Retro Computing Enthusiasts are Masochists

HUGE thanks to the following YouTubers who helped me on this journey:

- @Mac84
- @ActionRetro
- @ThisDoesNotCompute
- @VeronicaExplains

Things mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

#MARCHintosh #retro

Contents:

00:00 - Joining the masochists
00:42 - Do not what I do
03:15 - Online protection
04:05 - Apple in their prime
05:20 - Power Mac G4 MDD: End of an era
08:15 - Restoring and upgrading it to the gills
11:18 - netatalk on a Raspberry Pi 5
12:03 - PowerBook 3400c: The fastest laptop
14:16 - Tearing down the laptop, and some Bad News
16:34 - Through the magic of buying another!
18:02 - TODOs and 3D tanks
19:25 - Apple was worse back then
20:15 - It's not worth it
21:27 - Stayed for the community

[LGR]

Ugh, retro computing...
_Not even *once*._

[kjlovescoffee]

Getting GPUs to work on Raspberry Pis - you were already a masochist!

[juanmacias]

There should be a law that after a company stops supporting a product all it's repair data becomes public domain.

[blahx]

The macs at our school crashed all the time " Dont move the mouse when its thinking" exclaimed the teacher

[Grt]

"I replaced it with this startech adapter and it worked fine" ahhh, a tale as old as time.

[RoastBeefSandwich]

It's amazing how closely the retro computing hobby aligns with car culture. Veronica even said she wants to replicate the machine she had growing up - which is pretty much every "car guy's" dream.

[gopherman]

One of us! One of us! I'm the Apple department coordinator at Free Geek Twin Cities and, on behalf of all of us at FGTC, wanted to say thanks so much for the shoutout! It's always great to see people getting into vintage Macs and other assorted tech silliness. Hope you enjoy the rabbit hole as much as we do!

[mrlithium]

0:30 - I can stop anytime - said no retro enthusiast ever - by the time you LIGHT UP your first *BONG* - you're hooked
*lmao* nice one

[pradeepmalar]

Retro tech hobbyists actually save quite some e-waste too. It's really great to see old hardware being preserved.

[hatkidchan_]

16:44 oh hi Alec from Technology Connections, didn't expect you here

[travis]

I love retro computing videos. They save me so much space, money, time, and frustration.

[annihilatorg]

Nothing quite like spending $400 or more to upgrade your "great deal" $50 retro buy. Loved seeing all the other youtubers featured too.

[RogerioPereiradaSilva]

Man, it really feels awesome to see some of my favorite Youtubers brought together on the same video!!

[Scooter_]

I'm half way in the process of building my first home and have a specific room dedicated to cosplaying as sysadmin with my own retro corner.
I. Can. Not. Wait!!! There's half a dozen old computers waiting to be restored locked away in storage. Thanks for the inspiration.

[andbuitra]

LGR mentions, Technology Connections references and old computers? Holy crap what a video!

[human]

Those old TTS voices are still around on modern macs! Open up your terminal and run
say -v "Bad News" "Hello world"

[ewasteredux]

The cameos in this video are fantastic. I really enjoy seeing how much you interact with your peers. Many of them are favorites of mine as well.

[jeremiahrex]

I’ve watched a lot of videos about old Mac’s and own half a dozen myself but there’s seemingly always room for someone else to provide a new perspective that’s interesting. I think this era of computers is a fascinating balance of complexity and ease of understanding. The technology used is pedestrian today which makes it easy to understand, mod and fix. But back then there was no information sharing, so there’s a lot of different boards, standards etc to explore as we rediscover it all today. Thanks for the video.

[RedFalcon]

You have done amazing work, Jeff, and it is so exciting to see you get into retro computing and technologies.
The things you are doing on these have brought back a lot of memories when I worked on these systems when they were new, and the picture of you from 20 years ago reminds me of what all of us looked like in those t-shirts - I bet you were wearing cargo pants or shorts as well, which were very handy for carrying additional tools and computer parts. :D

Thank you for all that you do, and for bringing back so many fun memories and experiences.
Good luck on your new adventure into 1980s retro computing!

[gordonfreeman]

Really cool so see so many awesome people come together for this video!