Dear friends, Here you will find our blog about our distros, items
GEOS OS for commodore 64
Monday, August 01, 2022
Before Workbench, there was Geos OS for Commodore :)
interesting experience. comes with amiga whdload games,
preparing was not easy :)
you can use these roms with commodore emulators also. use your mouse,run applications, please check out here: https://www.amigapple.com/ami9.html
Macintosh OS 7.6.1 with SCSI and IDE adapter option
Saturday, July 23, 2022
My favorite MacOS is 7.6.1
it is between 68k and power mac.
so it works like a bridge between 2 generations. you can easly transfer files between 2 systems.
i prepared a ready image file hard drive 32gb, 64gb, 128gb, 256gb.
but macintosh has refused to accept 512gb option:)
filled it with games apps. perfectly fits for MACs with IDE and SCSI hard drives, please check here: https://www.amigapple.com/m47.html
Amibian is a not only an Amiga Emulation distro for RPI, but also an OS.
it is very smooth Linux OS, uses best options it.
usefull, with wifi, with modern browsers.
it also has full of amiga emulators including Amibian.
i am using it with daily use.
please check here: https://www.amigapple.com/pi98.html
Amibian is one of the best solutions for amiga on rpi.
you have modern amiga on your pi:)
the challenge with this distro, was preparing it for Pi400!
we used some additional methods to do this. but at the end, we were able to update the distro for Pi 400 ,
please check here: https://www.amigapple.com/amibian.html
Macintosh SE, Classic, Color Classic logic board cleaning and recapping service
Monday, July 11, 2022
recapping and logic board cleaning!
you need to check your boards( logic and analog) regularly.
the traces, capacitors, rust, leakage every year( you can not then every 2 years at least). especially your se, se/30, classic and claasicII, macinotsh II series should be checked.
we are offering the professional service for cleaning the board( with ultrasound bath) and recapping service.
please check here: https://www.amigapple.com/m17.html
what you need to do is, to sent your board to us:)
from wiki
"MkLinux (for Microkernel Linux) is an open-source software computer operating system begun by the Open Software Foundation Research Institute[1] and Apple Computer[2] in February 1996, to port Linux to the PowerPC platform, and Macintosh computers"
i am a loyal linux user, i would say advanced)
the most i like macintosh system is macOS 7.6.1 it is between older systems like 7.1-7.5.3 and macOS 8-9. you can transform your files progs apps etc. between them.
so what i need was a linux system which was working with macOS 7.6.1 and i made it:)
check here: https://www.amigapple.com/m64.html i am a "redhat" man) and i am still using this mkLinux distro !
from wiki
"Rhapsody was the code name given to Apple Computer's next-generation operating system during the period of its development between Apple's purchase of NeXT in late 1996 and the announcement of Mac OS X (now called "macOS") in 1998. At first more than an operating system, Rhapsody represented a new strategy for Apple, who intended the operating system to run on x86-based PCs as well as on PowerPC-based Macintosh hardware"
so, we have operating system between openSTEP and MacOSX era.
i made it for pc users with configured IDE to SD adapter. easy to use.
please check it: https://www.amigapple.com/w39.html
i like the rhapsody os very much. it is so advanced and easy to use :)
silence with SD card.
from wiki:
"Copland is an operating system developed by Apple for Macintosh computers between 1994 and 1996 but never commercially released. It was intended to be released as System 8, and later, Mac OS 8. Planned as a modern successor to the aging System 7, Copland introduced protected memory, preemptive multitasking, and several new underlying operating system features, while retaining compatibility with existing Mac applications. Copland's tentatively planned successor, codenamed Gershwin, was intended to add more advanced features such as application-level multithreading"
so, copland was never released :)
it was not easy to install to a mac. gave lots of error during installation.
tried some other methods like, parallel connecting 2 different macintosh and install them simultaneously . at the end, I was amble to install .
please check here: https://www.amigapple.com/m70.html boot fast, works smoothly.
it has 2 OS:
macos 7.5.5 and macos COPLAND !
