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BONUS VIDEO: Totally Normal Libretto Shenanigans

Hello supporters! My Libretto started chewing through SD cards, so I want to replace that with the perfect bootable CF card adapter. Plus, let's goof around with my new full size dock!

ClassiCube Server access!

Hello Patreon friends!I have the ClassiCube server running now! I'm opening it up to you all first, to see how well it works.You can direct connect via IP: 134.209.128.237There's no user authentication (except for my user, ActionRetro). Just good old-fashioned no-guardrails Minecraft fun!Let...

BONUS VIDEO: Tearing into an SGI Indigo2 10000 IMPACT!

Hello Patreon friends! I just got an SGI Indigo2 10000 IMPACT, a nearly top-of-the-line machine. However, it was sold as "untested" - which we all know means "definitely doesn't work". Let's tear into it, and see if we can find any shenanigans lurking inside!

BONUS VIDEO: VCF East Swap Meet Pick Ups! (June 2023)

Hello Patreon friends! Holy cow did I find some cool stuff at the VCF East June 2023 swap meet. Let's check it out together!

BONUS VIDEO: It's a UNIX Machine, I Know This!

Hello Patreon friends! Time to break out some SGI goodness. I've had an Indigo2 for a while, and I just recently picked up another from a friend. It's slightly faster! Let's crack them open and check 'em out.

BONUS VIDEO: Totally Normal Experiments with the Hand386

Hello Patreon friends! Remember that funny Hand386 we were messing around with? Well, it grenaded itself. Come watch my ill-fated experiments, and my attempts to resuscitate it.

BONUS VIDEO: You Can Still Get BRAND NEW Flybacks for an iMac G3!

Hello Patreon Friends!Today, let's solve that flickery iMac screen once and for all with a BRAND NEW flyback transformer! Plus, we'll test out the HARMONi in a different revision iMac, to see if it really won't work - or if that's just an old time urban legend. Flyback link: https://...

BONUS VIDEO: Too Many Zeniths!

Hello Patreon friends! I recently picked up way too many Zenith Supersport laptops. Like, an unreasonable amount. And boy howdy are they ever in a state. Will we ever get any of them to run ELKS Linux?!

BONUS VIDEO: Fun with a Tiny Potato Computer - the Psion 5mx

Hello Patreon friends! I found a tiny potato of a computer - a Psion 5mx with 16mb of RAM and 32 whole megahertz! Let's check it out, have some fun with it, and of course - run DOOM.

[Early Access] This Bondi iMac Has a Terrifying Problem... Let's Fix It

THIS is a 1998 iMac G3 Rev B, which I think is the best of all the trayloaders for several important reasons. What's not great is the terrifying electric arcing sound that's coming from inside while it's running... Let's fix it, and get it ready for an extremely rare CPU upgrade!

BONUS VIDEO: I Found the Perfect iMac G3, and it's BOND-EEEEE

Hello Patreon friends! I found a Rev B iMac G3, which is PERFECT for a super secret upgrade that I might spoiler in this here bonus video... It's not totally happy though. Let's check it out!

BONUS VIDEO: Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Boot OSX on the TAM

Let's try to get an OS X installer booting on the G3 TAM. I'm sure it's probably super easy.

BONUS VIDEO: I Picked Up Something at VCF East, and I'm Afraid It's Terminal

Hi Patreon friends!I picked up a really neat terminal at VCF East... but it doesn't work. Let's fix it! Also, Sol-20 update.It was so awesome seeing some of you there!!

A world-first Mac upgrade was born at VCF East... here's a sneak peak

I was at VCF East this weekend - absolutely amazing. World famous soldering wizard Colin Mistr (aka DosDude1) was there too, and performed a world-first upgrade to a very special Macintosh. Full story coming soon, but see if you can guess what exactly is going on here 😁(I know I saw a lot of you ...

BONUS VIDEO: Turning Up the TAM Shenanigans for VCF East

Hello Patreon friends! Lets get the TAM ready for VCF East by fixing a few remaining issues - new install of BeOS so Doom works right, and we'll get the DosDude1 card working! Oh, and we'll install some silly stuff on there.

[Early Access] The Infinite Mac

Hello Patreon friends! Due to looming travel to VCF, I've got the early access SUPER early this time!Could you imagine if, back in the day, someone told you that you could run a full operating system in an emulator, fully within a web browser? Today, we're taking a look at the Infinite Mac, ...

BONUS VIDEO: Installing Sorbet Leopard on the Chungus Cube for VCF East!

Hello supporters! Today, we're installing Sorbet Leopard on the Big Chungus Cube to try and get the best possible Minecraft performance for VCF East next week.

[Early Access] Building the Chonkiest G4 Cube

Today we're installing the most questionable G4 Cube upgrade ever released during its lifetime... and then running Minecraft of course!

I got something very special in the mail today... 🥹

[Early Access] Playing Minecraft on a 1997 Macintosh. Really.

They say you can't teach an old Mac new tricks... well, today we're showing the 1997 Macintosh 9600 how to play Minecraft!

[Early Access] How Fast Can We Make a Power Mac 9600?

Today, we're upgrading the ever-loving heck out of the Power Mac 9600! G4, SATA SSD, Radeon 9250, and OSX!

[Early Access] I Found a Beat Up Power Mac 9600

It's #MARCHintosh! And I just found this sweet (slightly dingy) Power Macintosh 9600/300, the most beastly beige Power Mac ever released. I have a diabolical plan to upgrade the bejeezus out of it, but let's start by figuring out if it even works. And if it does, let's max it out with a ...

[Early Access] What's Actually Inside This PATA SSD From Amazon?

Hello Patreon friends! I spent way too much on a sketchy IDE SSD from Amazon. Is it really what it claims to be? And how does it compare to other SSD solutions for old IDE machines?

[Early Access] Getting Software onto a 47 Year Old Sol-20

Today, we're going to get some software going on the Sol 20! From the internet! How hard can it be?

[Early Access] This 1976 Sol-20 Started EVERYTHING

Today - and I can't believe it - we're taking a look at a Sol-20 in beautiful condition. It's the very first ever home computer with built in keyboard, power supply, and video. Let's see if we can get it working.

[Early Access] Installing Apple's Rhapsody OS... the hard way

Today we're installing Apple's strange precursor to Mac OS X, which is also the successor to NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP: Rhapsody! But... we're doing it the hard way, on a PowerBook G3 Kanga running a homemade hand-built SSD from dosdude1.

[Early Access] Overclocking a 90's Industrial Pentium Computer

Hello Patreon friends!Today, we're swapping the processor in the 90's industrial computer for one with MMX, and then we're going to try and overclock it!

[Early Access] Installing Windows 95 from Floppies on the 90's Industrial PC

Today we're installing Windows 95 from floppy disks on our totally normal 90's industrial Pentium PC! Also, we'll see how the membrane keyboard works out for gaming.

[Early Access] Every Possible Upgrade in One Mac SE/30

Just how many upgrades CAN we shove into the Cursed Mac SE/30? Well, today we're cramming in one more - a video card for color graphics. It's the ultimate compact Mac dual headed battlestation!

[Early Access] The Hackiest Mod I've Ever Done - Molar Mac Video Upgrade!

The G3 All in One "Molar" Mac was never intended to have upgraded video. In fact, the video signals are split between two different connectors on a weird, proprietary "personality" card. So, let's hack it up and upgrade the video anyway! And maybe even play Minecraft!