2025-12-26T23:10:45Z https://nostr.ae LikesOldMacs https://nostr.ae/npub10ma3hxf2kjz402fgx4ayelsd8l9clk54h4jqhffyk8530f4rnwaszlm2tk https://files.bitbang.social/accounts/avatars/000/024/484/original/7e4ea49ad830f982.png https://files.bitbang.social/accounts/avatars/000/024/484/original/7e4ea49ad830f982.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswgtjpzf6a24s3xzcp8vy5haheuthsz6sq6qj30qud8tdgcevuszczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkglg7jn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjhrackqhjra6e4t7h3kvy5kzspjny0t7psuw2qmrwu35perh2qqa59u4d'>nevent1q…9u4d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol I keep the &#34;beware the Toshiba ways&#34; printout with the laptop in its bag, as a warning 😅 2026-07-26T14:36:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmhkfks53a8e3td0cyvlxqanevpjugxts2q45tdnumd68q4qncvqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkujzjpw Windows help twice in one week! This time a bit different 😅<br/><br/>The Frasier Companion CD ROM (downloaded from IA and burned on a modern Mac) installer thinks this Windows 98 Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT with 40MB RAM doesn&#39;t have enough!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/978/233/459/945/911/original/a0708224a8bcbf9b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-25T02:27:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8x3z6e4yezyuj8e7tgcx4nyycth2h86wjl0vrnqfpasw5a824g9qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkycpplu Chipmunk hole exploration 😅 #dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/648/425/298/239/459/original/a2a2116fff41109b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-27T20:30:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsys86kgpue9a6r9dqn8sl08uqjnfgchrx9szalnaxsa38p56htqcqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmktqeteu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pg0p9vp7xrq0wd404608c0q40knf74aurtudcrgce6ryr8y774cxsfc8u'>nevent1q…fc8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>must be in good shape! I distinctly remember the smell of &#39;heavy duty&#39; kitchen motor appliances from childhood. Perhaps none of them were working properly 😅 2026-04-26T00:32:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsycw8x89l9env5fjcfxtj82v4jj0galt53x5mfn8qhj7qyvd5dx4gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmklqtqsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8660ezgruemr767v5w4azvvlg462alfdze54ez7zjmeksfdq26csth5lxs'>nevent1q…5lxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>love it! I can smell the motor from here! 2026-04-26T00:25:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfa4caknr20a9x2654ljkyh6rxzf6p7xzpfaedkrrzu7mxauxn6cszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkc903qv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhtaag0xg7fq997yvea07v4se2u3rvk76er9hqt8yew2vzlem6wcxzj65p'>nevent1q…j65p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the blue fan and woodgrain TV are pretty great too 2026-04-25T02:24:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspdptvs96u9raag5kk96ya7ht3rty9xjn0x9yvumw5d64nttfjmuszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkw0vxn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstsgdu0z8n8uy8xn7m3g25d5yeh9f09ylvat2g8t9t099s9ru2j0squfjsv'>nevent1q…fjsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Trojans Affected by Iran War&#34; 2026-04-22T01:43:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstnq8x9fdevj7uw7hgwfm4xw97mnqvtmfrtyxejff4wfrjruw3t0gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmknx2f09 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9lpwnx5lthuxyvsz9xz6k4wt9xmtzcynn9pzhxu53ettm3gd8qpcl8n8x6'>nevent1q…n8x6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>back when the model lineup was somehow more confusing than now! 2026-04-20T22:20:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszamf6smvfx3k8lwt55f7u0s2rlgj5redvenjunw2xq9hzv7nefvszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2frxqa <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/letter-from-gil-amelio/">https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/letter-from-gil-amelio/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/439/322/285/467/653/original/48b252b398f1d6e4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-20T22:11:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8p56la68qmqxc22tgpheg8l8lgylauz56egp87sd9899nxhynj5czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmktnhvz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuv5ltgtmxvftk8wj50gd0urucmd8unn6nftssfpj24n7eq4c27cf93ma6'>nevent1q…3ma6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>expect Corverati babies in ~9 mos 2026-04-15T15:34:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrp2j7vxnx697eyegx3khsclrzxneqwz2u6w9ljrgnpez5ldk3gvgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkx5n3ry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qhgsfwc3jqmy0f4rt2azvh22my43tu9uf4e5s5329a00q5vsevga735sp'>nevent1q…35sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>legit thought that pic was some special edition GMC Terrain. <br/><br/>Anyways who else remembers the Tribeca anatomy blunder 2026-04-13T21:47:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfc9ff7267kqtsmwgv93s4am5cwmr9dsq2scjvwm7hy8m4pwjtmqszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkpsrksp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8uqde5yzsn02nqdef8vkjj5cyg5mwpaay75eqfu8fmwqe8hrjccg4vrzc9'>nevent1q…rzc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>although he justified the huge trade in loss on rising gas prices (while wearing a maga hat) 2026-04-13T20:53:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxs45nm6cj4xz4vcumxl8zyu92emy44w5w6qv9krn28y90nhkmuhgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkvjpph8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0q72vmshwqzg9cw3rdynjxg6zrr7sxq0j5wta4yjvj5ewaru6eas0g7aja'>nevent1q…7aja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>great story! We had a 7200/90 in the closet for the same reason! It was a discard from my Mom&#39;s workplace, and I set it up with IPNetRouter 😊 2026-04-11T16:33:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszpkywtq2mhuf8k7d846dd2783yt9dgv4v0c4hvw3nygedgftdqxczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk8p76ga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdsdu6jm6he6m39dfk3awm7fn3pjlnkkr5lcw3248e0t346pf55aq67gqdq'>nevent1q…gqdq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the color matched 4 wires on the internal plug for this thing are for the pass thru port, and then 4 random