Vintage Friday: Cranking Up the Performa!

Is it nostalgia if you still use it?

Aug 22, 2025

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Happy Friday, tech adventurers! Hope your week wasn't too full of debugging (the code kind, not the human kind we've been talking about). Speaking of old bugs (and not the digital variety), something in my office reminded me it was time for a little vintage tech appreciation.

Nestled amongst the Raspberry Pis and discarded phone chargers, there sits a beige behemoth that holds a special place in my slightly-dusty heart: my old Macintosh Performa 631CD.

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