Mon, 02 Jul 2007
Okay, so I have a Macintosh Plus. It was a "gift" from one of my previous employers, and had been destined to become an aquarium. But I never got around to that. And just as well.
So after some twelve years in service (circa 1987 to circa 1999!), it retired to a life of lesiure in the garden. (Okay, fine: I don't have a bootable disk right now, and without an action shot I was stuck for a way to make this somewhat interesting.)
Actually, the Plus inherited from the 128/512K models a quiet, fanless design. Very appliance-like, in keeping with the original Mac concept. In that respect, it's similar to recent Apple equipment.
So I'm going to turn it into a clock. That's an appliance. Maybe. Anyway, this is hardly a new idea, but in a market as lucrative as 68000 Mac freeware, I figure the potential return is definitely worth it. You know, name in lights, free trips to WWDC, and all that. :)
That, and it's a cool programming exercise. More on that in a bit.
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