Mac84 🍏 (Steve)

Steve is a friend of dot matrix printers 📠 CRTs 📺 & floppies 💾 Makes geeky tech videos. Please no tech support DMs! 🌱 Tweets are my own

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

Just a reminder of the other social media dealies you can find me on:

🐘 https://t.co/reunP4AHIG
🌁 https://t.co/WvFZry971r
🧵 https://t.co/RtuStZM0Hf
📘 https://t.co/5crBYcontR

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

LIVE NOW: The final day of the 2025 #FIlmstripFestival. We've got a loaded playlist and a live unboxing. We still need your donations to keep the work going.

https://t.co/j4Zr0VCOox
https://t.co/FECGZ7Lgrq

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

The 2025 #FilmstripFestival wraps up today with more filmstrips, an unboxing, and more. We still need your help to spread the word and help find funding for 2025. Join us from 2-8pm EDT today on YouTube & Twitch.

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

@nostalnerd Ah, the Key Lime iBook G3 Special Edition - best color ever! 💚

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

@thecomputerclan @NunyaBi54530518 That was a fun project!

I suspect the CPU card isn't making a good connection with the board. As shown in the video, the socket for the CPU card is damaged. The way it sits in the case makes it very difficult to ensure everything is seated properly. It could also be bad caps. 🫥

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

(Please share this post so more people can see it.)

While I make it a point not to comment on politics or current events, I feel like it's a good time to emphasize that Uncommon Ephemera does not and has never received funding or support from governmental sources. In fact I am not even eligible for traditional media preservation grants, all of which require the materials not be published and the materials be housed in a pubilc-access facility like a museum or library. As you can imagine, it's not feasible to just let the entire world come hang out at my house at all hours.

While it's crucial for everyone to voice their opinions on global and national issues, I'd like to also highlight the importance of individual support of independent initiatives like Uncommon Ephemera who rely on the generosity of a few patrons and even fewer donations. My mission is to preserve media that might otherwise be lost to time, a task I undertake with very limited resources. Your support, whether through donations or spreading the word on social media, is absolutely vital for us to keep this unique archive alive and accessible.

Thank you for considering how you can help preserve our collective cultural heritage.

Find links to GoFundMe, Patreon, and more at https://t.co/p7NbGI9BOd.

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

Let's archive some more floppies! 💾

https://t.co/4NISR7pf9q

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

The "fun":

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

If you want an early look of my obsession with capturing 8mm film and tinkering with the firmware of the Kodak Reels digitizer... then check out my latest YT Membership & Patreon post for 55 minutes of FUN!* 🎞️

*Fun not guaranteed.

https://t.co/ImUI1A4ngk

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

@CelGenStudios Damn, I’m very sorry for your loss 💔

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

Let’s see if I can fix a Nikon slide scanner… 🤞https://t.co/gGWxlWMCUP

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

Let's archive a yule log of floppy disks! 💾

LIVE: https://t.co/uwTFtBED4H

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

@internetarchive Please also remember on this #GivingTuesday2024 I could use your help saving an obscure film format no one else is working on. https://t.co/r0x18nxwIH

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

Roughly 7 years ago I created my YouTube channel... and I guess my Twitter account... time sure does fly! ⌚️

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

"I have trouble with an electric can opener."

"Oh, then you're gonna love DOS!"

Missed last night's episode of #IsThisAnythingUE? Watch it now on my Patreon.

https://t.co/fIun3NCvtN

[Jason Merrill @gutbomb]

Hey, I’ve posted a new video, all about how great or crummy the Power Macintosh 6100 is. If that sounds fun, please check it out! The link is in the replies because this app is weird!

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

@lazygamereviews Sick game of cursed pong!

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

@ATRightMovies What's up with the weird AI image?? (post 42/55, third image) 👀

[Luke Bates @LukeIsAFineName]

Going to NYC + LI Retro Gaming Expo and shooting some film was an absolute blast. Tap in to come along!

Better late than never haha https://t.co/spSupGVe2c

[Mac84 🍏 (Steve) @Mac84tv]

I'll be streaming shortly to sort through the goodies I got from previous VCF events... and I'll probably end up soldering some stuff too!

https://t.co/hY9htB6QIS

[Uncommon Ephemera @uncommnephemera]

Please repost this to help me reach more people.

We’ve had some people promise large donations in the past few months but they left us high and dry. Can you help where they failed to? No one else on earth is preserving this film format.

https://t.co/BdoZM0CeXr