Finally getting around to #Marchintosh! (Fighting with Apple II bugs on #FujiNet has kept me busy, but putting it aside for now.)
I'm pulling out my parents' old #PowerComputing PowerTower Mac clone and setting it up. Why? It's the one they used with this UMAX scanner, which has a special lid with a backlight. I found an old negative that I want to try scanning.
Hoping it all still works. Need to find a mouse and cables.
The Sad Tale of Power Computing Corporation
https://linkedlist.org/2025/02/20/the-sad-tale-of-power-computing
I was upgrading from my LCIII (Motorola 68030 at 25 Mhz) at the time so the jump (PowerPC 604e at 225 Mhz) was quite the leap.
Little did I know that I was actively contributing to the downfall of perpetually-beleaguered Apple, butβ¦ π€·π»ββοΈ
Enjoying a #beer as I watch @Maclibrarian showcase a #PowerPC #Mac clone, the #PowerComputing PowerCenter 132. π₯οΈ π #MacintoshLibrarian
πΊ = Birrificio Angelo Poretti Premium Lager
(Tried posting this from my main @claudiom account but it's having some difficulties accepting images right now.)
Attack of the Clones
#macintosh #clone #retrocomputing
#umax #supermac #radius
#powercomputing
Power Macintosh