The Powerbook 520

Комедия

In celebration of vintage Macintosh month, #MARCHintosh2022, I discuss the Powerbook 520 that was found in the ancient Denfield Hoard.
Joe Kudrna's Powerbook 500 series site:
web.archive.org/web/200903091...
#MARCHintosh2022 Event Logo concept and design by Javier Rivera | KZread: / @arcjavmaster | Twitter: @javierivera

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  • @PeterBrockie
    @PeterBrockie2 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, a shout out for my Apple VHS Archive channel. Thanks! I haven't uploaded to it forever since Apple's legal goons contacted me and gave me 2 copyright strikes. Way to protect your important 30+ year old content, Apple. Haha

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I didn't expect to hear from you, Peter! I much appreciate all your preservation efforts even if the company you are trying to honor does not. It was funny that I saw a reference to the video in the parts manual, looked it up, and of course you have it. Great work!

  • @PeterBrockie

    @PeterBrockie

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe At some point (probably 2049 at the rate I get stuff done) I am going to remove the videos from that channel and make an exact clone of it. The VHS channel is attached to the same email address as this account and therefore my main YT channel, I never did get a clear response on if a brand channel attached to an email getting shut down takes out all the others attached to the same email, so I want to move it to a different account. Then I might actually risk uploading the ~10 or so new tapes I have recorded. haha

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Peter Brockie I'm not sure if cloning would work either. But wherever you move, the Apple fans will find you long before Apple does.

  • @Mac84

    @Mac84

    2 жыл бұрын

    Peter, your channel is so amazing, so sorry about the stupid legal trouble! 💔

  • @PeterBrockie

    @PeterBrockie

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Cloning won't help with the goons, but at least it removes the worry of them killing my main channel along with the VHS one if they strike it. :D

  • @sushimamba4281
    @sushimamba42812 жыл бұрын

    It's a good day when a 65scribe video drops! I used to use one of these in my job at a university in the mid 90's. I remember it felt so 'space age' to be to be able to take a laptop and use it at home.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! And yes, this would have been really cool to fold it up and take it home in the mid-90's. It's easy to lose sight of that with today's portability explosion.

  • @djpeterabreu
    @djpeterabreu2 жыл бұрын

    so me and my friends literally cancelled our plans, ordered some food and stayed in to watch 65scribe's new video. three guys from the amazon rainforest watching a video about a laptop as old as we are like we would watch an episode of game of thrones or something. we like you a lot down here

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's amazing, Peter! I love how you contextualize your viewing of the video. You cancelled plans for a 12-minute video? I'm honored, and I hope it was worth it!

  • @djpeterabreu

    @djpeterabreu

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Yes it was worth it (and I saved some money too so thanks a lot)

  • @fluxcorenz
    @fluxcorenz2 жыл бұрын

    "We talked about track balls last time" WHAT AM I MISSING?!?!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was doing 'The Denfield Hoard' on Patreon, and decided to release the second part to KZread because of Marchintosh. The first part talked about trackballs and keyboards.

  • @fluxcorenz

    @fluxcorenz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe I guess it's off to patreon then!

  • @alexshepherd

    @alexshepherd

    3 ай бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHuorNKKm9C5gqw.html - I had the same question, mystery now solved!

  • @koztech
    @koztech2 жыл бұрын

    I literally look forward to your videos, mainly because they're so rare. You don't adhere to a schedule, and I appreciate that. Very entertaining. Not rushed. And I know it's your thing, recording on a late 90's/early 2000's camcorder...clutch! But as to what you acquired...the 520, as well as the "broken" 520, and the other accessories and guides...good deals. And why did the training video sound like "Unsolved Mysteries"? I keep waiting for Robert Stack to show up...

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! Glad you like my 'method of operation', and it seems many others agree based on the up-votes. I could not quite place that music, but it was very familiar. I'll have to check Unsolved Mysteries.

