Category: Macintosh
In 1984, Apple Computer unleashed one of the most groundbreaking television commercials in history—a 60-second spot that not only introduced the Macintosh personal computer but also redefined advertising forever. Directed by renowned filmmaker Ridley Scott, the advertisement titled “1984” drew inspiration from George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, portraying a heroic figure shattering the oppressive grip of conformity. Airing just once during the Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, it captured the imagination of millions and cemented Apple’s reputation…
For those of you who are fans of the flying toasters of yesteryear, there is now reason to celebrate! Matthew Pierce (CybernetixZero) has modified the AfterDark program and the modules to run smoothly on MacOS 9.2.2. This release is a celebration of everything After Dark! For many years I’ve been on a mission to see After Dark running stable on Mac OS 9.2.2. Some time ago, a user by the name of Daxeria released a patched version of the After…
The new Crucible v2.0 beta app for newer MacOS has been released and is available to download for free from the Infinity Products store page. Additional features include: -ROM file creation can be done in 4 splits, 2 splits and single files. -In split mode, you can choose between 4 splits and 2 splits. This is for dividing into Lo and Hi, or LL ML MH HH. This is not a ROM SIMM specific configuration, but a general Mac ROM…
For those users still running their retro macs, this is another return to normalcy for you. Weatherbot is an app specifically made for users running Macs with Mac OS 7 – 10.11 (El Capitan) which will provide the 7 day forecast to your desktop. Some of the Features include: There are three versions of the app: One for the 68K Mac, the PPC and the Intel based machines up to Mac OS X 10.11. System requirements for the Weatherbot app…
In 2004, Bleu Rose, Ltd. released Black & Blue version 10, a product which was the combined work of three years of Gary Rice’s efforts. The software market was shrinking at the time and while the product was first class, many of the users were not. The release of Black & Bleu™ v10 marks the end of our participation in the Macintosh software marketplace. The shrinking number of Mac users, the increasing reluctance of those users left to actually pay…
Mihai Parparita’s project, Infinite Mac, aims to provide easy access to classic Mac emulation. His project page, https://infinitemac.org, includes every version of Mac OS from the very first version, 1.0, included on the Mac 128K all the way to the 9.0.4, released exactly 23 years ago this past week. All of the OS versions are setup to run in the browser window under Javascript. The project utilizes WebAssembly ports of popular emulators such as Mini vMac, Basilisk II, and SheepShaver,…
Pierre Dandumont has created a monster. Putting Mac OS 9.2 on the Nintendo Wii. While we have covered some Wii related items in the past, this is the first time where it really comes into the actual Macintosh realm. This install is not exactly a perfect run but it certainly is a good start and Pierre does a really good job of taking the user through all of the aspects of the install including the ups and downs of it….
For this folks who are fans of the Steve Chamberlain created ROM-inator, there is good news. Kay Koba, the owner of Kero’s Mac Mods store has contracted with BMOW to create and sell them again. The ROM-inator is a replacement boot ROM which allows the Mac 128K and 512K to have up to 1mb on the boot rom. Some of the features of the ROM-inator include: Startup beep is replaced by a glass “ping” Happy Mac icon is replaced by…
As many of our readers know, the one and only Dr. Macintosh, Bob Levitus, has retired from the active Mac World. Mac Users Group Network’s Chuck Joiner interviews Bob about his latest endeavors and the goings on now that he has discontinued his focus on the Macintosh. Check out the entire interview here:https://youtu.be/gv74NJeDJrA
For those of us who are Apple and Macintosh fans, we are partial to our machines no matter what age they are. We always hate to see people destroy perfectly good machines. I think Luke Miani knows this as a real Macintosh fan as he has managed to turn an old iMac into an M1 Silicon based iMac with just a few turns of the screw. Having an old iMac and a new M1 Mac Mini, Luke has decided that…
If you think it is cold where you live, you might try living in Boston in the dead of winter. To top that, MacFixer (@macfixr or https://www.macfixer.com) is doing their annual Put the Macintosh out in the cold and see if it survives trick. Only, this is no ordinary trick. ColdMac 10 is a 2009 iMac 20″ with an Intel Core2Duo 2.66 GHz CPU. Run-ing Mac OS X 10.13.6 (High Sierra), the iMac is decked out with 8gb or RAM,…
