7.5 Zone

Has instructions for installing a Macintosh System 7.5.5 that has maximum compatibility with Mac 68k applications and TCP/IP services. Includes download links to all software. Connect to MacOS X Jaguar, Panther, Tiger file and printer sharing!
Updated System RAM requirements! 4096KB!

Instructions for patching and installing Japanese Language Kit version 1.0 onto System 7.5.5 in a compatible way. Includes download for patch.

Descriptions, availability, downloads, and home pages for the third-party features Apple should have included with System 7.5.5. Connect with modern Mac and Windows computers, read their burned CDs, and improve the usability of the Finder.

7.0.1 Zone

Instructions for installing a System 7.0.1 with maximum compatibility and interoperability with modern computers. Recommended for all Macs with 68000 or 68020 CPUs or <16MB of RAM.

Complete the 7.0.1 installation you started above with these third party utilities to further increase your productivity and interoperability!

Duo Zone

Notes from my own rebuild of this version of Apple's PowerBook Duo battery. A companion to James Garry's excellent page about the Type 2 battery.

The name says it all. Know what you want from a Duo? Can't find it in Apple's lineup? MAKE IT. My greyscale, trackball PowerPC Mathematica workstation commands you!

Software Zone

Checking your Modern Email with your 68k Macintosh In-depth discussion of methods to connect to modern secured mail services with vintage 68k-based Macintosh computers. Includes two different methods, compatible with all 68k Macintoshes, even ones with 4MB of RAM and a 68000 CPU. Download links for all necessary software.

A companion to "SSL, STARTLS, and SMTP AUTH" for those who do not have a hard disk. That floppy-only Plus can still send and recieve GMail or another secure email service!

Overview of System Software 6.0.8, 7.0.1, 7.5.5, and MacOS 8.1. Review of capabilities and limitations of each, as well as my opinion on when each is best used.

Later MacOS Classic versions have Desktop Pictures builtin. Earlier versions can use Decor or DeskPicture... but they won't work on an SE/30. Here's how to get a full-desktop picture on a Color QuickDraw-equipped monochrome-only Mac.

Hardware Zone

The DayStar Digital Turbo040 can be easily upgraded to faster speeds by clock-chipping. More cooling may be required. Here's the story!

800k floppy drives aren't that useful anymore, since 1.44MB drives can do everything 800k can do and more. 1.44MB external floppy drives are really rare, though. Learn how to upgrade your 800k external floppy drive to use 1.44MB disks!

New, fast SCSI disks are awesome in 68k Macs! There are many resources on the internet to help understand SCSI terminology, but they're a little scattered. Here are a few notes I wrote for a post on the Applefritter forums that can hopefully sort things out.

A premier on installing a PowerMac 7100 motherboard into a IIcx or IIci case. Way cuter than a 7100 case, gives you more desk room, and a great home for an orphan 7100 motherboard.

An article describing the modification of both analogue board and Color Classic to allow fitment of Macintosh LC575 et al Analogue board to Macintosh Color Classic chassis. Not for the faint of heart, nor those intent on keeping their machine original. Amazing modification for Takky builders, however!

Pictures and text relating to the apparently preproduction Mac LC I recently aquired, and a link to discussion about this particular machine.

DVD-ROM is the format that will be increasingly important as time goes by. To maintain convenient data interchange with modern computers, our 68k Macs have to be ready!

"Stuff" Zone

Help your Windows (Win95-WinXP/Vista?) computer burn CDs for classic Macs! Read and write HFS disk image files on Windows with this lost freeware classic! Download mirror.

Perfectly traced from the original! Download, clip, print, and tape. Show your DayStar pride!

Gerbils! - one of the first QuickDraw 3D games. This came bundled with System 7.5 on PowerMacs to show off that fancy new 3D capability. Still quite a fun game; for MacOS Classic PowerPC.

Shell script to block users attempting to crack SSH passwords by brute force. Works by reading /var/log/authlog on command, or in realtime. Original software by Juan J. Martínez. See http://www.usebox.net/jjm/ssh_blocker/ for more information.

All the files and information I have about the ATTO SiliconExpress IV NuBus Fast/Wide SCSI accelerator card. Includes SCSI Manager 4.3 "compliant" BETA firmware.

The most recent drivers for the JackHammer NuBus card. Apparently, this one is hard to find.