The Macintosh 512K

[@LuftRaptor]

I came here for thrills, not for Feels. RIP Joseph Samuels.

[@65scribe]

I'm not sure you came to the right place for "thrills" either. :)

[@kuntosjedebil]

Joseph Samuels faded into the background.

[@TonyLasagna]

@@65scribe nonsense.this channel is super thrilling

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Retro "cool"ness!

[@OldAussieAds]

It's nice to know many people learnt about him through his Mac 512K ending up in the right hands. Rest in peace Joseph Samuels.

[@bashbrannigan]

A very entertaining and informative video. Your tribute to the previous owner was very classy.

[@65scribe]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I was curious how the tribute would be received.

[@Explainercaptain]

@bashbrannigan totally agree!

[@davidwildish1627]

Always a sad finding old apple kit that belonged to someone who died, its such a personal item. I'd be very happy with what you did if I was Joseph.

[@willgilliam9053]

@@65scribe 2 years later, i paused the video. When I was younger, i got a lot of hardware from people that had passed away. Well done sir, first video of yours I watched. Your respect for the man got you another subscriber :)

[@OldAussieAds]

I have a Commodore 64 that was gifted to me from the son of a deceased owner. I cleaned it up, got it repaired and still play it from time to time in dedication of this great man. It's memories like these that keep these people alive.

[@gizmo359c]

"Can we switch back to digital footage" *changes to 4:3 SD MiniDV footage* "Thank God!" lol

[@RedTroPc]

Truly digital

[@kami-kun_va]

Still better than VHSC though

[@bad_collector]

love the subtle humor throughout these videos. Never quite know when to expect it and I always laugh

[@neoasura]

I found one of these at a thrift shop in the late 90s for $50 with the external floppy drive, perfect working order. I can't believe how much these things go for on EBay nowadays.

[@HOUSEWARMING]

Well here we are, just finished watching all your videos. I think they are the best and most informative retro Macintosh videos on here. Just the right amount of humorous bits (giggled like a child at night), good editing and gotta love the 4:3 ratio - who needs 4k equipment if the content is put together well.

[@65scribe]

Thanks! I appreciate you watching all the videos and giving a review at the end of it. I also appreciate that the review is positive. :) After getting some mild complaints about not being HD, I'm surprised the viewers coming out in favour of the 4:3 ratio.

[@NickSoong]

@@65scribe Yeah, the 4:3 aspect ratio really does go along with the vintage products as it was the most common aspect ratio at the time these products were released.

[@65scribe]

Thanks Nick! The higher resolution can be a benefit but much more complicated to frame I found out when I did experiment with it.

[@lanepicturecompany]

What an insightful video! And an interesting history lesson. I just picked up a 512k at my local computer recycler. Now I know enough to get started! Thanks for the great lesson.

[@65scribe]

You are welcome! I hope you have fun with your 512.

[@JohnVance]

"I still think of OS X as new" yeah I know that feel man

[@JustACupOfCoffeePLZ]

Really, way to make a guy feel old :)

[@luxembourger]

I only know OS X, interesting to see this video.

[@desther7975]

Kind of freaky that it's already older than this year's high school graduates.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Jaguar, that "Aqua Interface", excellent! A G4, cheesegrater, Cinema Display, Harmon Kardon speakers, a DVD, a Zip, maybe a floppy(unsure about that) drive. Keyboard, mouse. Fabulous! 2001/2002 Mac OS X!

[@paulmuaddib451]

I keep coming back to this video because I love it. First, the tribute to Joseph Samuels is amazing. Second, the V'ger noise for the problem is amazing.

[@65scribe]

Thanks for the critique Paul! I was really happy with how this one turned out as well.

[@inu7841]

The opening ruled, I love how calm and informative your vids are! Your channel is under rated 💯

[@65scribe]

Thank you, Kathleen. I appreciate the feedback, especially when it's positive :)

[@inu7841]

@@65scribe Oh anytime! I really look forward to future ones :)

[@nfglonline3578]

I've watched all your Macintosh videos several times. They always bring a smile to my face. The dry humor and silly tangents are a delight. You've got a real gift for wit and personality. You've inspired me to hunt down my own pre-G3 PowerPC Mac and play with it. Thanks for all the laughs!

