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nulleric @eric.scsi.blue · 27/09/2026

Get them while the gettin's good tinkerdifferent.com/threads/newl...

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 26/09/2026

"The PicoIDE will never work on the B&W G3" - Ian Scott, September 25, 2026 "The PicoIDE works fine on the B&W G3 with an OpenFirmware workaround" - Ian Scott, September 26, 2026

A Blue & White Apple Power Macintosh G3 in the classic Bondi Blue color, opened up with its guts out. Two PicoIDEs are plugged into it, one into the HDD interface, and the other one meant for the optical/ZIP drives.

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 25/09/2026

33 years ago today, the Stranger stepped onto the dock of Myst Island for the first time. We can still hear the water splashing against the pilings.

The dock of Myst Island from the original version of the game. A wooden dock ends at a spiral staircase that leads up to giant gears on a hillside. A ship is sunk in the water on the right, and parts of buildings are visible on the left.

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Mihai Parparita @persistent.info · 21/09/2026

I've switched over Infinite Mac's classic Mac emulation to recently-released and awesome Snow, which unblocks A/UX emulation: infinitemac.org?filter=aux There's a behind-the-scenes blog post at blog.persistent.info/2026/09/infi... detailing this and other site updates.

A/UX 3.1 running inside Infinite Mac, showing the Finder opened to a Photoshop Window, the xlogo X11 program, and a command shell

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nulleric @eric.scsi.blue · 20/09/2026

Working towards more display and usable vintage computers in my office vs pile of stuff. One shelf but it’s a start

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Kate - Mac Librarian @maccy.me · 19/09/2026

New Podcast Episode ! This time we explore Vintage Computer Festival Midwest! youtu.be/LamG412IQgA

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Kate & Veronica - E02 - VCF Midwest 2026 - The Largest Vintage Computer Festival!

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Wisconsin Computer Club @wiscomputerclub.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Mad props to @museumjoe.bsky.social for the awesome BlueSCSI drive that has brought the club's traveling Macintosh Classic 2 back to life! 🥳

The BlueSCSI device is fitted into the former hard drive space, right underneath the CRT.

A Macintosh Classic 2 boots into Mac OS on my messy workbench after more than a year out of commission.

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My good pal @ronscompvids.bsky.social is hosting a fun chat TONIGHT about the recent VCF Midwest show. Join me, Ron, and a bunch of awesome folks as we chat about what we saw, what we took home, and more! This stream will also be simulcast to my channel, so tune in! 🍿 youtube.com/live/vpwQg26...

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LIVE Simulcast: VCF Midwest (2026) - Stories from the Show, Gets and More Livestream!

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 18/09/2026

I thought I had the best time at the largest vintage computing event in the world. But then someone rolled up with a cesium atomic clock, and I was no longer sure... My video covering VCF Midwest is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW-H... #vcfmw

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I found an atomic clock at the world's largest vintage computer show

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 17/09/2026

what are some smaller software projects or networks that need donations?

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nulleric @eric.scsi.blue · 16/09/2026

Thinking about the story @engineersneedart.com gave about Duane Blehm was interesting - he passed & his mother returned the $10. Years later one of Duane's friends sent the code which allowed his legacy to live on & be talked about in 2026. You never know how kindess will have an effect 50yrs later.

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John Calhoun @engineersneedart.com · 15/09/2026

I posted a 68K Macintosh "game shell" on Github if anyone wanted to dabble in writing a vintage Mac sprite-based game. github.com/EngineersNee... Included, a beta of "Flappy Toaster" (a game-shell demonstrator I threw together). #vintagemac #retro_gaming #vcfmw

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Mihai Parparita @mihaip.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

I'm starting to add A/UX to Infinite Mac (thanks to the awesome Snow emulator). An early version (with a few releases) is available at infinitemac.org/?filter=aux Would appreciate any leads for 1.0 or 1.0.1 install media (or pre-installed images), and […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A/UX 2.0 running inside Infinite Mac, showing a CommandShell and a Finder desktop.

