Mac84 (Steve) π
@mac84.bsky.social
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Vintage computer enthusiast and archivist. EEP!
http://www.mac84.net
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Take a deep dive with me into the world of 8mm film and why it's so challenging to digitize these old home movies. ποΈ This video also includes an in-depth hardware review of the Kodak Reels Digitizer and some hacks to try and make it suck less. π½οΈ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztzo...
#8mm
#film
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Is Kodak's $400 8mm film digitizer worth it? - Full Review & Firmware Mods + Hacks
YouTube video by Mac84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtzoK3wIV00
2 months ago
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Ronβs Computer Videos π§ββοΈπ₯οΈπΌ
about 4 hours ago
Happy Valentine's Day, Macintosh fans!
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Sinclair Research
about 13 hours ago
A message from your ZX Spectrum.
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Keith Kaisershot
15 days ago
In Anaheim over Valentineβs Day weekend? Come by VCF SoCal at the Hotel Fera for the latest iteration of my βMac Hacksβ exhibit, and play with some very early Mac software that hasnβt seen the light of day in over 40 years.
www.vcfsocal.com
Hereβs a little teaser:
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Paul Rickards
2 days ago
Composition with floppies, using two different kind of fills: cross hatching and BenDay dots. CMYK on 11βx15β watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python. Available in my shop:
shop.paulrickards.com/floppy/
#PenPlotter
#Art
#ArtForSale
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Just another reminder that it's a horrible idea for any retro or hobbyist project to use Discord as their sole repository for documentation, updates or troubleshooting docs. π
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Uncommon Ephemera
4 days ago
This is how
#filmstrips
are saved: slowly, one frame at a time. Our scanner continues to run. We'll save as many as we can. Watch each frame come off the scanner today before they're uploaded to
@archive.org
. Twitch:
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF4L...
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5 days ago
This is designed to tug on you heartstrings because it's about dogs but Amazon is fully admitting they have a private, nationwide security network that can look for people using AI pattern recognition and the reason they present it like this is to desensitize you to it. This is dystopian as shit.
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BlueSCSI Ultra
6 days ago
#BlueSCSI
v2026.02.08 - HUGE release * 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI * CD audio S/PDIF/I2S * Fragmented images are fast now! * SCA drive bay * 11.5x BlueSCSI Toolbox speed boost * SCSI bus timing fixes * 520-byte sector imaging * No Arduino deps * 2287 unit test assertions & more
github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...
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PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE: THE SCUMM STORY
9 days ago
A short message from me about the documentary, why I want to make it, and how you can help it get made.
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Ronβs Computer Videos π§ββοΈπ₯οΈπΌ
7 days ago
Since it was never blessed with the big box release - I MADE ONE! Many thanks to
@leepetty.bsky.social
,
@timoflegend.bsky.social
, and
@doublefine.com
for a fun and funny game and Happy 15th Birthday to "Stacking"!
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I stopped by Micro Center last night for the first time since mid 2024β¦ itβs probably a good thing there isnβt a store closer to me, because there were so many tempting things! π I always enjoy wandering the isles and thinking of potential projects, etc. π‘which of course can be very dangerous. π
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MacintoshGarden Feed
9 days ago
Big Cheese Key https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/big-cheese-key-0 A CDEV that pulls up a business looking screen of your design to bring up with a Hot key when your boss walks into the room and you are working on something fun instead of a spreadsheet! [β¦]
[Original post on bitbang.social]
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Ronβs Computer Videos π§ββοΈπ₯οΈπΌ
10 days ago
We're live right now!
#VCF
#Montreal
youtube.com/live/gpiIED8...
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Let's Chat VCF MontrΓ©al w/ Nicolas Maillouski and Friends!
YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos
https://youtube.com/live/gpiIED8R1q0?feature=share
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Joe's Computer Museum
10 days ago
I could have given the binary of the SpectraGen to Claude, asked it to disassemble, then write scripts to interface to it. But, I chose to learn. I asked people for help, dug in deep, & now I'm someone who understands this thing & has documented what it can do.
