Using BlueSCSI (External) to setup, troubleshoot, and backup your old Macs!

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Published on January 22, 2022 9:05:23 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mkx8KbEd54

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The new external BlueSCSI is a real boon for folks needing a quick and easy solution to the problem of setting up classic Macintosh computers (when you may not have a physical CD drive or mountain of system floppies to fall back on). Join me as I demystify the process on building a BlueSCSI specifically for booting your classic Macs, getting MacOS installed, and loading it up with some of the best utilities for getting started!

LINKS:

https://bluescsi.com/
https://tom.scsi.blue/product/bluescsi-db25/
https://github.com/erichelgeson/BlueSCSI/blob/main/docs/MacHD.zip
https://github.com/erichelgeson/BlueSCSI/wiki/Usage
https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/apple-legacy-software-recovery-cd
https://www.savagetaylor.com/downloads/downloads-macintosh/
https://rufus.ie/en/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Hardware
03:17 Software
03:48 Blank HDA Files (Thanks, Eric Helgeson!)
04:26 Extracting HDA Files
05:13 MAKIN' COPIEEEEEEEEEES!!
5:30 Apple Legacy Recovery CD
6:25 Savage Taylor Utilities
7:45 Extracting ALRCD and ST Utilities
8:14 Naming Files Logically Will Set You Free
8:54 Prepping Our Emulator
10:07 Copying Files To Our HDAs
13:55 Measure Twice, Cut Once
14:50 Naming Our HDAs
17:56 Formatting Our SD Card
19:00 Copying Our Files To The SD Card
19:40 Thank You, Patrons!
20:09 Outro

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