Nostr notes by BigBadBiologist

We successfully overclocked the 214MHz G3 upgrade to 264MHz, but ...

2026-05-29T20:02:11Z

We successfully overclocked the 214MHz G3 upgrade to 264MHz, but I feel like it's being held back by the 30/33MHz bus of the Power Mac 6100. Let's see if we can get that a little higher (hopefully 40MHz) Saturday at noon EDT. #vintagemacintosh https://youtube.com/live/oceXtA9eSOo?feature=share

On Saturday's noon stream, we'll do some work on this lot ...

2026-05-08T21:04:38Z

On Saturday's noon stream, we'll do some work on this lot of #vintagemac computers that I paid $200 for: a decent LC575, a juicy IIci, and a Quadra 610 that I haven't looked at yet. And we need to pick the winner of the POOci! https://youtube.com/live/exViLaaT8IY?feature=share

#VintageMac I picked up this Macintosh IIci to do a giveaway for ...

2026-04-07T23:16:02Z

#VintageMac I picked up this Macintosh IIci to do a giveaway for hitting 2048 subscribers. But when we opened it, it was mouse-bombed. YT short showing the mess and beginning of cleanup: https://youtube.com/shorts/ShWveHI-jeU?si=hygENrd_4jIpTm9p

This is peak computing #commodore ...

2026-04-05T17:34:07Z

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This is peak computing #commodore

On Saturday's noon EDT stream, we're going to build a ...

2026-04-03T23:07:23Z

On Saturday's noon EDT stream, we're going to build a Monotech MOS 8501 CPU replacement to see if it will fix my Commodore Plus 4. Then we're going to to do some chill CPU pin straightening and try to repair a forgetful ASUS A7V400-MX for Trina's Technobabble (npub144h…4udn) https://youtube.com/live/mJa62tYHN4E?feature=share

My first #marchintosh stream of the month! Let's try to ...

2026-03-06T12:10:28Z

My first #marchintosh stream of the month! Let's try to repair a couple of Quadra 660av logic boards and try video input with them through my Mavica. Also, I want to show off what I have learned about this Sierra Video Systems Delta rack thing. (Noon EST on the 7th) https://youtube.com/live/-d5jHDI0XBg?feature=share

#marchintosh present for my Quadra 950: Upgrade to 192MB of RAM. ...

2026-03-02T20:02:21Z

#marchintosh present for my Quadra 950: Upgrade to 192MB of RAM. Is it stupid? Yes. Am I mad that I didn’t buy one more set to bring it to 256? Also yes.

SPARCstation LX all up and running off of BlueSCSI. Used a CD ...

2026-01-26T17:40:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…rg9c
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SPARCstation LX all up and running off of BlueSCSI. Used a CD image and reinstalled Solaris 2.3. Still a lot to learn about Solaris.

It’s going to be too cold in my workshop Saturday to be able to ...

2026-01-22T12:33:25Z

It’s going to be too cold in my workshop Saturday to be able to stream at my normal time, so I’ll be streaming Friday at 3:00PM EST to hopefully finish the clear SPARCstation LX. #vintagecomputing https://www.youtube.com/live/wLzeJat5S7k?si=sApEtsT-tpyG6G7l

thonk you can put so many old Macs in this bad boy’s trunk

2026-01-10T08:06:23Z

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*thonk* you can put so many old Macs in this bad boy’s trunk

Shoot. I picked up a Laser 128 locally so I could pull Gate Array ...

2026-01-07T16:34:06Z

Shoot. I picked up a Laser 128 locally so I could pull Gate Array 1 and try it on Javier’s 128 EX/2, but I didn’t realize that there is a very old version of the board that is very different from the schematics in v2 of the tech manual. Anyone looking for an early Laser 128?

I mean relative to the time … 🤷‍♂️

2025-12-30T22:01:41Z

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I mean relative to the time … 🤷‍♂️

On Saturday's noon EST stream, the main goal is to put ...

2025-12-25T21:16:36Z

On Saturday's noon EST stream, the main goal is to put un-fake cache chips on a PCCHIPS 486 motherboard. I also have another 486 board of dubious origin and some potentially fake 287 chips to check out. Plus, a parallel to SD adapter that i80386sx (npub1avf…mwrj) sent me! https://youtube.com/live/A-o4OqtLDZU?feature=share

39 trace repairs, RTC and battery back on and it’s testing ...

2025-10-15T01:02:27Z

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39 trace repairs, RTC and battery back on and it’s testing perfect!

Spent some time before and during @npub1rrn…ghpn ‘s stream ...