  • @aegonthedragon7303
    @aegonthedragon73032 жыл бұрын

    A new 65scribe video means putting off sleep for 20 more minutes… and its about one of my favorite Apple portables to boot.

  • @Sauceyjames
    @Sauceyjames2 жыл бұрын

    6:15 "This guy wasn't fooling around" lmafo brutal

  • @dronejunglistplatoon
    @dronejunglistplatoon2 жыл бұрын

    im in! perfect sunday night watchin right here!

  • @tegrocket
    @tegrocket2 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Absolutely makes my day every time you post! Hysterical ibm trackpoint shade lol!

  • @foxdavani4091
    @foxdavani409110 ай бұрын

    That little kid’s voice, while the Mac was shutting down, was scary.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    10 ай бұрын

    From other sound recordings, I was able to determine the kid was singing the final line of ‘Tomorrow’ from ‘Annie’.

  • @marcuslauber7181
    @marcuslauber71812 жыл бұрын

    As always, a masterpiece. Don't ever change, this is gold.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks so much Mooch!

  • @fkthewhat
    @fkthewhat2 жыл бұрын

    I was looking at a Motorola-based mac laptop to run Cubase for basic midi sequencing. Thought it would be a nice to have - then I saw the insanity gymnastics required to get MIDI and basic VGA out (and the absurd associated costs) and decided my money is probably better spent on beer to cope with the experience.

  • @YourIdeologyIsDelusional

    @YourIdeologyIsDelusional

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is some of why retro mac collecting is so niche. Apple's insistence on being a special snowflake and refusing to use common, widely available, widely understood standards can make just getting cables a huge hassle.

  • @phipli

    @phipli

    2 жыл бұрын

    To be fair... a decent number of sound modules in the 90s had the Apple serial port. But don't mind me :)

  • @JimmyDoresHairDye
    @JimmyDoresHairDye2 жыл бұрын

    I was about to go to bed because I have work in the morning. Then I saw that you posted a new video. Now I have to stay up and watch it. Damn you.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol. Sorry J D.

  • @TERMINALFlamingOcean
    @TERMINALFlamingOcean2 жыл бұрын

    Love your content :)

  • @themaritimegirl
    @themaritimegirl2 жыл бұрын

    I actually didn't know there were any 500-series models with monochrome displays. That was a bit of a surprise to see.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I actually thought the same thing. I bought it "cold" knowing nothing about the 500 series laptops, and thought it was maybe set to monochrome in the control panel.

  • @alexshepherd

    @alexshepherd

    Жыл бұрын

    The pricing shows the stark truth - I don’t think the LCD cost difference, and tiny processor speed bump, could have justified the doubling of price from base 520 to top-of-the-range 540c. That was fascinating. I suppose there was RAM and hard drive too :) Interestingly the cheaper passive-matrix greyscale LCD of the 520 has turned out to be longer-lived than the active-matrix greyscale LCD of the 540. Spending extra was rewarded by a vignetting effect in old age known as ‘tunnel vision’, where the image darkens around the edges

  • @chrisw443
    @chrisw4432 жыл бұрын

    A new video! Still in 4:3 too, all is right in the world. Also, your last shot of that mac collection made me drool. Its like a room of happiness. I think that AST bag might be the 8 bit guys.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Thanks for watching. Still 4:3 and I figured out how to trim the black bars off the sides to make it even more 4:3.

  • @gigabytemmx
    @gigabytemmx2 жыл бұрын

    back at it again with another 4:3 video about old macs and good humor

  • @vintageMIDI
    @vintageMIDI2 жыл бұрын

    You're back! Love your humorous vintage Mac explorations; As always, great info and research resources. Looking forward to the next installment.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed this mini-review in a mini-series format.

  • @Danny-wv8ec
    @Danny-wv8ec2 жыл бұрын

    imagine the Dad watching this video and hearing his toddler daughter's voice all those years later.

  • @JustFixIt99
    @JustFixIt992 жыл бұрын

    My only regret was not seeing this was uploaded for 8 days before watching it.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes it's better a week later because I can answer your comment in a reasonable time frame, which I am doing.