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GitHub - jcm-1/sg3_4-reverse: Texscan MSI Compuvid SpectraGen 3/4 Reverse Engineering
Texscan MSI Compuvid SpectraGen 3/4 Reverse Engineering - jcm-1/sg3_4-reverse
https://github.com/jcm-1/sg3_4-reverse/tree/main
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groupon ya grinch
23 days ago
Finally, aluminum electrolytic capacitors for women.
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Andy Toone
10 days ago
Using AI as a substitute for searching and absorbing information yourself is like asking your Mum to tell you the plot of that movie you wanted to watch.
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I just uploaded 4 different sets of QuicKeys software to the Macintosh Garden. This software lets you automate tasks via keyboard shortcuts and macros, neat! πΎ
macintoshgarden.org/apps/quickey...
10 days ago
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Ronβs Computer Videos π§ββοΈπ₯οΈπΌ
11 days ago
Did you attend Vintage Computer Festival MontrΓ©al? Non? Let's chat with Nicolas Maillouski and friends about this new VCF event in Canada!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpiI...
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Let's Chat VCF MontrΓ©al w/ Nicolas Maillouski and Friends!
YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpiIED8R1q0
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Uncommon Ephemera
12 days ago
LIVE NOW: Looking for endangered and
#lostmedia
on
#VHS
tapes we can upload to
@archive.org
!
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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Garth Beagle
14 days ago
Have a listen of it here! π
youtu.be/gcDJKhOjFC4
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Ian Scott
14 days ago
I got up at 5 AM to record with the TWiR crew⦠totally worth it! It was really fun getting to chat retro with them. What a great bunch!
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Ian Scott
15 days ago
Less than 24 hours after launching on Crowd Supply, PicoIDE has doubled its goal. Iβm overwhelmed (in a good way) by the response! Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the project so far.
www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
https://www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics/picoide
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Garth Beagle
15 days ago
β.. Macintoshβs with extremely cursed IDEβ hahaa you donβt say? π
#PicoIDE
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Technology Connections
15 days ago
Let's do this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM
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I guess I should stop doomscrolling, the cookie demands it! π₯
16 days ago
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Ian Scott
16 days ago
The PicoIDE Crowd Supply campaign is now live! Back the project to be among the first to get yours! PicoIDE is an open IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for retro systems.
www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
https://www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics/picoide
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This Week in Retro
16 days ago
@polpo.org
joins us this week to talk optical media fragility, "cursed IDE controllers," & more, as ATAPI CD-ROM / IDE fixed hard drive replacement PicoIDE is ready for production. The campaign launches today, see
picoide.com
for details, and watch this Saturday on This Week in Retro episode 253!
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PicoIDE - Open Source IDE/ATAPI Drive Emulator
Emulates ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives with built-in CD audio output and optional WiFi front panel interface. Fully open source firmware and hardware.
https://picoide.com/
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Joe's Computer Museum
16 days ago
Men in tech treating women in tech like idiots, property, out of place or anything other than an equal or superior: take heed. You need to "fix your hearts, or die" as stated by David Lynch. If I see you in person being condescending, I'm going to call you out on it.
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17 days ago
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This Does Not Compute
18 days ago
Pay attention to this. Do not let up on the pressure, demand accountability and change until the root cause has been resolved. Anything short of that means failure.
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Adrian's Digital Basement
19 days ago
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Mike@RToD
19 days ago
πΆ do you want to build a Mac Man π΅
www.youtube.com/live/hUyRYm4...
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Adventure Game Hotspot
21 days ago
We had fun over at Ronβs. Youβre invited. Bring your favorite pizza, soda pop and adventure game.
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Uncommon Ephemera
21 days ago
Did you know I was featured in
@archive.org
's Vanishing Culture Report? 1,300 filmstrips preserved. 3,000 more waiting. Hitting our GoFundMe goal for 2026 would buy 12 months of full-time work on this. We're currently only at $254.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
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FYI, I'm doing a supporter exclusive live stream in ~10 min. If you're a Patron or a YT member check your appropriate feeds to watch! πΊ If you aren't a member you can join for as little as $1 a month via Patreon or YouTube to help keep my tinkering antics going! πΎ
www.patreon.com/posts/suppor...
