LikesOldMacs

It all started with an LCII at age 7! 💾🌈 Also likes dogs, silliness and kindness

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2026-07-26 14:36:04 UTC

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lol I keep the "beware the Toshiba ways" printout with the laptop in its bag, as a warning 😅

2026-07-25 02:27:24 UTC

Windows help twice in one week! This time a bit different 😅
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't have enough!
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2026-05-27 20:30:43 UTC

Chipmunk hole exploration 😅 #dogsofmastodon
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2026-04-26 00:32:34 UTC

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must be in good shape! I distinctly remember the smell of 'heavy duty' kitchen motor appliances from childhood. Perhaps none of them were working properly 😅

2026-04-26 00:25:06 UTC

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love it! I can smell the motor from here!

2026-04-25 02:24:28 UTC

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the blue fan and woodgrain TV are pretty great too

2026-04-22 01:43:31 UTC

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"Trojans Affected by Iran War"

2026-04-20 22:20:17 UTC

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back when the model lineup was somehow more confusing than now!

2026-04-20 22:11:32 UTC

https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/letter-from-gil-amelio/
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2026-04-15 15:34:32 UTC

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expect Corverati babies in ~9 mos

2026-04-13 21:47:20 UTC

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legit thought that pic was some special edition GMC Terrain.
Anyways who else remembers the Tribeca anatomy blunder

2026-04-13 20:53:03 UTC

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although he justified the huge trade in loss on rising gas prices (while wearing a maga hat)

2026-04-11 16:33:52 UTC

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great story! We had a 7200/90 in the closet for the same reason! It was a discard from my Mom's workplace, and I set it up with IPNetRouter 😊

2026-04-07 23:02:44 UTC

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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
Just going to solder to the test points on this plug and wrap it in a football of tape!

2026-04-07 22:57:39 UTC

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just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn't! Thank you!

2026-04-07 22:57:19 UTC

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just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn't! Thank you!

2026-04-07 22:57:11 UTC

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just tested and one side clearly goes to the pass thru port and the other doesn't! Thank you!

2026-04-07 22:48:23 UTC

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your few sentences is clearer than 15 minutes of googling was! Thank you!
Perhaps (because it's cheap junk) one side handles the reader and the other is just for the front facing pass thru USB port
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2026-04-07 22:46:58 UTC

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yep! Just trying to figure out what the right lines are. There is a pass thru USB port on the reader and I'm thinking it's one 'side' and the reader itself is the other. Will get out the multimeter in a bit!

2026-04-07 22:45:04 UTC

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and yes I just want to make this an 'external' standard USB plug that I would make by chopping the male end off of an old printer cable

2026-04-07 22:44:16 UTC

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thank you for responding!
The mystery is that the other side isn't labeled. But looking at the front of the device, could one 'side' of the USB be for the pass thru port and the other 'side' 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.
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2026-04-07 22:29:00 UTC

USB D:
-Size of a human hair
-Cylindrical connector
-359 pins
-Keyed

2026-04-07 22:19:05 UTC

Tips on how I can convert this fake ass "internal USB 2.0" 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't very helpful and any adapter that looks right likely just has one conductor masquerading as nine
Please note that I have a soldering iron and a computer whose USB bus is expendable
Anyways how are you distracting yourself this evening?
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2026-04-06 21:03:18 UTC

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time for some LinkedIn trolling! (ha)
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>USB magic would have been trivial.

2026-04-06 17:00:47 UTC

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All back together and better than before! Powers reliably now.
The touchscreen is still wonky - it registers presses randomly and the cursor hops around / to the edges of the screen. Can't get it to calibrate since it won't register the "press here" spots. Cleaned but haven't removed it from its frame for a thorough cleaning. Any tips welcome!
Otherwise, works just like a Mac with KB and mouse! Thanks again to @npub1asm…646p
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2026-04-06 16:57:14 UTC

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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.
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2026-04-06 16:55:15 UTC

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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.
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'm assuming it's an active matrix 'c' model display.
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2026-04-06 16:52:07 UTC

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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't work - so they are doing some magic here to get CD and floppy out of that removable bay port.
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2026-04-06 16:46:56 UTC

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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.
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2026-04-06 16:45:21 UTC

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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.
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2026-04-06 16:41:53 UTC

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Takeapart time! Primary goals: pull the drive to image it, and touch up the power jack.
Here's the bottom: two Phillips screws and four typical apple hex screws.
And the open-up: fortunately no interlocking plastic tabs, so it just lifted open. As expected, some delightfully well thought out jankiness.
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2026-04-04 15:26:35 UTC

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well now you HAVE to go take a dip in the sea!

