DanJan 23, 2023

[...] Flipping the power switch responds with a mechanical "clunk" - a sound people born in the 90s or later can hardly imagine. You can feel the power running through the Macintosh before its display comes to life flickering. Everything about the Macintosh feels clunky and loud. It is a dinosaur, a behemoth from "back then".

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The Love Affair with Vintage Computers
https://www.danvanmoll.com/post/the-love-affair-with-vintage-computers

The Love Affair with Vintage Computers

I am writing this on a 33-years old Macintosh and I love it. But where are these deep feelings for yesterday's tech coming from?

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Show threadJosh JusticeJan 24, 2023
@danvanmoll I just booted up the SE with SuperDrive I have on my shelf. Just got it last year! I agree about the clunk. Also I grew up with Macs with an "aaah" sound, so hearing the "beep" on startup hearkens back to even older tech!
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@CodingItWrong which OS are you running?
Jan 24, 2023 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadJosh JusticeJan 24, 2023
@danvanmoll System 6.0.7, Finder 6.1.7
Show threadDanJan 24, 2023
@CodingItWrong I’d really like to change mine to 7.5.5 next. But I’m kinda afraid to not be able to setup my SCSI2SD card again.. #neverchangearunningsystem
Show threadJosh JusticeJan 24, 2023
@danvanmoll I have a Twentieth Anniversary Mac running Mac OS 9.x so I don't feel too big a need to get System 7 running. Plus in my mind System 7 = color
Show threadDanJan 24, 2023
@CodingItWrong agree about the color thing. Just would like to see this on my SE as it’s the highest supported.
Show threadJosh JusticeJan 24, 2023
@danvanmoll i have had enough bad experiences running the "highest supported" on my iOS devices that that'd make me nervous 😄 - but of course this was another age
Show threadDanJan 24, 2023
@CodingItWrong interesting thread on this topic: https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/8185/what-is-the-highest-version-of-system-7-that-can-be-run-on-a-mac-se-30/8186#8186
What is the highest version of System 7 that can be run on a Mac SE/30?

My recently restored Mac SE/30 has System 7.0 running on it at present, booting from an original SCSI HDD. I’m missing a few key features, like disk image mounting, which I understand were added in...

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