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Support Exclusive Live stream in ~20 min! | Mac84
Get more from Mac84 on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/support-live-in-149022663?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
21 days ago
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BigBadBiologist
21 days ago
Itβs too cold out today, so stay inside and warm up with
@gutbomb.net
βs latest hot video featuring my SGI Indigo 2!
youtu.be/BzAGCK_Thnw?...
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The Silicon Graphics Indigo2 was Neat
YouTube video by GutBomb
https://youtu.be/BzAGCK_Thnw?si=KGuJ--OvCnbYBEEB
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Uncommon Ephemera
21 days ago
1,300 filmstrips preserved and on
@archive.org
. 3,000 to go. Our 2026 GoFundMe is only at $254 of $30K. Hitting our goal means saving them full-time instead of doing DoorDash, and prevent thousands of films from becoming
#lostmedia
.
uncommonephemera.org/donate
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Adrian's Digital Basement
23 days ago
Attention everyone in the North East! Did you know a Vintage Computer Festival is happening this coming weekend outside of Montreal? Go experience some vintage tech love at one of these events. It's a real blast!
vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
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VCF Montreal β Vintage Computer Federation
https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
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This Does Not Compute
22 days ago
I found a Bose Wave radio heading out for recycling a while back. Letβs crack it open, see how it works, and discover why it was disposed of to begin with!
youtu.be/cE-Ic-q5cpo
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What's wrong with this trash-picked Bose radio?
YouTube video by This Does Not Compute
https://youtu.be/cE-Ic-q5cpo
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Anyone wanna try cracking a password protected .sit archive? π This came from a "Apple Software Updates" folder inside a "Special" folder from a 1994 education CD Apple made. "Capone" was the code name for System 7.5, although it's possible this file is unrelated?
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
23 days ago
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My happy placeβ¦ βΊοΈ
24 days ago
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BigBadBiologist
24 days ago
Thank you to everyone that re-watched last weekendβs stream! It was probably the best performing video on my channel. If anyone can find evidence of this machine being used in the wild, Iβd love to see it. It would have been at a trade show likely late 1992-mid 1993.
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It's freezing cold out... So let's drive 4+ hours away to geek out with retro computers! βοΈ
youtu.be/ORbsZHp8X6U
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A Cozy Massachusetts Vintage Computer Meetup
YouTube video by Mac84
https://youtu.be/ORbsZHp8X6U
25 days ago
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Hackaday
26 days ago
Flux and Solder Paster Dispenser Looks Good While Doing It
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Flux and Solder Paster Dispenser Looks Good While Doing It
Hackaday Article
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/flux-and-solder-paster-dispenser-looks-good-while-doing-it/
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Woo-hoo, the channel has reached 25,000 YouTube subscribers! π₯³ Huge thanks to YOU! ...to all my subscribers, friends, and any of you kind folks who've shared my links and stories over the years. Here's to 25k more! π πΊ
www.youtube.com/Mac84
...not subscribed yet? βοΈπ
27 days ago
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Retro Viator
28 days ago
Another Maxell Massacre. A good reminder of why we GET THE BATTERIES OUT.
#retrocomputing
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Happy 40th birthday to the Macintosh Plus! π₯³ Hereβs a video I made a while back of me unboxing a Mac Plus I picked up, which was in excellent condition!
youtu.be/RqGyCjMdYk8?...
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Mac84: Unboxing a Vintage Apple Macintosh Plus from 1987
YouTube video by Mac84
https://youtu.be/RqGyCjMdYk8?si=YLjTZ0BAhlCahDBP
29 days ago
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asaha
30 days ago
My game "Heartreasure" was sold on Steam without permission as βHeart Finder.β I released the official version last December, but itβs not well known outside Japan yet. Please help spread the word about the official Heartreasure!
store.steampowered.com/app/3530160
#Indiegame
#indiedev
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Will this push me over the edge to 25k YouTube subscribers? π lol
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