Hacker News with Generative AI: Macintosh

Mac-minivnc – A VNC remote desktop server for vintage Macintosh computers (github.com/marciot)
MiniVNC is a remote desktop server that has been written from the ground up for best performance on 68k Macintosh computers.

Macintosh, Retro Computing, Software, Remote Desktop

11 points by ecliptik 23 days ago | 1 comments

An invalid 68030 instruction accidentally allowed the Mac Classic II to boot (downtowndougbrown.com)
This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction.

Hardware, Apple, Macintosh, Retro Computing, Programming

304 points by todsacerdoti 26 days ago | 69 comments

Mac Mini G4 – The best « classic » Macintosh for retro-gaming? (xtof.info)
Although my first computer was an Apple II, I never was a Macintosh user, as my family switched afterwards to the PC. But reading the magazines made me familiar with this family of computers and I wanted to add a pre-OSX Macintosh to my collection for some time. The only things that refrained me were that most Macs use esoteric plugs and that I did not have the space.

Retro Gaming, Apple, Macintosh, Hardware

244 points by freediver 39 days ago | 115 comments

MacBASIC (fandom.com)
Macintosh BASIC, also called MacBASIC, is an implementation of BASIC developed at Apple Computer for the early Macintosh computers.

Programming Languages, Apple, Macintosh, History, Software

87 points by rbanffy 45 days ago | 75 comments

Oral history of Caroline Rose, writer of Inside Macintosh (2023) [video] (youtube.com)

Oral History, Apple, Macintosh, Technology, Video

57 points by msephton 48 days ago | 14 comments

Oral History of Caroline Rose, Writer of Inside Macintosh (ycombinator.com)
Caroline Rose was a technical writer at Apple from 1982, lead writer and editor of "Inside Macintosh".

Oral History, Apple, Technical Writing, Macintosh

14 points by msephton 48 days ago | 4 comments

The upside-down capacitor in mid-'90s Macs, proven and documented by hobbyists (arstechnica.com)
"Am I the first person to discover this?" is a tricky question when it comes to classic Macs, some of the most pored-over devices on the planet. But there's a lot to suggest that user paul.gaastra, on the 68kMLA vintage Mac forum, has been right for more than a decade: One of the capacitors on the Apple mid-'90s Mac LC III was installed backward due to faulty silkscreen printing on the board.

Hardware, Apple, Macintosh, Vintage Computing

4 points by Brajeshwar 82 days ago | 1 comments

The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory (downtowndougbrown.com)
There have been some past rumblings on the internet about a capacitor being installed backwards in Apple’s Macintosh LC III. The LC III was a “pizza box” Mac model produced from early 1993 to early 1994, mainly targeted at the education market. It also manifested as various consumer Performa models: the 450, 460, 466, and 467. Clearly, Apple never initiated a huge recall of the LC III, so I think there is some skepticism in the community about this whole issue.

Hardware, Apple, Macintosh, Retro Computing

536 points by zdw 86 days ago | 259 comments

Infinite Mac – classic Macintosh and NeXT system releases and software (infinitemac.org)
Infinite Mac is a project by Mihai Parparita to make classic Mac and NeXT emulation easily accessible.

Emulation, Macintosh, Software, History, Retro Computing

5 points by keepamovin 163 days ago | 7 comments

Emulating the Early Macintosh Floppy Drive (thomasw.dev)

Emulating, Macintosh, Hardware, Retro Computing

91 points by GloriousCow 179 days ago | 42 comments

Stapler: I remade a 32 year old classic Macintosh app (gingerbeardman.com)

Software, Retro Computing, Macintosh, Programming, UI Design

219 points by msephton 194 days ago | 70 comments

What purpose did the lower-right Enter key serve on original Mac 128k keyboard? (stackexchange.com)