Curse Apple and their shitty capacitor choices in the early '90s. Guess who gets to recap the I/O board on a LaserWriter?
Me. It's me...
I've updated my Classic Mac Support blog post with info on how to create a Print to PDF printer that's shared over AppleTalk with netatalk!
https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2791
#RetroComputing #VintageMac #VintageApple #netatalk #MacIPRpi #MacipGW #LaserWriter
Hey @applepc there is a LaserWriter Select Printer up in your area in East Oakland (Eastmont / Arroyo Viejo)) on Freecycle:
https://www.freecycle.org/posts/95564802
#macintosh #laserwriter #VintageApple #vintagePrinter #vintageApple
via The Freecycle Network™: Apple LaserWriter Select from the 90s. I used it with my PowerMac 7200. I believe it still works...just very slowly compared to what we're used to now. Comes with User's Guide and floppy disc driver installation. Any old Mac aficionados out there who can put this to use?
@brns @philsplace @appleinsider “No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.” — @CmdrTaco on the 2001 iPod release: https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod (nope, he'll never live it down)
I'm not saying #Apple only releases category-(re)defining hits, but they have a track record that pundits would do well to consider:
#AppleII
#Macintosh
#LaserWriter
#PowerBook
#iMac
#iTunes
#iPod
#iPhone
#AppStore
#iPad
#AppleWatch
#AirPods
#VisionPro?
The BrownFury writes "At an invitation only event Apple has released their new MP3 player called the iPod. iPod is the size of a deck of cards. 2.4" wide by 4" tall by .78" thick 6.5 ounces. 5 GB HDD, 10 hr battery life, charged via FireWire. Works as a firewire drive as well. Works in conjunctions ...
It is with profound sadness that Adobe shares the passing of the company’s beloved co-founder Dr. John Warnock. Dr. Warnock passed away on Saturday surrounded by his family. Dr. Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, groundbreaking technology that sparked the desktop publishing revolution. Dr. Warnock retired as CEO in 2000 and he was chairman of the board, a position he shared with Dr. Geschke, un
Mac Plus and #LaserWriter, the dawn of desktop publishing. Drawn on 11”x17” paper with a Roland DXY-1200 #PenPlotter using #Python.