On this day 30 years ago, I unboxed my first Apple Macintosh - a Performa 5200! In an era dominated by Windows PCs, I was a ‘Mac Rebel’ and proceeded to play Star Wars: Dark Forces… #Apple #Macintosh
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John Hood
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Gaming since the Atari age, Doctor Who Star Wars fan forever!
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Peter Cohen
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Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either.
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Peter Cohen
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Former tech journalist of 20+ years - still dealing with that trauma in therapy, here now for the shitposts and wry observations on life, mostly NSFW. Definitely not for minors, of interest to miners, or relevant to mynahs either.
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Dec 16, 2025
Since Bungie is resurrecting Marathon, when is someone gonna bring back Peninsula Dreamworks' Spectre?
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indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian gaming historical obscura.→ kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit https://tomotama.com/kiki→ exigy: a VB Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org→ tomodori: decentralized NNTP network https://tomodori.net(profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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vga256
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indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian gaming historical obscura.→ kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit https://tomotama.com/kiki→ exigy: a VB Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org→ tomodori: decentralized NNTP network https://tomodori.net(profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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Dec 12, 2025
i realize that this only speaks to 0.1% of you, but some useful info for NeXTStation owners:
the battery backup that shipped with the nextstation is a BR 2/3A type battery - a chub gherkin that costs about $7-12 USD and are not easy to find these days.
thankfully i've discovered a modern direct swap equivalent: the CR123A. it is used in various types of LED flashlights. it outputs the same voltage.
the only difference i noticed is that the CR123A is about 0.5mm longer due to slightly more protruding positive terminal. thankfully, the battery holder accepts it (it just puts more pressure on the holder's metal flexi-tab). the CR123A can be found for $1 each.
#vintageApple #macintosh #next #retroComputing #vintageComputing
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