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HardwareHacker

@hardwarehacker.bsky.social

I love old vintage tech, mainly focused on Macintosh computers. https://www.youtube.com/@HardwareHacker

14 Followers  |  30 Following  |  61 Posts  |  Joined: 08.07.2025  |  2.2428

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HardwareHacker Vintage Macintosh use, upgrades & repair Want to support the channel? Support me on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hardwarehacker

For #DOScember I plan on making a video featuring a PowerMac 6100/66 DOS Compatible.

I'll be testing out two DOS Star Trek games and may do a comparison with the Mac versions of those games on the same PowerMac 6100/66

youtube.com/@hardwarehac...

09.12.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made! Spaceballs-the T-shirt, Spaceballs-the Coloring Book, Spaceballs-the Lunchbox, Spaceballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Spaceballs-the Flame Thrower! (The kids love this one.) ... And last but not least, Spaceballs the doll, me

08.12.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! What happened?

26.11.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GutBomb The official website and shop of GutBomb. Find the latest content, buy merch, and support your favorite creator.

If you want to get your hands on a shirt like this head on over to Gutbomb's online mech store: gutbomb-shop.fourthwall.com

16.10.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be wearing a green baseball cap with "HardwareHacker" stitched on the front and an orange t-shirt with "Hey, dorks!"

16.10.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

MIT Swapfest info:

web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/swa...

16.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vintage Computer Swap Meet – Vintage Computer Federation

VCF Swap info: vcfed.org/vcf-swap-mee...

16.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be attending the VCF Swap Meet in Wall, NJ on Saturday, October 18th this year.

I'll also be attending the last 2025 MIT Swapfest on Sunday, October 19th.

16.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey look, it's Steve's basement / garage / shed @mac84.bsky.social

06.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well now...

04.10.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hackerbox 0117 - RFID Lab (+Giveaway)
YouTube video by Jamie's Hack Shack Hackerbox 0117 - RFID Lab (+Giveaway)

Just dropped a new video!
This @hackerboxes.bsky.social (#0117) is all about RFID: dual-frequency readers, writable tags, and an NFC dog tag you can program yourself.

It’s a great intro if you’ve ever been curious how contactless cards or badges really work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mra...

04.10.2025 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had one of those. You're not wrong here

04.10.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Steve!

04.10.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
πŸ‘€"Dave's is here, man" πŸ‘€
YouTube video by Daves Vintage Apple Tech πŸ‘€"Dave's is here, man" πŸ‘€

Here's the point where I show up: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yPY3...

22.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€"Dave's is here, man" πŸ‘€ YouTube video by Daves Vintage Apple Tech

I was on Dave's Vintage Apple Tech's stream yesterday to share my walk-through of the September 21st MIT Swapfest.
I show up at time stamp 11:25 from the start of the stream

youtube.com/live/yPY3UEC...

22.09.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like I haven't played in awhile.
I finished creating my BRB scene in OBS for use in future live streams

22.09.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whether can I get one with the great box?

14.09.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish I was there

13.09.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So this unit has some sort of issue with the analog board and I highly suspect an issue with the floppy drive. I haven't looked inside the case yet but will do so when I get a chance. When I adjust the brightness knob the screen doesn't dim smoothly. Dimming past half it gets full dark.
Suggestions?

09.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't feel bad about it John. Retro computing doesn't come cheep, especially these days with ebay prices and the Orange Doofus.
I have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts, but I haven't advertised them due to lack of content.
Patreon is perfectly reasonable for you though because who doesn't love jank!

09.09.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm now the proud owner of a Macintosh 512K

08.09.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mmmm Janka...

05.09.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Want a second.... An accelerated Mac Classic??!? Did I miss something?

05.09.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that a Lisa running in the background?

28.08.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who let you escape from the basement??!?

23.08.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These 30 pin SIMM sockets are too close. Can we make them work (without resorting to enamel wire)? YouTube video by BigBadBench

Hot take: Tim Gunn was the best part of Project Runway. Inspired by him, on Saturday's noon eastern stream, we'll try to make these wrongly-spaced 30-pin SIMM sockets work to repair a SE/30 logic board... without the use of enameled wire.
youtube.com/live/pM0zmih...

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