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[Early Access] Building a Stupid Fast 1GHz Molar Mac G4

Holy crap, look how early!Today, we're taking the Molar Mac from a 233 MHz G3, to an absolutely ludicrous 1 GHz G4. Will it explode? Can we play Carmageddon? How about OSX?

[Early Access] It's the HIDEOUS Molar Mac G3!

What's better than a G3 Mac? How about a G3 Mac that weighs 60 pounds, is shaped like a tooth, and is extremely upgradeable? Yup, I found a Molar Mac. Let's have some fun with it!

A PLEA

No eeps were harmed during the filming of this desperate plea.

Hey friends!So, it turns out I'm not too great at managing a Discord. I was never really a "chat" kind of person, so I just wound up lurking. Plus, I would wind up getting a bit overwhelmed at moderation issues, dealing with spam, etc.The Discord isn't going away - I'm just trans...

[Early Access] Installing BeOS on a Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

Oh no. I'm doing BeOS again. This time on a TAM.What could go wrong?

[Early Access] I Found My Ultimate Commodore 64

I've finally put together my ultimate Commodore 64 setup, with all sorts of cool peripherals. Let's play some games, and get online!

[Early Access] Building an Improbable G4 TAM

Today we're swapping the G3 processor out of a SoNNeT Crescendo/L2 upgrade, and swapping in a G4! Wolf3D has never sounded so good.

[Early Access] Building a Slightly Cursed Mac Plus Plus Plus

I got a 68030 upgrade for my Mac Plus! I've been looking for one of these for ages. Let's install it! I'm sure it will go flawlessly with no issues or hiccups whatsoever.

[Early Access] A G3 Upgraded TAM... with SATA?!

Today, we're upgrading our lowly quirky TAM to a G3 processor using a very weird upgrade card, trying to install a SATA controller, and turning this futuristic late 90's design showpiece into an anachronistic powerhouse!

[Early Access] Just LOOK at this Wacky TAM!

Holy crap, I got a TAM! Today, let's leave it totally stock. Sike. Let's upgrade the bejeezus out of it!

[Early Access] I Fight a Tandy to the Death

I'm FINALLY able to take part in SEPTandy! Follow along as I try to rescue a totally dead Tandy 1400HD, because I have some very linux-ey plans for this late-80's chonk of a laptop.

[Early Access] Taking a 1976 Apple-1 Computer Online

Today I'm finally ready to show off my Apple-1 Replica, a machine that I've been endlessly enjoying off-camera as I build my perfect setup. Let's do the obvious, and take this thing on the internet!

[Early Access] The Ultimate 90's Chonk

Today we're taking a look at one wacky Zenith "laptop" from the mid 90's. Why does the screen come off?!

[Early Access] Building an Unreasonably Fast Power Mac G4

I'm finally doing it - upgrading the computer that I used to use daily way back when... to an absolutely unreasonable level. We're talking 2GHz on a Graphite G4 Power Mac!

[Early Access] Increasingly Desperate Attempts to run BeOS on PowerPC

Today should be a nice, simple install of BeOS 4.5 for PowerPC from original install media. We're installing it on a Power Computing Mac clone, which is exactly the machine that it was built to run on. What could possibly go wrong?

[Early Access] I Destroyed a Rare PowerBook Last Year. Can I Redeem Myself?

Last year, I finally got my absolute holy grail PowerBook - a working 2400c! When I took it apart to clean it and upgrade it, I found the absolute carnage of an exploded PRAM battery. After cleaning it up and reassembling... it never booted again :( Well, now I bought a second, also-broken PowerBook...

[Early Access] Abusing a 90's Brother Word Processor

I just can't get enough of these ridiculous Brother 386 laptop things. So much so, that I went out and found the VGA model! Today, let's try and hack into this thing and get it running, well... anything!

[Early Access] Extreme Overclocking a Vintage Mac with Spicy O'Clock!

Spicy O'Clock is a new device to overclock vintage Macs. Although it's designed primarily for 68040 machines, my Color Classic Mystic has a special trick - a PPC accelerator that's tied to 2x the '040 speed! So, hopefully, overclocking this board will overclock BOTH processors! Or, i...

[Early Access] I found it, the worst laptop ever made.

Today we're messing around with what is quite possibly the worst 90's laptop ever released - the Brother SuperPowerNote Graphic PN-9000GR. Does this thing have ANY redeeming qualities? Yes! Maybe. Let's do weird things with it.

[Early Access] This Apple Accelerator is INSANE

Today we're checking out the AppleSqueezer, a brand-new accelerator made by a passionate member of the Apple IIGS community. It uses the power of FPGA, along with a newer version of the IIGS processor, to propel the IIGS to unbelievable speed. Oh, and it also adds an unbelievable 14mb of RAM!

[Early Access] Apple Cancelled the Turbo Mac. Let's Build One.

In 1985, Apple was rumored to be working on a Turbo Mac, an upgraded original Mac with a 68010 instead of a 68000, and up to 2 megs of RAM instead of 128K or 512K. Well, that Mac never came out, and instead we got the Mac Plus with the same ol' 68000. However, the 68010 is pin compatible with th...

[Early Access] Hosting a Website on a 30 Floppy Disk RAID

Today we're taking the Floppy Disk RAID even further, using the power of Void Linux on my Power Mag G5 Quad! Let's RAID together 30 floppy disks, host a website on them, and serve it up to the open internet! What can go wrong? Nothing, of course!

[Early Access] I found a crazy modified Macintosh 128K

Today we're exploring a heavily-modified Macintosh 128K, the original Macintosh. What are all of these crazy mods?And... is that a TELEPHONE?

[Early Access] I Built a RAID of Floppy Disks. Oh no.

Hi there. Let me give you a PSA. Friends don't let friends build RAIDs out of floppy disks. I know it sounds funny. Like, "ha ha, let's build a RAID out of these 34 random USB floppy drives". But I'm telling you, it's a dark path. But hey, don't take my word for it!

[Early Access] I Put an RTX 2070 in a Power Mac G5 😅

The PowerMac G5 Quad was the only Power Mac to come with PCI-E slots. This means it can technically hold modern graphics cards. But, can we get them to WORK? Can we up the stock 256mb of VRAM to GIGABYTES? Is this a total fool's errand with no possible positive outcome? Let's try a whole bun...

[Early Access] I Got My Apple IIGS Online! (Better Than You'd Expect)

Today we're going ONLINE with my accelerated Apple IIGS!LINKS: 🍎 MacEffects: https://maceffects.com🍎 Disk image: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/apple-iigs-gsos-604-internet-starter-image🍎 Check out this IIGS site! https://whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/