Overclocking my Power Macintosh 8500
Many years ago, probably around 2002-2003, I had the opportunity to raid a local computer store’s e-waste pile where people would drop off unwanted computer items behind their store. I …
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Tour of the Wang Professional Computer
Recently had the opportunity to spend some time looking at the Wang Professional Computer for Paul’s Old Crap on YouTube. This system is a bit older for my preference but …
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Recapping A Macintosh LC Power Supply (PSU)
Here is a recent video under the “Paul’s Old Crap” series which discusses replacing the aluminum capacitors in the Macintosh LC series power supply. Owners of LC systems should check …
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Escape Velocity – Retro Mac Gaming Video
The latest release under Paul’s Old Crap is a look at the game Escape Velocity from 1996. This game is a favorite among numerous Mac users from the 90s, and …
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NeXTSTEP 3.3 on a SPARCstation 5 – Paul’s Old Crap
I will demonstrate the installation and some usage of the NeXTSTEP 3.3 operating system using a Sun SPARCstation 5. This will cover some required information for installing the OS on …
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The Long Tale Of My First Macintosh
When it came time for me to purchase my first computer, I knew for a fact it would be an Apple Macintosh. My earliest exposure to the Apple brand was …
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Our Recent Retro Computing Thrift Hauls
Here’s a look at some of the goodies we’ve picked up from various thrift stores in the area.
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Making A Home Dialup ISP – Paul’s Old Crap
Today we talk about dialup modems and how to make a mini dialup ISP using a virtual PBX. We’ll use a Cisco router acting as a dialup server to provide …
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Apple UNIX (A/UX) on a Macintosh SE/30 – Paul’s Old Crap
In this video I demonstrate the installation and limited usage of Apple UNIX (A/UX) 3.0.1 on a Macintosh SE/30. I’ll cover a few talking points about A/UX in general and …
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SGI Indy & IRIX – Paul’s Old Crap
A tour of the Silicon Graphics Indy workstation hardware, installing IRIX 6.5.22 on a SCSI2SD, running some different applications in IRIX (WordPerfect, Photoshop, Illustrator, FSN).
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