Retro Tech

I'm leveling-up my VCF game in 2026. I started going to VCFMW back sometime in the mid-2010's with a close friend. We met as we started our first real "IT" jobs together the senior year of high school. Initially, the VCFMW event would be an interesting curiosity and a morning where we would walk through a hotel ballroom in the suburbs of Chicago, grab lunch, then head back home. In the last few years we both have had ongoing retro projects. In the mean time VCFMW grew

This is my MARCHintosh 2025 project post. My goal was to get the physical hardware of a "classic" Mac online and connected with the other folks participating in GlobalTalk. I'm very happy that after years of trying, I actually have a working solution this year.

When we last saw our mighty SE/30, we had a fully working system. Unfortunately, there are still long-term stability issues with the machine. I ended up re-capping the analog board in an attempt to help with video jitters. I also swapped out the power supply as well.

Two years ago I found a clean SE/30 locally on Facebook Marketplace for $200. The case wasn't too yellowed and it powered up so I thought it would be a small retro computer project to do with my son. It turned out to be