colors are the ones I need lol<br/><br/>Just going to solder to the test points on this plug and wrap it in a football of tape! 2026-04-07T23:02:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzglmj269kcf2079gc0rxmrsqkfn23r4u6zlkxjmuls3hh35puwszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk0jzfa8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5y0lnqdnw8qcjedas87nc8xws2gv6vg9hw7cs50wpf4rux229fqak7rnu'>nevent1q…7rnu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn&#39;t! Thank you! 2026-04-07T22:57:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0x2lamhflvvsvvaul8m86y3hmakv6unperpn9pf3fq4k0m6ehm9qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkchdrpg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs803c6mkudnxuce02asr7rgzfv3p98jemkty630vlccarc94skq7q56ndst'>nevent1q…ndst</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn&#39;t! Thank you! 2026-04-07T22:57:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2g6trw69lyzn4hfw5w7ksrkq2rhv86m2lqqc4czka2kt6zswzf7qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk9pyepd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88q4z3awq69rek9hkwm29hwhx4drh0n4cmlex07sr79vvmqlky3cg506kp'>nevent1q…06kp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn&#39;t! Thank you! 2026-04-07T22:57:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs803c6mkudnxuce02asr7rgzfv3p98jemkty630vlccarc94skq7qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkggc5sq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdth3kfx237p749dk47zyc2y48gsyvug29kkvgd4ped008tvv22gsywq9fp'>nevent1q…q9fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>your few sentences is clearer than 15 minutes of googling was! Thank you!<br/><br/>Perhaps (because it&#39;s cheap junk) one side handles the reader and the other is just for the front facing pass thru USB port<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/365/858/853/725/489/original/21805358c173547c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-07T22:48:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdwqkuxyl2taqecf8swn7ypdvf5zsjv0f76ms9hpqdqwfdypaun7szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk8kscud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkuyrjdrxux32hrdtysm7yym0f96z5g96jr6hh5cmkeccu0rw9ms7uu65k'>nevent1q…u65k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yep! Just trying to figure out what the right lines are. There is a pass thru USB port on the reader and I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s one &#39;side&#39; and the reader itself is the other. Will get out the multimeter in a bit! 2026-04-07T22:46:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswfks4aeawe04x09rc7ht5vvvrr7kewmqz7435uza4vxnyrytn53szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk00e343 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07uqtj652dzdswcpzvmgvdvnzlxfemxu3cd58rtsmukv2z5mmzlgfh6js6'>nevent1q…6js6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and yes I just want to make this an &#39;external&#39; standard USB plug that I would make by chopping the male end off of an old printer cable 2026-04-07T22:45:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs07uqtj652dzdswcpzvmgvdvnzlxfemxu3cd58rtsmukv2z5mmzlgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkyp7sqt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5c2d6rtgkzgmnvw3nx6arclgkk5jznr4t2mht564nh37csx677c6sw0w6'>nevent1q…w0w6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you for responding! <br/><br/>The mystery is that the other side isn&#39;t labeled. But looking at the front of the device, could one &#39;side&#39; of the USB be for the pass thru port and the other &#39;side&#39; be for the reader? I can get out the multimeter after dinner and if so, just connect the side that serves the reader and not the pass thru port.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/365/829/746/891/472/original/71b70c1ae63a6015.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/365/830/165/036/992/original/14aa22c72bb6feff.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-07T22:44:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2uecrrxxaxn02d7v26lr9d6qfmfkdqk6pqz6m6f4lqpnunq7pgmczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkgyeucd USB D:<br/>-Size of a human hair<br/>-Cylindrical connector<br/>-359 pins<br/>-Keyed 2026-04-07T22:29:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ykz2lfckmjqedt0pevddej4x082cau6kpq7hwrrhjmmw9d4ewcgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmky4f4nq Tips on how I can convert this fake ass &#34;internal USB 2.0&#34; plug to a normal external USB type A (USB 1.1 compatible, preferably) plug? TIL that USB 2.0 is just two USB ports slammed together? The Internet wasn&#39;t very helpful and any adapter that looks right likely just has one conductor masquerading as nine<br/><br/>Please note that I have a soldering iron and a computer whose USB bus is expendable <br/><br/>Anyways how are you distracting yourself this evening?<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/365/728/937/255/242/original/241759acbf89c410.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/365/729/371/658/920/original/d640bed93fe6a817.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-07T22:19:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9lqn6aqwewltqaj0mekyppd9haqkf8adg5twl0sqpmfky0fwktxgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkpmtgzh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswaw0n0yxggtp75njfn75al4ukmga4mrjukl78a43qlvgzxf02gggsuk6jq'>nevent1q…k6jq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>time for some LinkedIn trolling! (ha)<br/><br/>Also made me wonder if some of the guts were reused in the clamshell ibook touchscreen oddity - the ports for the switches look the same and after all the work on this one, doing some ADB&gt;USB magic would have been trivial. 2026-04-06T21:03:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25mu0kg0em2d5vmfqx0dzh7nykcpj7fnktntcrv22gsrhw00fwzszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2wt42n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5ncmx7uvcaayw06xwj74c0jhn8ds0pwgg2g7smqqvaqcz6azvdgwqy6qj'>nevent1q…y6qj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All back together and better than before! Powers reliably now.<br/><br/>The touchscreen is still wonky - it registers presses randomly and the cursor hops around / to the edges of the screen. Can&#39;t get it to calibrate since it won&#39;t register the &#34;press here&#34; spots. Cleaned but haven&#39;t removed it from its frame for a thorough cleaning. Any tips welcome!