  • @JustFixIt99

    @JustFixIt99

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Fair enough. Thanks for the continuing great content.

  • @CassandraCarter
    @CassandraCarter2 жыл бұрын

    Oh hey, finally a computer I have on hand right now (I have the 520c)! Gotta be careful with the little lid latch, I lost mine and now it'll never stay 100% closed.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    520c! Nice! Too bad about the latch.

  • @CaelThunderwing
    @CaelThunderwing2 жыл бұрын

    Oooh ! New Video !

  • @CozyMoose
    @CozyMoose2 жыл бұрын

    That was the best Mac chime of all. I’d give anything for Apple to resurrect it. Thanks for another great video. Cheers!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was a pretty cool chime. Glad you liked the video, David!

  • @EricsEdgeVideos
    @EricsEdgeVideos2 жыл бұрын

    I love my PowerBook 520c. Very nice presentation.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Eric.

  • @troybarnes66
    @troybarnes662 жыл бұрын

    I will drop whatever video I'm watching soon as a new one drops here. I learned almost everything I know about Apple here. Thanks man keep em' coming

  • @d3adman404
    @d3adman4042 жыл бұрын

    Its 1am for me and i cant wait morning to see the video

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I posted a bit late, but figured there would be enough stalwart viewers who would notice. Hope you enjoy it!

  • @covert0overt_810
    @covert0overt_8102 жыл бұрын

    Best Retro Apple channel

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @covert0overt_810

    @covert0overt_810

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Yah. I used to work for a reseller out west back int the PowerPC days and I caught a little bit of the intel transition - Apple used to be an awesome company - full of innovation. I think after Steves passing, it went to crap. Now its full of bean counters and computers that you can get in any colour - thats innovation? Anyway. Thanks for all your work!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree with your view on Apple. I watched last Apple announcement and wished I had saved my time and just read a summary. The funny/sad thing was that Apple got in trouble for having not enough female representation at the iPhone 7 launch, so now everyone at the announcement was female. By overcompensating, it looks even worse. If I didn’t know better, I’d get the impression that Apple is using women to sell their products like an 80’s beer commercial.

  • @covert0overt_810

    @covert0overt_810

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Smashed the nail on the head my friend. I haven’t watched an apple presentation since the infamous “trashcan” mac pro - I knew from that very moment Apple became a boutique company and not a company that was built on the backs of prosumers - “Liberal Arts meets Innovation” was complete dead, and everyone wanted to get on the woke train by then - I still use an iphone 6s (on my third battery) and loving my headphone jack everyday.

  • @Kirix
    @Kirix2 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are funny. I had IBM ThinkPad that looked like that when I was a wee lad

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! That IBM ThinkPad is sitting on a shelf in my office at work.

  • @erikn3974
    @erikn39742 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video. I have a soft spot for any model of PowerBook. The first Mac I purchased with my own money was a PowerBook G3.

  • @framebuffers
    @framebuffers2 жыл бұрын

    HOLY SHIT ARCHICAD! I use that software today! It’d be interesting to use an older release on an old machine like this

  • @wishusknight3009
    @wishusknight30092 жыл бұрын

    I was honestly expecting the childrens close sound to play at the end of the video. lol

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would have been a good bet. I'm trying not to be too predictable. lol

  • @wishusknight3009

    @wishusknight3009

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe You surprised me lol.

  • @Aeduo
    @Aeduo2 жыл бұрын

    That song sounds like tubular bells, which is the exorcist theme. So pretty spot on about it being like a horror movie theme.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah! Yes! It was driving me crazy where I had heard that before. Thanks for solving that mystery.

  • @yueibm
    @yueibm2 жыл бұрын

    11:55 I called it!! :D Thanks for another great video!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! And good job calling it! Ha!

  • @icannibalizepeopleforfun
    @icannibalizepeopleforfun2 жыл бұрын

    dropped everything to watch this vid

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dj!

