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Category: Macintosh Portable

Inside the Macintosh Portable (Repairs & Upgrades)

October 6, 2021October 7, 2021
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Macintosh Portable

The Macintosh Portable is perhaps the only vintage computer that I have come across that does not require a screwdriver to disassemble, (which is amazing!) You can take apart the computer, all the way down to its bare PCB with

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Macintosh Portable: What Went Wrong?

June 24, 2021October 26, 2022
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Macintosh Portable

Continued from Part 1 <<< Well, in typical Apple fashion, we will never know exactly what happened as Apple closely guards its secrets then and now – but we can still piece some things together. In a recent (2018) blog

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Using the Macintosh Portable

May 27, 2021October 26, 2022
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Macintosh Portable

Despite my previous post decrying the Macintosh Portable for its hefty weight, identity crisis, and somewhat misguided design principles – it is actually a joy to use as a retro portable Mac. If you look at it through the lens

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Macintosh Portable – Apple’s Too Big, Too Late Luggable

May 27, 2021October 8, 2021
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Macintosh Portable

The need for a Portable Macintosh We take our MacBooks for granted today, tossing them into our bags without much of a second thought – but have you ever stopped to wonder exactly when did Apple make its first foray

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