<br/><br/>Otherwise, works just like a Mac with KB and mouse! Thanks again to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1asmyha69njurf83cyqk7uwyp2ecmyvg3avscugwzc5a47u4zlfvs9u646p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Silverman 🌻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1asm…646p</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/817/360/182/658/original/4a37107a662e7689.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/818/092/026/062/original/43b33e8d14557496.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T17:00:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5ncmx7uvcaayw06xwj74c0jhn8ds0pwgg2g7smqqvaqcz6azvdgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkc5pw9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8mkpzu64e0a0v2yf4u626dhtp0sfpcez39ahj05rq342wexe72fsfyy29f'>nevent1q…y29f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The HD is fine - the most efficient way to image it was to hook it up to the Quicksilver via a cheap USB adapter. It rebuilt the desktop file, which revised the drive size from 3.7 to 1.8 gb (on a 2.1 GB drive). Imaged completely with no problems.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/809/357/252/730/original/903f270571f25aa5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/810/002/514/372/original/1773e05e6dda6f9b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:57:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mkpzu64e0a0v2yf4u626dhtp0sfpcez39ahj05rq342wexe72fszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkwl72ra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfapf4cx8u9jxz5rt9v4wwdn76gzfwrdvynf49gaz66qstrwyw9zqngt8ud'>nevent1q…t8ud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With all of that out of the way, we are down to the apple 5300 guts of the thing, plus a gorgeous custom heatsink. The power board looked ok, and the barrel jack just needed the usual resolder. <br/><br/>This was actually less stressful than a normal 5300 because there were no plastic tabs to dislodge. Only one broken standoff. And given the hardware and cable for the display, I&#39;m assuming it&#39;s an active matrix &#39;c&#39; model display.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/797/562/693/896/original/2c811e9ce0adf0ca.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/798/477/058/028/original/5ed1b4efb9195497.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:55:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfapf4cx8u9jxz5rt9v4wwdn76gzfwrdvynf49gaz66qstrwyw9zqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkjmejnh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kv5t6t7q65lrw62079r69p3479aressct3ku0fdmqmxgan97d6sgk6mc3'>nevent1q…6mc3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the small board that sandwiches between the floppy bay connector, the CD ROM, the everything board, and an IR transmitter. If you recall, the removable bay for Powerbooks 5300 could only accommodate a 3.5 inch device. I once tried a 3400 CD ROM module on a disassembled 5300 and it didn&#39;t work - so they are doing some magic here to get CD and floppy out of that removable bay port.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/785/373/819/701/original/7239ac0cc40b3503.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:52:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9kv5t6t7q65lrw62079r69p3479aressct3ku0fdmqmxgan97d6szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkaeav96 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4uhnahyf2u6wsj5gjuqxwrh7qyuv04yv6l9jgx9a6q672eczd9qvtcama'>nevent1q…cama</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Close ups of the two main added boards. Left is the touchscreen controller and right is the everything board as mentioned in the previous post.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/770/719/034/369/original/be1036093e22436c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/771/824/701/562/original/b8039a0f8f331e2c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:46:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf4uhnahyf2u6wsj5gjuqxwrh7qyuv04yv6l9jgx9a6q672eczd9qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkanv7vs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdzaxf7q3auf4wvm2sn9kgx3syycflaa578zeu0camah3lcaye2g99hj69'>nevent1q…hj69</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With the paper insulator removed there are only a few visible apple items: the HD sled, display cable, and inverter board. The board on the left does a lot of work (ADB related inputs, floppy port, touchscreen magic) and the one on the right (above the CD ROM) is the main touchscreen controller.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/758/270/708/429/original/9910ca6c4a8f7265.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:45:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdzaxf7q3auf4wvm2sn9kgx3syycflaa578zeu0camah3lcaye2gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2xk0pz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8eq40xhggy9nxr0sandz5zh2yx3nmx2ag8gf7s9ksskj24yp4ecj99es3'>nevent1q…9es3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Takeapart time! Primary goals: pull the drive to image it, and touch up the power jack.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the bottom: two Phillips screws and four typical apple hex screws.<br/><br/>And the open-up: fortunately no interlocking plastic tabs, so it just lifted open. As expected, some delightfully well thought out jankiness.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/742/038/610/063/original/c72e92c5cb1cea50.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/358/748/001/090/661/original/dc8cf77180a7bdd8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T16:41:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfar4h9dsthjvdyjf4a0ux7lstrfwqyq5tg8w5pe7sanldqqmtn8gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkvy2kdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lnw8ca6elakakef24vk7x3szzfz546am3q4c5jq0cn0ef7durtgmfzd35'>nevent1q…zd35</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well now you HAVE to go take a dip in the sea! 2026-04-04T15:26:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfxtvg456lvxha5s0m6cr7u03w0jg7axpf36a7wqnh4sw776ap0nszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkw2y5fs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstd3cheuqpz4374mfdl7jkmkz4v7g4nuudjhcu55yc76spj7tsejsavve6a'>nevent1q…ve6a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In hindsight, I should have said &#34;hidden surprise&#34; and not &#34;Easter egg&#34; given the temporal proximity to actual Easter 