CodingItWrong

NanoRaptor, 1 month ago to random

Dual layer VHS.

CodingItWrong, 8 months ago to random

If you claim to be giving me a "universal" binary then that sucker better have Apple silicon, Intel, PowerPC, and 68k code in there.

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to VintageOSes

Alright #BeOS folks, who on fedi do I need to follow? Are there any up-to-date websites or forums about running BeOS today? So far what I have is the Be category on Haiku Community https://discuss.haiku-os.org/c/be/7

CodingItWrong, 3 months ago to random

Here's the trial run of my Copland, BeOS, and Rhapsody machines running together in Harmony, I mean harmony.

Looks like there is what will fit on a table, so this will likely be the #VCFSoutheast exhibit. Unless I get really over-ambitious and have a second table for the Mac OS X transition.

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

What's more obscure and retro than a TAM? Why, using the S-Video on the TAM to play a Japanese Sega Saturn! For October, here's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, playing as Saturn-exclusive Maria. Comes with a nice Vampire Killer remix! https://youtu.be/iSX3vyT3SNM

CodingItWrong, 8 months ago to random

Alright, here we go: I found a set of icons for all Mac models up through the beginning of 1997! Uploaded to Garden and Repo. They’re very nice; check ‘em out. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macusers-custom-icon-pack-iv

A Finder window containing folders with icons for "Compact Macs", "Desktop Macs", "PowerBooks", "Performas", "Mac Compatibles", and "Copland Icons".

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Who remembers positioning the cursor in System 7 so that it showed 1 pixel between it and the progress bar, so you could tell if it had progressed?

Who remembers trying this in Mac OS 8+ and being frustrated that the beautiful gradient made it harder to tell if there was progress? 😄

CodingItWrong, 8 months ago to random

It's a funny position not only having to say "that computer is too new to run the weird old experimental OS I want to run" but also "that other computer is the right model but too high a clock speed to run that OS." (Looking at an 8600/300 which won't work for Be OS: https://web.archive.org/web/20010204022700/http://www.be.com/support/guides/beosreadylist_ppc.html)

CodingItWrong, 8 months ago to random

I have reached the stage of vintage computer collecting where the thought of even one machine being thrown out makes me sad, because it's an irreversible decrease in the number of machines available in the future.

Herein lies the road to hoarding.

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Me in 1995: "Wouldn't it be great if I could run Copland?"

Copland dev team: "Same."

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Welp, this is what I have so far: Copland does boot, but freezes on "Microkernel initialization starting…"

This might be a long-term project 😅 But it helps to know I have a Copland machine to try when I get an itch.

First thing to try will be, although the third-party video card displays, I have a DB15-to-VGA dongle on the way so I can use onboard video. The card may be confusing Copland.

Another option might be to actually hook up a debugging machine to get more info.

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Me: "Vintage computers sure take a lot of bridging to use."

Also me: tethers work laptop to phone so I can connect to VPN so I can download a svn repository as a git repository

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Every time

CodingItWrong, 6 months ago to random

Good on Apple, it's nice to see they're keeping it up-to-date 😂

CodingItWrong, 6 months ago to random

Got Be programming working. It's funny because "hello world" in this book doesn't render anything to the window, it just is a functioning window, because to have that happen with that few lines of code was already impressive 😄

CodingItWrong, 5 months ago to random

Marathon Infinity LAN loaded and ready to go!

CodingItWrong, 5 months ago to random

Just ran across this video about the Macintosh Columbo. Always interesting to learn about Mac concepts I hadn't heard of before. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KyimKjSAtuY&si=kPQBiOKNnf5bFXtA

CodingItWrong, 8 months ago to random

Let's see how many we can check off on one machine.

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

PowerBook G3 question: the rubber on my Pismo feels a tiny bit sticky. Not terrible. Is there anything I can do to reduce that?

CodingItWrong, 6 months ago to random

We got friggin Copland

CodingItWrong, 7 months ago to random

Thanks to YouTube I've got my new nickname for the Macintosh LC.

CodingItWrong, 4 months ago to random

Installing OPENSTEP 4.2 in a VM using this tutorial and it's going great so far: https://learn.adafruit.com/build-your-own-next-with-a-virtual-machine/overview

Sorry I forgot who on fedi I got the link from! If you've shared it recently let me know!

CodingItWrong, 1 month ago to random

Since it sounds like I'm probably one of the only people who has fond memories of a #PCjr, I should probably get one someday so I can play Lode Runner, Below the Root, and King's Quest 1 on it 🙌

CodingItWrong, 4 months ago to random

Inching ever closer to selling my newertech processor upgrade card. I haven't had the least inclination to use it, since I have (1) machines that I want to run OSes that aren't compatible, and (2) much faster machines.