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[Early Access] The Ultimate 90's Macintosh Clone BATTLE

Wow, finished this one right against the wire! When you watch it, I think you'll see why 😅Today we're answering a question that no one has ever asked before - will two 90's Macintosh clones, based on the same architecture, actually be able to use exactly the same set of upgrades and accelerators? And if they are, will the perform *exactly* the same? Well buckle up, because who knows what kinds of problems we'll run into!

[Early Access] Impossible Minecraft on a 1995 Macintosh Clone

Hello Patreon friends! Today we're going to try and get Minecraft running on our souped-up G4 Power Computing Macintosh clone. But just how many FPS... or maybe frames per *minute*... will we get?

[Early Access] Extreme 90's Macintosh Clone Build FINALE!

Hello Patreon friends!Today we're taking out 1995 Power Computing PowerWave Macintosh clone build across the finish line - or at least that's the plan! We've run into a bunch of problems so far with our ancient and rare upgrades, so we'll see if we can fix them up while adding in a whole host of cool new stuff! Will we end up with our dream build - a 1GHz Mac clone running OSX Tiger with 1gb of RAM? Join us for the exciting conclusion of our extreme Mac Clone build!

[Early Access] A 1GHz G4 Macintosh CLONE?

Hello Patreon friends! I cannot believe I have this absolute grail of a mythical upgrade - the SoNNeT Crescendo PCI/G4 1GHz. But will it work in our Power Computing Macintosh clone?

[Early Access] Building the World's FASTEST 90's Macintosh Clone, Part 1

Hello Patreon friends!Today we're taking an amazing mid-90's Macintosh clone, the Power Computing PowerWave 150, and starting on an epic journey of extreme upgrades. We'll talk about the history behind this strange machine, and how it fits into the weird world of mid-90's Macintosh. Then, we're going to answer the most important question: How far can we push this rare machine?

[Early Access] Easy WiFi on an Apple //e with TheOldNet's NEW WiFi Modem!

Hello Patreon friends! Back from vacation with a new vid, on the updated TheOldNet Serial WiFi Modem!

[Early Access] The RaSCSI is Magic for Old Macs (and Much More!)

Today we're checking out the RaSCSI, a device that connects to a Raspberry Pi, and lets it communicate directly with the SCSI bus on your vintage Mac (and other machines too!) Using the RaSCSI software, you can emulate drives, networking adapters, and even cool stuff like video cards are possible (in the future). There's amazing functionality in the web interface, including absolute magic like download a file from the internet, and mount it inside an HFS cd rom image on the fly! Getting files from the web onto a vintage Mac has never be...

[Early Access] Rescuing my Childhood Mac LC575 (And Upgrading the BEJEEZUS out of it!)

In today's very special episode, we have the Mac that got me into vintage Macs... literally. I bought this LC575 from a thrift shop way back when I was in high school, and I promptly ruined it while trying to upgrade it.Today, it has no motherboard, no screws, and no drives... and it hasn't been turned on in well over a decade. Fortunately, thanks to Alex from Apple On the Apex, I not only have a new LC575 motherboard - but it has an INCREDIBLE PowerPC upgrade card on it! Can we bring this Mac back to life? And if so, how far can we pus...

[Early Access] I Modified my Quadra 950 Just to Make a Dad Joke

Today we're tearing back into the Quadra 950 to up the cooling, make a few internal changes, and get it ready to be a CircleMUD server at VCF East this year! Also, I make a dad joke.

[Early Access] Upgrading Apple's 1992 Super-Powered BEHEMOTH, the Quadra 950!

Today we're upgrading the Quadra 950, an absolutely BEHEMOTH tower from 1992. Can we fit the full (and bonkers) 256 megs of RAM in there? Better yet, can it run A/UX? This might be the perfect server to run our MUD at VCF East this year.

