The Classic II was no one’s favorite Macintosh. I normally only post these projects in their own separate little nerdy section of the website, but this one was special, ’cause my son had the lead… Got an old computer you want restored? Or some data on ancient floppy disks you’d like to see again? We love a challenge - contact us! You can scroll through the post history in the section, and see them all, or use this index to jump to your favorite machine… Plus, having a hobby keeps me (and Nicole!) sane. I learned a lot doing that - and managed to avoid electrocuting myself - then decided it might make a fun and profitable hobby for my son and I.Īs you’ll see from the entries, the profit part is usually missing, but restoring these little bundles of computer history has other rewards.

Although most of my professional life is software (which tends to overflow into personal projects) this section of the website is dedicated to recording the computers I bring back to life (or my failures in doing so, where appropriate!) I got into this in early 2019 when I determined it was time to revive my original Mac Plus that has traveled the continent with me for two decades, slowly losing its will to live.