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(DIR) Post #B6lucda0VYa89dBr96 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-20T17:00:43Z
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trying to buy a non-booting mac mini g4 👀
(DIR) Post #B6lucesTgMx0BCq7Zg by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-20T17:15:09Z
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yisss got it for 30€
(DIR) Post #B6lucgQBwVVqy3cYlM by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T16:54:48Z
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behold. the Small Macintosh
(DIR) Post #B6luchGIolCFZg0AzI by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T16:57:12Z
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i cant believe apple invented yet another proprietary power connectori mean of course i can but COME ON
(DIR) Post #B6luchw8JEenfPZaBk by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:23:15Z
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seller: machine doesnt boot, only beeps three timesme, powering on:
(DIR) Post #B6luciihOfVO62IMt6 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:23:36Z
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i havent even done anything yet!
(DIR) Post #B6lucjygihtBzumeRs by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:24:18Z
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i think three beeps is RAM issues so it might be intermittent. or just badly seated even
(DIR) Post #B6lucl2clYdFIPdJDs by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:30:07Z
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i get into Leopard but the HDD is failing (also known in advance) so everything takes forever
(DIR) Post #B6lucm2J4DyKNiUZMm by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:35:01Z
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oh shit its the fastest model! lets go
(DIR) Post #B6lucmslv9wJ0R2T8y by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:49:07Z
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also theres wifi, which i dont expect to use in OS9, but usually people sell me things lacking an airport card. so thats nice
(DIR) Post #B6lucnztm9EaSpNftI by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T19:56:01Z
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HDD has gone fully uncooperative now. but at least i got the hardware info :)
(DIR) Post #B6lucp5biPOXqp3kQa by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:02:12Z
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the power plug is Lightning compatible. you will surely not regret plugging this into your USB port
(DIR) Post #B6lucq7PtAR72iuht2 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:12:45Z
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oh right, i ran out of IDE SSDs and their prices have exploded
(DIR) Post #B6lucr7o9CLMAE6X8S by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:13:29Z
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i do have a CompactFlash adapter though. and possibly even some cards
(DIR) Post #B6lucru1FwuMZkf2HY by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:24:41Z
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ok OS9 may be frugal by todays standards but i fear these arent gonna cut it
(DIR) Post #B6luct3Gz1u88jzwLQ by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:25:31Z
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wtf is even on these
(DIR) Post #B6lucuHqOL9byDp5hA by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:30:04Z
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ah yeah these were the ones grandpa (RIP) used in his camera
(DIR) Post #B6lucuuU4g3vu3twvI by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:33:34Z
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theres a photo of me at idk, 12-13 years old? it is pretty funny but i will not be posting it 😂
(DIR) Post #B6lucvdVNI4i9gxu64 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:40:46Z
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50 photos of the same heart-shaped piece of ice melting on a silver color coated piece of cardboard. can you tell he was a graphic designer?:')
(DIR) Post #B6lucwJgqRoqGWhaqm by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T20:42:31Z
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wait theres more. inside the ice is a ☮ shaped piece which is revealed as it melts
(DIR) Post #B6lucx8NnyMunkQ4rg by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T21:00:40Z
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me, 16, absolutely COMPUTIN
(DIR) Post #B6lucxovFoOcvgK3Ae by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T22:19:17Z
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anyway, im looking at CF cards and these arent any cheaper than the SSDs. sigh
(DIR) Post #B6lucyq1TCs25NqRWa by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T23:23:43Z
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i found a 2.5" IDE HDD. where is it from? does it work? it is a mystery
(DIR) Post #B6luczKrcXXZd2H4b2 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T23:27:43Z
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its not from the iBook G3 because that one had the CF/SD adapter contraptionits not from the iBooks G4 or PowerBook G4 because i havent swapped the disk in thoseits not from any desktop because why would they have a 2.5"
(DIR) Post #B6luczzdAy9NfTLd8i by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T23:46:17Z
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it does seem to work though. of course you can never be sure how long that will be true with disks of this age (well, any age, but you know)...but since this wont be any kind of mission-critical system, maybe ill just put this one in the mac mini and save my money for now?