Felix Rieseberg now has a Macintosh Javascript based Emulator App which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux that puts a 1991 Apple Macintosh Quadra 900 on your desktop. Complete with all of the features of the original, you also can mount standard Apple disk images using the App. Felix and his team has provided 32 bit, 64 bit and ARM 64 versions of the App for both Windows and Linux as well as both Intel and M1 based…
Our friends over at Inaudible Discussion came up with a way of getting Mac OS 9 and older Mac OS X (10.0-10.4) running on the Silicon based M1 Mac’s with QEMU. While this kind of hard core install is not for everyone, with QEMU as the main focus of the install, it just goes to prove that where there is a will, there is a way, when it comes to emulation and retro operating systems on the newer machines. Check…
The Gryphon project also know as Mini vMac has apparently received a Chinese translation for the Mini vMac user interface. Paul Pratt, the curator of the site, says that until now, displaying Chinese in the Mini vMac was not really feasible and in spite of this, has made both the translation available as well as a Pinyin version of the translation available. Simplified Chinese:https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/local/zh_hans.html Pinyin Chinese:https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/local/zh_latn.html For more information about this or other Mini vMac related items, check out the…
Apple has announced an event for November 10th, 2020 to be broadcast from Apple Park. Although not officially released as part of the announcement on their website, this is the event which is widely expected to be their Silicon based machine introduction. Several publications including Bloomberg and others are running with the idea that Apple will introduce the A14 Silicon based Laptops at this event. First announced at the 2020 rendition of the Apple World Wide Developers Conference, the A14…
The latest version of the Mactracker App has been released. Version 7.9.2 of Mactracker includes the following changes: Adds MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) Updates Support Status for Apple’s latest Vintage and Obsolete products Other minor changes and additions To download the App, go to the Mac App Store or from the Mactracker website at: http://mactracker.ca/index.html
While many users may have been getting these fake Flash is Out Of Date messages, the trojan which is the most responsible for this is the Trojan-Downloader.OSX.Shlayer.a or the shlayer trojan as it is known. Apparently, the shlayer trojan is so prevalent that it accounts for almost 30% of all infections on MAC OS X. Kaspersky put out a breakdown of the entire package and code earlier this year. You can find that here:https://securelist.com/shlayer-for-macos/95724/
The NetBSD project has announced the availability of the sixteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system. NetBSD Version 8.0 includes a number of bug fixes and includes new hardware support as well as additional security features. NetBSD is designed to run on over 50 platforms including the Macintosh 68K and Power PC machines. Some of the fixes and enhancements included in the latest version are as follows: USB stack rework, USB3 support added. In-kernel audio mixer (audio_system(9)). Reproducible builds…
The RetroMacCast episode #465 has been released. This episode includes a preview of the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 6.0 as well as James and John’s discussion on a variety of Macintosh related topics including: eBay finds: classic Mac iPad mini mount, Powerbook clock, and custom sneakers. John talks to Earl Baugh from the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast, and the news includes leaks, 32-bit saying good-bye soon and Mac OS 8 on iPhone. To check out the current episode, go…
The Macintosh Repository recently added Mac OS X for the PPC based Macintosh machines. For those Mac Users who have older iBooks and Power books with the PPC architecture, these disk images are key. The Macintosh Repository has placed Mac OS X version 10.0 through 10.5 into the repository. For more information or to download the older OS versions, check out their website at: https://www.macintoshrepository.org/45-mac-os-x-for-ppc-osx-10-0-10-1-10-2-10-3-10-4-10-5- Also, be sure to check out their wanted list for items missing from the repository…
