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Benjamin Han<a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> Shadyside store in <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pittsburgh</a> is closing tomorrow (August 9) -- they're moving two houses down the same street, Walnut Street.<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/shadyside-apple-store-to-move-to-new-nearby-location/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/shadyside-apple-store-to-move-to-new-nearby-location/</a>So here are the photos I took before and on its opening day, September 4, 2004. My buddy and I stood in the line with many people overflowing the block. Those were the days of <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/iPod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPod</a> and <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Powerbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Powerbook</a> G4! I can't believe 21 years have passed!(My story with Mac, still up on <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CMU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMU</a> web: <a href="https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~benhdj/Mac/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~benhdj/Mac/index.html</a>)<a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AppleStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleStore</a>

Mario Alberto GuzmánJust as an added bonus video, there was also something similarly done for Mission Impossible. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a>

Mario Alberto GuzmánIt's Independence Day which means I get to re-post the Independence Day (movie) + PowerBook TV ad again! :)Apple did some heavy product placement for this movie.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ID4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ID4</a>

SamAfter more than a month of on-and-off work reading datasheets, routing traces in KiCad and ordering components from distributors I managed to put together my <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/powerbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#powerbook</a> 165c RAM expansion board! 🥳🥳This was definitely the most challenging thing I've ever built, but super super satisfying to see completed.If you want to know more: the KiCad project is up on Github (<a href="https://github.com/svkampen/ramdemption" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/svkampen/ramdemption</a>), and I am planning on writing a big blogpost about the whole process, which I'll toot about when it's up.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageApple</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

mmu_man<a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> 5xx rear feet: ✅ I first tried to print the TPU part lying but it's ugly, I'll attempt on the side now.<a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSCAD</a> cc <a href="https://bitbang.social/@shyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@shyra</a>

mmu_manSo, before I reassemble my <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> 520c, any part that needs modeling?<a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

mmu_manLet's recap this <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> 520c!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/Cxl276SohJY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/live/Cxl276SohJY</a><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man</a><a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/Mac68k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac68k</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/LiveAtFabrico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiveAtFabrico</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

MikeI’ve had this StarCraft CD since 1998. Finally using it on a Mac. Zerg rush ^_^ keke<a href="https://mas.to/tags/StarCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarCraft</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a>

Daniele Verducci 🧉I couldn't enjoy the last <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/marchintosh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marchintosh</a> because I couldn't fix the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/powerbook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#powerbook</a> 170 in time, so I wanted to retrieve my <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/macintoshlc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacintoshLC</a> that was in storage at my parent's. I got it yesterday and drove it to my home in <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/tuscany" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tuscany</a> on my 1985 <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/fiat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiat</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/panda" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#panda</a> 4x4, so at least it was a period-correct ride 😂 Unfortunately the box was a little wet and I spotted some condense inside, so it goes to the terrace for a little sun bath... No corrosion inside, fortunately, and I was nice and removed the battery years ago. I'm relieved! <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/macintosh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macintosh</a>

mmu_manSo, the only thing I hate more than people forcing me to published unfinished work because they are redoing what I spend nights already doing, is people wasting time doing what I already did…<a href="https://github.com/mmuman/cad-mac-pb500-pwrconn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/mmuman/cad-mac-pb500-pwrconn</a><a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/Mac68k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac68k</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook5xx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook5xx</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a>

Dave🌱I'm very happy with the results. I went in not knowing if I was going to be able to succeed at all. This thing is just so brittle, and I had never attempted to replace a polarizing filter before. Given that I now have an almost fully working <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> (sans working speaker, future project!) is so cool.Move over, Jeff Goldblum. I now I have the power to save the world 🤓Alright, that's the end of my nerd-spam. Hope you enjoyed it! 👋<a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱For example, I left the filter larger than the display as I wanted to make sure it would cover everything fully and no dust could get in. I went a bit too far and this caused some parts of the filter to bend ever so slightly by the plastic frame of the display. This doesn't cause stress on any of the parts, it just means the light reflects a bit differently in some places, which if you know what you're looking for can be obvious. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱So, what does the result look like? Pretty good, I think! Even with the filter not directly applied, the result is quite clean and clear looking — especially keeping in mind we're dealing with a 30 year old active matrix LCD display with aging backlight. It's definitely not perfect, though, and I have some ideas that I'd like to do next time I open this laptop up — as its speaker isn't currently working, which I have to fix too. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱While I was here I used a bit of epoxy to sort of glue up a small broken part as best I could. It came to me in this incomplete and broken state so there's only so much I can do. It's something, at least. The combination of now brittle plastics and very poor design decisions really do have this thing exploding parts left and right. If you want to work on these, a 3D printer is probably essential. Which, sadly, I don't have. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱Fortunately it was easy to remove this, err, mistake in confidence. You saw nothing! For my second attempt I chose an easier route; Leave the protective film covering the film's adhesive on and simply attach the film to the sides of the display, and have it sort of hang in front of the screen. I'd be sacrificing a bit of display quality, but I can revisit attempting to do it right again once I obtain the tools and/or skills. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱With that success under my belt, I felt hopeful. The next step was to find out the polarizing filter's orientation, as that varies by display. I wasn't able to find this online for this specific model, so I thought I'll just order a few in the obvious orientation choices. Easy. I initially didn't order the 45 degrees variant, because I thought; surely it's not 45 degrees, right? That'd be a silly number. Right? It was 45 degrees. 🤦 <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱But I digress.. the residue has to go, and no amount of alcohol was doing anything to it. I found this recommendation for a certain cleaning liquid designed for this very purpose, so I ordered that and gave it a try. To my surprise, it worked amazingly well. I put two paper towels on the display, drenched these in the liquid, let it sit for a bit, and then wiped everything off. That's it, super simple. The screen looks gorgeous! <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱And the smell! Don't get me started on the smell. I did this in front of an open window wearing a mask, but still had to walk away. Just the act of removing the film awakened this positively vile chemical stench that just can't be right. Kind of terrifying we're normally sitting in front of this (while warm from being powered on!). I wonder if this stuff slowly seeps out too over the years? Yikes. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Dave🌱I mention scary because have you ever tried to apply a screen protector to a phone display? Yeah, well, I suck at that. This would be that, but bigger *and* required removing the old polarizing filter without, you know, destroying the display in the process. I know what I'm doing, I lie to myself. Anywho, in for a penny.. Fortunately the filter came off fairly easily. But by golly did it leave a *ton* of glue residue behind. Hoboy. <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MARCHintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Macintosh</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/5300C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5300C</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

mmu_manStill needs a few tweaks but…USB-C power adapter for the <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/PowerBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBook</a> 5xx…(note it doesn't provide charge)<a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/Mac68k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mac68k</a> <a href="https://m.g3l.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

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