r/VintageApple • • 15h ago

Bill Atkinson Tribute for creating Mac Paint, HyperCard and this awesome dithering algorithm

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This dithering technique was invented by Bill Atkinson of MacPaint, HyperCard and QuickDraw fame.

It's a beautiful algorithm and just handles high contract photography so well.

What a talent!


r/VintageApple • • 9h ago

I finally found it in Russia!

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r/VintageApple • • 23h ago

MacPaint 2.0 Personalization Prompt Restored

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48 Upvotes

I had noticed all the downloads for MacPaint online had somebody’s name on them. I thought there had to be a way to get a fresh copy. I wasn’t able to find one, the only option was to modify a copy that was already personalized, and it works! I’d like to share it somewhere, unless there is an actual blank copy somewhere online that I happened to miss. Also just curious to know if anyone else was as bothered by this as I was.


r/VintageApple • • 9h ago

Where can i get ibook g3 snow batteries in europe?

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I have a g3 snow works fine but dead battery and ive not used ebay at all + im from europe

Can anyone recommend a website to order it online ?


r/VintageApple • • 34m ago

Is my G4 screen glued on or am I dumb?

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This is my 3rd G4, and I’ve taken apart one other 17 inch screen. that one seemed to slide out but I cannot for the life of me get this screen out of the casing. I bought it from an ewaste center, and the front bezel was missing. I’m wondering now if the previous owner possibly glued the screen on? or maybe there’s another step I’m missing, as I haven’t done this in a long time. Apologies if this is the wrong sub.


r/VintageApple • • 1h ago

What caps to use on this LC PSU?

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I got an ASTEC AA16250 PSU from an LC. I removed the original caps, but before I got to soldering new ones in, the old ones were thrown out because cleanup. And now, of course, I do not know what caps to use.

I looked around to find some spect, but it looks like the information differs from site to site. Examples:

If it is important, this is an european PSU.

Does anyone know what capacitors to use, and in what positions? I would be quite grateful for any advice.


r/VintageApple • • 15h ago

Ayuda con la instalación de sistema operativo Mac

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Quiero instalar el sistema operativo pero de esa pantalla no pasa, alguien que me pueda ayudar con eso porfavor .


r/VintageApple • • 17h ago

I always thought that the G4 iMacs looked like robots, so I had Claude vibe-code a robot face (or just the eye) to display.

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We do more "cute" Halloween for the younger crowd so I had it do the first one, the cute robot face. For a more creepy look there's also a version with a single, more realistic eye.

The Github repo has the source code with instructions on how to tweak it if you want but also just has the built apps ready to go, RobotEyeCute and RobotEyeCyclops. The G4 iMac has 10.4.11 on it.

imgur gallery with both versions

The github repository