Don BarberFloppy-only PC with only blank floppies? No problem.Recently I picked up an original IBM PC off of Facebook marketplace. This was an IBM Model 5150: the PC that started it all. It came with a…Aug 29, 20223Aug 29, 20223
Don BarberPatching An Old OS for the New AltairI’ve really been enjoying the newly built Altair I described building from scratch in my recent posts. Many technologists can claim to have…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
Don BarberBuilding a new Altair: hardware debugging, bootstrapping, and success!One may have seen my earlier article about deciding to build up a 1975-style Altair 8800 from components. I left off saying parts were…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
Don BarberBuilding a New Altair, 1975-styleBack in 1975, the release of the Altair 8800 in Popular Mechanics heralded the arrival of the personal computer. Built around the Intel…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Don BarberReverse Engineering MacWarsOne may have seen my prior post on Cracking a 35 Year-Old Macintosh Game, wherein I describe cracking Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative…May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
Don BarberCracking a 35 year old Macintosh GameOne may recall my last post on Reviving a Dead Mac Classic, wherein I repair a damaged Mac Classic. After getting it running again, I…May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
Don BarberReviving a Dead Macintosh ClassicFor the past few years, I’ve had an empty Macintosh Classic shell on a table behind me in my home office, the result of a Macquarium…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
