Tuesday at 2:30PM EST we're going to finish up the FM Towns II UG20 saga so I can get it back to its owner. There's still one floppy drive to service and I'll show how I modified a 72pin SIMM and got a BlueSCSI to work with the machine. youtube.com/live/FW9Mjpo...

Playing around with adding BlueSCSI Toolbox protocol support to DingusPPC. Though somewhat roundabout, the end result is that you can transfer files in and out of more emulated machine types on Infinite Mac. As a bonus, it also makes the Macintosh Garden library […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Fujitsu FM Towns II UG20 booting with @bluescsi.com

Snow v1.2.0 is released! SE/30, IIx & IIcx emulation Easy file sharing, powered by #BlueSCSI Toolbox Serial port bridging over TCP/pty Labels in the disassembly view! Drag-n-drop support CRT-shader! ASC sound fixes twvd, nulleric, SuperSVGA , flutterby, gloriouscow github.com/twvd/snow/re...

Alright! Booted BasilsikII (on 7.5.3), made a 20mb DSK file. Turned it to an HDA file and tossed that on my BlueSCSI so I could copy Microsoft Works to my SE! This is so cool

Hey everyone! Come see all our vendors as they talk about the cool things they're selling at JCM-1.com! www.youtube.com/watc...

The 25-pin external BlueSCSI is my favorite version! I love how I can just swap it around between all my different systems. This is a great opportunity to get one if you don't have one already.

Get a crazy deal - RIGHT NOW - at JCM-1.com BlueSCSI v2 25-Pin External, Pico 1 with WiFi, fully assembled: only $35! That's crazy! jcm-1.com/product/bl...

My opinion, for what's worth, is that folks should feel free to add in modern digital electronics if it helps. Be it a BlueSCSI on a classic Mac, a display, or a sensor. There really aren't rules, just some people's opinions. I like keeping classic IBM PCs alive with boards that use modern hardware

Hey BlueSCSI friends in the EU! A couple of new trays designed by Nic Chester are now available for your BlueSCSI v2 Desktop in my little shop. A tray to make it fit in place of a 5.25" floppy drive: shop.onegeekarmy.eu/index.php/pr... And another for 3.5" bays: shop.onegeekarmy.eu/index.php/pr...

Designed & 3D printed a Mac LC mounting bracket for my BlueSCSI hard drive. Perfect! #macintosh #mac #retrocomputing #bluescsi

It's that time of the year. 10% off anything in the store. Expires December 24, 2025. Have fun! HOLIDAY2025 https://jcm-1.com/

Installed an internal BlueSCSI hard drive in my Mac LCIII tonight. I bought the BS at VCF-MW in Sep from @museumjoe.bsky.social. Decided to play a little Sim City #mac #macintosh #retrocomputing Thanks @bluescsi.com!

I got a Macintosh Quadra 950 video editing computer at VCFMW, but I haven't opened it up. Since @mac84.bsky.social 's latest stream, I'm worried that the battery leaked. Let's pop it open Wednesday at 3:30 eastern and back up the harddrive with BlueSCSI initiator mode. youtube.com/live/oA7H7Tt...

This weekend I implemented command passthrough to #PicoIDE over SMART Command Transport (which is done via creative use of the SMART log get/set commands). This way you can get status of the PicoIDE, load disc/disk images, etc., and being implemented with SMART means it works in user mode in Windows

Everything you need to get a BlueSCSI working in your Portable!

New at JCM: Mac Portable Adapter for BlueSCSI v2. Just one more thing to keep your Mac Portable alive! jcm-1.com/product/ma...

Just in time for those cold Winter nights (assuming you live in the Northern hemisphere), the folks at Ludit Games w/ original series designer Mark Pierce are proud to present.. 🦇🦇 RETURN TO DARK CASTLE! 🦇🦇 (Add it to your wishlist today!) store.steampowered.com/app/4054940/... www.ludit.games

It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution. We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.

Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com

coming soon 😉 - picoide.com (image made at homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...)

Have you seen the newly redesigned website for @bluescsi.com? It's very nice. www.bluescsi.com

Macintosh Plus Mini

My weekend project was trying out #PicoIDE on my Amiga 1200. It mostly works, just needs a few tweaks. Thanks to the Amiga community who knows this machine way better than I do!

