Are you a 68K assembly language guru, or just good at optimizing code? I’m working on a project that’s a replacement ROM for old 68K-based Macintosh computers, part of which involves decompressing a ~5MB disk image from ROM into RAM…
Capacitors don’t last forever – an unfortunate fact of life for those who collect vintage electronics. The common electrolytic capacitor is one of the most problematic. It’s the type that looks like a little metal can, and after a couple…
I’m planning to do a partial capacitor replacement on the power supply of my old Macintosh IIsi computer. After 25+ years, these capacitors aren’t in the best condition, and the PSU doesn’t work correctly anymore. When plugged in, it makes…
This must be a record for the number of times I’ve posted about a project, without actually building the project, or even a half-way working prototype. I’m still fleshing out my ideas for a USB-to-ADB keyboard/mouse adapter for vintage Macintosh…
While I’ve been working on my USB-to-ADB converter with a PIC32, I’ve received a steady barrage of feedback saying I ought to consider an ARM Cortex-M microcontroller instead. There are several reasons I haven’t done that, but one of the…
Did you find an old Mac system in the attic, but it won’t boot up? Was your Craigslist impulse buy delivered without any software? Do you need SCSI utilities to format your hard disk, or a terminal program to connect…
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