2026-07-28T00:06:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae Tom Greene https://nostr.ae/npub1469ve4qe47q5nmsc7dkkg7j4yaf4pde7fsnsqtwg0g6jn4ysaczqa26uth https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/334/140/883/014/900/original/5f2e4f4713e17967.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/334/140/883/014/900/original/5f2e4f4713e17967.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpf7a2ydlcav6l0kdqpjf367xg8fetmtt4z2gn8stj7rjdea2v6qzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgrmpahv Had to make an emergency repair to my Thinkpad power brick. The wire had broken internally so I cut out the bad section.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/928/855/732/210/436/original/5208909e41b32e0b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-20T19:38:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs24a6vn6qpsdssrrl8d09wm0upw24ec6s60udrfnxkn7689mgjz5czyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqg9g3zyz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdaznvlrkusu36ackwnhevws3e6armvmn9jp7v5ugfhwzad69hhqhw2trz'>nevent1q…2trz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In fact you could plug the enhanced ROM set and 65C02 into a revision A board and have an enhanced IIe that does not have DHR, but I&#39;m not sure if Apple would have actually supported that. 2025-10-25T18:17:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdaznvlrkusu36ackwnhevws3e6armvmn9jp7v5ugfhwzad69hhqzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgkauxwr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsza6lhtevkaxmchx9an3q0q4tqzlg3ls6cj5fcj0y8rfmzvf9pyvgfh2hmt'>nevent1q…2hmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The first 44000 or so IIe&#39;s shipped with the &#34;revision A&#34; motherboard which does not have DHR capability. No ROM change. Apple offered a motherboard swap for people who needed DHR. <br/><br/>The enhanced IIe came later, it adds a 65C02 CPU along with the ROM updates and mousetext. Mostly it makes the IIe more like the IIc. 2025-10-25T18:13:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp8hauxs3pu2ku4dawuts4fs48v4488jycqwfp3jya60fcmns7q6qzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqggkka3z Finally going to learn how to use my computer<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/068/605/550/311/230/original/7d566a4214d4d8ce.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-21T22:20:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyt2cntv8yz3gmcuz2cd3zf7d2zfm4u36750wyhjqckwa8w2cy6eszyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqg58zshx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdpr23wmdmwefj068avug96t9e5smu059735tskswf7524ruqkmctkz4h6'>nevent1q…z4h6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice! I got a Cisco 3845 and an Ascend MAX and was playing around with 56K. Still have some ideas I want to try. 2025-08-12T20:09:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8zral3jpe32nmhh4lcs0k6fj5vnvuhrl34p3r96xrjfuq2a7d34szyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgsxgp6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykvdy2qjxea4an92ylqvnw0e7xd82fa2xfjghq9kpsjsdvez7uwqecuuy7'>nevent1q…uuy7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bought my house in 2018 and had never cleaned it before, unknown when it might have been done before that. I had it on my todo list for a few months since I noticed the dryer was taking longer to dry things. Guess I put it off a little too long. 2025-07-19T03:42:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfttxu6myq4k3zgg7msrjcrk2wueys7f9ut75np0qfpmhgw8l532szyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqg2kxe4h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpp7fxnmvzq0mp6q6k8hf99873j6wqqzqgaxj9dy9yavra2sqn8gwdfqs5'>nevent1q…fqs5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s what it looks like after cleaning, for comparison. (and the &#34;before&#34; photo was actually after I had already partially cleaned it)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/876/301/813/030/835/original/e01816205c52561c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-18T23:16:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqpp7fxnmvzq0mp6q6k8hf99873j6wqqzqgaxj9dy9yavra2sqn8gzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgu55phh A reminder for anyone who has a clothes dryer in their home... be sure to clean (or hire someone to clean) the exhaust vent regularly. And it&#39;s not a bad idea to clean the inside of the machine once in a while too. <br/><br/>Judging by the burnt lint and awful smell, there was very likely a small fire inside my dryer, fortunately it did not spread.