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Anyone need anything debabelized?
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Do not accept imitations
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Look what dropped in my lap. (Help me.)
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Look what just dropped in my lap. (Mommy it hurts.)
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ETA: THE PRINTER IS GONE DON'T BOOST THIS ANYMORE
Thanks!
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okay I'm not sure how to get the attention of any #Seattle local people involved with the #LocalTalk #RetroComputing network BUT
a localtalk-talking laserjet just showed up on Free Stuff on Seattle craigslist and I thought maybe someone might be interested:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/zip/d/mill-creek-vintage-hp-laserjet-2100m/7753245455.html
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The way it works is this:
1. A print is initiated from a device to the CUPS-PDF driver on my #netatalk Raspberry Pi.
2. The resulting PDF is placed in the AFP share of netatalk/afpd.
3. An emulated PPC Mac 9.2.2 running the #AppleScript below is watching for new files in that folder and will print them using Acrobat Reader to the #ImageWriterII via #LocalTalk using the MacPalette II driver.It works, but crashes with dialog that I can't auto-dismiss.
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With netatalk, a TashTalk hat, TashRouter, and CUPS on the Raspberry Pi, we can do clever things like share a #ImageWriter II printer over #LocalTalk with an iPhone using AirPrint!
This screenshot was printed from my phone to the ImageWriter II.
Interestingly, this was just fixed in the latest netatalk 2.3.2!
#LiveLaughLocalTalk #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac
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Printed a battery charger cradle for the Macintosh Portable. This will make it easier to maintain the lead acid battery outside of the machine when I’m not using it. The pogo pins for the terminals are on order.
The original SLA battery in the pic is long dead but the case can be used to host a new one.
Info and files here: https://dymczyk.com/macintosh-portable-battery-charger-tray
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable #3dPrinting
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✌️ Peace and 💾 Floppies: the Macintosh Portable LCD display is so crisp and sharp, it looks like a cross stitch. This is with the backlight off.
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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The selected disk has a later version. I see. 🧐
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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Macintosh Portable running MacOS 8 whaaaatt?! 🙃
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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An alternative is this, the Battery Eliminator from @TechByAndroda which installs in the modem slot and bypasses the battery all together. It uses super caps to act as the battery instead so you have use it while plugged into the power adapter. Quite a weight saver!
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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Powering the #MacintoshPortable is a struggle. It can’t be powered by the AC power adapter alone. It relies on the battery as the main source of power. The power adapter is really to charge the battery.
The original (long dead) 6V lead acid battery weighed in at over 2.5 lbs! A new replacement SLA pack from eBay weighs 1.75 lbs and lasts for about an hour.
A 6V LiFePO4 battery is just 1 lb and has 6 Ah of power, enough for 2-3 hrs with backlight!
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The #MacintoshPortable screen is exquisitely sharp for a LCD panel of the day thanks to an active matrix display. And the backlight in this model makes it quite usable without direct light.
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This Macintosh Portable product introduction video, from the introduction by Jean-Louis Gassée in 1989, shows it being used "anytime, anywhere"-- like the top of a mountain!
H/t to @harpaa01 for the video suggestion. Worth checking out the entire video to see a Portable being assembled piece by piece on a podium in front of an audience without tools.
https://mastodon.social/@harpaa01/111682317174146325
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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Mine is missing, but it originally came with a luggage name tag with a great Macintosh Portable illustration on it. I may have to make one of these for it.
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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A Macintosh Portable Snow White appreciation post 😍
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable
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Let’s look inside the #MacintoshPortable, a marvel of all plastic engineering. It contains no screws and requiring only a flat head screw driver to disassemble it. It’s also nerve wracking for fear of breaking brittle plastic.
The back holds the lead acid battery on the left and the right your choice of HD/FD or 2 FDs.
Here I’ve installed a #BlueSCSI V2 desktop along with the 50 to 34 pin SCSI adapter.
I’ve also installed a 8MB RAM card
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My New Year’s resolution this year is 640x400x1 🥳
Say Hello, World! to the new-to-me Macintosh Portable. This is the fancy backlit version (M5126). More luggable than laptop weighing in at 16 lbs. It’s just such a beast of a machine.
It comes with this even larger travel case with room for lots of extra gear.
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #MacintoshPortable