2026-04-03T01:10:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqcey2klp7gwhmahk932p95ma3kwldcydp7m0dr3zaldtgsmyv5czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmknlvzxx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspec07h3gvg9n24hsd6g3sjs5ce768gqtvd0glny50xccxcp2xldg8desld'>nevent1q…esld</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol good answer but it&#39;s the $18 cigarettes for sale at the diner 2026-04-03T01:05:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw40l49nv8z6fnakgtcr2zvy0yvz67n0j2y6aunvgcnjdw5eqxczszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkasap7g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9r4j7pqhrgxvlql82ygg03eswz0lwcuy9y2mw2pxpxln8x06msucxq0gp0'>nevent1q…0gp0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol it&#39;s the $18 cigarettes for sale at the diner, but I like this answer 2026-04-03T01:04:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstd3cheuqpz4374mfdl7jkmkz4v7g4nuudjhcu55yc76spj7tsejszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkjwe7yy Free pack for anyone who spots the Easter egg in this diner photo<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/337/305/918/394/420/original/b78137b76592b45f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-02T21:49:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszhxs783vacj99dyp69jjvzmtfc2hzqyrhpa272dkan4yap5jv9fszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkrmptje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgaelcqsk7htc2xazd0v3c985xuwnlmg86wtaytfx2zdpjsgkv77gf8lujk'>nevent1q…lujk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the fatigue of just hitting &#34;allow&#34; all the effing time is what gets 80 year olds hacked 😵‍💫 2026-04-02T02:40:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdghlp54s6z4hqx5uycme2lxd40skwrg8d5qjy6gtw7gfya5hjawczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkkf84ea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8snfyc65ptpyqm0jvz2xcrfxmr6h2a6fujad8nhrr8affuwx0xpska28av'>nevent1q…28av</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>an iPad from 1997! <br/><br/>It&#39;s a touchscreen grafted onto the guts of a 5300, designed for (most likely) accessible use by people with disabilities. <br/><br/>For example, there is a program that lets you make &#39;boards&#39; of buttons that lead to custom actions...think a picture of a water glass, and when you press, it says &#34;Water, please&#34; or whatever scripty thing you ask it to do.<br/><br/>Will do a full thread eventually because there is so little info out there on this guy! 2026-03-29T13:47:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8eq40xhggy9nxr0sandz5zh2yx3nmx2ag8gf7s9ksskj24yp4eczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkavtxu4 A fun #marchintosh surprise from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1asmyha69njurf83cyqk7uwyp2ecmyvg3avscugwzc5a47u4zlfvs9u646p" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Silverman 🌻</span> (<span class="italic">npub1asm…646p</span>)</a></span> 😁 what fun and thank you!!<br/><br/>We got to experience this unusual Mac for a few hours before (predictably) the barrel jack gave up on this 5300-based machine. HD imaging and some touch-up work on the docket! 🤞<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/312/678/910/058/410/original/4b5207f9145fbb45.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-29T13:34:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdlug3r5s383yvgt2s7al4l5pfkcphk8hyscm2j9cul6h6qxyklqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2j6w6q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2tmk23fharw5rkfjzrvdq83g7zwlc68ltlk82mm2qk76h6z8wmspx5c3d'>nevent1q…5c3d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>canvas! 2026-03-28T17:46:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0h8kddxcp2ucj7tcjn7ywdkvs4jl7xgcr8cdjqn6gksw5k6ax43qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk0cc4ed In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7yxx3594ncdd0xllxlgcpetquvymr8s7usjtze5naemwe2eztjc7wa36j'>nevent1q…a36j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did a double take. Hey cuz!! #dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/304/260/206/585/534/original/70c16d55531b6fbc.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-28T01:43:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg0pfl9vsyrzcan5sh3ea7u2sv08j24vgt62avapkeapkfa3pg00czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkmu3dr8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr572r4yg758fh8tfchtw2p9a6hw0vlj3dn7vyhcnan6ze84ntv6qjn7rq7'>nevent1q…7rq7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they are surprisingly available and affordable! 2026-03-27T01:20:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsztfgx2p6k5d62mpkwhvahdx4v9u6v9z048p2nmpv0z8anyjs79uszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkrjg6x8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcwwrv43gh7smj4x0epwc8yy39slq62c0s4jarm0ghfg347zh6ygt0fg6x'>nevent1q…fg6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it was so nice out today, and I got a bit of time to enjoy it with the dogs! 2026-03-26T23:55:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5q202mzvg5u3qgh8j0w2lqs6542m0zyfhk69s5l5swj5rdvlqvszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkcu5xu7 Thanks to #globaltalk I finally found the grand cache of Southpark icons! <br/><br/>Thank you to the cloudbusting zone - who is this? Please out yourself in comments (if desired)!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/575/552/804/420/original/bf75e72abac64add.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-25T03:01:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0j4nqcpdfpv94kvxewrcd4q77lj5xjtlxdp82rupy74h349nxjagzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk7qrrx0 People seem to think only cats can be liquids. Counterpoint: <br/>#dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/286/607/109/869/836/original/d2472e2451ad951d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-24T22:54:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp5szczgepg3llnc76snurqeadr2cu7gdaxfpxm6ke6dv9c5sjl8czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkhl7z6x No severed underwater cable can stop #BadScan! Thank you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xq6ncmq43ewtmkd8tf0czzre0duymxmdkcef20uq290x38u4y3xqjys6hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>dan 💾</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xq6…s6hw</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/281/217/805/328/548/original/4a4868d8b660ff55.