[@65scribe]

Wow! Thanks very much for your review of the videos. Always great to know what people liked and that it made you nostalgic for your older Mac. Stay tuned for more. Now if only someone would write in saying they’ve watched the hamburger helper video several times.

[@nfglonline3578]

@@65scribe Just wait. You'll get that one person whose like "THANK GOD! Finally I can relive my sodium-filled memories from my youth!"

[@65scribe]

NFGL Online Lol :)

[@MrGardenofeden]

I must say the MiniDV footage and your soft tone really match vintage computers like this. You definitely deserve more subscribers.

[@65scribe]

Thanks very much for sharing your impression of the videos and your support!

[@wings400]

How the f*** do you have so little subs?? You deserve so much more

[@65scribe]

Thanks very much! I am making some progress... The videos are now popular enough to have had someone randomly go through and dislike all the videos. :)

[@yukatoshi]

Agreed. I love this nerdy shit lol.

[@goncalodumas]

True.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

8:52 Don’t forget also the screen and audio buffers occupied main RAM as well (about 22K total). With all these and OS overheads, apparently there was only something like 80K free for regular application use on the original 128K Mac.

[@bobhewitt1065]

Very nice that you did the tribute to the previous owner. Also thanks for all of the Mac videos you've done. It quite takes me back and I've enjoyed the trip down memory lane. It also reminded me of how much money I've spent on Macs over the years :-O. Very scary. Thanks again.

[@65scribe]

Thanks Bob! Always good to hear the videos were enjoyed.

[@jorisw_]

Loving these. Nothing like some classic Mac nostalgia and some deadpan humor over lunch.

[@65scribe]

Thank you, again. Glad you are finding them entertaining.

[@BollingHolt]

Great job. Loved the tribute to Mr. Samuels. Also got a great chuckle when AVGN popped up!

[@edwardiii8409]

Great video man. Loved the dry humor. Subscribed.

[@65scribe]

Thank you, Edward. Glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the Sub!

[@StatK]

This was phenomenal, thank you for helping me dive head first into a pool of nostalgia. One of my first computers was a Macintosh SE, and I love that thing oh so much. Keep up the great work!

[@65scribe]

Good to hear from you. Thanks for taking the time to give your personal feedback!

[@SprocketWalker]

I love the retro footage of you and your sister playing on the Mac. Very cool.

[@65scribe]

Hey, thanks! Good to hear you got a kick out of that.

[@fsfs555]

I picked up a variety of these things in different configs over the years. First I got a 128k that was Plus upgraded (complete with a fan hacked into the rear case), then a bone stock 128k unit with bad RAM (had to replace several RAM chips to restore it), then finally a proper 512k. Fun fact: apparently the original demo of the Macintosh used a model with 512k of RAM because 128k wasn't enough to do everything Steve wanted to do on stage, and yet he refused to allow the engineers to build in provisions for easily upgrading the original Mac to 512k. Classic Steve.

[@frankiii9165]

The most thing I love is that the fat Mac came with a lot of really interesting documentation! My SE/30 had on its hard disk (that was revived) some "gems" and info of the previous owner, I have been told by the seller that the first ever owner of the machine was a newspaper that went bankrupt in mid 90s and covered the Barcelona 92 olympic games, but not extended physical documentation as yours. Also Rest in Peace, Joseph Samuels.

[@65scribe]

That’s very cool. I once got a Iisi from the Journalism department of my old university that they were tossing out. On the hard drive I found 20 year old article covering the activities of the incoming students of 1987... which was me!

[@noahtorocalzado]

My father worked installing optical cabling at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and was "loaned" a touch monitor compatible with the DOS-based operating system, Windows 3.1! Back then everyone thought the touch screen thing was useless, we have a keyboard and some also had a mouse, why do we need touch screens? How times change... Salutacions company ;)

[@noahtorocalzado]

* In his defense, when the works at the Palau were finished, since no one wanted many computer devices and they were collecting dust, some breaking due to humidity, the workers, with the consensus of the bosses, allowed them to take devices home, with the condition that this did not spread the word. Sorry :)

[@antibodiesagainstkookery3871]

I can't believe you managed to identify the actual original owner of the machine and find his obituary. That's amazing.

[@65scribe]

Thanks, Chris! He didn't make it too hard, actually, but it was fascinating to find out who owned the machine.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Excellent research skills!

