#mac os 7

[never-obsolete]

Computer Chronicles - Windows 95 (1994)

[02567]

first episode is up!! :0 i heard people here are kinda crazy for this story, but this is the first time ive ever seen it!!

[xantia1997]

2012 Microsoft Surface Windows RT Vs 2012 Mac OS X Mountain Lion on a 2008 MacBook

[liopleurodean]

I just saw a post dated yesterday about someone using a 'practically fresh install' of Windows 7 and I. Think I need to go lie down

[smol-blue-bird]

i need a new computer. i know i need a new computer. i have the money and the resources to get a new computer right now. i know exactly what kind of computer i want. and yet i Will Not Buy A New Computer

[trydothonesty]

I spend my time wisely as can be seen

[g00melo5-art-blog]

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（オニギリ）

漢字Talk 7.1の愛称。

アップルが公募し選定したが、一般に広まることはなかった。

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[weeb-surfing]

Changing a bunch of type/creator codes at once in Macintosh System 7

If you have a lot of documents that you need to change the type/creator code on quickly (e.g. MSWord documents from an IBM PC floppy,) try using BunchTyper. ResEdit works well to change one or two type/creator codes but BunchTyper is much faster at changing a bunch.

[ultimacodex]

"Exult": Version 1.10.1 Released

The "Exult" team have released an update for version 1.10 of the engine, which corrects a number of bugs.

The Exult team have released an update to version 1.10 of the cross-platform Ultima 7 engine, which fixes a number of bugs that early users of the now-penultimate release reported to them: This is a bugfix release. Accidentally we’ve introduced crashes in our Windows version by not allowing older CPUs. Also the Android launcher wouldn’t install our mods. Our short list of fixes: Fixed crash on…

[raspberry-jogurt18]

-Well, let's go to exploring?

[never-obsolete]

Mac OS 7.6.1 - CD boot

[thisisrealy2kok]

Mac OS 9 Backgrounds 7 Wallpaper (4)

[fruitiermetrostation]

7 classic versions of Windows and Mac OS you can run in a browser

2014

[thewolfofthestars]

I finally got a new laptop! Yay! My geriatric 8-year-old can finally be sent to the retirement home (aka gathering dust in the closet because what if I need it later). And now I can run programs and perform tasks without it taking a dog's age! :D

But I did notice something in getting everything set up.

I've been a staunch Linux lad since I was very little--one of the few things my father and I actually agree on. And the new laptop came pre-installed with Windows 11, as most new non-Macs do, so I decided to partition a bit of the drive for it rather than wiping it completely, just in case I need Windows compatibility for school or work stuff, even if I spend the majority of my time in Ubuntu. (I had wanted to do that with my old machine, actually, but something went horrendously wrong in the process and it took two days to fix and my laptop briefly did not have a functioning OS on it at all lol.)

Now, I find Windows... unpleasant to use. And obviously part of that is just that I'm not familiar with it--the last time I had Windows on a personal computer was when I was 6 years old, and that thing ran Windows 2000 with a genuine CRT monitor and it was not connected to the internet and I spent my time playing King's Quest and MS Paint. I don't know where things are anymore, and the UX seems pretty uninterested in telling me.

Another issue is, of course, how bloated with ads and spyware it's become in recent iterations. I see where people are coming from when they decide to stick with Windows 7 or Vista or some other older version, even if I disagree with them for security and malware reasons--"person on previous version of Windows" is by far the largest and juiciest target for all manner of bad actors online.

But I think a really big core part of the problem is this: modern Windows is speaking a different language than I am. And the language it's speaking is that of phones, not of computers.

I only spent enough time on Windows to get it set up and strip away all the permissions I possibly could, and in that time I could tell: the default user Microsoft is designing this system for is people who are more familiar with Android and Apple than they are with a desktop computer. They made me log in with my email, rather than creating a device-specific profile. When I created my password they didn't even call it a password, they called it a "Hello Windows PIN". The format of the Settings page UI is nigh-identical to the one on my phone, right down to the list of access permissions siloed away by app (and yes, everything is called an app--no programs, no functions, no systems, no app*lications*, nothing else). I had to check a specific box to be able to look through my entire computer's file system, for crying out loud, rather than just browsing my Pictures and Downloads!

Hey, Windows! My laptop! Is not! A phone! And I don't want it to be! This is a computer OS for people who hate computers and I. HATE IT!

[mantisfriendd]

Ok so I talked about this in tags of a post earlier but I need to talk about it properly

So a couple weeks ago I finally pulled the trigger, I dual booted Linux Mint on my laptop

It has less of my vital files on it then my pc, but I use it more for videos and general Internet stuff, so I would know if I liked it

Installing was scary but after a bit of trouble shooting with disabling bit locker it was easy, and let me be clear, that's a windows thing, because Microsoft really really doesn't want you to have freedom over your machine.

So I booted in

And like

I literally love it so much

I knew people talked about how much better Linux is and how it speeds up literally anything it's put on over windows, but like WOW

It doesn't take 2 minutes to boot up or shut down, my CPU doesn't idle at 25% for no reason, the search for files feature doesn't take 40 minutes only to show me Internet results instead of files, its wonderful.

