If this project succeeds, your Time Capsule may not be killed off in macOS 27

A new GitHub project is trying to retrofit Apple's discontinued Time Capsule with modern SMB support. If this works, Time ...
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Replaced HDD: Re-use existing Time Capsule backup history?

So this problem ended up being a dead HDD. The Genius replaced it under warranty, and we were fortunate to have very recent backup on our networked Time Capsule, so we Restored from the last backup ...