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(Ad Free) A Rather Extreme Upgrade

Today, we're one step closer to my ultimate goal of building the world's fastest G4 cube. But is it a step too far...

(Ad Free) Using a Pentium 4 in 2024 with ADELIE LINUX

Today we're installing modern linux on a very, very old machine. How usable could it possibly be? LINKS: ------------------ 🍎 DOSLABS, home of the fancy IDE SSD I used: https://doslabelectronics.com/🍎 Adelie Linux: https://www.adelielinux.org/

(Ad Free) Installing Modern Linux on a Potato

Today we're finally getting modern linux running on the garbage Windows CE netbook from CVS Pharmacy. It's faaaaast

(Ad Free) Booting a Raspberry Pi from Really Old Hard Drives

Today we're booting a Raspberry Pi from a bunch of old IDE hard drives... for science!

(Ad Free) The Last Dying Gasp of Windows CE

Today we're exploring a weird cheap computer thing from the early 2010's that tried to bring Windows CE to the "desktop"... or at least, laptop.

(Ad Free) Running KDE Neon on a "Vintage" iMac

Apple declared this iMac obsolete about half a decade ago, but I think it has plenty of life left in it. Let's max it out, and install a cutting edge Linux distro - KDE NEON!

[BONUS VIDEO] Testin' Wedges: The Unbelievable Haul, Episode 4

In the fourth installment of the amazing pickup from my trip with Mike, let's test out a few wedge shaped computers, from Commodore and Tandy!

(Ad free) NeXTSTEP... on Intel?

Today we're exploring the world of "white hardware" NeXTSTEP machines by building one! Special thanks to guest star @MacintoshLibrarianand Maccy!

[BONUS VIDEO] Apple /// Shenanigans: The Unbelievable Haul, Episode 3

In the third installment of the amazing pickup from my trip with Mike, let's see if this Apple /// is alive.

(Ad free) Ubuntu 24.04 on an EXTREMELY Minimal Mac

I have an old 2009 Mac Mini that just so happens to have the EXACT minimum system requirements for the latest version of Ubuntu just released. But how well will it really work? VIDEO LINKS:🍎 Ubuntu 24.04 - https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

[BONUS VIDEO] PET Resurrection: The Unbelievable Haul, Episode 2

In the second installment of the amazing pickup from my trip with Mike, let's get this apparently deceased Commodore PET 8032 back into running condition.

Running Mac OS on an Apple II (AD FREE!)

Today we're exploring an absolutely incredible new project for the Apple II series of computers. VIDEO LINKS: 🍎 CVT on Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/cvt/esp32-softcard-expansion-card-for-the-apple-ii/🍎 AppleFritter thread: https://www.applefritter.com/content/esp32-softcard-apple...

[BONUS VIDEO] The Unbelievable Haul, Episode 1

Recently, I went along with my good friend Mike to pick up some really unbelievable machines and software. Let's start going through it all, and maybe even test a few computers.

(Ad free) A Totally Unreasonable Rotating Monitor

Hello Patreon friends! Today we're playing around with a wild rotating monitor and video card for the Macintosh SE/30.

[Early Access] I Have Built a Monstrosity

Hello Patreon friends! Sorry I haven't done this in a bit, but here's an early access of the next video!This is a SuperMac SuperView, a weird eGPU from 1992 that works over... SCSI?! Let's see what kind of fun we can have with it. VIDEO LINKS: 🍎 Great thread on 68kMLA about this thing...

We need to talk

Thank you.

Thank you for sticking around for these shenanigans! You all mean the world to me.

BONUS VIDEO: Pickups from a 90's Time Capsule HOARD

I went with Mac84 to a house in Philly, which had an absolute hoard of late 90's NEC and Zenith systems that had been sitting in the basement since probably the very early 2000s. These apparently had been purchased as government surplus by someone who then passed away shortly after. Let's te...

BONUS VIDEO: Poofscape, a Cringey South Park Game I Wrote as a Kid

Hello Patreon friends! Today I've got something goofy for you - I've been hanging on to an ancient South Park fan "game" I wrote as a young angsty high school junior! Let's walk through it in excruciating, cringey detail.

FrogFind works again, and thank you

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been kind of quiet over the holidays here. I just wanted to say thank you, because your support really means the world to me - and it lets me do things I would otherwise be unable.Case in point - I fixed FrogFind! Unfortunately, I needed to migrate it to much more expens...