[@Disraeli82]

Dear Lord are your videos great. Tons of the info a Mac nerd wants, with some laughs thrown in to boot. I just found your channel a day or two ago and have voraciously watched everything. Cheers!

[@65scribe]

It's great to hear that you found the channel and actually watched it all! Thanks for the feedback on what you thought!

[@AJ-wg7fj]

Very enjoyable video, and very nice to include some information about the (very interesting-sounding) original owner. Well done!

[@65scribe]

Thanks Andrew! Glad to hear you liked the video and the tribute to the owner.

[@1960ARC]

Watching you offer the disk upside-down reminds me of an occasion at work in the 80s. I was an import export clerk in Dover Eastern Docks (UK). We had received an IBM XT to complete our customs documents. I was on nights and did not get sent on the training course for some reason. However it took me no time at all to work out how to do customs entries I'll get to the point in just a minute! When I was on days I learnt that the office manager had phoned head office and told them to come collect this piece of junk that didn't work. I was told not to touch the computer as it was going back, I reached over and ejected the floppy disk and pointed out that the disk was in back to front. The assistant manager told me I wasn't supposed to be touching the computer. Well the managing director turned up with the computer engineer. It does not work the manager said, whilst the engineer booted the system. The engineer said, who's this Anthony guy, he seems to have down rather a lot of entries. I was actually embarrassed for working out how to use the new IBM XT without any instructions, the managing director was very pleased and impressed, the office manager, not so much. How did no one notice that whilst I was on nights I managed to clear all the import vehicles and that the C10 forms were clearly out of a dot matrix printer and not a type writer? All this from an upside down disk, great video!

[@65scribe]

Ha! That's a great story from the early days! Thanks for sharing that. A similar story to the one told in the Powermac G4 video by the tour guide, if you have a chance to watch that one.

[@1960ARC]

@@65scribe I'll try find that video, plenty of time on my hands at the moment, even though I'm doing Deliveroo in the evenings on my Vespa, beats staying in all day. Thanks for the interesting content just what I need during this Corona scare. I don't subscribe to germ theory!

[@canadianman000]

This channel and the composition of the videos is underrated.

[@65scribe]

Thank you, sir!

[@darrenjkendall]

Just seen your video. RIP Joseph William Samuels. Beautiful.

[@65scribe]

Thanks very much! I'm actually surprised to hear how much people like the inclusion of Joseph Samuels in the video.

[@TheCodeTinkerer]

There is still just something macical about the complete "package" of the original Macintosh. It just feels like something you want to use. The same thing with the iMac G3. They are just so likable.

[@65scribe]

That's a great point, Casper.

[@chrisw443]

The best part of this video is the back and forth between the previous owner and microsoft!

[@stefanbasslorraine8061]

very nice and detailled document, I love it, very good job for history, congrats and thanks. Stéphane

[@65scribe]

Thanks very much. I am happy you enjoyed watching the video, Stephane.

[@Explainercaptain]

You are hilarious man! Love the dry humor! Have watched all of your videos a couple of times, hoping for some new ones soon :) Also surprised you don't have more subs.

[@65scribe]

Hey, that's great to hear. Thanks! Still working on new stuff. I'm honestly impressed that I have 750 subs for videos about obsolete computers.

[@LKComputes]

I come back every time for that intro music. IDK it’s just good man.

[@maximemelian.5671]

I stumbled upon your channel close before buying an iMac G3 SL (ironically your iMac SL clip got recommended to me on the KZbin frontpage) and it kicked off an Apple collecting frenzy with me and a close friend of mine. He has now an LC II with the fitting old Monitor and i will get a partially broken Macintosh SE 1/20 soon. Also I have now multiple Power Mac G3 and G4 aswell as an eMac. It may have gotten a bit out of hand, but its lots of fun tinkering around with classic Mac OS and early OS X and having a close look at what the other half was onto in those times. Sort of ironic that most of my machines now are close to my personal age, the iMac SL is just one year younger than me.... By now I think I have watched every clip of your channel at least twice. Thanks for your outstanding work on covering those classic Apple machines. Keep it up! Greetings from Düsseldorf, Germany. ;-)

[@65scribe]

Thanks for your message. Very much appreciated. It's great you and your friend are having fun with the old machines. Amazing that you are about the same age as the iMac SL. Good to know the interest in old Macs is not just based on nostalgia. Have fun with your collection. You have a great start. And thanks for watching all the way from Germany. I have been there for work. Beautiful country... when the sun shines ;)

