Post B382Td2yNRo68f7s5Q by paulrickards@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B32YCvKFCDHvUTWUe8 by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-04T15:45:06Z
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A while back I bought two of those Maclocks with the intention of modding one into a tiny Mac. After seeing the success of @WiteWulf I decided to give it a go.Opening the case is definitely the hardest part. Gary said to use guitar picks to start, so I began on the bottom and opened a gap to get a stronger metal spudger inside to lift up the rear case to release the six clips (circled in third pic) from the front. We're inside!#VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing #Maclock
(DIR) Post #B32YCwSmxviX1GWpbU by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-04T15:52:28Z
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To make a Mac, I'm using a Pi Zero 2 W, a Waveshare 2.8" DPI LCD, and the MacintoshPi image which includes Basillisk II and SheepShaver already installed, and they work without X11 running, perfect for the thin-resourced Pi Zero.https://jm.iq.pl/macintoshpi-mac-os-7-8-9-for-raspberry-pi/One thing that was missing was AppleTalk support but I solved that by installing sheep_net from these instructions. And works over WiFi!https://www.ecliptik.com/blog/2025/Live-Laugh-Localtalk-with-Basilisk-II/#VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing
(DIR) Post #B32YCxWN26B0IfDCpE by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-05T16:35:06Z
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So sheep_net seems to work great for AppleTalk traffic but struggles with TCP/IP. It'll work for a few seconds then stop.Curiously, running tcpdump on the machine causes it work, presumably because it puts the interface into promiscuous mode. And enabling promiscuous mode manually also works.No mention of that on the project page, but that was 10 years ago.#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac https://github.com/cebix/macemu/tree/master/BasiliskII/src/Unix/Linux/NetDriver
(DIR) Post #B32YCyWlI85FQAP24e by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-05T19:25:44Z
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Hey maybe the #TinyMac works well enough to be a #GlobalTalk router? Certainly uses a lot less power (avg. about 400mA with screen on).#VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing
(DIR) Post #B382TbokwoqCKHT0Hw by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T17:02:06Z
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More #TinyMac progress. Wired up some smol speakers to a smol audio amp.Designed and printed a volume knob in the style of the original to fit the B50K pot. Biggest issue is how to mount it inside (the amp board has no mounting holes).The amp turns out to be too noisy, I can hear WiFi and BT traffic. Also draws about 300mA even when the volume knob is switched off.I think I'll leave it out.#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac
(DIR) Post #B382Td2yNRo68f7s5Q by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T17:26:15Z
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More #TinyMac:- Swapped in a Raspberry Pi 3A+ for the Pi Zero 2 W. Slightly faster and has 5GHz WiFi which is so much better.- Mounted the LCD/Pi to the back of the front case with some hot glue.- Kept the front floppy switch as a power switch when floppy is inserted.- Installed a LX-2BUPS (2x18650 UPS) inside for power, exposed a USB-C port on the back for charging.#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac
(DIR) Post #B382TdqxNbn0dgVmzo by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T21:40:23Z
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Two tiny Macs, my converted one and an unmodified Maclock.#VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing #TinyMac
(DIR) Post #B382TeqHhaqVhtClaS by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T22:30:16Z
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Obligatory flying toasters. #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #TinyMac
(DIR) Post #B382Tk7q3krI5mSM8u by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T23:18:14Z
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The top of the Maclock includes a touch sensitive area that would turn the backlight on and off, this area marked in red. It doesn’t move, it’s just plastic.Underneath is a board that is likely difficult to remove, embedded with glue. It has two leads coming off of it. Without seeing the board, can you theorize how it works and how it could be utilized with a Raspberry Pi GPIO?#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac
(DIR) Post #B3BZDzN3UPjYhfY6qm by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-10T17:41:36Z
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Mac and TinyMac. #VintageApple #VintageMac #RetroComputing #TinyMac
(DIR) Post #B3BpK8ZtljzWGMVhA0 by thomas_klopf@dobbs.town
2026-02-10T20:46:11Z
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@paulrickards wow that’s really cool! Is it possible to buy a tinymac?
(DIR) Post #B3BthvCpXN6lYaJiD2 by paulrickards@mastodon.social
2026-02-10T21:35:20Z
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@thomas_klopf Not that I know of. Just the parts to DIY.
(DIR) Post #B3BttA1amXGQhZQ4xc by thomas_klopf@dobbs.town
2026-02-10T21:37:20Z
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@paulrickards thanks! Yeah no time these days for that, but very cool 😎