Agreed on keeping the original heatsink. However I did run into overheating issues on my Beige, so an additional fan could be useful. I got one of those small, about an inch tall o…

Drivers: It depends on the manufacturer. Apple OEM and most Sonnet ZIFs don't need drivers at all, they're totally plug-and-play. The only drivers one might need is the AltiVec cod…

the pentium Heatsink will be a bit hard, since the size of the heatsink is a bit awkward for the Zif Socket. I believe the original Heatsink will be fine. It was when I had my blu…

none. Unless it's a blue and white, and then you will need to download a firmware update: XLR8's G4 updater for the Blue and white

What type of drivers do they need? Can I use a Pentium heatsink with the ZIF?

I don't think the Lisa ever had enough focus to connect it back to the II line. The Mac, though, got an IIe-on-a-card functionality added later. Click to expand... Specificall…

I don't think the Lisa ever had enough focus to connect it back to the II line. The Mac, though, got an IIe-on-a-card functionality added later.

Did Apple ever create an emulator to allow the Lisa to run Apple II software, or had they already written off the II line by the time the Mac came along?

Not a small part of the problem seems to be that some software serials were generated only when you supplied the ID number of the particular Newton unit itself on which you wanted …

Please consider that some authors do not want their software to be freely developed after they have abandoned it. It is all fine and dandy to label them as greedy because of that,…

I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else continue to provide unlock codes …

I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else continue to provide unlock codes …

If a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution...their software will be made available in unprotected fo…

Sorry, my eyes glaze over at five-line sentences.

Wow.... It's a early ModBook!

Check it out. I am considering picking it up, just for collectibility, but the price still seems a bit steep. Compared to the few I have seen in the past though, it still seems to…

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html

In spite of what I said above, I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else co…

Yeah! Quit yer whinin' and get codin' Click to expand... The last time I did that, a computer howled in pain. And that was just six lines of code.

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free? Click to …

This is a subject that has been picking at me for some time. I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. What is worse is the limitations th…

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free?

They walk a very fine line in the current state as well. They need to prevent piracy and create funds to continue such niche software. But the moment they go under or are not utili…