Early Access] Native SATA for our PowerMac G4 MDD

The PowerMac G4 MDD comes with some of the fastest IDE available on Macs: ATA-100. Using a cheap IDE to SATA adapter results in blazing fast performance. But, can we push our speeds even further with a dedicated PCI to SATA controller card, flashed for Mac? Also, is buying a pre-flashed SATA card from eBay worth it? Let's find out together!

New filming desk!!

Thanks to your generous support, I have a new (and very NOT wobbly) desk for filming! It even goes up and down, so I can stand up when delivering my hand-wavy intros!Thank you all so much!

1 [Early Access] Who Said Macs Can't Have Great Graphics? - The World's Fastest G4, Part 2

Today we're tearing into the achilles heel of Macintosh gaming - graphics cards! In this second installment of our quest to build the world's fastest Power Mac G4, we're hacking a Windows-only GPU to work in our dual 2.0 GHz Mac G4. Oh, and we might accidentally kill the power supply, and have to hack in a modern ATX PSU! 🍎 The small ATX power supply that worked great in the G4: https://amzn.to/3gYHTcG🍎 Pre-built MDD to ATX power supply adapter cable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143542889309🍎 The GPU June playlist! https://www...

[Early Access] Building the World's Fastest Power Mac G4, Part 1

Today we have the most powerful G4 machine that Apple ever released, and we're using a custom-built CPU to turn it into the fastest G4 in the world! Well, one of them at least. But we're not stopping here - this is part one in our quest to build the world's fastest G4 Power Macintosh!

[Early Access] Building the Mythical Power Quadra 700

Today we're turning the Quadra 700 into the mythical Power Macintosh 700, using a Daystar PowerPro 601 accelerator that radically changes the entire architecture of the computer. Just how much of a difference will it make, and can we install a completely unsupported version of MacOS? Thanks for the soldering wizardry, Steve Mac84!

[Early Access] Adventures in A/UX, Apples UNIX for the Classic Macintosh!

Hello Patreon friends!Today we're putting UNIX on the Quadra 700... but not just any UNIX! This is last and greatest version of Apple's A/UX. Let's see what kind of shenanigans we can pull, and get this Quadra ready to be a game server at this year's Vintage Computer Festival!

[Early Access] This Japanese G3 Accelerator Really BARES IT ALL in my PowerBook 1400c!

Today we're installing a really interesting Japanese G3 accelerator by InterWare, which will hopefully add the incredible power of a G3 266mhz to our lowly 133mhz PowerBook 1400c! Hopefully we won't run into any super obnoxious issues along the way... Bonus - the accelerator still has it's original packaging, including the super cheap-o installation tools!

[Early Access] A Macintosh Quadra 700 Story, With Dinosaurs and Everything!

Sorry for cutting this early access down to the wire - I tried some new stuff with b-roll in this video, and it took a lot longer for it. I'm really happy with how it came out though!Today we're going to take a look at a Quadra 700, Apple's first Mac minitower and an absolutely iconic machine which, for some reason, makes me think of dinosaurs... We're also going to max out this machine with a really incredible purple upgrade with an interesting story, and talk about some big plans I have for this machine.

[Early Access] The 1994 PowerBook 540c Has a Fatal Flaw, and We're Going to Fix It

Today we're fixing up a PowerBook 540c, a beautiful laptop from 1994 that brought many firsts to both Apple and the entire computer industry, but with a fatal flaw - the most comically under-engineered hinge in the history of Mac laptops.

[Early Access] Browsing the Web on an Apple //e with Contiki!

What's the web browsing experience like on a 38 year old Apple IIe? Well, with a bit of modern software and hardware, you might be surprised. Let's explore the Uthernet ][ card, the Contiki OS, and browse the web like it's a retro-future sci-fi version of 1985.

[Early Access] I Found Too Many Vintage Computers at the VCF Swap Meet 2021!

