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The Holy Grail

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:54:16 -0700

[i]Excerpted from the Applefritter FAQ[/i] [b]Q: How do I turn this laptop/iMac screen into a monitor?[/b] A: Put simply you don't. Whilst it is possible to use a laptop (or iMac) screen as a monitor it takes a large cash investment and a good understanding of electronics. If you are lacking in either of these departments don't bother, buy a cheap LCD with VGA connection on eBay instead. If you really want to know more about using a laptop display on another computer then do a search of the hacks sections with 'holy-grail' as your keyword. You can also try visiting Earth LCD for more info regarding the required convertor boards. The LCDs in iMacs fall under the "laptop screen" category as Apple designed the iMac's onboard video circuitry to drive the LCD directly, like laptops do. There's no intermediate controller to which you can simply feed a VGA or DVI signal. Here's one of the best explanations of why using a laptop LCD for a monitor is a difficult project I've seen so far, courtesy of Eudimorphodon: Laptop displays simply don't speak the same language as CRT monitors, electrically speaking. It requires a complex wad of electronics to turn output meant for a CRT into input suitable for an LCD, and that wad of electronics is referred to as the 'controller'. You won't find a controller you can salvage in your laptop anywhere, because it 'speaks LCD' directly, and thus doesn't need one. It's not just a matter of pasting wires together, which is what everyone wants to think. Those controllers sell for anywhere from $150 to $300, and for most installations require custom cables and power supplies which may well run you another $150.

12" K'nex PowerBook G4 stand

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 10:35:41 -0700

So, I was rather ticked off about how hot Apple's 12 PBG4 [1.33 GHz] when doing calculations for Folding@Home, or playing a 3D game... As by chance, while laying in bed, I was remided of the box of K'nex I had in my closet from my younger days. Then it hit me... MAKE A STAND OUT OF K'NEX!!!! It would allow significantly more airflow under the chasis of the 'book thus allowing it to cool, and as a bonus, it would also raise the sucker to the correct typing height... no more of my Mom complaing how I slouch when using my PowerBook at my desk... So incredibly silly! Yet so incredibly functional! How could I blow off such a "simple" project at 11:30 PM? So, dressed in my bathrobe, I got to work Simple was NOT a good descriptor word for this project; it took quite a bit of intuition to make it all fit so well, and make it nice and sturdy... all in all, it took about 45 min to do this, 3 times the amount of time I thought that it would take to make the stand.... Anyway, using the freeware program "Temperature Monitor", I found that indeed, the stand does what I intended for it to do, and VERY well at that... there is a 20 degree (Celsius) drop for the CPU and GPU! I'd say that this was a VERY productive 45 min, abliet a VERY LATE hour 45 min project, being able to catch Late Night with Conan O'Brian right after finishing up... [center][image:4874][/center]

Joe Torzewski

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:11:50 -0700

I bought my Apple 1 or as later named the Apple-I computer back in August 1977 and I still have my original Bill of Sale and Money Order Receipt for it. The board was selling for $666.66 retail at the time. What I am going to do here are list subjects, which will be links to that subject. [node:4111]: Pictures showing all the components needed to get the main board up and running and how it was spread out on my desk. [node:4115]: The Operating system was very small and limited. I build an EPROM board that plugged into an extension slot, that I added to the main board. I had two EPROM's on the card and a bigger and better monitor system. I wired wrapped the IC sockets. [node:4121]: The main board came with 4k of Ram with another 4k available for a total of 8k bytes of ram. Just think of it, most PC's today come with 64megs of Ram. To add 16k of ram you had to add two chips to the breadboard area for handling the reading and writing to the new 16k ram chips. Plus you had to run a lot of wires, as you will see. I now had a whopping total of 20k of ram. To add 4k of ram cost and additional $120.00, retail. [node:4126]: You used cassette tape to save your programs to tape and then load them back into the computer from your tape. The cassette Interface card plugged into the only slot on the motherboard. The speed of this board was up to 1500 bits per second or in 20 seconds you could read or write 4k bytes to or from a cassette tape. It was selling for $75.00 retail. [node:4131]: The Apple 1 computer could be set up to run a 6800 cpu instead of the 6502 cpu. [node:4141]: Apple 1 computer in its new case. [node:4145]: Shows the SWTPC PR-40 printer and postcard from the Woz. [node:4147]. [node:4149]. [email=apple1group@worldnet.att.net]Email Me.[/email]

Printer/Woz

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:49:16 -0700

[center][image:4142] This SWTPC PR-40 printer was an impact printer and has a 40-character output per line. The video output for the Apple 1 computer was the same. So the two worked well together. I had a switch that you could turn on so the computer would output to the printer. The line of characters would first go to the screen and then to the printer and then repeat this process until it was finished. Then you could shut off the output feed to the printer. To make it output to the printer faster, you could wire in a switch to turn off the video output so the output to the printer was faster. [image:4143] The printer cost $250.00 retail and that was for a kit. You had to build this printer. I still have this printer. SWTPC stands for Southwest Technical Products Corp. [image:4144] The pencil writing is very light at the top of the post card. I wrote to Apple Computer and asked them if they was going to get a floating point basic language for the Apple 1 computer and you can see who wrote back and signed the card. On the other side of the card is my address and it is postmarked/dated. I still have the postcard.[/center]

MacQuarium gallery updated!

Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:17:43 -0700

Check it out! http://www.applefritter.com/image/tid/114

Vintage Computer Festival - Friday Talks

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 20:54:13 -0700

The first day of the [url=http://www.vintage.org]Vintage Computer Festival[/url] saw a terrific line-up of speakers. Recordings of each talk are available below. There are more speakers tomorrow, so check back Saturday night or join us at [url=http://www.vintage.org/2004/east/]Sun's Burlington Campus[/url] to attend them live. [url=/mp3/vcf2004/atari.mp3]Atari 7800 20th Anniversary[/url] Curt Vendel and Steve Golson take a look back at an incredible game console. The Atari 7800 was slated for original release in June of 1984 despite the lackluster videogaming market. But due to a change in management at Atari, the console was delayed by two years and wasn't introduced to market until 1986. This restrospective looks back at the development and evolution of this game console that, for 1984, was far ahead of its time. [url=/mp3/vcf2004/sellam.mp3]VCF Ramblings[/url] Sellam fills everyone in on the latest happenings at the Vintage Computer Festival, including future events and interesting projects, plus the status of the Vintage Computer Festival Archives. [url=/mp3/vcf2004/simulation.mp3]Preserving Computing's Past Through Simulation[/url] SIMH is the Computer History Simulation Project, an Internet-based collective aimed at preserving computing's heritage by simulating systems of historic interest. Started in 1993, the project now encompasses more than 20 systems, including the DEC PDP-1, PDP-4/7/9/15, PDP-8, PDP-11, and VAX; the Data General Nova and Eclipse; the HP 2100 series; the Interdata 16b and 32b series; the IBM 1401, 1620, 1130, and System/3; and many others. SIMH has provided a vehicle for running the earliest versions of Unix (including the first 32b port), for reconstructing lost software systems such as XVM/DOS, and extending the development life of "nearly current" systems like 2.11BSD for the PDP-11. SIMH is constantly being expanded to include new systems, additional capabilities for existing simulators, and greater interactivity with "real world" peripherals such as networks and graphics. [url=/mp3/vcf2004/utilitycomputing.mp3]Juxtaposing Past with Future: Utility Computing[/url] Balint Fleischer and Adam Mendoza of Sun Microsystems give a retrospective of storage networks and discuss how everything old is new again. [i]This recording will get cleaned up in a couple days.[/i]

Special Kevin Mitnick Interview

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:31:51 -0800

[table][tr][td][image:3652][/td][td]In a one on one interview with Kevin Mitnick, we discuss weak links in most companies' security, what the right balance of social engineering and tech exploits is, and some personal incidents from Kevins own life. In just less than 20 minutes, we take a look at who generally gets targeted by social engineering schemes, and how social engineering can assist in making a technical exploit work. Mitnick speaks about which industries are at highest risk from social enginerering, and what types of workers are generally easier to talk into doing something for you. Kevin also talks about who his heroes were when getting into phreaking and computers, as well as a humbling moment when he was on the recieving end of some social engineering. You can download a copy of the [url=/fritter/kevininterview.mp3]mp3 here[/url].[/td][/tr][/table]

Steve Wozniak HOPE Keynote

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:36:50 -0700

[table][tr][td][image:3652][/td][td]We got to listen to Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple computer and hacker legend speak today with his HOPE keynote. Here’s the audio stream we captured of it. [i]This file is about 12 megs in size and is unedited, so there may be some background noise.[/i] Go ahead and download the [url=http://www.applefritter.com/fritter/wozniak.mp3]mp3 file[/url].[/td][/tr][/table]

Kevin Mitnick Keynote Recording

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:33:03 -0700

[table][tr][td][image:3652][/td][td]Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous hackers on Earth spoke the keynote today at The Fifth HOPE. Here's the audio stream we captured of it. [i]This file is just over 12 megs in size and is unedited, so there may be some background noise.[/i] Go ahead and download the [url=http://www.applefritter.com/fritter/mitnickkeynote.mp3]mp3 file[/url].[/td][/tr][/table]