  • @sandycheeks7865
    @sandycheeks78652 жыл бұрын

    Kept me waiting for the “DAMN!’

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and a last minute addition, too!

  • @mcmh9523
    @mcmh95232 жыл бұрын

    A new 65scribe video? And it's about a PowerBook? Today must be my lucky day.

  • @AlabasterRadiance
    @AlabasterRadiance2 жыл бұрын

    Oh happy day. New video from 65scribe! This was a great look back into some classic hardware. I remember my college roommate bringing home a MacBook 520 and it was so much fun to tinker with. Great use of that creepy VHS music at the end. I gotta check out the Apple VHS Archive. Never knew about that.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked the video. It looks like this machine was part of many viewer's lives back in the day. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @alarak2159
    @alarak21592 жыл бұрын

    Late to the party on this one! Also to Patreon - subscribed! The 520 is a lovely looking machine indeed.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, look who just showed up! No, seriously, that's awesome! Thank you! I will see you on Patreon.

  • @kevinedw2002
    @kevinedw20022 жыл бұрын

    Another great video!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kevin!

  • @Mr.Fahrenheit_451
    @Mr.Fahrenheit_4512 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, as always! I literally drop what I'm doing when I see a new upload. If you have ANYTHING Apple A/UX-related, or if you ever come across anything A/UX, please keep me in mind. I am trying to preserve it, and there's a lot of physical stuff for it that isn't online. I loved the PowerBook 500 series the moment I saw them in 1994. I worked at an electronics store at the time and got to play with the latest machines as they were released. I bought a 540c last summer, and the screen is quite noticeably better than the 520c and grey 520. But in 1994, even the base 520 was a superior machine. We sold a bunch of them by putting Links golf on our demo unit and showing executives they could play golf on an airplane. Quite ahead of its time vs. Intel laptops.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! And I appreciate hearing your experience with the machines. Very interesting stuff! I will try to keep an eye for any A/UX stuff. I don't think I saw anything in the hoard, though. There was a fairly long description in an ad brochure for the WGS95 in one of the binders. When I see anything A/UX, I think of you anyway. Good to hear from you!

  • @MrChildrenz
    @MrChildrenz2 жыл бұрын

    Still in 4:3, love it!!!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kevin!

  • @alexshepherd
    @alexshepherd Жыл бұрын

    I love the humour at the end - ‘rescued from that terrible hoard and appreciated’ - ‘ok, we’re out, now put a label on and stack in this box that’s stacked in an even bigger hoard’ :D At least some of us know about the code name ‘Blackbird’, so could appreciate the song :) Great video

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Alex. I'm glad you appreciated the music cue and final irony.

  • @Eyetrauma
    @Eyetrauma2 жыл бұрын

    lol I’m loving the theme of ‘system sounds that are just kids yelling’ this channel has going, won’t get that with PRISTINE, NIB that so many other tech channels prefer

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Yes, they get me every time with those alert sounds. Good point about machines that have some history behind them being more interesting than the mint models.

  • @canadianman000
    @canadianman0002 жыл бұрын

    OK Ok. Its meant to be. I just got done re watching a couple episodes and 16 minutes ago one was posted? EFFIN HELL Today's a good day!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha! We're operating on the same brain-wave frequency, I guess.

  • @ramakrishnamishra8179
    @ramakrishnamishra81792 жыл бұрын

    Loved it! Awesome video

  • @Yellowhammerbees
    @Yellowhammerbees2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a wonderful video!

  • @DashRantic
    @DashRantic2 жыл бұрын

    props on the usage of that training music at the end! :D

  • @mwc342
    @mwc342 Жыл бұрын

    Love your classic Mac video collection!... have rewatched them so many times over the years. Can't wait to (hopefully) see more soon!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the message! Good to know you’ve enjoyed the videos for awhile now and that they have some replay value. I am in the midst of a new Mac video and an update to the Marathon video, so, more to come.

