’s supposed to support the Plus. I installed it, huh, 30 years ago? The details may be a bit blurry. #retroApple

Well, it doesn’t like System 7.1 on this disk. TBF this was meant for an LC so I have no idea if it’s supposed to support the Plus. I installed it, huh, 30 years ago? The details may be a bit blurry. #retroApple

Well, it doesn’t like System 7.1 on this disk. TBF this was meant for an LC so I have no idea if it’s supposed to support the Plus. I installed it, huh, 30 years ago? The details may be a bit blurry. #retroApple

4MB! Imagine the possibilities! #retroApple

4MB! Imagine the possibilities! #retroApple

4MB! Imagine the possibilities! #retroApple

4MB! Imagine the possibilities! #retroApple

4MB! Imagine the possibilities! #retroApple

Well I didn’t kill it! #retroApple

Well I didn’t kill it! #retroApple

Well I didn’t kill it! #retroApple

Well I didn’t kill it! #retroApple