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  1. I've updated my Classic Mac Support blog post with info on how to create a Print to PDF printer that's shared over AppleTalk with netatalk!

    biosrhythm.com/?p=2791

    #RetroComputing #VintageMac #VintageApple #netatalk #MacIPRpi #MacipGW #LaserWriter

  2. As promised, I wrote a blog post about creating my own classic Mac support server using a Raspberry Pi Zero, a TashTalk 2 hat, netatalk, and a few other tools. It's very much like MacIPRpi with everything current.

    biosrhythm.com/?p=2791

    Boosts appreciated!

    #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #netatalk #MacIPRpi #MacipGW

  3. I’ve been rebuilding a #RaspberryPi installation that supports my classic Mac habit 😄

    I used to use the awesome #MacIPGW image which includes a ton of pre-configured software like #netatalk. But it hasn’t been updated in a while so I used it as excuse to start from scratch.

    I used this Pi Zero W as my starting point. HDMI video stopped working on it for unknown reasons. I added an Ethernet/USB hub hat and a #TashTalk 2 hat for #LocalTalk devices.

    #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac

  4. If you run a #MacIPRpi on a Pi or VM and are using an AppleTalk router (AIR, tashrouter, etc) you can use the following command on the Pi to scan all zones for devices.

    getzones | while read line ; do echo "$line zone:" ; nbplkup "@$line" ;done

    Better still, put this in your .bash_aliases file as

    alias scan='getzones | while read line ; do echo "$line zone:" ; nbplkup "@$line" ;done'

    After logging back in, type just type scan. 😎

    #GlobalTalk #MARCHintosh #VintageApple #VintageMac