  • @michelcamargo9277

    @michelcamargo9277

    Жыл бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉 can’t wait!

  • @ab.3800
    @ab.38002 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see another upload, love the videos!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Aaron!

  • @prodfauxes
    @prodfauxes Жыл бұрын

    2:40 drink went up my nose laughing

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha! Sorry about that.

  • @JeremyBolanos
    @JeremyBolanos2 жыл бұрын

    I missed shareware parties when I was in the Army. Great source of disks for Macintosh, Amiga, and C64.

  • @danieldougan269
    @danieldougan2692 жыл бұрын

    One day, scribe will upgrade to a 720p camera. Of course, by that time, smartphone cameras will shoot 16K video.

  • @brianvasquez1337
    @brianvasquez13372 жыл бұрын

    hey man keep it up with your cool videos i will always look forward to your videos!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much, Brian! I am still working away on new stuff.

  • @theformerkaiser9391
    @theformerkaiser93912 жыл бұрын

    The retro KZread look and feel to your videos is very charming. That’s one reason I like your channel, along with the actual content.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback, Kaiser! Good to hear the retro look and feel compliments the content.

  • @briantaylor3031
    @briantaylor30312 жыл бұрын

    Super happy to see a video from you. Good combo of information and humor.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback, Brian!

  • @RealRussianExpat
    @RealRussianExpat2 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are gold!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, Nathan!

  • @peporgan
    @peporgan2 жыл бұрын

    Just as I was missing this channel and rewatching your old videos, a new one emerges! Thank you, thank you!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good timing. Thanks for watching!

  • @AI-ec2qb
    @AI-ec2qb2 жыл бұрын

    YESSS! YOU ARE THE BEST REVIEWER!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @retropuffer2986
    @retropuffer29862 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I always wondered about those models. I thought you weren't going to use your famous "damn" sound byte but in the final seconds you didn't disappoint! LOL

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    A late addition but it made it in. Thanks for watching!

  • @max.zelinski
    @max.zelinski2 жыл бұрын

    youre back! woohooo :) thank you for the video!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Max. Thanks for watching and thanks for supporting on the Patreon! You'll find a few other videos there, with the third episode of the Denfield Hoard coming soon.

  • @sonicunleashedfan124
    @sonicunleashedfan124 Жыл бұрын

    Here’s a fun fact 65scribe kind of hinted at with the Beatles song that played, the PowerBook 520’s code name was Blackbird, thus, blackbird singing in the dead of night

  • @TribitFanOpex
    @TribitFanOpex4 ай бұрын

    That broken PowerBook 520: CAME A LONG WAY FROM THE TRENCHES MMMMM CAME A LONG WAY FROM THE TRENCHES

  • @dennisud
    @dennisud2 жыл бұрын

    My take-home computer when I was teaching back then! Loved it but it fell apart with various issues and when I put it in to my school district for maintenance they gave me back a PC laptop. I miss it.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a sad story, Doug. But I'm glad the video brought back some fond memories.

  • @CortanaBabe
    @CortanaBabe2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @kilrahvp
    @kilrahvp2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, have both a 520c with 8MB and the passive matrix color LCD and a 540c with 12MB and the gorgeous active matrix display, really love that design. And one still working battery!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done! It'd be very cool seeing those running side-by-side.

  • @michaelsworkshop9031
    @michaelsworkshop90312 жыл бұрын

    Those MUGLO diskettes look neat - hope you have a chance to archive those some day!

  • @paulmuaddib451
    @paulmuaddib4512 жыл бұрын

    Always good to see the Unofficial Apple VHS Archive get a shoutout; lots of excellent content there. Wonderful work, Scribe, and thanks for it, as always. EDIT: Ooooooo, *and* a tease for more of the Denfield Hoard!

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad to see the shout-out got him some attention. Thanks for the feedback on the video, Paul. The Denfield hoard will continue… and you saw part 1 already.

