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The Power Macintosh G5 (2024)

The longest video to date, this was a monumental effort but also fun and rewarding. Three segments: the Bladerunner bit, Explaining the processor scaling wall that the G5 was supposed to overcome, ...

AI Aggregators

As an experiment, I asked Google AI who "65scribe" was. It came back with a surprisingly accurate (and flattering) description. Surprisingly, it's a little different each time. What I got on the iP...

Bungie's Marathon (2023)

The fourth and final instalment of The Denfield Hoard is a look at Bungie's Marathon, starting with the Marathon Demo. After not being able to find a Marathon angle that has not been done to death ...

The Denfield Hoard 3: Multimedia (2022)

This video announces the discovery of another local hoard of computers, making the "Denfield" title almost meaningless except for some magazines, CD-ROM caddies and software. It continues the Power...

The Powerbook 520 (2022)

The Powerbook 520 video is also The Denfield Hoard 2, is also my Marchintosh 2022 submission.

You're confusing me.

Mac laptops were ...

The Denfield Hoard 1: Kensington & Keyboards (2022)

Originally a Patreon exclusive, I talk about items that I saw in a local hoard that included Apple dealer stuff. I will admit, I would have bought more if I had this Patreon going when I visited. B...

The iMac SL (2021)

This video aimed to explore my favourite release of the iMac line: The original slot load (SL) iMacs. At the time, my parents were very much in need of a new Mac... I was counting on Apple to deliv...

The Macintosh (2021)

This all started with Ron McAdams of Ron's Computer Videos sending me an e-mail in February 2021 asking me to participate in a new concept called "MARCHintosh". After just releasing the 8100 video ...

The Power Macintosh 8100 (2021)

The computer I lusted for since 1994 was finally mine, and it was even the 100 MHz AV version! Though non-functional, I built an entire video around it anyway because I was so excited about having ...

Apple Network Server 500 (2020)

March 2020, as I was finishing up this video, the COVID-19 pandemic had spread to Canada. In my day job, I was an 'essential worker', but many others were not so fortunate. By April, when I release...

The Macintosh ... corrections (2019)

I finally created a "Collection" for all my Macintosh YouTube videos. Supporting members can now more easily watch them through Patreon.

Next in the series, I put this particular (a...

VCF Midwest 2025 YouTube Panel Q&A

Unfortunately, due to complications with my wife's foot surgery (which seems ok now), I was not able to make the voyage to VCF Midwest this year. In the spirit of the VCF, I did pick up a couple co...

Surprise acquisition for new video

The video is self-explanatory...

Past the Crossroads

If I were in your shoes, I would be concerned about the time that has passed since my last upload, which does require explanation. I am working toward a change in life which will give me more time ...

Member finds a "Mini-Denfield"

A member, Andre, reported finding some old Mac AV computers from the pre-G3 to G4 era. For example, an older G4 had a handful of video-production PCI cards that he had trouble finding information a...

Personal Electronic Transactor

Once again, after 43 years, the Commodore PET Model 4016 graces the dining room table of my childhood home! When all hope seemed lost, this happened to come up for sale, and, although it was a sign...

New Marathon

The most exciting thing Bungie could do with Marathon 30 years later is returning to this part of the story for the sake of nostalgia and expanding the lore. The Cinematic Short gave us an amazing ...

PET spotted in commercial

I've always annoyed my wife by saying "mac." every time I see one on TV or in a movie, but this two second clip from a commercial for Tangerine banking services last night threw me for a loop. Sere...

Model 4016

Most anyone who is 50 or older will clearly remember the first time that they touched a computer. Feel free to comment on your first memory if you are in that age bracket. For me i...

Preview of new video

Not that I'm on the verge of releasing it or anything, but here are the first few minutes of the new video. Your feedback is welcome, though I know the interlacing is a bit rough.

Music by Al...

Atari 800

In researching pre-Macintosh personal computers, you can't help but learn a lot about the Atari 400 and 800. I passed on my first opportunity to get an 800, so when this came up I was more decisiv...

Ontario Carpet Supermart

On my travels last weekend, I stepped onto the hallowed grounds of Ontario Carpet Supermart from my my 6100 re-release video. Unfortunately, they were closed for the holiday, but the above video s...

Alexander Brandon

Alex Brandon connected with my channel after the Apple Network Server video, noting that he composed the Unreal Tournament music that I used in my fake 7300 video as well as being the voice of Job ...

Cat

After the StyleWriter 1200 disaster, there was some question as to the cat that caused it. I can assure you the cat was not injured by the event (or by the collector).

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SpaceX (March 6th)

My wife took this video while travelling. The impact took out two StyleWriter 1200's.

Hail StyleWriter 1200

So I have two StyleWriter 1200's that I haven't done much with since I got them except sit on top of two 13" AppleColor High Resolution RGB Monitors. Somehow the cat knocked a 30-pound plank of har...

The 65scribe Collection Tour

After the January pause, it may seem like I paused February as well, but actually an obsessive amount of time spent on the new video. I haven't forgotten about you, though...

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2025 Plans

I spent January working on the next video, 'Before the Macintosh'. A look at the personal computer market before Macintosh from my own perspective. I am happy with the "edutainment" balance, with s...

A Gift

I recently received another computer from an 'Old Salt' Macintosh guy , plus other artifacts from the distant Macintosh past. This short video was made in thanks of your support and wishing you a f...

Macintosh LC475 video by iiiDIY

If you have not seen it already, I was invited to do a bit in iiiDIY's video on the LC475. It was the first time I'd been asked to do content for another channel, and, although we had to do it comp...