I went to the INCREDIBLE vintage computer swap meet hosted by VCF in Wall, NJ, and I found entirely way too many amazing vintage computers! Mac stuff, vintage UNIX machines, and some super funky laptops. Plus, I got to hang out with Steve from @Mac84 and Mike from Mike's Mac Shack!I hope you're planning on going to the VCF's Vintage Computer Festival East this October - because I'll be there! 🍎 VCF East: https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/

[Early Access] My Mutated Macintosh SE/40 is GLOWING

Today, we finish a long journey of case modding that began long before I found this 1989 compact Mac on Craigslist, already painted black with the case chopped up to fit a CD ROM and 1GB Jaz disk drive. Oh, and stick around until the end for a special announcement!For Peter Parker, it was a radioactive spider. For the four turtles, it was a canister of green goop. For this lowly Macintosh SE/30, it was a fateful encounter with modding culture that led to this, it's near-final form! After adding a ton of internal mods myself - solid state ha...

[Early Access] Building the Ultimate Macintosh Bridge Machine... out of a Modern NAS

Today we're taking a modern NAS, graciously donated to the channel, and seeing if we can turn this into the ultimate bridge machine for vintage Macs! Can we use this thing to make files available to all of our vintage machines? Better yet... can we get it to run Snow Leopard Server?!

[Early Access] I Rebuilt the Entire Internet... for Vintage Computers

It's no secret that the internet has become mostly terrible over the last decade or so. Long gone is the open web, and in it's place is a quagmire of ads, trackers and social media blobs that have gotten so complicated, we have to buy new computers each year just so Big Tech can track us better! Well, forget all that. I've built a service that strips the modern web back down to basics - text and images. So far, in fact, that even ancient web browsers can handle it again! Here's the story behind FrogFind.com and 68k.news.

Exploring the WORLD'S RAREST Macintosh SE/30 Upgrade

Hello Patreon friends!Today we're exploring one of the rarest upgrades in existence for the Macintosh SE/30, and then we're installing it in the Cursed Mac!

[Early Access] Can Bondo Save the Cused Mac's Original Case?

Today I'm going to go all-in on fixing the Cursed Mac's case, with some bondo - and a new blue transparent case from MacEffects! What could possibly go wrong?

[Early Access] WiFi on Ancient Macs with TheOldNet Serial WiFi Modem

Today we're going online, 90's style! Well, a retrofuturistic 1990's where Hayes-compatible dial-up modems could connect to a magic internet signal that permeates the air - WIFI! We're trying out an awesome RS232 WiFi modem emulator from TheOldNet, which requires a little bit of work to get running on old Macs. But maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to live out a dream I mentioned in my very first-ever YouTube video.🍎 This video is part of MARCHintosh! https://marchintosh.com/

[Early Access] I Almost Ruined the Cursed Mac

Hey there Patreon friends.Sorry for cutting this early access so close it's literally hours before the main release. I was waiting on a part that was supposed to be here a week ago, and I wanted to give it up until the very last moment possible to arrive... and of course, it didn't. So, enjoy me almost destroying the Cursed Mac with no safety net of new parts!

[Early Access] Hacking a Modern 300W Power Supply into the Cursed Mac SE/30

Today we're tackling the last of the Cursed Mac's gremlins - a sketchy original power supply which was literally hack-sawed apart by the previous modder, and barely provides enough power for all of our mods. To do so, we're going to modify a modern Seasonic ATX power supply to cram 300W into this little guy. I hope you enjoy white-knuckle soldering, because one wrong wire and I'll wind up blowing the whole thing up!

[Early Access] Is Modern MacOS Really NeXTSTEP in Disguise?

Hello Patreon friends! Get your bits-and-bytes diggin' gloves on, because it's time for operating system archaeology! After playing around with Apple Rhapsody on my Toshiba Libretto, I started to really curious about the origins of Mac OS X and modern macOS. Is there anything in modern macOS left behind from the old days of Steve Jobs' NeXTSTEP? Lets install NeXTSTEP on an old Compaq Presario and Apple Rhapsody on a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet, compare them to Mac OS X and macOS Big Sur, and find out!