  • @deathbringer2000
    @deathbringer20002 жыл бұрын

    This quality gives me some real 2012 KZread vibes.

  • @cellularmitosis2
    @cellularmitosis22 жыл бұрын

    A 65scribe video! I’m so happy!

  • @lifesman1234
    @lifesman1234 Жыл бұрын

    i wish i had as easy of a time getting these macs as you did! they never show up on local listings in my province, i guess they just weren't popular here.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s too bad. What province? There’s definitely not a lot here either, but it doesn’t hurt to check things out. I did need.. er… want an Apple 12” RGB monitor to go with my LC and been looking for 10 years. Finally someone posted 4 on the classifieds but “untested” and a steep price of $100 each. I hesitated but took the PowerBook 540c and tested the monitors. Then he offered me a beige G3 tower that he had not listed yet! Or I went to get a iMac G3 and “by the way, since you’re interested in this stuff”, they offer me a Macintosh 128K. Or checking out a copy of HyperCard and they have 30 macs they are planning to post. That sort of thing does happen a lot.

  • @mordecaiepsilon
    @mordecaiepsilon2 жыл бұрын

    The combination of "The Denfield Hoard" and that music makes it sound like a Left 4 Dead campaign

  • @mordecaiepsilon

    @mordecaiepsilon

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes these old bags come right back around if you run them through the wash inside out in a knit bag. I have an old "Checkpoint Technologies" laptop bag that was in a similar condition

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good tip, Judith. Yes, smells terrible and I don't believe it gives the bag "character" or anything like that. :)

  • @Cyber_Horse_Studios87
    @Cyber_Horse_Studios8711 ай бұрын

    Always nice to see some PowerBooks getting some love, especially on your amazing channel! You should definitely take a look at the G3 PowerBook and iBook units. Each of them were quite unique with each iteration. Plus if you ever need to do work on a PowerBook but wanna avoid dealing with SCSI, the 190 and 5300 series use IDE so it makes it easier to install an SSD.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    11 ай бұрын

    Great advice! Thanks for that!

  • @Cyber_Horse_Studios87

    @Cyber_Horse_Studios87

    11 ай бұрын

    @@65scribe anytime! I’ve found that a lot of older PowerBooks are fairly easy to install SSD’s into so long as they use IDE. My best recommendation would be to use the Msata to IDE adapter method, as they are fairly cheap, work well, and are easy to install. I installed a 16GB SSD into my PowerBook 190 and it cost me only about $10. I would say though that many of the iBook models and older G4 laptops don’t really seem to handle SSD’s very well for some reason… newer G4’s like the iBook G4 seem to be more accepting of them though. Meanwhile all my PowerBook G3’s accepted SSD’s without much fuss.

  • @Mr.Macintosh
    @Mr.Macintosh2 жыл бұрын

    LOL Bin #39 stored safe for future generations! (It belongs in a museum !!!!) If I could only keep my collection so organized. I loved the video, "The Denfield Hoard" will always be remembered for its collection provenance. Keep up the great work @65scribe be sure to put that AST bag in sealed plastic so it can retain its original musty smell 🤣

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol! That AST bag...

  • @fattymcboomboom9254
    @fattymcboomboom92542 жыл бұрын

    I like the midi synthesized intro tunes of the vhs.

  • @diegoknyte
    @diegoknyte Жыл бұрын

    I had that track ball. It was the best.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    Жыл бұрын

    The emac Silhouette? Cool!

  • @Jolymore69
    @Jolymore692 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @ccoeltrains
    @ccoeltrains2 жыл бұрын

    I have a powerbook 540c that was given to my dad when it was basically brand new, he says i used it as a kid but i dont remember that at all. I have been really wanting to boot it up as its in near perfect condition except the broken hinge on one side, however we think we threw away the power adapter for it a long time ago and i cant find it or one that would work sadly. Maybe one day

  • @jjohnson71958
    @jjohnson719582 жыл бұрын

    i remember the power macintosh lc/520

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    The LC520 is one of my favorites!