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-24T00:08:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxhc649rswzs8hgdcdzrvpq7fe8ge87lfj788cruzqtesap8x4ssgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkg6cn4q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvck93rfqm23379w97vjgs2kfggxl9swxj94slh5flul5fn9yzgkques3e5'>nevent1q…s3e5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>omg I can already see this running on an 80&#34; TV in the #globaltalk HQ office lobby 2026-03-21T15:51:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7asy50v5ayxpa6s5p6qh8drlkp4afj3rp99ds2q0w2ma3nlty9czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkcxe085 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8n2uq5nnujh3mrswsqe6tru3weeknlx5swwrylvqgm0xg2qjcusg57z5ur'>nevent1q…z5ur</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll share a pic of it later this week! It is different than the other Apple™ LocalTalk card that randomly stopped working. 2026-03-18T23:46:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdvre962x9sh9786zedlzepq7s977zkj0tvkhzk68hnqq34lp880czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkez5ses In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgt5kp4hqmun6jz7v2ap2vhjvw52cr6r5dxa5x9xh69j6ljyen5rsw83vyq'>nevent1q…3vyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is a real Imagewriter II with an Apple™ LocalTalk Card. I am away from home til tomorrow evening, but reports from the home front say prints have been coming in.<br/><br/>Anyways I&#39;m convinced there are Imagewriter II ghosts in the network this year! 2026-03-18T21:59:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf62j97lqw5552gps6vg2dwsv40tzrurh2q4kwmtz897mzv9lef8szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk3rutu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8mrxlu3ycf3kqllnz6ktmhr87xnwx57a0canwp895062pnyvn7qh60383'>nevent1q…0383</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that cellphone is wild! 2026-03-15T22:05:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr4q33gp2d2yhphd5042xlzc5zftxqfs5dj92h2he365t06aq88gczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkvask3r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdumnuspru84feswsy0xqe6u69zzmz8zygg0693tukhhucpgjkjecwm90mf'>nevent1q…90mf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>legit just checked to see how much 30k yen was in USD. I will continue with the Kanye grip 😅 2026-03-15T18:40:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvw7zle0xh5czjvsf7gurlksydsfnes3q6kssg692r35j7c7esv9qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkshkr4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj22fgazmx9u82ryeemkjxhqhxqejsgelf44k9qk6sszl7z8csusxyzg83'>nevent1q…zg83</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just testing this one over regular serial, your printout came thru a different printer in the other room! 😅 2026-03-15T02:26:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vcarcnkr6aqpvtke3k03sqwhsjlven9w35el4jh6e04f2ppzzxqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk72kp4r Was in the midst of some printer repair, and before I could run my test, a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17phfmhsqwpkpnwaa9uxkspz4hhupy00656kry06487vredfqc3gs7czay4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Retro Tech or Die</span> (<span class="italic">npub17ph…zay4</span>)</a></span> printout came through! <br/><br/>This is a different printer with a different appletalk card - I suspect it&#39;s the appletalk card that is grumpy, because the prior printer works just fine without the card 🤷🏼 #globaltalk<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/230/486/193/564/589/original/487793ac4d83641d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-15T01:01:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvujxdg0q7jref5yxrthg2858hutxsjz8tjh6fqnun3t83amg5mrgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2wa5re Pair of croissants #dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/224/941/857/763/613/original/6c79dd66e6d7969d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-14T01:32:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mpew62wltdxkxpkw4n5zvusgemuuw94wefsk84tfeqmg9sxvdrgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkehpwcj Splash screen from the November &#39;96 MacAddict CD (Issue 3) 👻<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/224/736/409/124/572/original/9e3c3b0e6970e37a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-14T00:40:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvjyn2aqqacz5xjxvq4x3teu03ch4qkdlcvetpqln20sld0d00kdqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk73gse9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nn208k8seesk3q7grj7cf9nk6y87syfznl6zq3q5t8rmaggt6dcw6hm34'>nevent1q…hm34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t see why it couldn&#39;t - would be fun to have it sing while printing a regular (but perhaps gibberish) text doc, vs taking control of the print head via whatever means that individual did (Eye of the Tiger is my fave 😅) 2026-03-14T00:37:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvjq5zncsestnm2v3he2690lfwsrnyajyg3yfy7v75349rhlvt0sgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkpg9gdn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhzvf64qw74dzc9fw3x3vqysaj8kqpplwecs8q76zwtrawpqsw4gj8cpus'>nevent1q…cpus</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no headphones needed! 2026-03-14T00:07:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcpunly2zk4gn6v40ucycfzv5yxt2ujurjuhcttkdg4fex5nzldszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkjll63e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrgkah4p7z5f06uywhwx0ca7cdw5ew087flv3wclejgzlwtzmq5c3cs3g7'>nevent1q…s3g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s a terrible riff on the Kanye MacBook meme 😅 between the rubber foot on the bottom of the IW and my dog leash grip practice don&#39;t worry, that thing wasn&#39;t going anywhere! 2026-03-13T21:39:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqq57v7k09k6wsg589sk34sqvuxmq5fdylgt3ncqzs5twk0llcwyqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkaulcrr #marchintosh<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/223/993/239/276/797/original/9c2bb563e184c09c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-13T21:33:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxggtcupmln7z9xr4unl6rqm4hnrn6d872cyuge652gdach2d9sszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkcxhn84 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22l0ekhmd7pae0xk0c45n2weu54efvjtjrf899fuwapeuea2wsjqkz95zj'>nevent1q…95zj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yay! I need to do some more work with the Mavica to get something good to send over! 2026-03-13T20:10:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfzrn2plyydt4asn3lr2kcc3c0xzyfnx8crtx8cxsev07wg8ghtagzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmksp6lvq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqwvc82plelvy0faz05rr8s2j4t5f4v247grgr8lrqx9fxar9wzgegmzwq'>nevent1q…mzwq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aaaaand the pics are on my #globaltalk share! Don&#39;t get too excited, it&#39;s mostly dogs and close ups of random crap in the house 😁 will add to the folder as the month progresses!