This Old Mac

By Holden Scott Bare with us as we tweak out the new theme. Hope it is favorable. Read More

By Holden Scott A new interview with Steve Capps has been conducted and is available over at Retromaccast Search for episode 115 and 116. Steve was part of Apple back in the early 1980s, being one of many plucked from Xerox PARC, and helped out on such projects as the Lisa and Macintosh. Having quit Apple and then coming back in the late 1980s, Steve was a pivotal member of the Newton team. Many people credit Steve alone for creating much of the ... Read More

By Holden Scott I found that as the years have gone on and as the Internet has exploded more and more, and as so many of us find ourselves in front of a computer for most of our waking hours, whether it's for work or for play, my hands are just not holding up. That is to say, I'm getting frequent carpal tunnel syndrome: sometimes my left hand swells up, sometimes my right hand swells up: I have finally taken the plunge and decided ... Read More

By Holden Scott Tired of having wifi cards sticking out of your Newton? Keep reading to learn how to install an internal wifi apparatus, thereby avoiding protruding wifi cards. That's right, you can go from this: To this: Please note: the parts in this upgrade can also be used on not only the Newton MessagePad 2000/2100 and eMates, but on pre-Airport PowerBooks as well. They may also work on older Newtons. Parts list: 1. iBook G4 Airport Antennae (Titanium PowerBook antennaes will probably work ... Read More