The default theme is (in my opinion) pretty ugly, sorry whoever made it, it's just not for me.

But that's the great thing, you can literally customize this almost however you would like.

Maybe you shouldn't trust my opinion on what looks nice because I instantly installed a theme that replicated Windows 7

But I got bored of the default colors so I literally found the files where the home bar is saved and changed them to be more "minty"

That along with some CSS color editing gave me this:

You just can't do anything like this in Windows 10/11. You can change the color on windows but if I wanted, in Mint, I could completely change everything, centered icons on the taskbar, icons left justified on the taskbar, no taskbar, make it look like windows 95, it's all yours to do with whatever you want.

There are issues, I won't lie, the biggest one that will probably haunt Linux forever is compatibility.

Simply put most developers don't make native Linux versions of their software, you are lucky if there is a Mac version.

Lots and lots of Windows software CAN work on Linux through compatibility layers like Wine and Steam's Proton, but it's not 100%

My biggest problem is FL Studio and Clip Studio, neither of these I could get working with Wine or Proton so far. I'm hoping in the future I will find a way to make this work, or transition to their free and open source alternatives, but for now I'm stuck with a win 10 pc.

The other issue I've faced is that Linux seems to have a hard time recognizing and remembering my wired headphones. Like sometimes it just works, but most of the time it fails to do so.

My solution to this until I have time to troubleshoot more is to use my stupid headphone jack to USB C dongle that I bought for my stupid phone with no headphone jack.

Luckily it works fine and the type C port on my laptop literally doesn't get used otherwise.

All in all, I'm like excited to use a computer again. I used to only be excited for the programs it allowed me to use, but for the first time in a long time, the "magic" of the PC has returned for me.

Once I save up the money, my next PC will be Linux, Windows doesn't cut it anymore for me.

Ok now I'm going to kinda just talk about Linux for a bit, unrelated to my experience because my brain has been buzzing about this topic lately.

I get why guys who run Linux are so annoying about it now, because it's me now, I love this stupid OS and everyone has to hear about it.

And chances are, you've used Linux before already!

Linux is used in a ridiculous number of places because of its open source nature.

Most servers and other cloud computing systems are running Linux, many public terminals and screens run Linux, every supercomputer in the world runs Linux, if you were in the education system for the past 13~ years you might have used ChromeOS, which is built on Linux, if you have ever used an Android device you have used Linux.

It's never going to take over Windows as the go to operating system in the home, most people don't even know they could switch, and if they don't know that there's no way they are willing to put up with some of the headaches Linux brings.

Although I've spent way more time troubleshooting Windows issues then I have Linux ones so far, so maybe Microsoft stuffing so much bloated spyware into their system is starting to cause windows to rip at the seams, idk.

When I try to explain Linux to people who literally don't understand any of this I use a car metaphor

Windows is like a hatchback SUV, you buy it from a dealer and it mostly works for everyone good enough that they don't complain.

Linux is like a project vehicle in a lot of ways, the mechanic can tune it up exactly to the specifications they want, tear a bit out and put a diffrent one in, it requires some work under the engine but once that mechanic gets it the way they want it, it's incredible.

It's not a perfect metaphor but I think it gets the idea across.

Uh IDK how to finish this post, please try Linux if you can, changed my life.

[ms-dos5]

I have started to become more and more fascinated with older computers as time has gone on, and now I want to potentially own one of my own. The oldest one I have access to is a laptop from 2013 I had shared with my mom that's running Windows 7, lol. I was thinking I wanted to go a decade or two further back, like late 80's up to 2000. Do you have any potential recommendations? No OS preference, but I do have a huge interest in older digital art programs, so anything that has something like that built in/has some available for it would be ideal. Thanks so much.

I'm not an expert on art programs, but that I do know is that every machine with Windows comes with Microsoft Paint while Macs usually don't have any built-in editor, but you can get other programs (Photoshop, Kidpix, etc) for both platforms. (Also, I've heard there's a lot of art programs for the Amiga platform, but that's a very expensive platform to get into from what I've seen).

As for the computer itself... the best place to start is probably asking around and seeing if anyone you know has an old machine in their garage or basement gathering dust that you can have. Something like that would be easily accessible and would be a good starting point, as you haven't invested much (if anything) into it and it's probably going to be something commonplace enough that you can get the basics down and use it as a jumping point. Something like that would most likely be a 90s PC or possibly an 80s eight-bit machine like a Commodore 64 or Apple II if you're really lucky.

Anyway, I guess the point of my rambling is whatever other people around you might have would most likely be an easily accessible starting point. Then as you explore more you can decide things like "okay, I'd like to experiment more with portables" or "wow, I really like this specific drawing program, maybe I can find something that runs an even older version." This hobby has been something I've been into for a decade+, so there's plenty of time to explore and learn about new things.

If anyone else has suggestions, please feel free to add on to this post, I just put what came to my mind here.