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/214/013/781/643/193/original/2f282c4484d16f5d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T03:13:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyqwvc82plelvy0faz05rr8s2j4t5f4v247grgr8lrqx9fxar9wzgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmktntqex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2qlwdgtw2lfag2au7cugzjwsw0n5qq6frgdr7ecce3wwazy0z4gpgz8td'>nevent1q…z8td</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Later<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/214/011/468/175/935/original/fd5f1e1b7bfd7970.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T03:11:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2qlwdgtw2lfag2au7cugzjwsw0n5qq6frgdr7ecce3wwazy0z4gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmktxwvzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhgp6as9lwxvct5f45p2xxlc73j3fpc9khfxs0j5d4eu9cqrytcqdxdwch'>nevent1q…dwch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One of my favorite accoutrements for the Sony ecosystem is the USB Memory Stick™ mouse! A two-in-one accessory I can really get behind. It features an early Sony nub-scroller which may or may not work in OS9 🤷🏼<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/213/998/894/955/630/original/bbc9c6e730c01607.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/213/999/601/284/818/original/05096757762faae8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T03:11:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszhgp6as9lwxvct5f45p2xxlc73j3fpc9khfxs0j5d4eu9cqrytcqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmktmka3z Grabbed a Mavica off the shelf! <br/><br/>This is the FD100, the lower end of the final two floppy Mavicae. Its silver and Sony-blue was a sporty change from the prior series. Its slightly better FD200 sibling was silver/dark gray for the more professional user.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/213/981/636/425/456/original/0848e929d5fbad5e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T03:07:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsryh8zkehtc55558w943z4q06g4qq4rvqxdd3rkvy7lnm27w87yuszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk3c8gle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd43krhxjj0f9tjygrz430seg2qtpseh6a3zw23ma28nl8n7y3h4qqf23vl'>nevent1q…23vl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I kind of wonder if it&#39;s cable related more than cap related...or probably both 2026-03-11T04:45:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3hrtqhxxdtfrpn5sj7f4xjjp4r9wuqght7ztjj04rz9jsua97lszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkdgupgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz572ejcr9s857pdvg8jlcrj69l7x3xg0t50jplw7aupa9cxug4agxjvam6'>nevent1q…vam6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think you meant to say how many of you live in or near THE BEST DAMN CITY IN THE WORLD! 😁😅 2026-03-11T00:21:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9ah7xutdfhaz9lhkrt3ghal643cu689g5v26z82ykqccesvpzhczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkupj4nm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4dwk8hgegpgem6d2tkhcdzqzgqzhf36e630evg7mt9rw6zeqa3cc2pxy9'>nevent1q…pxy9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>here you go! It&#39;s pretty tolerable and sometimes better than others<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/207/660/443/769/097/original/f9b33054d7ee0ff3.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-11T00:16:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdy5zxhltarqg9u0qfczrc75ezwdahjmvm4e20cw08g6fmlqvflhqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2ynv3t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvp9zuch96enq8z2lhf97rghz56yc68k8pww84dfrms8tsy3h7gysun0v90'>nevent1q…0v90</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>would never throw it away! Back to the pile, where I can forget what its problem is a few years later 😅 2026-03-10T12:48:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswxfxyxeq6yf7cz09xy9sdy906e4wljgllzqqfwfpzd3rm89k5rlszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkyuy3kk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsza055fxt2mmkyqpch2j2dd0tdhvuvg4xmwdv9ly5efvp2cwrg24gp2cc6c'>nevent1q…cc6c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tried that already 🥲 at this point it&#39;s about to be &#34;pull a differently broken one out of the pile to try out&#34; 2026-03-09T23:40:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs95exx6cp9ntxtd3ewn9jphqr993v0v9gt7pxs9g5nk59guy8nq0szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmklmvjzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstr8sh5ypjnl76wtjtzpwadzpjnec6acfpmyrg6tncjmargt47fys2we2w7'>nevent1q…e2w7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh no! The same strip in mine is fading too. Haven&#39;t touched it yet though. Trying to remember which screen they used in these...same as 540c maybe...<br/><br/>PS. Imagewriter crapped out for no apparent reason after my one test print. All seems ok except not seen on appletalk any more 😐 that&#39;s a this week problem lol 2026-03-09T04:45:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdv938r3v2tj7wmqj99yuqhpel860rk7dfq76ulht362ht5t682qszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmksjlngd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygv4hzeg9u0f48syhq68hn5knff53332zzc7u38u8dgx5rhp69mcjzdkwn'>nevent1q…dkwn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>mmmmmmm bacon pollution 2026-03-08T16:19:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstn6td7ql2zlhuff846e7pz25dtx0h3fjpamqw9mkfnheyzgnq95qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkn7srlc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mnyxc3nra54pd2gnavxvqzuahjnaz49ugfl2jusk7kcqm0z7l8s2l248x'>nevent1q…248x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it came pre-installed on the AOL 540c! To be fair its estimated times for international globaltalk transfers are a little optimistic 