Retro Computing Enthusiasts are Masochists

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HUGE thanks to the following YouTubers who helped me on this journey:

- @Mac84
- @ActionRetro
- @ThisDoesNotCompute
- @VeronicaExplains

Things mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- G4 MDD Build log / parts list: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/build-log-power-mac-g4-mdd
- PowerBook 3400c build log / parts list: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/build-log-macintosh-powerbook-3400c
- HFSutils blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/getting-files-and-powerbook-3400c-hfsutils
- BlueSCSI: https://bluescsi.com
- PiSCSI / RaSCSI: https://github.com/PiSCSI/piscsi/wiki
- Macintosh Garden: http://macintoshgarden.org
- 68kMLA Forum: https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php
- TinkerDifferent: https://tinkerdifferent.com
- Buried Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GHVhhT3MSM
- Building a Slightly Cursed Mac Plus Plus Plus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ZZm8_aNaA
- VCFMW 2023 LGR Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q64ILEMgE34
- Why Replace Bulging Electrolytic Capacitors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Z0NINGfa0

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Contents:

00:00 - Joining the masochists
00:42 - Do not what I do
03:15 - Online protection
04:05 - Apple in their prime
05:20 - Power Mac G4 MDD: End of an era
08:15 - Restoring and upgrading it to the gills
11:18 - netatalk on a Raspberry Pi 5
12:03 - PowerBook 3400c: The fastest laptop
14:16 - Tearing down the laptop, and some Bad News
16:34 - Through the magic of buying another!
18:02 - TODOs and 3D tanks
19:25 - Apple was worse back then
20:15 - It's not worth it
21:27 - Stayed for the community