[@troybarnes66]

@@65scribe hey I am curious if you were aware that the Mac 512K -B ROM- works with the Sony SuperDrive MP-F75W-12G just fine? It'll even boot off it using a 400k floppy disk? Since the older 400k disk drives are getting old, failing etc.. I figure it's a good backup plan to keep the 512k viable with a floppy drive. Let me know if you've ever experimented with a SuperDrive MP-F75W-12G connected to the 512K with the B ROMs. Still enjoying your channel

[@65scribe]

That’s interesting, Troy. I’ve never looked into that. Seems like there’s no end to experiments you can do on these old machines. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for still watching the older videos!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

11:52 I remember an aftermarket addon called the “MacChimney”. It was a little hat with a funnel on top, that you put on top of your Mac to improve the airflow-still purely passive.

[@jeremytravis360]

Great video. They take me back to my first macs.

[@65scribe]

Glad to provide a bit of nostalgia. Thanks!

[@KurisuYamato]

Regarding the owner of the Mac, Joseph Samuels, I have a VERY similar story with my Commodore 128. I got my 128 after the original owner passed, and in this case did get software and floppies with it, so I actually have a fragment of that guys life, effectively, as a digital archive just sitting on a desk in my room, scattered over about 100 floppy disks. Hell, the thing was, ironically enough, in Saudi Arabia itself for a while, similar to another older Mac you show in another video. Really need to write about it one day in detail...

[@BrassicGamer]

Joe had a Commodore 128 AS WELL???

[@KurisuYamato]

HAHA! My response was slightly ambiguous there. I should say got it after its original owner (who is not joe) passed away. lol Thanks for the hint - correcting my OP now.

[@xnonsuchx]

I miss how Apple software had the people's names who worked on it, but now it's just the nameless minions at Apple who apparently deserve no individual recognition. Oh, and I remember when MultiFinder was first introduced and it was lovingly referred to as "MultiCrasher."

[@ianshippen279]

Apparently the Mac that Steve Jobs unveiled was actually a 512K model as it needed the memory to run the demos .. even though it hadn't been announced at the time.

[@RedTroPc]

Interedsting

[@infinitecanadian]

They had Macintosh computers in my elementary school computer lab in the early 1990s. Most of them were black-and-white, but a couple were color, and everyone went for them as soon as they could get there.

[@65scribe]

Ha! That's a great memory. Yes, Macintosh colour was amazing, especially when I was so used to the Black&White.

[@thomasparisi5333]

Wow, brings back memories of my engineering design courses at Drexel University in the late eighties :)

[@perrybarton]

Nice work. Subscribed. 😎 The screen footage looks terrific. Just curious, was it done in something like Mini Vmac on a modern Mac and then composited into the image of the screen area of the monitor?

[@65scribe]

perrybarton You nailed it. Very good! I kept the shadows and screen reflection intact to make it look more realistic. Just filming a CRT screen never looks right and I wanted it to look as natural as possible. Appreciate the comment and subscription!

[@perrybarton]

You’re most welcome. Excellent job with the comping, including the retention of the screen shadow (which I definitely noticed). Keep up the good work!

[@molivil]

I had fun watching this. Thanks for the great video.

[@65scribe]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment!

[@kellypaws]

Outstanding video again.

[@65scribe]

Thanks very much!

[@kevin46942]

Hi that same design could still used today with upgrades!!

[@65scribe]

kevin coones Hi Kevin. Yes, with all the push for compact design, with people using small screens, and love for retro designs, there could be a market.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

16:56 When the 512K Mac first came out, some people wondered how they would use all that RAM. Andy Hertzfeld released his “Switcher” program in 1985, which was a system hack that let you load up multiple apps at once and switch between them. You could only see one of them on your screen at once. In around 1986/1987, he came up with a new hack called “Servant”, which let apps from multiple windows appear on-screen at once, so you could just click on a window to bring it to the front in the usual way, instead of having a special application-switching icon as with Switcher. Apple bought up the rights to this, and used this as the basis for the project code-named “Juggler”, later officially released as “MultiFinder”.

