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Picked up this official Apple DB9 <-> Mini-DIN8 adapter from eBay the other day, so that I can have a serial cable for my vintage Macs, in the hope of using it for TechStep diagnostics among other things.

Unfortunately, it's not wired correctly, according to the guide at https://recon-68k.github.io/#serial-adapters-and-cables. And I didn't check the pinout first because my multimeter died (see: https://oldbytes.space/@smallsco/117193190601081442) and I figured it would be fine anyway, after all it's an official part right?

But with it connected to my serial cable (this guy: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0759HSLP1) between my MacBook Pro and my Power Mac 6500, the serial cable got hot - scalding hot - needed-oven-mitts-to-unplug-it hot 🥵 Hopefully nothing got damaged.

(I'd also tried earlier with my IIfx and it did not get hot but it didn't work either)

cc: @jack68k

#RetroComputing #VintageMac

I love the Mac LCIII, so let's try to save this one that someone ran a drill into. Just another normal Saturday noon stream here at the BigBadBench. #ewaste #vintagemac https://youtube.com/live/-zvet5a9AaA?feature=share

Mac OS family portrait: 7.5.5 through 10.10.

Which one would you add next?

#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #Virtualization #VirtualBox #SheepShaver #MiniVMac #MacOS

hey folks anyone know how to get SheepShaver bridged to the host's network on macOS 14?

i've got the network device set to slirp. i swear this worked earlier this year, but i keep getting a 10.x.x.x address and router now, instead of the 192.168.y.y i'd expect from my home network, and i can no longer reach the PowerBook G3 AppleShare server on the same network from SheepShaver.

questions:

• does SheepShaver bridging interact badly with Parallels?
• do i need Internet Sharing set to a specific setting, or does that not affect however bridging works?

i don't need AppleTalk support, just IP.

(reposted with clarifications and correct visibility)

#VintageMac #ClassicMac #Retrocomputing #SheepShaver

Aren’t these Susan Kare designed bitmap dish towels just lovely?

#VintageApple #VintageMac #SusanKare #Woven #textiles

https://www.areaware.com/collections/susan-kare/products/bitmap-textiles

On this, the last day of #MARCHintosh, we say goodbye with some After Dark Flying Toasters on my #AmigaCDTV pretending to be a #Macintosh.

#CommodoreAmiga #VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #FlyingToasters

Some Susan Kare originals in Mac Paint on System 6.0.8 in A-Max 2.5 on an Amiga CDTV.

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #VintageMac #MARCHintosh #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #MacPaint

This composite of two pictures of the same screen beautifully illustrates interlaced video from the Amiga CDTV. They show the screen displaying different fields (in this case 1/50 second). Together, these two fields make up the image you see on the CRT. There is a very noticeable flicker, especially when there’s sharp horizontal color differences between fields.

#CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #VintageMac #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #MARCHintosh

“It’s always flow control.” I printed again but instead of the ImageWriter II, I sent it over RS-232 and captured it with CoolTerm. I then sent that file (400K) to the ImageWriter II over serial. The flow control gods were smiling because it worked that time! So, I just need an external print buffer/spooler for CDTV and A-Max 😅

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #MARCHintosh #PageMaker #VintageMac

Printing from PageMaker starts off fine but quickly turns into garbage and starts ejecting pages from the ImageWriter II. I suspect there’s some hardware flow control problems with longer prints.

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #VintageMac #MARCHintosh #PageMaker #ImageWriterII

ZOOM AND ENHANCE ✨ Having this larger display was certainly an upgrade over the built in display of a classic Mac, but then again, lots of flicker! 😵‍💫

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #MARCHintosh #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #VintageMac #PageMaker

More CDTV pretending to be a Mac printing shenanigans: PageMaker 1.2! Ahh the logo alone takes me back. There’s a sample document on the disk so let’s try printing that!

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #MARCHintosh #VintageMac #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #PageMaker

But can we print from the Amiga CDTV pretending to be a Mac Plus with AMax? Yes! Here’s a MacWrite document (in San Francisco font, natch) printing over the “modem port” (Amiga serial) to an ImageWriter II.

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #MARCHintosh #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #VintageMac #MacWrite #MacPlus

Hey so I got the A-Max cartridge working somehow. I removed and tested three chips, all good. Tried it again and now it’s working! I can plug in the #FloppyEmu into it and access native Mac disk images now. Here’s #MacWrite!

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #VintageMac #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaCDTV #MARCHintosh