from wiki:
"A/UX is Apple Computer's Unix-based operating system for Macintosh computers, integrated with System 7's graphical interface and application compatibility. Launched in 1988 and discontinued in 1995 with version 3.1.1, it is Apple's first official Unix-based operating system.[2] A/UX requires select models of 68k-based Macintosh with an FPU and a paged memory management unit (PMMU), including the Macintosh II, SE/30, Quadra, and Centris series."
for unix solutions on early macintoshes, the best option is A/UX operationg system on Macintosh!
smooth using, full command on xterm and you can use it with Macintosh system 7 !
only the minus is, this OS is for limited Macs ( macintosh se, macintosh II and for some quadras)
please check this: https://www.amigapple.com/m56.html this is raw A/UX OS for macintosh se and macintosh II. tested . works perfectly.
it was hard to install to macintosh, some how it gave a lot of errors during installation, tried some other floppy image files, at the end, I was able to create a hard drive.
please also check this one: https://www.amigapple.com/m58.html this one is a little bit tricky.
I tried to create n A/UX hard drive for "other macintoshes" like macintosh classic or classic II.
for this I used a " software fpu" and tried to hack mac for recognizing it as macintosh II or macintosh se!
it works %50-%50 :)
in any case, I added this sell an another memory card for rescue the image file. if it does not work,
this card is reserve-rescue card.
while working on your A/UX system, possibly you will crash several times your hard drive memory card:)
on the other hand , you will have a fully functioned Macintosh system 7.1 for your computer.
one of our best products in our store.
ready to use, plug & play.
carefully designed. based on legendary pimiga distro.
could be used as sd card, usb stick or ssd hard drive.
if you have an extra pc in your home, just turn it on to a modern amiga.
based on Ubuntu 16 which fits most of modern computers -even older ones.
includes all whdload games and tons of apps.
via usb stick, you can add your apps games.
beside amiga, you have fully operational Linux Ubuntu 16 :)
At first boot, because of different graphic card configurations, you may need to configure your screen mode, for this:
ScreenMode>
Choose Display Mode:
UAE:1366x768 32bit BGRA ( or some other options that best fits your computer)
then "use"
after beeing sure that it is your Display Mode,
please go to "ScreenMode" again and "save" your Display Mode!
<<Dont forget to read README file when you boot your Amiga>>
check here for the boot and shutdown sequence:
https://youtu.be/2DcPgyHxVUY
as we have explained on previous entry, our site is a homebrew site.
but safety and security is priority for us.
so we are using strictly ssl certificate for our site.
as a main payment method, we use "paypal" which is secure and safe :)
our web is not provided by server company or web provider, the server is based on our office and yes; we use raspberry pi for this :)
so, the connection speed ( and connection itself) depend on our connections in office. we have 300mbs speed, it is plenty, but sometimes connection may not work correctly because of "internet provider" itself.
so, if you can not reach sometimes( it is very rare, but could happen) please don't be worried. in couple of minutes( sometime maybe 30min-1hour) the connection will be reestablished.
sorry for this :)
while using your retro computer emulator, like pistorm, amibian, pcmiga or even commodore 64 or Atari st, dot forget to turn of your computer( rpi) correctly. if not, you could damage your image file in memory card.
for correctly turn of your rpi( when you are on emulator) just check F keys, mostly f12 or f10 will work for dropping to menu. there you can find "exit" or "shutdown" button.
if f12 or f10 does not work, please check other f keys even esc key.
the key point is to find what you are looking for.
so we tried to make "search' option more smarter.
first option is a regular search. just write the key word and "click" search button:
if you click button, the answers will be shown on next tab; if you press "enter key" the new mini pop-up page will be open and answers will be there.
if you use regular search, it will look for your keywords, so there could be a lot of answers for your search. could be hard to check all answers.
if you use smart search: "search with special keywords" it will be easier.
we put in all items page a special keyword for our search engine. we took the special keywords from our favorite movies/books like dune, the foundation, star wars etc.
to find out which special keywords linked which items, you need to check them on search page, please click "search page with special keywords"
for example, if you are looking for " amiga whdload items" , you just need to use keyword " obiwan" or, if you are looking for " macintosh hard drive solutions" you just need to use "gimli" keyword, that is it)
redesign of our website finished,
all items added. some seo and metatags works left. should be finished in a week.
could be some broken links, errors on the site. if you discover/find out, please inform)