[@RetroDawn]

Oh, wow! Just got to the part where you show MasterType. That was one of the programs written by Softweaver (so it says on the startup screen shown), the company I dropped out of college to work for (as lead developer of a VR ALife game for SGI). I knew they did a lot of contract programming of games and apps in the 80s, but didn't know about this one. Funny "You're welcome" joke there! This must be one of the very first Mac releases, as it says on the label that it includes a System with a copyright of 83. I take it, it's self-booting.

[@65scribe]

Wow! Very interesting. I found Mastertype inside the floppy drive of a Mac I bought for $5 many years ago. Later, on Macintosh Garden's abandonware site, I read that this was on their 'most wanted' list of lost Macintosh software. I uploaded it to them so everyone could be tormented. :) Yes, very early game as you observed and I think it only works as a self-booting volume.

[@askhowiknow5527]

I have a melted corner like that too. Mine was definitely used by kids for a few years

[@65scribe]

Interesting, Lewis.. That could be the reason, too.

[@jordanhedlund]

65scribe not sure what caused that flaw but it wouldn’t have left the factory that way

[@desther7975]

I like that Tetris box art! It actually uses the Cyrillics correctly, and in fact could be entirely in Cyrillics. T and E look the same as in the Latin alphabet. ТЕТРИС

[@retroguy7649]

Loved it. Specially the tribute to the original owner ;-)

[@65scribe]

Thanks! Great to hear that. I’m planning a follow-up about getting that 512k working. I see you just released a video on reviving a 512k. I’ll have to check it out.

[@Evgeny1]

As always video is awesome :)

[@TheBasementChannel]

The first time I saw dark castle I was blown away. The little man moved like a real man. I was used to c64 sprites.

[@linoxyard]

Great video! I really like your calm narration and the funny bits. A little suggestion: you should normalize the audio levels, I feel that the audio is a bit too low volume

[@65scribe]

Thanks for the suggestion. Audio is not my specialty, so I appreciate that. I'll take that into account for the next video.

[@_____7704]

How good is that intro tune, screen etc... that should be the standard!

[@65scribe]

Great suggestion. This comment made me (kinda) go back to it with my latest video.

[@motomike71]

Microsoft Word and Excel were probably the killer apps on this machine. Before this doing any kind of word processing or spread sheet work was extremely clunky. The Mac GUI for these apps was a paradigm shift in how people viewed what you could do with a computer. I remember being in 7th grade learning a word processor on a Tandy TRS80. There were tons of keyboard commands that were required for doing simple things as inserting a paragraph mark, copying, pasting, etc. There was no concept of WYSIWYG, so no fancy fonts or styles. The Mac seemed like something from the future compared to what we had before.

[@RetroDawn]

Hilarious! Love the 80s intro and the music interludes (esp Fat Mac)! BTW, the CoCo 2 was out before the Mac, in 83, and had a 64KB option. Even the later CoCo 1s from prior to 83 had a 64KB option.

[@65scribe]

Glad to hear you liked those. Thanks for making specific mentions. I'm not always sure if the jokes are falling flat. No serious disrespect to the CoCo, I was trying to compare what the base configuration of each machine was at the time of the Macintosh release. As far as I could tell, CoCo was 16K, just like my favorite of the time, the TI99, but that was a crazy time in computing history, so I could be wrong.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

So cool, the computer that brought us the GUI:-)

[@Castaa]

Very good video. Kind of crazy how limited the 128K Mac was. For the price, I'm surprised there wasn't a class action lawsuit. KZbinr Adrian's Digital Basement just finished a repair series on some classic Macs.

[@65scribe]

Yes, it didn’t go unnoticed by the early adopters, that’s for sure. I’ll have to check out the repair series. May get some tips. Thanks!

[@osgeld]

at least it ended up in good hands

[@AlexCBrandon]

That 80s opening was the one used by Jim Butterfield on his C64 demo. How'd you get a clean version? And yes, great video sir!

[@65scribe]

You are correct! Good ear! If memory serves, I had to stitch it together from the various times it was played during the demo. Good to hear you liked the video.

[@andlabs]

@@65scribe Some people on lemon64 have identified the song: "Power to Spare", from an early-1980s music library called Network. UMG sells it on their stock music website still: www.universalproductionmusic.com/en-us/search?q=54521_2820&qtext=power%20to%20spare&vtag=0&vwave=0&vdesc=1&ktype=1 Of course, using the Jim Butterfield video gives your intro that extra bit of authenticity, so... =P

[@65scribe]

Sorry for not seeing your comment earlier, Pietro. Thanks for sharing the information on that song. That theme embodies the early 80's!

