Cleaning and I found these relics. #Apple #Mac #OSXPanther #OS9 #PowerComputing

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

Link to: https://technovia.co.uk/2025/01/19/the-sad-tale-of-power.html

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EDIT: It has found a home!
#Free to a good home: A PowerComputing PowerTower Pro 225 with 128 MB of RAM, an SIIG ATA card, SCSI Zip drive, CD reader, and Mac video card.  
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#Macintosh #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #MacintoshClone #PowerComputing #MacClone

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, but… πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

#AppleHistory #PowerComputing

Enjoying a #beer as I watch @Maclibrarian showcase a #PowerPC #Mac clone, the #PowerComputing PowerCenter 132. πŸ–₯️ 🍎 #MacintoshLibrarian

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(Tried posting this from my main @claudiom account but it's having some difficulties accepting images right now.)

The start of my #MARCHintosh project: a #PowerComputing restoration, the #Macintosh #clone