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BlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 12/09/2026

Doors are open come by and say hi #vcfmw

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MacintoshGarden Feed @macgarden.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Heisei Tensai Bakabon Screensaver for After Dark macintoshgarden.org/apps/heisei-ten… Heisei Tensai Bakabon screensavers for After Dark 2.0 and up. #macgarden #ScreenSavers #EmotionDigitalSoftware #GeneralEntertainmentCo #Ltd

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joshua stein @jcs.org · 09/09/2026

I will be at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest this weekend with a table (B114) of Dolch stuff, because there are too many Macs there vcfmw.org #computersshouldhavehandles #vcfmw

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Kate - Mac Librarian @maccy.me · 09/09/2026

My friend Veronica Explains and I started a podcast! It's called Kate & Veronica - the first episode just came out :) ! Listen / watch now! www.kateandveronica.net

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Kate and Veronica (have a podcast lol)

We're gabbing about computers, old and new!

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 07/09/2026

Coming to VCF Midwest? If you're like me, it's hard trying to remember where everything is, especially with VCF taking up the ENTIRE expo hall this year. So I made this tool last night: geerlingguy.github.io/vcfmw21-map/ Now it's a lot easier to find exhibitors! #vcfmw

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VCF Midwest 21 — interactive table guide

Interactive floor plan for Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 21. Tap any table to see who is exhibiting there, what they are showing, and where to find them.

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm doing a YouTube Premiere in 35 minutes, stop by and say hi in the chat! 👋🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRrb...

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The WOOTswitch: A Modern ADB Keyboard & Mouse Switch for your Classic Macintosh

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today we're going to (try) and repair some things before VCF Midwest. Also, I'm starting a month-long fundraiser to help a wonderful animal rescue organization, you can donate directly via the YouTube Giving function on the stream. Going live in about 30 min! 🐶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_6G...

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LIVE: Fixing Sad PowerBook Inverters and Perhaps More!

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 02/09/2026

A little Mac SE/30 surgery leading up to #VCFMW 21! <2 weeks remaining until VCF Midwest 😬

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is amazing! SimCopter had a great soundtrack by Jerry Martin but the game’s files were highly compressed. So LucasVB got in touch with Mr. Martin and he was able to find most of the original high quality tracks! Awesome to hear “Hangar” in such clarity after 30 years archive.org/details/SimC...

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SimCopter original soundtrack (high quality)

SimCopter is a somewhat obscure game released in 1996 by Maxis, the studio behind the SimCity and The Sims franchises.In the game, the player controls a helicopter pilot in various missions across a c...

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 27/08/2026

Got the PicoIDE and BlueSCSI installed into the SGI VW 320 to demo at VCF Midwest in a couple weeks! I love the auto opening door on this thing.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026

To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...

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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions

A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Did you know you can buy an FPGA implementation of the Apple Lisa? Now you do! LisaFPGA, on pre-order now. Get one and get to know the Mac's older cousin! jcm-1.com/product/li...

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh yeah, live streaming is a thing, heck it's been a while... tune in shortly for *checks notes* repair attempts of some kind! youtube.com/live/D5sW6Cm...

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LIVE: Random Repairs and Other Stuff™

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is a real game changer for vintage Macintosh enthusiasts. This takes a lot of guesswork out of all the compression formats and produces an easy to use file compatible with emulators and real hardware. Many thanks to @eric.scsi.blue for putting this together! www.patreon.com/nulleric/pos...

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What the SIT?! | Eric Helgeson

It happens all the time - someone buys or builds a BlueSCSI then tries to get some files to their Mac. The file is an onion of archive forma

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great news! Pico Micro Mac now supports audio! If you have an existing v3 unit, you can upgrade with this linkie right here: jcm-1.com/product/pi... If you don't have a Pico Micro Mac yet: no worries. Just watch this space because v4 is coming out soon that includes audio right on board.

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 24/08/2026

VCF Midwest is a bit over 2 weeks away so I’m getting PicoIDE demo rigs set up for my table. One will be an SGI Visual Workstation 320 with both a BlueSCSI Ultra Wide and a PicoIDE in way-too-cool black front panel enclosures. These are 3d printed because I’ve only gotten molded samples in beige

Two 3.5” drives in very similar black plastic enclosures, one with picoIDE embossed into the front and the other saying BlueSCSI

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nulleric @eric.scsi.blue · 24/08/2026

Tired of dealing with the onion of Vintage Mac archived files? Struggling to extract game.img.cpt.sit.bin.hqx files with emulators & 20 different programs each with their quirks? Checkout What The SIT! v2 (all in browser) #VintageMac Public post with the detail: www.patreon.com/nulleric/pos...