😅 2026-03-08T06:18:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs03dwpcd0d4q3leljnf4ekhwlnhv4qxxtusegmhh4ynjmvnt8zl3czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkmfwzxw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20j52cpzgvrcl6u6tljxjlnp8gdn083ktdve7c5yftyu83j9df7q8qhj0c'>nevent1q…hj0c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>internet archive sears catalogs? I went down a similar rabbit hole a while ago! 2026-03-08T04:15:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rtmlfy8zwg5za4dxud0yck760er8sp8g24l3l9lrqv8zthud5mgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkecqepw From Blackbird to Blackbird, thousands of miles away <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j4dp65wpctxm27za7mac59gd2kjgctd7qqz56dr38kyqmkr2h9aqdlftz8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Karl Baron</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j4d…ftz8</span>)</a></span> #globaltalk<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/191/294/526/279/165/original/9a60434e7630b13d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-08T02:55:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswufwkj7nzn2lpwafz03y8gxm65u7px25wxlz9x87p3cmt5hrhs5czypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk0khckn The Imagewriter is online! Moved it over and hooked it up today 😊 #marchintosh #globaltalk<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/190/493/145/584/063/original/7c161ed05c0c1b72.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-07T23:30:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7rey4cnute9s3wgqpxnkxy0npztjx0lp2pkk40uz88pr6ydc96szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk46laxx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsra5j37mtn8qeng7pqyf2n3f2zutqsa76x5ryag43ljsux7c2k92ckj0lxe'>nevent1q…0lxe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and there wasn&#39;t even a single nanoraptor slipped in there! 2026-03-06T22:50:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3vw57c8letal5kxzpatnrhpwl8j4fw7pprf4nuf4kxy30cz070qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkncpg30 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgap86x7ky7wqcge6t989evs0ksfl3sy79cer5re6sfa53n85xqqcqeayhs'>nevent1q…ayhs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>~45 mins later 😅<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/180/471/380/675/737/original/6be097d6c847481b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-06T05:02:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcff7cjkhdxmap3aunhqlgss3vqkp6zv398gnmv393xyp9qpqzlszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkkumqdn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjzdgjkv3875uqler3drcmwza0jzaxkvuw33eta3ccffws08cr8q7aj0ny'>nevent1q…j0ny</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>niiiice 2026-03-04T16:48:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9dma9ea752kq52ms9sdsmwpyrkrlqgjt0g98809g7jnj4vtg5jfszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk3qeunk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnlk9yhn7jwl72hz3v07hy05jc6kf6s9pwpzemk8nnt3v86tn47sa7yc4e'>nevent1q…yc4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh god now I&#39;m going to have to try this 2026-03-04T03:30:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgc36azf6my7aj0m9hr8csqata5tlz8jjz5f9nxdqhn3lnjd5wkeczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkqmspta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8epsrm7dlr5qtuqtt9zyqqa5yl005lr3en7rgyttvrlvg2lg9feqmpyh2e'>nevent1q…yh2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it takes the same cartridges as the Color StyleWriter 2200 😊 which you just reminded me to order more of! <br/><br/>What an adorable printer! The Canon of course has more fun lights and buttons 😅 2026-03-04T03:29:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqhcvm5dp4vsjwemmgt5krvz03lnuegztyxgh7s98c9frrgnm5y8szypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkn3achf Happy #Marchintosh Eve! Enjoying the new <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j4dp65wpctxm27za7mac59gd2kjgctd7qqz56dr38kyqmkr2h9aqdlftz8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Karl Baron</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j4d…ftz8</span>)</a></span> chat application and swiping some icons! 😊<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/151/383/776/243/132/original/b28e5abeb46b2e04.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-01T01:46:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9c2ztydlc0t6jmhg6rnc9vmkr4wyucxvfstytqxthvyrrhpgvljczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkghm760 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3n6kq2vsse3t6jhq9p77mdtjyf20tpw8lkgy2zrp0ukqfn629hs8y0nu7'>nevent1q…0nu7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just us country folk with questionable reception! 2026-02-25T00:27:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstsd77txmp9dx9jc984vpcs7d8pdcj48rl9nwnjcpu8ttz4u2zesczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk27rqya Checking in on the neighborhood #globaltalk<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/128/405/001/093/243/original/c2731796bfac8770.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-25T00:21:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8dn7lxlmq8urp2p65expqqud9pk5fsahkgnjtqya7fn4g67mwqqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkuekve3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0e83wvhp6ecrpznltkpy94ld670q0s0wwscaprm53y8fvmpcdapgnnl0uz'>nevent1q…l0uz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nah. Long distance not a thing any more really 👍 2026-02-25T00:19:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3qvxeqezcjj8s4tyd5l59wdazn4m0h8n8488yj5gzfv6hvglleszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk3u27r3 I&#39;m not a computer engineer or anything, but seriously, why the fuck do people need so much RAM? Like what if - and hear me out here - we had to SOMEHOW make do with less? 2026-02-24T15:40:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgsncz0cej5j73973mx9alxp79q09u6pha4nst8vnduetf4nq0ngzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk9rkae9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2v3wffdja5dqq3ukptzwxn75fmdj278w78nkk9wwc88ascaq7mpscvzrme'>nevent1q…zrme</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ooh I forgot that was an option! Would def be fun to try 2026-02-23T13:31:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8u4qn8fcgpq5uvwyxkljn8urqa70zttvxqccz4yvf6elgm0yl57gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk2qq44g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmfmj4gajfpvmu62vcfx0nhfp2tcrh0ks4u0vlkptqxplgqht5xqxhh6t3'>nevent1q…h6t3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a NOS BCI-21 from the hoard to the rescue 🎉 frankly shocked that the cartridge lasted a year in the printer unprotected!