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The Backup Conundrum

Dan Knight,  Article Archives, Articles, Low End Mac Tech Journal - 2025.06.30 - Leave a comment -

It’s important to have a backup plan and stick to it. Ideally you will have at least two backup systems […]

Earlier Ulti-Macs: Apple’s Most Expandable Vintage Macs

Dan Knight,  Articles, LEM Draft Archives, Tech History - 2025.04.06 - Leave a comment -

Apple has had some amazingly closed systems, some with not quite enough expansion, and a few that had so many […]

A History of Video Game Systems, the 70s and 80s

Dan Knight,  Atari, Commodore, LEM Draft Archives, Low End Gaming - 2025.04.06 - Leave a comment -

The first video game console, the $100 Magnavox Odyssey, was released 45 years ago in September 1972. The Odys […]

Get on the Bus: Data Busses Used in Macs, 1984 to 2000

Dan Knight,  Articles, Low End Mac Tech Journal, Tech History - 2025.04.06 - Leave a comment -

A lot has changed since the first Macintosh. Apple no longer uses a phone connector for its keyboard or DE-9 s […]

Converting HTML Pages to WordPress

Dan Knight,  Articles, One More Thing, Web Design - 2025.04.06 - Leave a comment -

Editor’s note: Back in 2013 when Dan Knight still ran Low End Mac, it was around the time our website wa […]

SuperMac Spectrum/8 LC

Dan Knight,  Articles, LC PDS Video Cards, Mac Video Cards - 2025.01.10 - Leave a comment -

The SuperMac Spectrum/8 LC video card is an accelerated 8-bit video card for the LC PDS (Processor Direct Slot […]

Mouse History, 1978 to 1999

Dan Knight,  Articles, Low End PC, Tech History - 2025.01.03 - Leave a comment -

I have already looked at the origins of the computer mouse in Mouse Design: 1963 to 1983, ending the story bef […]

Power Mac G5: Cheap Power, Easy Upgrades

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Musings - 2018.11.21 - Leave a comment -

Apple did a very nice thing when it introduced the Power Mac G5 in June 2003 – it introduced a line that […]

The Long and Short of Keyboard Cables

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Musings - 2018.11.15 - Leave a comment -

The earliest Macs with their all-in-one design used a simple coiled keyboard cable similar to what telephones […]

My First Year with Consumer Cellular

Dan Knight,  Articles, Low End Mobile - 2018.11.11 - Leave a comment -

Last year I made the switch from AT&T Mobile to Consumer Cellular. I was paying for more service than I ne […]

The Late 2018 Mac mini Value Equation: Wow!

Dan Knight,  Articles, The Value Equation - 2018.11.01 - Leave a comment -

The Mac mini has been one of the most affordable desktop Macs ever made since the original G4 model was introd […]

Mac mini (Late 2018)

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac mini, Tech Specs - 2018.10.30 - Leave a comment -

The Mac mini seems to be the Mac that Apple forgets about for years between updates. The 2014 model came out t […]

Low End Communities on Facebook

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Musings - 2018.10.22 - Leave a comment -

In addition to lowendmac.com/ and our communities on Google Groups, Low End Mac has had a presence on Facebook […]

Mac Pro RAID Card: Not Too Useful

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Musings, Mac Pro, Tech Specs - 2018.09.27 - Leave a comment -

I was not aware that Apple had ever produced a RAID card for the Mac Pro until today. And at the same time I l […]

The 4G iPod touch, iPhone 4, iOS 6, and FaceTime

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Musings - 2018.09.21 - Leave a comment -

I was going to write an article about what a great value a used 4G iPod touch was for grandma or someone else […]

Minolta CLC: The First Semi-intelligent SLR Metering System

Dan Knight,  Digigraphica - 2018.09.18 - Leave a comment -

The first SLRs had clip-on external light meters, and those meters eventually became standard components. Unfo […]

SuperMac Spectrum Video Card FAQ

Dan Knight,  Articles, Mac Video Cards, Unofficial SuperMac Support Site - 2018.08.21 - Leave a comment -

SuperMac was once a major player in the Macintosh video market, building graphics cards, monitors, and the leg […]

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