iPad Finds New Home in Mac Classic
Who of us out there don’t have a spare iPad and Mac Classic kicking around? If you are one of those lucky folks then this project is for you. [site hirac] has made a pretty neat stand for an iPad made...
View ArticleRewritable ROM for the Mac Plus
The Macintosh Classic – a small all-in-one computer with a 9″ monochrome screen – was one of the more interesting machines ever released by Apple. It was the company’s first venture into a...
View ArticleStuffing Macs Into FPGAs
A few years ago, [Steve] of Big Mess ‘O Wires fame stuffed one of the first Macintosh computers into an FPGA. While the project worked and was able to run System 6 on a virtual CPU, there were a few...
View ArticleBetter Networking With A Macintosh Classic
While it may not be the case anymore, if you compare a Mac and a PC from 1990, the Mac comes out far ahead. PCs suffered with DOS, while the Mac enjoyed real, non-bitmapped fonts. Where a Windows PC...
View ArticleArt for Planespotters
We don’t know art, but we know what we like. And this gizmo by [Johan Kanflo] is right up our alley. First, [Johan] gutted an old Macintosh Classic computer and stuffed a Raspberry Pi inside. Now this...
View ArticleHackaday Links: January 22, 2017
What is a 1971 Ford Torino worth? It depends, but even a 2-door in terrible condition should fetch about $7 or $8k. What is a 1971 Ford Torino covered in 3D printed crap worth? $5500. This is the first...
View ArticleThe Other Way to Brick a Mac Classic
Why would you build a mini Mac Classic using LEGO and a Raspberry Pi? Well, why wouldn’t you? [Jannis Hermanns] couldn’t find a reason to control this outburst of nostalgia for the good old days of...
View ArticleClassic Macintosh Gets an iPad Infusion
We know the classic Mac fans in the audience won’t be happy about this one, but the final results are simply too clean to ignore. With a laser-cut adapter and a little custom wiring, [Travis DeRose]...
View ArticleBringing iMessage to the Mac
If you’ve invested in the Apple ecosystem, the joys of iMessage likely illuminate your life. Your phone and desktop and laptop all sync your messages. But what if your desktop is running Mac OS 9 or...
View ArticleMacintosh Classic II With E-Ink Display
As various antique computers age, it becomes increasingly hard to operate them as hardware begins to physically fail. Keeping these systems up and running often requires scavenging parts from other...
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