The Fifth HOPE

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 19:22:52 -0700

About a month ago I got a call from a friend of mine. [i] Paddy: Want to go to HOPE? Bob: I don’t know, it’s kind of far... Paddy: Woz is speaking. Bob: I’m there. [/i] And that’s how, two days ago, I came to be leaving Lethbridge Alberta, headed for New York. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what HOPE is, it stands for “Hackers on Planet Earth�?, and is a conference put on more or less every two years. Starting in 1994, and continuing to this fifth time, HOPE is a gathering for everyone who calls themselves a hacker, from the classical MIT definition (ie Woz) to the usage that we hear every day (ie Kevin Mitnick). There are going to be 65 planned panels, three keynote speeches, a third string for folks who just have something to say, and a 24 hour movie room. The keynote on Friday is being presented by Kevin Mitnick, a famous phone phreak, social engineer and computer hacker. Saturday night brings Steve Wozniak, the co founder of Apple computer, and possibly one of the coolest guys on earth. Wrapping up the keynotes on Sunday, is Jello Bafra, a free speech activist. If you want to find out more, complete information is available on the conference web site. For a complete speaker list, along with quick bio’s, check out www.hope.net. Driving through Canada is an interesting thing, until you get to the actual driving part. Uneventfully, we took the Trans-Canada (main highway) from Lethbridge until we hit Sault Ste. Marie where we crossed into the United States. After a short visit/complete search of our car by the friendly people from the Department of Homeland Security, we made our way down Michigan, through the Ohio Turnpike, and onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike. We got lost in Harrisburg, eventually getting on the right highway and almost following the directions to Mt. Wolf, Penn. After finding the right way, we came upon a nice sized house with way too many chickens near the yard. This is mildly important, as Tom Owad lives here, and after 42 hours of nonstop driving, we were going to get a few hours sleep before heading to the conference. I’m sure this is the point where the story gets interesting, because at this moment, I’m in a car speeding towards Trenton, New Jersey where we want to catch the train in to Penn Station. This will leave us right across the street from the Hotel Pennsylvania, where HOPE is held. We’re going to try to get some good audio streams, possibly a bit of video, and definitely some blogging going on about what’s happening at the conference. Keep watching folks, this ought to be good. (Several hours later) Okay, two panels down and I’m taking a quick break for lunch. HOPE is awesome so far. This afternoon at four we’re listening to Kevin Mitnick speak about his experiences with his activities over the past few years. With any luck, we’ll have an audio file of the talk you can download. Verizons been having issues with the T1 connection all day, so my iBook can’t get online and download any photos. This is starting to get annoying. (10 P.M. EST) We just got out of listening to a two hour broadcast of “Off The Hook�?, the 2600 radio show. To check out more about that, see 2600.com. It should be up for download later this evening if it’s not up already. The hall was packed during Kevin Mitnicks keynote. The audio stream is available to download from a seperate page that I’ll post a few minutes after I post this. He’s also agreed to having an interview with us sometime by the end of the convention. Watch out for that. Tommorrow, we’ve got Woz doing a keynote, and we should be able to get audio for that as well. Keep an eye on the main page folks. Also, we’re trying to get an interview with Woz tommorrow, so if we can, it’s be great to know if you’ve got any questions for him. Throw them in the comments thread below, if you haven’t put them into the forum thread about “What Would You Ask Woz�?.

Drennan on the Graphics Board

Wed, 26 May 2004 08:06:06 -0700

Richard Drennan 4590 Oberlin Avenue Lorain, Ohio 44053 May 5, 1978 Hi Joe. I finally got my graphics board to work!!! I'm sending along the information on the graphics that I've been promising you for the last several months. The system uses the SWTP GT-6144 Graphics board kit which can be had for around $100.00 . I'm sending you the following: 1) some sales liturature about the board 2) a schematic of how I hooked up the board (it's actually very simple) 3) a diss-assembled copy of a subroutine needed to set up the graphics PIA and to clear the graphics screen and 4) some notes to help anyone who might like to try to hook up the GT-6144. I did not go into much detail about programming with the GT-6144 because the is covered very well in the instructions included with the GT-6144. If there is anything that I can do to help anyone attempting to use my hook-up, I'd be glad to help them. Well, thats it for now. Hope that the information on the graphics board will be of some help to someone out there. Sincerely, Richard Drennan

SWTP GT-6144 Interface Schematic

GT-6144 Subroutine

44 Pin Bus

Tue, 25 May 2004 11:49:27 -0700

The 44 Pin Bus Motherboard connects to the 44 pin edge connector on the Apple I and provides ten slots. Joe cut the board down to three slots and put three connectors on it due to space limitations in the cabinet. [center][image:2772] [image:2773][/center]

The Cassette and its Interface

44 Pin Bus Advertisement

Assembly

Sat, 22 May 2004 14:56:20 -0700

With every componet coming from a different manufacturer, it was impossible to assemble the entire Apple I all at once. Joe spread everything out on a work desk in the basement, and assembled the system as the pieces came in. [center][image:2718] [image:2716] [image:2717] [image:2720][/center]

Bill of Sale

Briefcase Apple I

Guides

Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:49:14 -0800

[h3][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70]Hardware:[/url][/h3] [list] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,16]Apple I[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,17]Apple II[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,20]Apple ///[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,21]Apple Lisa[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,18]68K Mac[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,19]Power Mac[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,22]Newton[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,27]Other Apple[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,70,24]PC/Intel[/url] [/list]

[h3][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71]Software:[/url][/h3] [list] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,16]Apple I[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,17]Apple II[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,20]Apple ///[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,21]Apple Lisa[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,18]68K Mac[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,19]Power Mac[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,22]Newton[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,27]Other Apple[/url] [*][url=?q=taxonomy/page/and/68,71,24]PC/Intel[/url] [/list]

[h3]New:[/h3] [list] [*]Anybody have a PHP snippet that will display the most recently added stories here? [*]This list will only display new Hacks. [/list]

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