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The Magic ADB Trackpad
I think that the new Apple Magic Trackpad is really nice. Multi-touch aside, the idea is, of course, not new. Long-time Mac users who still spend some time in the Old World will probably remember this:...
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My scanning workstation
It’s been a difficult month, and I’m aware I’ve been neglecting this space. Not for lack of material, mind you, but for lack of time to sift through it and publish it here. A couple of weeks ago I was...
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Forgotten peripherals: Apple Color Plotter
Photo by Daniel Sczygelski Sometimes, looking back at more than 30 years of Apple history, I marvel at the amount of different peripherals the company has produced. So I easily forgot that Apple also...
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Past setups
Recently I’ve been perusing my photo archives trying to put together a series of snaps I took when I still lived alone in my flat near Milan, Italy. I stayed there from 2001 to 2005, and whenever I...
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A real terminal
Although it doesn’t directly relate to vintage Macs or the classic Mac OS, I couldn’t not link to this: A VT220 serial console (circa 1983) set up as a terminal for a Mac Pro (circa 2010). This post...
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Another vintage Mac story with a happy ending
I’m still doing some research for a couple of long articles I’ll hopefully publish next month, and I’m also in the process of consolidating and moving my small Mac magazines collection from the 1990s...
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Some other vintage brochures (Part 3)
While I was looking for more vintage Italian Apple brochures and leaflets, I also found some printed material from other manufacturers — mostly leaflets, small booklets and mini-magazines printed...
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30 years of the Mac: peripherals
These days of celebration of the Mac’s 30th anniversary really had a deep ‘going down memory lane’ effect on me. Coincidentally, I was doing some major cleaning in my studio, and I found some things...
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Hello, iPod
To sweeten the vintage weekend, I just wanted to share a couple of iPod-related things. The first one is the video Apple made available on its site in October 2001 when the original iPod was...
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Added to the collection: QuickTake 100
Thanks to the generous Steve W., the other day I received a beautiful QuickTake 100 camera in its original box, complete with serial cable, strap, and the battery booster pack, which is an accessory...
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Taking the QuickTake 100 for a spin
A couple of weeks ago, I received a fantastic donation: a working Apple QuickTake 100 camera in its original box and in like-new condition. Since I’m not the kind of Apple collector who just puts...
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iPad + an Apple ADB keyboard
While I’m waiting for my Incase Origami Workstation to arrive, a few nights ago I wanted to try something with my iPad. Admittedly, the inspiration behind my attempt comes from this article by Ben...
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So I got a Wi-Fi USB adapter for my Cube
I have recently updated the configuration of my home wireless network. On the one hand, I’m finally enjoying a faster, more stable connection from my studio; on the other hand, it seems that the...
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Added to the collection: PowerBook 1400c
This year, Christmas has come a bit earlier for me — I’m truly grateful to Alex Roddie for donating this beautiful PowerBook 1400c. The machine is in great shape, has very nice tech specs, and came...
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Compact Flash performance on the PowerBook 5300: very first impressions
In my article about the recently received PowerBook 1400c, I wrote: The intriguing part of this setup is booting from the Compact Flash card: everything is even more responsive (opening applications,...
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Checking up on my Compact Macs
I’ve been a bit under the weather these past days, so I thought that one thing I could do while staying at home was checking up on my favourite part of my little vintage collection: the Compact Macs....
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Careful with that Quadra drive
When I was talking about my Macintosh SE/30 in the previous article, I wrote: The SE/30 is the most powerful and expandable of the Compact Macs I have, and I plan to do what I can to keep it in...
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A hard drive for the SE/30 — The long rescue
After the unexpected setback with the hard drive extracted from the Quadra 950, I once again rummaged inside a couple of boxes with stored assorted vintage stuff in search of a possible candidate. I...
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Added to the collection: quite the vintage package
My recent post A few About boxes from vintage Mac applications received a lot of attention, mainly because it was first linked by John Gruber at Daring Fireball, and was then mentioned by The Loop and...
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Added to the collection: 17-inch iMac G4
This year, Christmas came a bit earlier. Richard — the same generous soul responsible for this amazing donation — surprised me again with this marvellous Christmas gift that arrived on my doorstep on...
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