[@BizTechSherpa]

At 23:14 - you say there will be a separate video of how to bring a program to the 512k Mac. Did you ever publish that? Or is there a link you recommend about that?

[@65scribe]

You will find that video here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWGsYoxroshmoJo I don't go into network transfer options, however,

[@BizTechSherpa]

65scribe Thanks so much!!! Love your videos.

[@MichaelAStanhope]

First mac I ever could afford to buy, and that was in 1991. Mine was a 512kE model with the 800k drive. I played tons of games and typed a lot of high school papers on tHat sucker and printed it all out on my ImageWriter I.

[@raretapes8057]

Lovely video. Thank you

[@drmayday0015]

With how ocd Steve Jobs can be, it strikes me as weird that the external drive (shown at 23:04 ) didn't have the slot centered.

[@65scribe]

Dr Mayday001 Great observation!

[@alexcastro7339]

I have a Mac plus, but it doesn't say it on the front... There is just the apple logo... On the back it says "Mac Plus 1 Megabyte"...The serial number next to the brightness control says F44053BM0001W.... Doesn't this mean it was built in 1984?.. I'm a little confused. Can you help? Do I have an original 1984 Mac even though it says Mac Plus on the back?

[@65scribe]

Hi Alex. Yours is a 1984 512k Mac that was upgraded to a Mac Plus. The upgrade replaced the rear bucket, the 400K drive and the logic board. The serial ends with a ‘W’, meaning it was a 512K. I hope that helps!

[@alexcastro7339]

@@65scribe It does!... Thank you so much!

[@alexcastro7339]

@@65scribe And BTW, I've watched quite a few of your videos.. love the humor you throw in... Really made me laugh out loud a few times... 😎

[@65scribe]

That’s great to hear! Your question is really timely. I’m finishing a video this week that touches on that.

[@MammottMSM741]

Maybe its some sort of prototype?

[@mstcrow5429]

The first usable Mac. Thought the 128K was originally supposed to have 256 or 512K, but RAM prices steeply increased?

[@russellhamner4898]

INSANELY good find for a thrift store discovery! I wonder if an older version of Yellow Dog Linux could be finagled to run on it?

[@MrMqwe1]

Did you get the 80s music from Jim Butterfield and the c64 intro video?

[@65scribe]

Impressed you figured that out!

[@MrMqwe1]

If you liked that video, i just found one on the TRS80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWO2nHt_p5d8Y5I

[@cinqo7]

Great video!

[@SoulforSale]

Loved my 512K

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

2:30 How about “unbagging” ...

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

25:36 With HFS, those folders became _real_ folders. This meant you could have a file with the same name in two different folders, which you couldn’t before. There was a subtle little indicator in folder windows on HFS volumes. You know that double-line separator between the header summary line and the folder contents? There was an extra little dot at the left-hand end of the gap between those lines, which was absent on the older MFS volumes.

[@kai990]

how many things did you set on fire to contain the spider?

[@HazardShocker]

Just bought a Macintosh 512k. I recommend getting it, even if you don’t use it.

[@65scribe]

That’s great! I agree, it’s cool just as a show piece. Just keep it out of direct sunlight. :)

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

27:29 I think you could only choose alert sounds on the Mac II. This was because it had the new Sound Manager. This was not retrofitted to older Macs until System 6.

[@WackyH]

that "d-dude!" always gets me

[@paulmuaddib451]

Coming back to this video, it's so W H O L E S O M E

[@yogavenger]

I wish I could find one at a charity shop in the UK for $50?! A really informative and fun video, thank you.

[@65scribe]

A fortunate find for sure. I appreciate the feedback, Matt!

[@marklsimonson]

I bought a 128k Mac in February 1984. I got the official 512k upgrade in 1985 and a third party upgrade to add a SCSI port (which fit into the backup battery door somehow) and finally getting the official upgrade to a 1MB Mac Plus. I ended up with a not-very-reliable $4800 Mac Plus. I sold it to a colleague who later reported that it died after spewing smoke.

[@brentb5303]

That music tells my brain we are about to watch a C64 unboxing video. Now up is down.

[@65scribe]

Good job identifying that classic 80's piece!