2025-10-12T20:21:04Z

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Spent some time before and during David Stahl (npub1rrn…ghpn) ‘s stream today working on the Classic. We’re up to 31 trace repairs with caps and CPU back on. Working fine! (Still need to wire up the RTC) #VintageMac

At the end of yesterday’s stream, we only got 19 bodges done, ...

2025-10-12T13:20:59Z

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At the end of yesterday’s stream, we only got 19 bodges done, but a lot of the work went into exposing traces and clearing out vias.

I'm a sucker for an underdog, so Saturday's noon eastern ...

2025-10-10T20:48:13Z

I'm a sucker for an underdog, so Saturday's noon eastern stream will be trying to repair this battery-ravaged Macintosh Classic. https://youtube.com/live/R5UQ4VAwwuU?feature=share

On Saturday's (9th) noon eastern stream, we will continue the ...

2025-08-08T11:29:44Z

On Saturday's (9th) noon eastern stream, we will continue the Mac IIci repairathon. Last week, we got 1 of the 4 boards working. I've done a little work and found the issues with board #2 and that #4 is unrepairable. Let's futz with ROMs to finish #2 and see about #3. #vintagemac https://youtube.com/live/6jv02oyM7lY?feature=share

My workshop is too full, so I need to get some stuff ready to ...

2025-06-10T22:31:36Z

My workshop is too full, so I need to get some stuff ready to sell at MIT Swapfest this weekend. Let's triage these three compact Macintoshes (SE/30 and 2x Mac Plus) to see if we can get any of them ready for sale. I'll go over what you should look for before you power up a newly-purchased one of these. Wednesday (11th) at 3:30PM eastern. #vintagemac https://youtube.com/live/dyQ9PfyYWlo?feature=share

Super excited to get to work on this Commordore PC 20-III that I ...

2025-04-18T15:07:35Z

Super excited to get to work on this Commordore PC 20-III that I picked up locally this week! How much NiCad damage is there? Let's find out Saturday (19th) at noon eastern. #commodore #vintagePC https://youtube.com/live/cRFRct1TisY?feature=share

I just picked up a Mac SE/30 for $100. Let's pop it open and ...

2025-04-09T16:47:21Z

I just picked up a Mac SE/30 for $100. Let's pop it open and see what horrors await inside. I'll also do a little recap (get it?) of the fun of VCF East including my table collapse! Thursday (10th) at 4:00PM eastern (I won't have a Saturday stream this week). #vintagemac https://youtube.com/live/L8UoYkGAqEc?feature=share

The Abomination is back on the BigBadBench today (LC575 innards ...

2025-02-26T14:43:28Z

The Abomination is back on the BigBadBench today (LC575 innards in a wood case wired up to both LC575 / Color Classic / Mac TV and Performa 630 / 6200 / 6500 connectors)

I don’t remember exactly but maybe 3 days. I remember a big ...

2025-02-20T23:05:38Z

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I don’t remember exactly but maybe 3 days. I remember a big freeze that came through and needed to get my parts out before that happened.

It looks pretty good. I never took great color matched photos, ...

2025-02-20T15:51:28Z

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It looks pretty good. I never took great color matched photos, but here's an example before and after.

And was surprised by the results… ...

2025-02-20T14:14:17Z

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And was surprised by the results… https://youtube.com/shorts/z_CNy2Lj43k?feature=share

It’s getting close to #marchintosh! A couple years ago, I tried ...

2025-02-20T14:13:45Z

It’s getting close to #marchintosh! A couple years ago, I tried “snowbrighting”.
https://youtube.com/shorts/WbhN0LE5GNc?feature=share

#vintagemac #vintagecomputing Today at noon eastern we'll ...

2024-11-02T12:25:59Z

#vintagemac #vintagecomputing Today at noon eastern we'll "downgrade" my Ryzen streaming PC for better retro usage. We'll also revisit the Macintosh IIvx / PPC upgrade card that chimed and then didn't last week. https://youtube.com/live/7Rq9H65VIP0?feature=share

Were Commodore 64c keyboards carpeted? #c64 ...

2024-09-01T14:20:39Z

Were Commodore 64c keyboards carpeted? #c64

I'll be back streaming Saturday at noon eastern trying to ...

2024-08-23T22:46:39Z

I'll be back streaming Saturday at noon eastern trying to revive two dead 486 motherboards and unmangle two 486 DX4/overdrive CPUs. #vintagecomputing #vintagePC https://youtube.com/live/Ea28liiuRKs?feature=share

Saturday at noon eastern we'll recap the Classic II logic ...

2024-07-19T23:27:39Z

Saturday at noon eastern we'll recap the Classic II logic board that I started working on last week and pop open a couple Sega Game Gears to see what kind of cap mess is inside. I've never worked on a Game Gear, so this should be fun! https://youtube.com/live/2Axn3BZSODc?feature=share