ROMs for booting MacOS on the Apple Network Server have been found/archived - now how to flash them to other ANS - Are you a OF expert or know about PPC Mac ROMs? Join in and let us know. tinkerdifferent.com/threads/appl...

Humongous 68K Collection https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/humongous-68k-collection I have created a self-booting (System 7.5.5) image with most or all (?) of the 68K compatible games from Humongous Entertainment, complete with a Launcher. This should be a drop-in for any BlueSCSI #macgarden

Well, as you can see, it booted my image file from the BlueSCSI. I've never been happier to see a Windows splash screen 😂

BlueSCSI: Not Just for Apple

youtu.be/vyeeQAcho00 Looks like Gruez (sp?) has posted a nice Glider history.

Yes! BlueSCSI works on PC's but a lot of people don't realize it. Watch TME Retro setup their PC with a #BlueSCSI www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1UR...

Disk Jockey for Windows has been updated! Version 1.6 adds support for the Snow emulator and lets you inject HFS and ProDOS partitions from other Mac disk images into your own (you're no longer limited to simple .img or .image files).

BlueSCSI Toolbox 1.0.2 released: Fix issue with 0 byte files Fix issue with logo not appearing sometimes Fix apps not quitting on shutdown Fix handling file names exactly 32 chars long Notable non-code feature is BlueSCSI Toolbox now works in the Snow Emulator - I used it to prep this release!

Both of these computers have been sitting around since I got them as part of a bundle and I usually use my LC 575. Installed MacBatt and BlueSCSI (using my 575 drives images lol) and they both work perfectly! Now the real question is what should I do with the both of them. Besides a cleaning.

New blog post! When you want to replace an aging SCSI disk, you go buy a #BlueSCSI. What happens if you want a cheaper BlueSCSI? You can order the parts and build one. What if you want one that costs more AND is more work? Now we're talking. #retrocomputing www.leadedsolder.com/2025/09/16/d...

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to talk about #BlueSCSI this weeked! I'm exhausted but will post a few highlights tomorrow

Rachintosh Plus - Powered by a BlueSCSI v2 - neat project! www.identity4.com/2025-racinto...

@bluescsi.com Thanks for getting this old Mac SE smiling again!

In the way BlueSCSI rescues old computers with failed hard drives, I wish there were a universal thing that could save old laptops by replacing their screens with modern ones that are more power efficient with better backlighting. Like RGBtoHDMI but with LVDS and whatever laptops used before that.

Another night, another photo of my monitor teasing what I'm working on.

Disk Jockey v4 for macOS is out! A better interface, a brand new Inspector for your files and support for more formats (NDIF, UCSD Pascal, Atari ST hard drives and more).

Thanks to everyone who joined me for yesterday's livestream. I completed construction of a BlueSCSI and it worked first go! The BlueSCSI is now living inside a PowerMac 6100/66AV on one of my custom designed 3D printed drive brackets. #stirri

Hey so much like last year at #VCFWest I’ll be kinda doing a thing with @bluescsi.com. If you come by my table and play your cards right (or the sea slugs like you) you may leave with a promo code for a free BlueSCSI! I’ll also have a number of free shipping codes available too.

Do you use your Classic Mac for business operations? I do. I print BlueSCSI instruction sheets from mine on a Laserwriter.

#Macintosh SE/30 ready to go. Clean with #BlueSCSI, #retrobrite, and recap. Used the brush on technique with SalonCare 30 Volume Creme Developer. Requires brushing a bit more on every 15 minutes to prevent streaking for about 90 minutes in the sun.

Finally installed the front loading bay for my bluescsi Too bad the case has yellowed so much the 3d print color sticks out

another BlueSCSI assembled :3

Played with the new Macintosh emulator snow a bit more and have it emulating the @bluescsi.com Toolbox API! Can transfer files back and forth. Logo resource isn’t loading for some reason but functions!

BlueSCSI really is the Swiss army knife of devices for Macs. This small duo is FTP pulling a file over WiFi without any need for a dock!

Bugfix release v2025.07.11​ - Fix #276 - Issue entering initiator mode - Fix issue with MacPlus booting - Additional 1-2% performance improvement on PicoW - Bugfix with USB<>SCSI Bridge mode. github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...