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

these things make GREAT skeet targets. I picked up like 5 or 6 of them from a local computer recycling place and had a ball winging them up into the air and blasting them to bits

[@RedTroPc]

Bro-

[@AngelOfDeath420]

When I bought the first one in 1984, they gave me a trade-up to 512K and said they had an upgrade for 128K.

[@compu85]

How did you get such nice screen videos?

[@65scribe]

Good question! Artifacts from shooting the actual screen were just too distracting for the viewer. So, it's actually the Mini vMac emulator green-screened onto a blank mac screen, but keeping some of the glare effects so it looks realistic. Possibly the toughest special effect in this series of videos, with the Mac Pro 2037 and Don't Copy that Floppy segments being not too far behind.

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

was the special menu for special people?

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

14:20 Loud, but musical. I missed the tunes it would hum while switching tracks. The 800K drives just went “uh-uh-uh”.

[@BrassicGamer]

Fascinating and hilarious, as ever.

[@Gmoney6422]

Can you make the video about bringing games over to the 512k

[@65scribe]

You're right. I get distracted moving on to the next Mac video, I forget about the 'appendix' videos that I mention.

[@telengardforever7783]

I remember the kids who had officers as parents (Fort Bragg, NC), had either the 128k Mac or the 512k Mac. Us enlisted kids had Commodore 64's or Apple ]['s. So even the kids on military bases had ranks. But we showed our ranks by how advanced our electronics was. Computer hardware was a big deal in the mid 1980's.

[@65scribe]

Great story from the 80's! Thanks for sharing that.

[@CassandraCarter]

This may be your most Canadian video. Just needed a box of Timbits off to the side.

[@65scribe]

Hah! I'm sure there was a box a Timbits not too far out of frame.

[@MrVitalic85]

And a double double, the great beverage of the nation.

[@repatch43]

And a beer!

[@drink__more__water]

In another video I commented about needing a camera upgrade because blah blah blah. Nah. This is gold. Keep at it.

[@65scribe]

lol. I'm glad it won you over.

[@inwedavid6919]

French school of the time has ask SJ for a 256 k mac instead of the 128k version to be built. SJ refused and the deal was abandon at the time (contract goes to Thomson for a 8 bit computer). He was so stunborn....

[@CarlosLopez-oc9nh]

Interesting you added Dark Castle, the only way to play was on mac by configuring to point the stones with the mouse and move the guy with the keyboard.

[@65scribe]

Yes, too bad the most challenge came in the way controls and not reflexes and puzzles.

[@RedTroPc]

I have 2 external 400k drives, which are both stuck. I'm about to pick up another 512k with yet another external 400k diskdrive. Lets see if that one is stuck too

[@MacCrafter707]

OMG I totally had one of the Apple Mouse holders for the side of my Macintosh SE.

[@65scribe]

Cool!

[@nucflashevent]

15:00 Speaking of no shutdown command, no need when the entire OS was stored in ROM.

[@holton345]

The members of Project Mayhem began to chant, "HIS NAME IS JOSEPH SAMUELS! HIS NAME IS JOSEPH SAMUELS! HIS NAME IS JOSEPH SAMUELS!" And then Tyler Durden smiled…

[@rwdplz1]

Did you ever get Joseph's 512K to work? I just removed and re-capped the mainboard and analog board from an SE, it was pretty easy.

[@65scribe]

I haven't had a chance to return to it yet. It's certainly the analog board. I hope it can be salvaged to keep the 512 as original as possible. Good to hear you had an easy time recapping. I have a lot that need done.

[@rwdplz1]

I just got a 128k with the original board a few weeks ago that I've been restoring, the analog board needed to be re-capped in it, too, but it's just about as easy as the later ones.

[@TheSulross]

Bought a 128K Mac back in the day - I was scammed by Steve Jobs - it was not really a practical computer for doing anything. I removed the 128K and put in 512K to turn it into a 512K Mac, then it became a usable computer (well, I added a harddrive too).

[@65scribe]

Being scammed by Steve, at least you're in good company. Lol.

[@softdorothy]

Love the *Stunt Copter* cameo.

[@VauxhaIIOpel]

how did you make that 80s effect?

[@65scribe]

I transferred it from DV tape to my 1980's betamax player and then back again. So, legitimately 80's video quality.

[@VauxhaIIOpel]

@@65scribe oh, thanks