  • @Saphykitten
    @Saphykitten2 жыл бұрын

    More videos like this!

  • @thewesker
    @thewesker2 жыл бұрын

    I would have a look at Tech By Androda. They make a modern solid state version of the PowerBook hard drive and work wonderfully.

  • @Sauceyjames
    @Sauceyjames2 жыл бұрын

    For some a 4:3 aspect ratio is unliked due to the borders, for me, i simply look through the horde of laptops I own, and whip out a ThinkPad T60 to see it in all it's glory.

  • @RandoView
    @RandoView2 жыл бұрын

    I randomly came across a PowerMac 7300 and 7600. I wonder if there's anything interesting about it. I don't have a video out adapter for it, so I can't see if it boots.

  • @michaelhill6453
    @michaelhill64532 жыл бұрын

    More please.

  • @angryshoebox
    @angryshoebox2 жыл бұрын

    I actually had a well-used 520 years ago. Cool looking computer, but the plastics were thinner IMHO than those of the 100 series Powerbooks. The screen's image quality on yours looks pretty sharp for passive matrix. The display on mine was really smeary and murky, with a purplish tint. I think mine had 20 MB of RAM, which was a good amount for a 68k Mac.

  • @Mac84
    @Mac842 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, glad you were able to rescue the PowerBooks! Did you happen to grab all of those boxes of documentation too? :O

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I did get two binders.. the 'Parts List' one I showed and another with Apple Dealer promotional pamphlets/booklets. I quickly used up my disposable income on other things, but I know someone bought them. Well, no one bought the "Macs for Dummies" book, but you probably weren't referring to that..

  • @skunch
    @skunch2 жыл бұрын

    that's some creepy banjo, might be too spooky for me

  • @davidl1329
    @davidl132914 күн бұрын

    3:52 Damn!

  • @mariazo
    @mariazo8 ай бұрын

    This owner seemed to be doing serious stuff on this laptop. 36 megs of RAM was a power user amount back then. And ArchiCAD is installed, serious stuff.

  • @iSquishy89
    @iSquishy892 жыл бұрын

    Would have been nice to seen the SCSI Disk Mode in action, the predecessor to Target Disk Mode.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I was adding stuff to the video up to the last minute , and I didn't even get to trying the SCSI cable. I'll file that for the sequel!

  • @AlexanderSiracusa
    @AlexanderSiracusa2 жыл бұрын

    From one hoard to another.

  • @joegroff705
    @joegroff7052 жыл бұрын

    Some of the apps on that disk don't look like they've been archived anywhere else on the Internet, like Circuit Maker 4 or Electronics Workbench. Are they in a state where they could be saved to Macintosh Garden or another archive site?

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a good observation, Joe. I can see if they can be extracted from the hard drive and shared...

  • @fsfs555
    @fsfs5552 жыл бұрын

    Out of one hoard and into another. At least yours is better managed and so can be more fairly labeled as a "collection." The 500 series is probably my favorite of the mid-'90s PowerBooks. With the 183MHz PPC upgrade it was faster than the top-end 1400c/166, not to mention the dreadful 5300 series (seriously give that whole line a miss unless you're going for the completionist achievement), and though it lacked IR it had more useful built-in features (video out and Ethernet standard, internal modem optional). Dig up a Rev. C PCMCIA card cage for it and you can even use wifi cards. The low RAM ceiling was really the biggest downside to these.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your expertise on these machines, Frank. I didn't folllow Powerbooks at the time, so it's great hearing some first-hand experience.