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/876/109/210/305/728/original/821f8925f4fd7fdb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-18T22:30:28+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6vfae30gjpz59hvnd0dcxyh88tudpqhv8truujyshy66yh46pdgzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgyd5pl2 Nibble News, a newsletter from the makers of the Nibbles Away disk copying software for the Apple II. Each issue contains updated parameter lists and there are also some articles discussing the Apple disk system and (de-)protection techniques.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/543/362/910/148/792/original/b176b684f351b95c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/543/462/001/030/998/original/992e21f9166891d3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-21T04:33:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstcmgfwk608gjkrp077kma4vadvx3snwxywf4n82zsr8d99veee4gzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgxq6z0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgsxsclmqlyj7ptwjy5h968y3yledp75nmw9e2n94wmwzjgc8n9uqtglhpf'>nevent1q…lhpf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah was just looking at eBay prices now, that&#39;s kind of crazy. I bought all this stuff super cheap in 2023. The digital modems were the most expensive part and that was about $140 US. 2025-03-31T21:04:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz6xfgr2u0nthq3m3nuajyqes8takpmg4rtpkuyuv4jynemahd3vszyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgvekkdq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppdm9n0zfp99s8kpz38puc7fprznrwflyy70gyp424cv8jvk2rgqyt7e4s'>nevent1q…7e4s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep there a bunch of different cards for it. I got an 8-port 33.6K card and also 24 digital 56K modems, and some other cards needed to make everything work the way that I wanted. It has some voice interfaces that provide analog phone service so you can attach a modem and dial in as if it were an actual copper phone line. 2025-03-31T20:30:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvza38txh50zcuadzt5tx84exxg5nhtl358ce30qqr7fmg28sjz2gzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgmzyrut In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxwmy4g2rdrz245yp7xxn9rqrqkphlgjuc7xrgpkm56r70xyf8wq4qc42t'>nevent1q…c42t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was messing around with something similar on a Cisco 3845 last year, which has internal modems. I don&#39;t think I ever finished setting up PPP though, I should really get back to that project, hehe. 2025-03-31T19:48:50+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87sezn338lt5wyexeewtjreyxv8uw5y4nqcajvc97gkjm7fu9smczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgqmat0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs835qsetvjswsna5g4mtx98dazgh978dn5l20eruuswkue8k9dgssd63x0a'>nevent1q…3x0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not one antivirus scanner on VirusTotal detects this. How will I scan my Apple II warez 😆 2025-03-28T05:19:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgzd7cgu2vkyjcwcq5vjltmxrc90evzcu2d62gr57c7p0p4sjcu5gzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgwu7vtf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmwnl7lel242eh39zpnqxgcsdn63jdrtg746xuew94tdz5ytjjqs7m4n6n'>nevent1q…4n6n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I pulled one of these out of the trash at work a few years ago, practically brand new in box. 2025-03-11T04:32:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg00ap5uz5hyhrzl9xfqnzrtg2d38jypkepkj2kqd3t2c2zgmst0qzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqguw7ec9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4kj6y4wrvz5lgwug2tw7md7yqgf3qq7fk80zzgh3jpmp0duvkrgmdgwpl'>nevent1q…gwpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, my living room is a lot bigger than most bathrooms... also I started painting at 7pm which really wasn&#39;t the best plan. 2024-11-09T04:34:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswaq67qqhpkcccacnygstelfkx68a7tf5mp9gpaq6mhj8hl0r6zqszyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgqzjzeq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhh64l457x84wqyn0nkxdl0a24hd07p9ft7nk74s5p30t7vy232g5ftlvs'>nevent1q…tlvs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Painted my living room a couple years ago in about 12 hours (the night before the furniture was being delivered)... it was not a good time. 2024-11-09T01:58:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswky8d46whfwtmdk6v3mptwa28xzc6dy7y6gugr86ww6w6pqehn4czyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqg6kca0q Got myself a new toy<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/415/887/290/499/124/original/fc5b06cbc12b9b65.