Some useful links

Apple hardware specifications:

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• https://everymac.com

• https://lowendmac.com/low-end-macs-tech-specs-index/

  • Macs to avoid
    https://lowendmac.com/2019/macintosh-malaise-carsons-list-of-the-most-compromised-modern-macs/

• ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_G4

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook

 

 Apple news and blogs:

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• https://9to5mac.com

• https://www.macrumors.com 

• https://tidbits.com

• https://512pixels.net 

• https://sixcolors.com 

• https://eclecticlight.co 

• http://mrmacintosh.com 

• https://robservatory.com 

 

​Repair guides:

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• https://ifixit.com

 

How to's:

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• Disabling System Integrity Protection - https://www.imore.com/how-turn-system-integrity-protection-macos

• Creating bootable floppies for OS9:

  • https://lowendmac.com/2008/creating-classic-mac-boot-floppies-in-os-x/

  • https://lowendmac.com/2013/classic-mac-os-downloads-and-updates/

• ​How to edit the hosts file - https://setapp.com/how-to/edit-mac-hosts-file

• Using a Windows keyboard on your Mac: Remapping the Command and Option Keys
  https://www.chriswrites.com/using-windows-keyboard-mac-remapping-command-option-keys/

• How to run 32 bit apps on Catalina (run them in Parallels Desktop under Mojave)
  https://uk.pcmag.com/old-news/123012/how-to-run-32-bit-apps-in-macos-catalina

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Software:

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• Catalina installer/patcher - http://dosdude1.com/catalina/ 

• Balena Etcher  - create bootable USB drive from ISO - https://www.balena.io/etcher/

• Macs Fan Control - https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control/download

• Carbon Copy Clone to clone a drive - https://bombich.com/

• Black Magic Disc Speed Test - App Store

• Mac emulators - https://macintoshgarden.org/guides

• OS X installer downloads - https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-osx-mac-os-10-ppc

• Drive DX diagnostic tools - https://binaryfruit.com/drivedx

 

Older Mac software (incl. System 7-9 and early OSX installers):

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• https://macintoshgarden.org 

• https://www.macintoshrepository.org 

• http://www.mac.org

• http://macos9lives.com

 

Spare parts (UK):

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• Service kits/tools and some spare parts - https://store.ifixit.co.uk

• https://www.thebookyard.com   

• https://www.hardwarespares.com/spares/apple-parts 

• https://www.applemacparts.co.uk 

• https://www.replacebase.co.uk

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Games:

 

• http://www.mac.org/games/marathon/

• https://macintoshgarden.org/games/marathon-infinity

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Browsers for older Macs:

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• https://lowendmac.com/2008/9-browsers-for-g3-and-older-g4-macs/ 

• Arctic Fox browser (OS X 10.5+):

  • https://github.com/wicknix/Arctic-Fox/wiki/Downloads 

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNQEhxdrSM 

  • https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/arctic-fox-web-browser-for-10-6-32-64-bit.2133051/ 

• TenFourFox (G3, G4, G5)
  http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/ 

• Classilla (8.6 - 9.2.2 and 10.1.5 - 10.3.9)
  http://www.floodgap.com/software/classilla/ 

• Camino browser for older Macs (10.4+)
  https://caminobrowser.org/releases/1.6.11/

• Download older versions of Safari
  https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15675/apple-safari/old-versions

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Mac emulators:

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• https://macintoshgarden.org/guides

• MacPlus emulator in the browser - http://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/

• ExPostFacto - running OSX on older Macs
  https://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=XPostFacto3.html

• Macintosh.js Quadra emulator - https://github.com/felixrieseberg/macintosh.js

 

Miscellaneous:

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• Mac OS Wallpapers - https://512pixels.net/projects/default-mac-wallpapers-in-5k/

• Mac OS screenshots - https://512pixels.net/projects/aqua-screenshot-library/

• Intel laptop power adaptors - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201700

• PowerPC laptop power adaptors - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201182

 

More reading:

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• https://vintageapple.org/macbooks/

• Apple history:

  • http://www.digibarn.com/collections/business-docs/apple-II-DOS/apple2-DOS-letters.htm 

  • http://www.digibarn.com/collections/diagrams/mac-512klogicboard/index.html