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What the SIT?! | Eric Helgeson

It happens all the time - someone buys or builds a BlueSCSI then tries to get some files to their Mac. The file is an onion of archive forma

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

LisaFPGA is back, on pre-sale! Order one now and get in on the action. While supplies last? Never! Everyone gets one. That's why it's a pre-sale! jcm-1.com/product/li...

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I made some cool icons! 🎨 I'm proud to say the BlueSCSI Toolbox apps for the Mac (v1.1.1) now include my new icons. You can read about my process for creating these new icons via my blog post here: mac84.net/web/2026/08/... Also, visit bluescsi.com/toolbox to grab the latest apps! #bluescsi

A classic Macintosh window with four BlueSCSI toolbox app icons inside.

A paper filled with sketches of work in progress icons.

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allthingsdg @caliban10.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I want to reiterate how much I love #bluescsi #initiator mode for imaging old rusty HDs as soon as you get them cos they’re probably going to die when you boot them the 2nd or 3rd time but now you never have to know cos you have an image of the drive that's been in someone's closet for 35 years.

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Kate - Mac Librarian @maccy.me · 16/08/2026

Join me as a refurbished this Apple pPippin controller!

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BlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 11/08/2026

BlueSCSI's been around for almost 6 years now - and we've had a lot of first and milestones in that time. If you're new to the project or just haven't been keeping up checkout bluescsi.com/milestones What's your favorite? Any you didn't know about?

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BlueSCSI Milestones

A timeline of six years building an open, friendly community around an open, easy to use, and inexpensive SCSI emulator.

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Nathan (PixelPipes) @pixelpipes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is a crazy awesome story. A former XCOM 2 dev bought a vintage computer off of Amazon, which happened to have a build of the cancelled Quake 4: The Awakening expansion. It's now been uploaded to GitHub! www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ca...

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Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: 'This essentially saved my life'

Quake 4: Awakening was in development at Ritual Entertainment before being scrapped.

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BlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 06/08/2026

danifunker has the #BlueSCSI Toolbox working on the MiSTer LC core! youtu.be/XMGPLgFPfRU...

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Jean-Michel Durand @onegeekarmy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The BlueSCSI Front Panel Module is available in the store! Do you live in Europe? Do you have a BlueSCSI (the magical SCSI hard drive replacement device) and wish you could remote control it and see what it's doing at a glance? Check it out here: shop.onegeekarmy.eu/index.php/pr...

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BlueSCSI Front Panel Module – One Geek Army Shop

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

PicoGUS is the preeminent audio solution for vintage IBM Compatibles. Gravis UltraSound, Sound Blaster, AdLib (OPL2), CMS/Game Blaster and Tandy 3-Voice, and MPU-401, along with CD-Audio, USB joystick and USB Mouse support. Grab one today! jcm-1.com/product/pi...

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BlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 01/08/2026

While we're not at #vcfwest this weekend we have Richard at his "Retro Media Recover" Exhibit 3 table showing off some of the latest #BlueSCSI devices and backing up your data - go say hi!

Richard infront of his Retro Media Recover exhibit table.

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

BlueSCSI is more than a drive emulator. It's an ecosystem. More supported systems than other solutions, great docs, online diag & config tools, vintage OS integration, WiFi, front panel & CD audio support: plus much more than fits in one doot. That's a lot of bang for less than 50 bucks. #bluescsi

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Flamelily @flamelily.co.uk · 01/08/2026

We now have BlueSCSI Ultra Wide SCA80 available to purchase. See here shop.flamelily.co.uk/ultrawide80

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 20/07/2026

New PicoIDE update on Crowd Supply! Injection mold samples! And announcing the Open Retro Storage Front Panel project, which explains why the samples say "BlueSCSI" instead of "PicoIDE." www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

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Enclosure Samples

I promised an update once I received the samples for the injection molded case, so now I’m happy to share what they look like!

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Introducing the UltraLong™ SCSI Terminator. For when you really, really, really want to introduce SCSI voodoo…

A very loooonng chain of SCSI adapters, terminators and nonsense.

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