  • @smiththers2
    @smiththers2 Жыл бұрын

    As an owner of a 5300c, I can tell you that you're not missing much lol

  • @MichaelJ023
    @MichaelJ0232 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! I love the retro VHS menus you did at the end, how did you create those? I can’t seem to remember where those templates were from, but I used to have them. iMovie? I wish my iMac hoard would fit in those type of plastic bins.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mikael! Actually the VHS title sequence was simply using the title sequence from the PowerBook training video but grabbing a blank frame after the animation and putting my own titles over top with the same font and a bit of blur. The plastic bins are mostly for keyboards and CD drives or other accessories. Yes, not much use for iMacs :)

  • @MichaelJ023

    @MichaelJ023

    2 жыл бұрын

    65scribe The title sequence was very well done, I could not tell it was just edited. I did training videos back in 95, our department had that same, or very similar template.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    I picked better music than Apple’s ‘Exorcist’ theme though. :)

  • @dragonerwolfjames3943
    @dragonerwolfjames39432 жыл бұрын

    I had a 5300. It heated up quick!

  • @scratchpad7954
    @scratchpad79542 жыл бұрын

    Is there a webcam under the PowerBook 500 plastic pieces? If so, that would likely have been another first in the world of laptop PCs, to have implemented webcams in the early 1990s.

  • @alexshepherd

    @alexshepherd

    Жыл бұрын

    No webcam, because it wouldn’t have been practical to use it :) QuickTime had only just been released on Macintosh models, like this one, for playing back videos (if you had some way to store and load all the data, like an external CD drive). Capturing video even at 160x120 and compressing it in real-time was a gargantuan task for processors of this era; which is why a Quadra 840AV (with more powerful ‘040 than this Powerbook had) still needed a dedicated DSP card for the video capture task. The things we take for granted today; having enough processor power to compress a video stream! :)

  • @alexshepherd

    @alexshepherd

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember this because I made a school project featuring a number of movie clips showing how helicopter flight controls worked, mostly captured with a huge VHS camcorder. I’d then take the tapes to the Apple dealer in town, where I could use the aforementioned Quadra 840AV to capture and compress the video, then store on an external hard drive that I could use with a (borrowed) LC575 to put the Hypercard stack together. 320x240 at 15fps with Cinepak was the best compromise that could be achieved between quality and the bitrate for playback which had to be kept within the LC575’s capabilities (it would eventually be an interactive kiosk at a science fair). Incidentally I turned up one week to find the 840AV had been replaced by a Power Macintosh 8100/80AV, which actually did not work nearly as well for video capture because it didn’t have the DSP card. It still coped with the 320x240, but the older 840AV could do 640x480 at 24fps etc. Also, the compression took longer and applications such as Adobe Premiere ran slower on the PPC than they had on the 40MHz 040, at least in the early days of Power Macintosh (1994)

  • @loveplane737
    @loveplane737 Жыл бұрын

    ahah that processor manufactured in Malaysia. great.

  • @commentmachine1
    @commentmachine12 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video as always. In that 166-stong collection you wouldn't happen to have a 6400 or 6500 to do a video on? Always thought those were the best looking of the beige Macs.

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'm afraid the 6400/6500 towers have always eluded me. At the top of my list, though (see PM8100 video opening). I've half-written a script for the tower in my head, but I pretty much need a machine to do a video. I've learned time and again that patience often pays off when looking for vintage Macs.

  • @commentmachine1

    @commentmachine1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe That’s all good then. Looking forward to a future video if you find one.

  • @manuelgnzlz86
    @manuelgnzlz862 жыл бұрын

    Is it just me or is there a video missing? I swear I remember a video where 65scribe talks about a Quadra 840AV... "With a PowerPC add on card, the chime changes to a deeper one." (footage of shocked baby)

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Manuel. The video that you are looking for is the Power Macintosh 6100 video that I recently re-released. I did not mess with that scene, so don’t worry. :)

  • @manuelgnzlz86

    @manuelgnzlz86

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@65scribe Ah, wow Thanks for the response! I have no idea I was remembering wrong! As always, thank you for your content! Very fascinating and entertaining!

  • @umageddon
    @umageddon2 жыл бұрын

    No Orsen Welles this go around?

  • @65scribe

    @65scribe

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was in the previous episode, which I did for my Patreon. He was trying to use the mouse and trackball at the same time.

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