I always get excited for #MARCHintosh but the month comes and goes without really doing anything because I don’t have a dedicated space to tinker.
So I’m giving myself the project of cleaning and reclaiming the finished attic room that this stuff lives in.
It’s not much but if I have some things plugged in and ready to go any time, maybe I can sneak some time to do something with it like join #GlobalTalk.
For your enjoyment here’s is a clean set of shelves and a Classic II on top. Baby steps!
What remains of the Apple stickers that came with my family’s first computer, the LC 475. #MARCHintosh
The Macintosh SE/30 is generally regarded as the ultimate compact Mac, but when it comes to looks I prefer the Classic and Classic II. It’s just… chefs kiss. #MARCHintosh
I dug out a PowerBook G4 12” and got it online with 10.4.11. Spent some time looking at FrogFind and Macintosh Garden.
There wasn’t a wired connection in a convenient spot, so I spun up a #MARCHintosh SSID with no password since it can’t connect to my WPA2/3 networks.
It’s terribly insecure but I’m only enabling the network when I am actively using that computer. It broadcasts from one AP set to low transmit power, and I added a MAC address filter so neighbors won’t randomly land on it.
After I shut down the PowerBook G4, I remembered that I already have the WebOne proxy server running on an ODROID. It’s been quite a while since I used it. I’ll have to configure the G4 to use that so it can access sites that require TLS. #MARCHintosh
Originally I was going to play with an iBook G3 tonight since it can natively boot OS 9. But it turned out that one has a wonky display cable and the screen only works at a super inconvenient angle. I’ll have to see if I can find a mini VGA adapter and revisit it later with an external display. #MARCHintosh
@dmnelson I need to do that! The G5 is pretty much isolated from everything else. TLS does not work, and SSH key types are all incompatible with current ones. 