Submitted by florit on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 00:00
1997 MacUser article on the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh - Hi Tech Flash, a sneak peak at the Macintosh of the Future.
Submitted by florit on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 23:51
February 1997 Macworld: Apple Strikes Back with the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Submitted by florit on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 23:09
Getting Mac OS 9.2.2 (the last version) onto the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh is not as straightforward as it could be. Part of the reason is that Apple did not support 9.2.2 on the TAM and other 'Old World' Macintoshes. This is a brief outline of the steps that seem to work for getting Mac OS 9 installed and doing the upgrade path to 9.1, 9.2.1 and finally 9.2.2 onto a TAM with good drivers for Video:
Submitted by florit on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 20:02
I enjoy tinkering with old computers; the 20th Anniversary Macintosh is one of my favorites because of the incredibly unique design and the amazing Acoustimass Bose sound system. When they originally came out, they were price targeted at the premium executive market (U$S 7500) making it financially inaccessible to most. Since I couldn't afford the computer, I purchased the poster!
Submitted by florit on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 19:21
I recently acquired a 'new' (new to me) Minolta 35-135mm Zoom 3.5-4.5f with 1:4 Macro mode at 135mm. Unfortunately, I did not realize the aperture iris was not closing properly, in fact, for a bit I thought it was straight stuck open. With some help (read: more force than it should) I could get the iris to open and close by pushing on the aperture pin.
I did some research online regarding this lens, but found very little on it, and even less on repair guides. Getting it serviced was also a non-starter because the cost would be much higher than getting another lens. With some trepidation, I decided to do some exploratory surgery on the lens to see if the cause was something simple and fixable or complicated.