2026-04-03 01:10:35 UTC

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In hindsight, I should have said "hidden surprise" and not "Easter egg" given the temporal proximity to actual Easter

2026-04-03 01:05:10 UTC

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lol good answer but it's the $18 cigarettes for sale at the diner

2026-04-03 01:04:50 UTC

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lol it's the $18 cigarettes for sale at the diner, but I like this answer

2026-04-02 21:49:12 UTC

Free pack for anyone who spots the Easter egg in this diner photo
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2026-04-02 02:40:22 UTC

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the fatigue of just hitting "allow" all the effing time is what gets 80 year olds hacked 😵‍💫

2026-03-29 13:47:03 UTC

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an iPad from 1997!
It's a touchscreen grafted onto the guts of a 5300, designed for (most likely) accessible use by people with disabilities.
For example, there is a program that lets you make 'boards' of buttons that lead to custom actions...think a picture of a water glass, and when you press, it says "Water, please" or whatever scripty thing you ask it to do.
Will do a full thread eventually because there is so little info out there on this guy!

2026-03-29 13:34:12 UTC

A fun #marchintosh surprise from @npub1asm…646p 😁 what fun and thank you!!
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! 🤞
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2026-03-28 17:46:04 UTC

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canvas!

2026-03-28 01:43:46 UTC

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did a double take. Hey cuz!! #dogsofmastodon
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2026-03-27 01:20:13 UTC

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they are surprisingly available and affordable!

2026-03-26 23:55:47 UTC

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it was so nice out today, and I got a bit of time to enjoy it with the dogs!

2026-03-25 03:01:36 UTC

Thanks to #globaltalk I finally found the grand cache of Southpark icons!
Thank you to the cloudbusting zone - who is this? Please out yourself in comments (if desired)!
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2026-03-24 22:54:34 UTC

People seem to think only cats can be liquids. Counterpoint:
#dogsofmastodon
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2026-03-24 00:08:33 UTC

No severed underwater cable can stop #BadScan! Thank you @npub1xq6…s6hw
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2026-03-21 15:51:04 UTC

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omg I can already see this running on an 80" TV in the #globaltalk HQ office lobby

2026-03-18 23:46:23 UTC

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I'll share a pic of it later this week! It is different than the other Apple™ LocalTalk card that randomly stopped working.

2026-03-18 21:59:29 UTC

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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.
Anyways I'm convinced there are Imagewriter II ghosts in the network this year!

2026-03-15 22:05:46 UTC

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that cellphone is wild!

2026-03-15 18:40:10 UTC

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legit just checked to see how much 30k yen was in USD. I will continue with the Kanye grip 😅

2026-03-15 02:26:40 UTC

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just testing this one over regular serial, your printout came thru a different printer in the other room! 😅

2026-03-15 01:01:50 UTC

Was in the midst of some printer repair, and before I could run my test, a @npub17ph…zay4 printout came through!
This is a different printer with a different appletalk card - I suspect it's the appletalk card that is grumpy, because the prior printer works just fine without the card 🤷🏼 #globaltalk
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2026-03-14 01:32:06 UTC

Pair of croissants #dogsofmastodon
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2026-03-14 00:40:18 UTC

Splash screen from the November '96 MacAddict CD (Issue 3) 👻
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2026-03-14 00:37:25 UTC

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I don't see why it couldn'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 😅)

2026-03-14 00:07:25 UTC

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no headphones needed!

2026-03-13 21:39:49 UTC

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it'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't worry, that thing wasn't going anywhere!

2026-03-13 21:33:50 UTC

#marchintosh
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2026-03-13 20:10:06 UTC

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yay! I need to do some more work with the Mavica to get something good to send over!

2026-03-12 03:13:33 UTC

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Aaaaand the pics are on my #globaltalk share! Don't get too excited, it's mostly dogs and close ups of random crap in the house 😁 will add to the folder as the month progresses!
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2026-03-12 03:11:52 UTC

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Later
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2026-03-12 03:11:16 UTC

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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 🤷🏼
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2026-03-12 03:07:45 UTC

Grabbed a Mavica off the shelf!
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.
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2026-03-11 04:45:16 UTC

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I kind of wonder if it's cable related more than cap related...or probably both

2026-03-11 00:21:31 UTC

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I think you meant to say how many of you live in or near THE BEST DAMN CITY IN THE WORLD! 😁😅

