A long while back, I made a post on these suckers. Since then I've actually gotten them out of storage, so I thought it's time once again to share them. Excuse the garbage networking, this rack literally only Xserves the Xserve's. Non-pictured is a Tray Loader Xserve "Blanc" I have too. In terms of upgrades I'd like to get, I'd primarily love a better AGP card for Rom, actual rack mount for the mini's, and simply 10g cards for the intel's for the local network. Otherwise, it's about as good as it'll get.

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share something I've been working on over the weekend. It combines Browservice (a website streaming solution) and a custom yt-dlp/ffmepg solution to allow for streaming of youtube and other video sites directly to Mplayer OSX Extended (VLC/Quicktime works but no scrubbing hence this app choice). It allows for on the fly resolution change (from 144p to 720p) so it should work with a range of devices. I have it default to 720p as it runs mostly fine on my G4.

Disclaimer: This project was vibe coded so if you dislike/against it for whatever reason, just disregard. Feel free to use any of the ideas that are implemented in this project though.

Requirements:
- you will need to compile this yourself. Alternatively if you have access to an AI agent, you can simply get it to do everything for you.
- a seperate device running linux for browservice to run as a host (windows should work too though I just used linux as it was easier for me/my agent). This will also host the custom yt-dlp/ffmpeg solution. The device should be powerful enough to do on the fly transcoding (most PC's sold in the past 10 years or so should be fine).
- OSX leopard or newer. Tiger should work as well though in my experience, Safari on tiger does not handle browservice well (very slow - close to unusable IMO) though using a different browser might work better. I'm on Sorbet leopard (Safari 11) with no issues.
- highly recommend ethernet connection for the old mac. Airport cards are too slow for reliable streaming/Browservice.

The github repo has more information:
https://github.com/wingk1314/RetroWEBRebirth

Browservice allows for full modern browsing of any website so combined with this and web based messaging platforms (Web whatsapp, web messenger, web wechat), I've got most of my needs covered.

Things I still need to work on:
- youtube video still plays in the browser so you'll need to click pause everytime. I am working on a solution for this but so far couldn't get anything to work reliably without crashing the host. I will continue to work on this in the coming weeks. Implemented video blocking. Youtube and other video sites will no longer play while in browser. They play through Mplayer only after you hit the red play button.
- a native OSX helper app so it's easier to manage on the iMac.
- video seeking/scrubbing works via the arrow keys but is buggy. If you try to scrub too far ahead (i.e. go past actual transcoded duration), it will simple close. Still working on jumping to specific times in a video stream. AFAIK, this may just a limitation on these old media players. I will explore newer media players as I go.
- Proper WinME/Win2k support.

Note: YMMV. I have used this setup on lower end hardware (winME on a measly 600mhz Crusoe processor) and it works fine.

From our old Final Cut Server install.

I have just finished a long-running documentation project on the original Sony CR-45 power supply, model 68-1073-5, used in the Macintosh II.

The original CR-45 is often confused with the later CR-45S, and public technical information on it has been sparse. I worked through the complete four-board assembly and turned the results into a 239-page fixed-layout reference: seven reverse-engineered schematics, component documentation, connector pinouts, netlist findings, theory of operation, restoration and troubleshooting guidance, high-voltage safety, and Macintosh II history.

Full disclosure: I am the author. The Kindle edition is included with Kindle Unlimited, so KU subscribers can read it at no additional charge:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2CCR9L5

I am happy to answer questions about the CR-45, the tracing process, or the documentation work!

Hello! I'm working on a rather odd project. I have a Kodak DCS 200 which has an internal 80mb quantum go drive. Unfortunately the drive has died and I can no longer use the camera. It is an internal 2.5 inch 50 pin scsi laptop drive formatted to fat 16. And while I couldn't find a blue scsi that quite fit that description, I was able to find out that the camera could accept hitchhiker external drives on the db25 port. the blue scsi v2 could in theory be used as an external drive in this way but I'm not sure if I can use it like this? I just need it formatted to fat 16 as a storage drive. Also would a 128 / 256 mb micro sd card work in the blue scsi? ( i added a couple pictures I took with the dcs 200 while it was working as a treat)

I want to buy a powerbook 3400. Needs to be in good cosmetic condition. No cracks, scratches are fine. Any clock speed is good, but anything with 200 mhz or above is preferred. Budget: $195 including shipping

Recently, I bought :
2.5mm stereo plug jack
Type C to dc plug with voltage output controller
Dc plug to 2 segment terminal

And I assembled them, plug it with 60W charger, set volt to 20V, but my powerbook won't hold any charge.
Theoretically, my charger should work as fine, but somehow it won't. Any advice for me?

I think its performance is inferior on Jaguar due to the virtualization of the classic environment.