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-03T00:12:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2q6p7le998y4wfcujsv6zasjve6p3eznlgmwzrhkyvvkjj8pvchqzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqghg43df I like how this package just says &#34;Adjective&#34;... like, you only get to learn one.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/409/012/833/065/032/original/97cae93eebd24217.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-01T19:05:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgskd5x6lgrqvnrfywpaa84wl5jpv63gsygxx9vkyneuccwurtgmczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgu936ez Mail&#39;s here<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/403/915/335/597/281/original/d3b20ff5e14e6ae4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-31T21:29:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsttdqure5qs95cj6nkpd4kf6mwpz5cmx5mk56ggrn7as2yag83c8szyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqghf0x6q Well there&#39;s your problem<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/388/666/782/286/985/original/55ddf8543f617f3f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-29T04:50:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdyvfpxvakgmgm9lca2alxswphvnsqzqnmydh7uzpnrt23s46qwzqzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgsgtcak I think this one is a goner<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/190/499/874/758/025/original/1ad3c328773d5cab.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-24T05:54:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgamyz8wltppxj5wqlch7k8llzggwwf6lgvs2uhdz9x9k6tykqjkczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgfel5gj A little to the left and everything would have been fine<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/183/343/903/490/182/original/b55ba5a691e8028f.png"> <br/> 2024-09-22T23:36:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0hjkaqcuwchqw62nc7f98sxlr48e2cat8069aes4d4frstz746qczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgkfy9zl Mail&#39;s here<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/132/247/076/550/215/original/831e27054280a1a9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-13T23:01:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy344w0d5gwrxdx683wyfu9md4suvkaszmxv0flt0m3zhgfpk4wrczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgvzvdy3 Found on the disk for the Atari ST version of Micro League Baseball<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/089/153/456/819/654/original/64a2f03aa5feebe2.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T08:25:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw0dmynfxzgucwljrjzfurcn45y2fccrgmrf9eux8wzt2grewfmhszyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgdkv94x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdswwmr64wlw6ud06h0dccg7qg8u4r7s4t3yn65af6f4f9cz0xagrcuh3g'>nevent1q…uh3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Brother had a couple of weird desktop word processor models that also ran GeoWorks. Looked a lot like an electric typewriter with small VGA monitor attached. We had one in our test lab at work when I worked at a dialup ISP in like 1999. 2024-08-24T01:11:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz87w2fhqxle4u6l2u460ngu6d798588zhsm6pv7va2el5yraa6xczyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqg07q0kr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd552e9zq0n8klc35lyj4y7l5xxnq0n83lgh9wp7te6c36umwr0xq388mnj'>nevent1q…8mnj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like the other titles in this series (Creative Contraptions, Road Rally USA) this has nice Chromadisk artwork<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/973/338/203/470/846/original/0df9b014730254d9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/973/339/145/910/561/original/cfabbe5c23ea56dd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-16T21:32:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8uts542wf9t9e467sgrxrgtmldu0k35mr6l6vs4qlu6h889uc4zgzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgl5vjcz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx26tlcln92fencr6uj0344s99958n7372x3rjjrzt85catffyymsma2yvk'>nevent1q…2yvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>CREAF was their stock symbol when they were listed on NASDAQ but that doesn&#39;t really answer the question. 2024-08-06T06:55:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9evr40h5kqh2nrfvx47a09nmnm8wpk0je88tz9nvz0l5grs88cggzyzhg4nx5rxhczj0wrrek6er625n4x59h8exzwqpdepar22w5jrhqgxsg4ef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv92ref2ynyp0u50erfk55ymr82a33lv7cd8kxmkcx4cvp3qpc80sh7ss3e'>nevent1q…ss3e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was browsing creaf.com in the wayback machine recently, looking for info about the first modem I ever owned (which was a ModemBlaster 19.2kbps ISA card, from 1995) 2024-08-06T06:41:20+02:00