(DIR) Post #B6lud0ny9oPsBatpbM by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-22T23:57:46Z
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the real question is do i brew a cup of mate and disassemble the machine now (it is 3 in the morning), or another time
(DIR) Post #B6lud1S1ksSWBpdp2W by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T01:05:36Z
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surprise stream: lets repair the mac mini [gone]entirely unprofessional kitchen table live setup with bad audio! but come hang out if you like :-)
(DIR) Post #B6lud2DAvaAmY3hTWq by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T02:56:08Z
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help :D how do i physically eject the disc from a Mac Mini G4 optical drive that doesnt respond via any digital means? #Macintosh #VintageApple
(DIR) Post #B6lud2mcnmWsK0Hmme by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T03:07:46Z
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fuck it i disassembled it just enough to pull out the disc
(DIR) Post #B6lud3bfjzMWsKAYLo by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T03:21:42Z
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a warning is in order
(DIR) Post #B6lud4CXWuqwifPzoe by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T03:45:41Z
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okay so fun fact about this machine. it is quite easy to accidentally plug in the hard drive such that only one row of IDE pins is inserted into the socket. unsurprisingly, this may result in things not working
(DIR) Post #B6lud4sj04b4pV9gZM by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T04:07:42Z
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thats probably why the optical drive wasnt responding either. with that sorted out, both the HDD and ODD are now recognized. im not gonna try inserting another disc though
(DIR) Post #B6lud5b2LK2h2vt4dc by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T04:09:13Z
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basically its ready to try installing operating systems via the usual methods. but ive had enough for now and will go to bed
(DIR) Post #B6lud6WosUGNw8vDhg by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T04:56:44Z
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@q66 warned about the plastic tabs breaking off but all of mine are still intact. well-considered and patient prying with a non-serrated butter knife was key ☝️👩🏫jk i didnt consider shit. i think i just got lucky with some not so degraded plastic :3
(DIR) Post #B6lud7PPbVvqfSSonQ by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T14:07:56Z
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woah its another stream. lets install operating systems [gone]
(DIR) Post #B6lud8EoWP35EsVruq by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T17:07:41Z
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ending the stream on a cliffhanger: Mac OS 9.2.2 for Mac Mini G4 installer is running
(DIR) Post #B6lud8vLyF4nMoPqDo by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T17:12:02Z
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to recap, i got Tiger set up on one partition and then tried OS9 from the generic "unsupported G4s" image. that didnt quite work, and then i found out about this one https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-os-922-mac-mini-g4
(DIR) Post #B6lud9iH2MCxoXIuTQ by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T17:26:12Z
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it works 🥰🥰🥰
(DIR) Post #B6ludAYNubtMQ9gWhM by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T21:25:16Z
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next i need to decide where to put the mini. it is so small there are a lot of options
(DIR) Post #B6ludB8tir6CFOlgbw by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-23T22:57:07Z
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i probably should have more than one OS9 compatible audio interface
(DIR) Post #B6ludBwsj156kQ9bWK by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-24T14:22:25Z
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'Sound is a problem for the 1.5GHz "Silent Upgrade" Mac mini'oh yeah? 😏
(DIR) Post #B6ludCnhYdKfOErmqm by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-24T14:23:32Z
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(no technical feat on my part here, its just that ASIO works even when Sound Manager doesnt)
(DIR) Post #B6ludDQhDeWZLB6vdA by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T19:20:08Z
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bleh i need to redo a bunch of my under-desk cabling to make this work
(DIR) Post #B6ludEM7m8SgDHyn8y by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T20:06:05Z
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it shall sit here for now. everything is wired up 😌
(DIR) Post #B6ludF6uy9tMYPsA52 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T20:28:52Z
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hrm anyone know whats up with this? the Mac Mini G4 claims to support 1920x1080, but i get this scuffed picture in both OS 9 and OS X 😬 #Macintosh #VintageApple
(DIR) Post #B6ludFjYeUngUFx1JA by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T20:30:57Z
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maybe i need to try another HDMI cable and/or DVI-HDMI adapter
(DIR) Post #B6ludGJMVNRMHIhc7E by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T21:22:11Z
