{"id":516,"date":"2022-09-15T13:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/?page_id=516"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:11:37","slug":"getting-started-with-vintage-macs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/getting-started-with-vintage-macs\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Vintage Macs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are getting started with Vintage Macs this page will help you on your journey into learning more about Apple&#8217;s vintage Macintosh computers. It also features talks and slides from related presentations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Vintage Apple Basics - Part 1: What Macintosh Should You Buy? + Recommended Macs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9UT0jF8dhBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting Started Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinkerdifferent.com\/pages\/vintage-apple-101\/\">TinkerDifferent.com &#8211; Vintage Apple 101 Getting Started Post<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9UT0jF8dhBw\">Vintage Apple Basics &#8211; Part 1<\/a> <em>(Mac84)<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zEa-_42CW3M\">Vintage Apple Basics &#8211; Part 2<\/a> <em>(Mac84)<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zEa-_42CW3M&amp;list=PL5j9eVz2TrPS6GczMXrUKbzXpiyLPdfcM\">Getting Started with Vintage Macs (Playlist)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous Computer Festival Talks \/ Streams (Videos &amp; Slides)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>PowerPC Macintosh (VCFMW #20, 2025)<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/11L2yDt4CBM8QJ4dn0iI2hncV0Eq5VX0lBTCbiOIC_mc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Slide deck<\/a> &#8211; Video coming late Sept. 2025<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Macintosh Clones Talk (VCFMW #19, 2024)<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUBL4Qh5NxY\">Video presentation<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1055JzHsOdK8h9bMnU4McGH70sUp-C8DLLn8biz6tnVw\/edit?usp=sharing\">Slide deck<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/macintosh-clones\/\">Macintosh Clones Webpage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1N2esst556VnW45AMFUF9NOkgfZlqpew3EzkODW0VAuA\/edit\">Macintosh Repair and Beyond! slide deck<\/a><ul><li>From VCF East 2024, featuring Steve and Ron<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OrCh6auE6-Y\">Collecting Macintosh PowerBook Computers is for Everyone!<\/a><ul><li>From VCFMW #18, 2023, featuring Ron and Steve<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N1NCrcbEQE8\">Collecting Classic Macintosh Computers is for Everyone!<\/a> <ul><li>VCFMW #17, 2022, featuring Ron and Steve<\/li><li> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N1NCrcbEQE8\">Standard version<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Py06qUdqqo\">Extended version<\/a>]<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cpSzsjsb2X4\">Collecting, Restoring, and Saving Computer History<\/a><ul><li>From the Trenton Computer Festival 2021, by Steve<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modern Replacement Parts \/ Tools \/ Gadgets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bluescsi.com\/\">BlueSCSI Project (Hard Drive Replacement)<\/a> [International]<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bluescsi.ca\/\">Drake&#8217;s BlueSCSI &amp; VRAM projects<\/a> [Canada]<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jcm-1.com\/\">Joe&#8217;s Computer Museum &#8211; Apple II + Mac PCBs, adapters and more!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/akuker\/RASCSI\">PiSCSI Reloaded Project<\/a> (Hard Drive Replacement via Raspberry Pi)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.infinityproducts.co.jp\/shop-1\">Kero&#8217;s Mac Mods Shop<\/a> &#8211; ROM adapters, BlueSCSI, cables, and more!<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tindie.com\/stores\/siliconinsider\/\">SiliconInsider<\/a> &#8211; Recreated RAM, VRAM, FPU, and ROMs for your Mac<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigmessowires.com\/floppy-emu\/\">BigMessOWires.com<\/a> &#8211; Floppy Emu Project (Floppy Drive replacement)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/maceffects.com\/\">MacEffects.com<\/a> &#8211; Cool clear cases and upgrades for your Apples &amp; Macs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Repair Guides \/ Recapping Guides<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/recapamac.com.au\/\">RecapAMac.com.au<\/a> &#8211; Recapping guides for most Macs<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mac84.net\/guides\">Mac84.net&#8217;s Guides<\/a> &#8211; Recapping guides for a few Apples, Macs, &amp; PCs<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/console5.com\/\">Console5.com<\/a> &#8211; Recapping Kits for your Apples, Macs, PCs, and more!<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/macdat.net\/\">MacDat.net<\/a> &#8211; Recapping guides for various Apple desktop and laptops<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigmessowires.com\/floppy-emu\/\">Dead Mac Scrolls (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/mac_The_Dead_Mac_Scrolls_1992\">PDF available here<\/a>) for troubleshooting classic Macs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Software &amp; Downloads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\">MacintoshGarden.org &#8211; Vintage Apple \/ Mac Software and OS Disks<\/a><\/li><li>Internet Archive <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/\">https:\/\/archive.org\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History and Macintosh Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apple-history.com\">Apple-History.com<\/a> &#8211; Apple history, system specs, and downloads<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lowendmac.com\">LowEndMac.com<\/a> &#8211; Great Apple articles, system info and system details<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/everymac.com\/\">EveryMac.com<\/a> &#8211; Apple specs lookup for any Mac, new or old<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/appleserialnumberinfo.com\/\">AppleSerialNumberInfo.com<\/a> &#8211; Lookup serial numbers &amp; recall info<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folklore.org\">Folklore.org<\/a> &#8211; Amazing stories from those who made the original Mac!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Events, Festivals<\/strong> and Communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vcfed.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vcfed.org\/\">Vintage Computer Federation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinkerdifferent.com\/pages\/vintage-apple-101\/\">TinkerDifferent.com Forum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchintosh.com\">MARCHintosh<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are getting started with Vintage Macs this page will help you on your journey into learning more about Apple&#8217;s vintage Macintosh computers. It also features talks and slides from related presentations! Getting Started Videos TinkerDifferent.com &#8211; Vintage Apple 101 Getting Started Post Vintage Apple Basics &#8211; Part 1 (Mac84) Vintage Apple Basics &#8211;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/516"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":782,"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/516\/revisions\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mac84.net\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}