Author: ToughDev

Mac OS Reverse-engineer Vintage Computing 

Exploring Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Macintosh computers

March 11, 2017April 15, 2017 ToughDev 5 Comments 68k, gcc, mac os, macintosh, retro68

Being a fan of vintage Apple computers, I have always been looking for a modern way to build apps for

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Reverse-engineer Windows Tips 

Data recovery after using ‘dd’ on the wrong partition

February 18, 2017March 27, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment data recovery, photorec, recuva, testdisk

During my recent experiment with the Raspberry Pi, I accidentally used dd on the wrong partition and wrote the Pi system image onto

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Hardware Reverse-engineer Vintage Computing 

Repairing a vintage Macintosh SE/30

January 12, 2017March 28, 2017 ToughDev 1 Comment 68k, macintosh se/30, recap, scsi2sd

The Macintosh SE/30 is probably the most wanted Compact Macintosh computer due to its various upgrade options, especially the ability to support

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Mac OS Vintage Computing 

System 6.0.8 on a vintage Macintosh SE with 4MB RAM

December 26, 2016March 27, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment 68k, mac os, macintosh se, raspberry pi, scsi2sd

Last week I found a vintage Macintosh SE that had long been hidden inside the store room of my apartment. The machine could not

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Mac OS Vintage Computing 

PCE/macplus, the ultimate 68K Macintosh emulator

November 25, 2016April 11, 2017 ToughDev 2 Comments 68k, emulator, mac os, pce/macplus

I have long been trying to find a fully-fledged 68k Macintosh emulator that can run System 7 and older, with

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General Programming Software Development 

Exploring Paralex paraphrase-driven open question answering engine

October 12, 2016February 13, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment natural language processing, nlp, python

Out of curiosity, I did a quick research to find out whether there are any existing solutions that provide answers for open (but simple)

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Web Development Web Hosting 

My Bluehost VPS upgrade experience

September 26, 2016January 26, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment bluehost, customer service, linode, mojo marketplace, sentora, upgrade, vps, webmin, WordPress

I have been a Bluehost customer since December 2014 when I decided to purchase their shared hosting package to host toughdev.com

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Windows Tips 

Prevent Windows from auto-disconnecting Wi-fi when a VPN session is established

August 27, 2016January 16, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment disconnect, vpn, wifi, windows

Perhaps this is the most irritating issue for VPN users on Windows. You connect to a Wi-fi network, establish a

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Hardware Vintage Computing 

HD9800 GBS8200 CGA EGA YUV to VGA Converter Module

July 16, 2016January 17, 2017 ToughDev 1 Comment 15kHz, amiga, atari, cga, commodore, converter, VGA

In an attempt to display the Amiga 500 15kHz VGA output signal nicely on a my LCD monitor, I bought

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Hardware Vintage Computing 

Brother Super PowerNote PN-8500MDSe vintage word processor

June 12, 2016November 9, 2016 ToughDev 0 Comment brother, ms dos, word processor, z80

In my recent eBay adventure I purchased a Brother Super PowerNote PN-8500MDSe vintage word processor from a local seller. The machine is

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Hardware Vintage Computing 

Multi Evolution 500 and Amiga A501 expansion cards on an Amiga 500

May 9, 2016January 30, 2017 ToughDev 0 Comment amiga, commodore, memory expansion, real time clock

I came across a Multi Evolution 500 SCSI controller expansion card on eBay, which was described by the seller as faulty

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