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same result with a different cable and different adapter. furthermore i get 1920x1080 just fine from my G4 Digital Audio with these same cables/adapters. so it does seem like an issue with the Mini itself 😔(cc @devlin @janbeta)
(DIR) Post #B6ludHDj7oWj674cyG by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T21:27:41Z
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some potentially related discussionhttps://discussions.apple.com/thread/748191?sortBy=rankhttps://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-mini-g4-will-not-output-to-hdmi-via-dvi.2206219/
(DIR) Post #B6ludHuyX17bGFJANk by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T21:31:01Z
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what the hell is a non-coherent display 🫠
(DIR) Post #B6ludImVJzwJwGLuoi by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:04:18Z
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ok this sucks but it does get me 1080p60 😂the Mini's output is DVI-I, so i can do DVI-VGA adapter -> OSSC -> HDMI
(DIR) Post #B6ludJVsbIEgCza9Xk by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:07:24Z
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the problem is that i only have one OSSC and i need it for other things
(DIR) Post #B6ludKKZYomkkDIdYe by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:32:17Z
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i tried some other ways..basic VGA to HDMI converter: picture is way off center and squished. OSSC with default settings had the same issue, but i could fix it by tuning OSSC settings. no such option hereVGA directly into display: picture is squished, and settings on the display dont fix it. sigh
(DIR) Post #B6ludLM1ktXjv0zJSq by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:35:55Z
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not sure if SwitchRes lets you tweak signal timings and stuff, guess i should try. but not today
(DIR) Post #B6ludMTrZFPBPbf5Jg by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:39:56Z
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another OSSC would cost 5x what i paid for the computer, which, no
(DIR) Post #B6ludNLOMEDu5chpke by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-25T22:45:49Z
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if nothing else, i imagine SwitchRes will let me do 1080p@30 digitally without hitting the pixel clock issues. which isnt great but might be the least annoying option
(DIR) Post #B6ludOCDBqTSjRQ156 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-26T09:49:06Z
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anywayanother OS9 compatible audio interface acquired ✅
(DIR) Post #B6ludPCxQYfHs2m7sm by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-26T10:30:57Z
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more info on the HDMI coherency issue https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=4337.msg30099#msg30099
(DIR) Post #B6ludQ5Y9aKkbMJiyW by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-26T11:21:45Z
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also relevant https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=7048.0
(DIR) Post #B6ludQyqpyZNMsBtAm by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T19:48:48Z
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alright time to poke around in SwitchRes
(DIR) Post #B6ludSPpV9kBopowrY by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T19:53:43Z
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what?today the 1080p60 over VGA just works??
(DIR) Post #B6ludT6MwzltwlivAW by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T19:54:10Z
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im not complaining butwhy
(DIR) Post #B6ludU5hGypP0yPtlA by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T19:55:30Z
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lets get this thing on the network then
(DIR) Post #B6ludVCT9Hq6SGaoxE by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T20:01:13Z
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kinda funny that the 68k macs can get on wifi with WPA2 and all, but this one cant
(DIR) Post #B6ludWG3DSIZjfHCAy by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T20:34:48Z
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it is audio time
(DIR) Post #B6ludXG5UnvEq4Ijs8 by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T20:40:18Z
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some results after installing the driver and testing- the "advanced driver" switch on the side of the device must be set to "on" (unsurprising but i forgot it existed)- Sound Manager, which previously showed a non-functional built-in device, now shows no devices at all- the driver package came with four ASIO drivers, one for each combination of ASIO 1.0/2.0 and 16/24 bit. these are working fine with SuperCollider 2
(DIR) Post #B6ludXlHcosMOoteUq by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T21:04:05Z
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thanks to @aramya's lovely page https://aramya.neocities.org/ofw/ i now know that you can telnet into Open Firmware and enjoy normal keyboard layouts, copy-paste, etc
(DIR) Post #B6ludgn23gceOqmfyK by ahihi@anticapitalist.party
2026-05-28T22:57:23Z
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i read a bunch of threads about the onboard audio situation. this one has some good sleuthing and is quite educational on how to go about figuring out this stuff https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6701.0but the latest development is that someone got it kinda working.. with a vibecoded extension😩