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Hidden photos found in Mac SE ROM (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 30th, 2012)

Update: As noted in the comments, the presence of these images in the original Mac ROMs has been known for years, so this decoding project qualifies as a "rediscovery" rather than an original find. The folks from NYC Resistor found an old Macintosh SE computer on the side of the road in ...

Over a dozen uses for old Macs

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 7th, 2010)

So let's say you finally decided to let that strawberry iMac go into the great off position in the sky (probably because you bought an iPad, right?). You're not going to unceremoniously dump that thing in the garbage, are you? You may not know it, but there's a healthy modder community for Macs, ...

Twelve things to do with an old Apple computer

by Mark Bowytz (Apr 7th, 2010)

As I type this article on my MacBook Pro, I can't help but glance over at my poor PowerBook Lombard G3 with its awesome translucent bronze keyboard, sitting in its dusty laptop bag. The battery is long toast. When I last booted it up, the clock thought that the system time was close to 1970 thanks ...

Turn your old Macs into clocks, lamps and more

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 8th, 2010)

We've written about the recycled Mac clocks that pixelthis on Etsy has created before, but this one is definitely worth a mention. This particular piece combines an old iBook G4 with an Apple mouse to create a time piece that's complete with a working pendulum. Current pieces include a clock made ...

Etsy creator turns old Macs into new clocks

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 22nd, 2009)

Here's one really cool way to recycle an old Mac. Etsy seller pixelthis has turned the panels of retired Macs into clocks. pixelthis has already sold one clock made from the side of a G3. The seller currently has a clock made from the side panel of a G4 for $59USD and from the front cover of a G4 ...

Remembering the TAM

by Mel Martin (Mar 20th, 2009)

Our friend Hadley Stern at Apple Matters reminds us that that on this day in 1997 the Twentieth Anniversary Mac (or TAM) was offered for sale to a mystified public. Originally slated to sell for about U.S. $9,000 it was reduced at introduction to U.S. $7499.00. It was delivered and set up by a ...

This Old Mac: Icebooks

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 1st, 2007)

Remember when Apple ditched the clamshell iBooks and created the sleeker "icebook" form factor? My wife calls them Chiclets. Well we have 3 of them: a 500 MHz G3 from 2001 with a 10GB drive, a 800MHz G4 with a 60GB drive but a busted optical drive, and a 1.2GHz G4 with a 30GB drive but working ...

Apple recycling program begins

by Scott McNulty (May 31st, 2006)

We wrote about Apple's recycling program when it was first announced, and now it is in full effect, yo. All you have to do is buy a new Mac and then you can participate in the program. You either get an email (if you purchased your Mac from the online Apple store), or you'll get asked if you want ...

Old Mac as a Jukebox

by C.K. Sample, III (Aug 19th, 2005)

Macworld has a nice article up in case you are looking for something to do with one of your old Macs. I, personally, tend to cash in on the ebay sucker factor quickly and over charge for my old Macs as much as I possibly can. However, I might consider this old Mac as a jukebox solution next time I ...