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/117/802/520/781/113/original/779753ead9c6bf8f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-23T03:26:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0kq6deduzqcjcl9gdc2qv762g0z5wxrw46jfxzn66fe5shpjagjszypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk966yv6 Does anyone know if these are legit? Would like to add SCSI to the IIgs at a not totally ruinous price... <a href="https://ebay.us/m/KNHkQ2">https://ebay.us/m/KNHkQ2</a> 2026-02-23T01:23:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrmfmj4gajfpvmu62vcfx0nhfp2tcrh0ks4u0vlkptqxplgqht5xqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkt4hnkz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnwsw6w7kcy2kzf35jullyzhgde50n225cdap0jz8q4ru9f3rwwc38z58c'>nevent1q…z58c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh no! Perhaps I&#39;ll give it a soak 🤞 2026-02-22T01:57:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvm2xhz5cd8wphksse68n85skxpmmtpgykxy574luhrh0drvggczqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkyvyzfp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6mylz53m5agtr9qhr40s5v728z056te2jjr9r8maa3l362ekl2spqawee'>nevent1q…awee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>awww thank you!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/111/733/945/370/093/original/62e17830b163b31c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-22T01:41:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszvdrtv6vkrv2cazlzyujrtfmc4m48ljjxp9urcz2c7339hsgxrxczypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkjcvepl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88kf5x5ejxxwx3rfc49numhffj48adulk80udxpkn7dqj4l7h6cg6c7slm'>nevent1q…7slm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a month of fun-stration coming soon! <br/><br/>TBH seeing you and some others manage to get it going is inspiration that it&#39;s possible! 2026-02-21T23:44:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxcude5ue9k9gj40esn4875xlxrlepnsq2khj0y45qyqz03sg6mpqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkzz04xs We are live for #Marchintosh 2026, and back on #globaltalk! <br/><br/>You may notice a different than usual background. We have moved! Aside from daily needs tech, these are the first to come over 😊<br/><br/>In lieu of hardware shuffling this year, I&#39;m going to browse around and share more fun stuff. The one big goal is to set up the WGS 95 as an A/UX file server - I&#39;ve never messed with A/UX before, and am a total unix novice. Should be fun!<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/110/646/827/981/920/original/c9e374f447874dcd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-21T21:09:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv40pn3ulm7qye2sx89yvrp288ur6pq30j4cqz0e65gd6m2nl94fgzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkgmt5zq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjzc2n8utcqhwclyjl9hjencg6kx0ryjry6gufn4ul06090afkzsqkcq83'>nevent1q…cq83</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>f 2026-02-13T15:27:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2w363j4wmfa0cjrp0x9rzg7j7hnq7ku8hnsgzpp522ywswlrs62qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk9smkpp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx69dwqzr5q27vwnhjtrek92yw06vaapykw6ssz2yyc29e0rg0xec5ung6z'>nevent1q…ng6z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but have you tried: sweet &amp; low, for the homo 2026-02-03T00:15:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8cmzk0ny2s0w2yqk4r6gclz5wymz7jhrkhl2g3hl682cu9hzf8sqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkxz5rxf My Mom just fell for a phishing attack. Think we caught it in time. Happy Monday everyone! 🫠🫠🫠 2026-02-02T16:53:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsehju7npduj86p832pq07a2cqq668xlx4nmuy8nj5y2nrqgya4gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmk8y60xf Fourteen inches<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/115/959/480/807/616/772/original/b881705a01a183f8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-26T04:23:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgfy39nkq08k468xp97xpgudc5we6p4yfwks9wxqq0a3mdy2k9kaqzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkyuj95t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttflyergzdhc4cjanxeet085pm20p2chcfhhs28kg35frdrjla3s8jhq5k'>nevent1q…hq5k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>based on what I gather from your current stable, &#34;at least once&#34; = &#34;never again&#34; 😅 2026-01-10T05:33:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2lhvvt5r7m58l8xw5guf0zyl8elquqhvhcc9kz953cpqr6ylg33gzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkylv409 Remember when cars? One of my guilty pleasures is browsing oldcarbrochures dot org and dreaming about the best malaise/pre-malaise era vehicles. The styling is just so wonderful <br/><br/>So far it&#39;s between a 70s Mercury or 70s Chrysler. No muscle cars, no Cadillacs or Lincolns need apply - sedan and coupe land yachts only! <br/>#weirdcarmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/115/868/643/505/075/382/original/d8ff4ef9187011de.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-10T03:26:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswfw8tqdeqpxrud0v8q0jfusxekmw79mjuwwalyuj7zdud32dre0qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkp3z4y7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspvdmcr50kl5ndqe2mwyms0v26sdfjkdjw80uy696pktrslgp8s8seyv9wy'>nevent1q…v9wy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Holy shit it&#39;s on the wifi now!! <br/><br/>Legit cannot believe I didn&#39;t screw that up<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/115/811/698/865/686/676/original/b74cde885cab0950.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-31T01:58:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrwv9vksg32urs4e9zmf3y87gty752apk58fqjxhn3799ylv97u2qzypl0kxue926g24af9q6h5n87p5luhr76jk7kgza9yjc7j9ax5wdmkwvltn8 Another &#39;broken&#39; PowerCD for relatively cheap! Quick spindle fix and 👍<br/><br/>Its first track in probably 30 years was Eric Prydz &#39;Call on Me&#39; from a college era mix cd that fell out of the binder 😅<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/876/092/103/852/original/447f7d86bbdacf22.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-21T01:12:10Z