As part of a general cleanup and as something to do on rainy days, I’ve decided to make a version 2 of the drive and partition images I created a couple of years ago: I’m going to get rid of the 512MB image I created, from what I can see people are only using the 1GB […]
Macintosh 68k
MacPlus on my network using SCSI to Ethernet
I’ve finally gotten around to creating drive images for using an Asanté Desktop EN/SC (1996 version), SCSI to Ethernet converter with a Macintosh Plus (once I bought a keyboard from Herb Johnson to replace the ones I had that were lost in a move). I have one of the later versions that draw’s it’s power […]
Booting a Macintosh Plus using a FloppyEMU emulated HD20
Recently I pickup a few Macintosh Plus systems, so I’ve decided to play around with the FloppyEMU’s HD20 support with the hopes of writing some future blog posts for maxing out a Macintosh Plus.
Sierra 256 colour and SCI games for the Macintosh 68k and PPC
Similar to my work to recreate the release timeline for Sierra’s Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) games, I’ve done a bit of research to gather the release timeline of their SCI and other 256 colour adventure type games (e.g. by Dynamix) for the Macintosh. 1. Reconstructed Timeline Spring 1990, Sierra’s Spring 1990 Newsletter Volume 3 Number […]
How I’ve setup the SCSI2SD that I use in my LC 475
For reference by my future self, and for anyone that might want to duplicate my setup, I’ve documented how I’ve setup the 32GB SD card that I use with my LC 475:
Technical Note QD01 – 32-Bit QuickDraw: Version 1.2 Features
This Technical Note describes the changes and enhancements to 32-Bit QuickDraw from version 1.0 (as shipped on the original Color Disk) to version 1.2, which ships with System Software 6.0.5 and later. This Note assumes familiarity with Inside Macintosh, Volume V, Color QuickDraw, and 32-Bit QuickDraw release notes. [Apr 01 1990] I’ve included this in […]
68k Macintosh and Sierra AGI games
I’ve been a fan of Sierra games since 1988 when I bought a Tandy 1000SX as my first high school computer and picked up the Sierra Value Pack with Thexder, Helicopter Simulator, and Space Quest II at the same time. So when I first started playing around with old Macs in the late 90s (when […]
Connecting your 68k Macintosh to an emulated MT-32
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Sierra quest series, LucasArt and similar games of the 80s and early 90s. Recently I dug them out again to play on in DosBOX with MUNT (Roland MT-32 emulator) enabled to hear the amazing (for the time) orchestrated music. As part of setting up MUNT on my […]
Setting up an Apple IIe Emulator Card in your 68k Macintosh
Back in the early 2000s I managed to buy a couple of Apple IIe PDS cards (at a price far less then they go for now). Over the years I’ve learned several tricks for how to use these cards as a way of bridging the old Apple II systems, through a classic Macintosh to modern […]
Setting up your vintage (classic) 68k Macintosh – Using MAME
You likely already know what MAME is, but if not, the simplest description is a multi-purpose emulator. Most people use it to emulate old arcade systems and gaming consoles, but it also provide support for several of the 68k Macintosh Systems (search the page for mac.c). For this blog entry I’m going to walk through setting up […]