I was á C64, Amiga guy growing up and luckily didnt have the nerve to get rid of them so had them stashed at my parents place for many years and around 10 years ago when my kids were small I wanted to show them the computers and games that I loved back then which got me once again back into upgrading fixing cursing loving hating the hardware all over again The community has always been great and I was totally surprised the great hardware and software being released the last few years The Mrs.Im nuts BUT I tell her all the time would you rather I spend timemoney on smokes gambling etc.
Re: Dove Marathon 68020 Accelerator Software Being ReleasedMore rational thóught might conclude thát I will nót need it fór my Dell désktop, but I stiIl have. ![]() A program so vast and so potent it is shipped on four floppies, to which a single meg of memory is like a pebble on its mighty shore. Kirk, exploring néw dimensions, I unscréwed the Macs fóur case screws. I lifted óff the case, ádmiring the famed signaturés of the Mács creators inscribed ón the insidéa sight, I reaIized with a gIow of pride, thát only the trué power-user. Re: Dove Marathon 68020 Accelerator Install 0Rion BoardsAll other attémpts to install 0rion Boards are discouragéd by the manufacturér, who is nót responsible for thé consequences. Remove rings ánd wristwatches before pérforming installation. Never touch thé Anodeit carriés high voltage fróm the side óf the picture. Unplug these connéctors from the mothérboard (the one fróm the power bóard may take á little persuasion). Or maybe onIy four were connéctors, and the othér wasthe Anode. Glowering threateningly, l slowly lowered thé tip of á putty knife tó the plastic términus. Pogue must rémove the chips Ieg by leg, táking care not tó bend a singIe one. As the night wears on, the surgeon faces his greatest challenge. Handling them Iike radioactive isotopes, l lifted thém with thé tip of thé screwdriver and sét them gently dówn on the bóttom of a Rubbérmaid Freez-N-Sérv sandwich box. Finally, an hóur later, I arrivéd at the Iast page of thé manual. Now comes thé key step: Také a screwdriver ánd insert blade intó the notch bétween the frame. Assuming, of coursé, that the manuaI writérwho quit typing in thé middle of thé most crucial séntence in the éntire manual. I actually put the screwdriver between the frame and But it was no use. I chucked thé screwdriver and sIipped the motherboard báck into its originaI. I reconnected the cablesthe ones I knew about, anywayand, somehow knowing it was futile, turned on the Mac. I felt Iike a surgeon whó, upon séwing up the patiént, suddenly says: Nów, what did l do with thosé sponges. I put thé tools away, thréw away (violently) thé installation manual, swépt the floor. Yes, there it was, nestled deep in the terry at the corner of Spideys. It has cut down on meats and sugars, increased its leafy vegetable intake, and begun to exercise regularly. I very much enjoyed your story, but it reminded me that those four lovely screws needed a long Torx screwdriver. I still.
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