2026-03-11 00:16:54 UTC

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here you go! It's pretty tolerable and sometimes better than others
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2026-03-10 12:48:26 UTC

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would never throw it away! Back to the pile, where I can forget what its problem is a few years later 😅

2026-03-09 23:40:19 UTC

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tried that already 🥲 at this point it's about to be "pull a differently broken one out of the pile to try out"

2026-03-09 04:45:32 UTC

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oh no! The same strip in mine is fading too. Haven't touched it yet though. Trying to remember which screen they used in these...same as 540c maybe...
PS. Imagewriter crapped out for no apparent reason after my one test print. All seems ok except not seen on appletalk any more 😐 that's a this week problem lol

2026-03-08 16:19:01 UTC

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mmmmmmm bacon pollution

2026-03-08 06:18:10 UTC

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it came pre-installed on the AOL 540c! To be fair its estimated times for international globaltalk transfers are a little optimistic 😅

2026-03-08 04:15:26 UTC

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internet archive sears catalogs? I went down a similar rabbit hole a while ago!

2026-03-08 02:55:20 UTC

From Blackbird to Blackbird, thousands of miles away @npub1j4d…ftz8 #globaltalk
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2026-03-07 23:30:52 UTC

The Imagewriter is online! Moved it over and hooked it up today 😊 #marchintosh #globaltalk
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2026-03-06 22:50:28 UTC

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and there wasn't even a single nanoraptor slipped in there!

2026-03-06 05:02:39 UTC

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~45 mins later 😅
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2026-03-04 16:48:07 UTC

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niiiice

2026-03-04 03:30:40 UTC

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oh god now I'm going to have to try this

2026-03-04 03:29:41 UTC

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it takes the same cartridges as the Color StyleWriter 2200 😊 which you just reminded me to order more of!
What an adorable printer! The Canon of course has more fun lights and buttons 😅

2026-03-01 01:46:08 UTC

Happy #Marchintosh Eve! Enjoying the new @npub1j4d…ftz8 chat application and swiping some icons! 😊
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2026-02-25 00:27:06 UTC

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just us country folk with questionable reception!

2026-02-25 00:21:35 UTC

Checking in on the neighborhood #globaltalk
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2026-02-25 00:19:07 UTC

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nah. Long distance not a thing any more really 👍

2026-02-24 15:40:28 UTC

I'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?

2026-02-23 13:31:11 UTC

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ooh I forgot that was an option! Would def be fun to try

2026-02-23 03:26:01 UTC

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a NOS BCI-21 from the hoard to the rescue 🎉 frankly shocked that the cartridge lasted a year in the printer unprotected!
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2026-02-23 01:23:56 UTC

Does anyone know if these are legit? Would like to add SCSI to the IIgs at a not totally ruinous price... https://ebay.us/m/KNHkQ2

2026-02-22 01:57:45 UTC

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oh no! Perhaps I'll give it a soak 🤞

2026-02-22 01:41:01 UTC

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awww thank you!
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2026-02-21 23:44:11 UTC

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a month of fun-stration coming soon!
TBH seeing you and some others manage to get it going is inspiration that it's possible!

2026-02-21 21:09:50 UTC

We are live for #Marchintosh 2026, and back on #globaltalk!
You may notice a different than usual background. We have moved! Aside from daily needs tech, these are the first to come over 😊
In lieu of hardware shuffling this year, I'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've never messed with A/UX before, and am a total unix novice. Should be fun!
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2026-02-13 15:27:54 UTC

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2026-02-03 00:15:15 UTC

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but have you tried: sweet & low, for the homo

2026-02-02 16:53:29 UTC

My Mom just fell for a phishing attack. Think we caught it in time. Happy Monday everyone! 🫠🫠🫠

2026-01-26 04:23:38 UTC

Fourteen inches
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2026-01-10 05:33:19 UTC

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based on what I gather from your current stable, "at least once" = "never again" 😅

2026-01-10 03:26:33 UTC

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
So far it's between a 70s Mercury or 70s Chrysler. No muscle cars, no Cadillacs or Lincolns need apply - sedan and coupe land yachts only!
#weirdcarmastodon
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2025-12-31 01:58:57 UTC

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Holy shit it's on the wifi now!!
Legit cannot believe I didn't screw that up
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2025-12-21 01:12:10 UTC

Another 'broken' PowerCD for relatively cheap! Quick spindle fix and 👍
Its first track in probably 30 years was Eric Prydz 'Call on Me' from a college era mix cd that fell out of the binder 😅
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