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2 TB USB drive on a PowerBook G3 Pismo

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 / awilfox / Leave a comment

I have a 2 TB USB SSD for my photo library, and I wondered: would it work on my PowerBook G3 Pismo with Mac OS 9? Let’s find out!

Welcome to Windows 2000: The Athlon is Go

July 18, 2021 / awilfox / Leave a comment

It has been a while since I have written an article about retrocomputing. In some ways, it feels weird to refer to Windows 2000 as retrocomputing. I used Windows 2000 as my go-to operating system for the majority of high school, well after Windows XP was released. And yet, it is now 22 years old. … Continue reading Welcome to Windows 2000: The Athlon is Go

Fixing a 20 year old laptop, part 1: We know what is working

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 / awilfox / Leave a comment

Some of you may have noticed that I Tweeted a few weeks back about my trusted Pentium III laptop having some pretty massive failures. I decided to drag it out last night and see how it was going. Maybe it could be better after a rest…? Bug Check c0000218. Not better, but worse. It had … Continue reading Fixing a 20 year old laptop, part 1: We know what is working

Compaq LTE 5150: Adventures in Tri-booting

January 3, 2021 / awilfox / Leave a comment

My plans for setting up a Retro Lab are finally coming to fruition, and this article is being written live on my tablet as I set up the first computer as I want it to be! The computer in question is a portable computer from the Compaq LTE 5000 series, the 5150. (No relation to … Continue reading Compaq LTE 5150: Adventures in Tri-booting

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