#MARCHintosh 2026 Kickoff, Plans
Happy New #MARCHintosh!
This is my third #MARCHintosh, and, unlike last year, I’m not particularly well-prepared.
I do have many thoughts, however, and some news on WOzFest 43 later this month (and the others this year).
After the successful launch of my Apple Internet Router Administrator’s Guide—Addendum last year, I am planning on some updates with new tools having been released, and perhaps covering more emulation options for getting on GlobalTalk.
For the third year running, I’ll work on my GlobalTalk/AIR disk image sets, adding more applications to the installer image.
To extend my printer offerings (Brother printer and virtual PDF printer via CUPS, netatalk, and LaserWriter drivers) I will be experimenting with the two virtual ImageWriter solutions which have been developed by Ken McCloud and Paul Rickards – the PDF output from these is more dot-matrix like than the virtual PDF via LaserWriter driver could ever be, so definitely gives a retro vibe.
I do still have my “secret project” in mind, but may or may not work on it this year. If I do, I’ll definitely crowdsource the next stage, as it’s proving quite hard for me to find the time to do by myself.
Towards the end of the month, I’ll be holding WOzFest 43 – this year’s schedule is:
WOzFest 43: 28 March 2026 – Apple 50th Anniversary Celebration
WOzFest 44: 23 May 2026
WOzFest 45: 25 July 2026
WOzFest 46: 26 September 2026
WOzFest 47: 28 November 2026
This may be a joint event with the Australian Computer Museum Society, as they’re likely to also be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apple (on 1 April). If it is, it’ll be the first “full” WOzFest which is offsite from WOzFest HQ.
I’ll mostly be posting on Mastodon, with the #MARCHintosh and #GlobalTalk hashtags, with maybe some update here.
#GlobalTalk #MARCHintosh #WOzFest
Karl Baron
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