The 2003 Power Mac G5 was the first in a line of controversial 64-Bit PowerPC Macs, which suffered from above average hardware failures. While not the most popular Mac in the lineup of PowerPC Macs overall, the Power Mac G5 still packs a punch. . . Unfortunately, in addition to sometimes defective hardware, the Power […]
Here’s a write-up about another fascinating Twiggy disc. It contains several early demos that are also mentioned in Andy’s book and on his website, Folklore.org. . The disc boots into Finder 2.0 (25-Jul-82). I think the most interesting early demo was an early prototype for the Finder, written by Bruce Horn and myself in the […]
Yesterday I wrote an article detailing working with 16K resolution images in CS4 on an ’03 G5, and wanted to do a quick follow-up. As it turns out, the Mac can also handle 32K images! This is a whopping resolution of 30720 x 17280. To put it into appropriate perspective: “According to scientist and photographer […]
As of this week, iOS 18.6 is in its 3rd beta, getting closer to being the first major update to iOS 18 post-WWDC. There are other updates to this same wave of Apple OSes, such as macOS 15.6 Beta 3. . . Build Versions macOS 15.6 Beta 3 (Build 24G5074c) . iOS 18.6 Beta 3 […]
Elefont was the initial name for the bitmap typeface designed by Susan Kare in 1983 for the Apple Macintosh’s operating system. It was later renamed Chicago after Steve Jobs suggested naming fonts after “world-class cities” rather than suburban Philadelphia train stops, which Kare and her colleague Andy Hertzfeld had initially used. The name “Elefont” was […]
Who ever said a Power Mac G5 couldn’t be productive in 2025? It’s still enough to create and save 16K Images in Photoshop CS4! 16K is a display resolution announced alongside the new HDMI 2.2 specification, containing pixel resolution of 15360 by 8640. . . That’s way, way more than what’s used even in billboards, […]
Today, Low End Mac gains a new contributor, someone who will write his own articles on our very website – say hello to Janez J. Starc! An avid enthusiast for vintage Macs, Janez has written interesting articles about Twiggy Mac software (and many other things) on the 68kmla forums as well as tinkerdifferent. Along with […]
The imagination is a powerful thing, isn’t it? What would it look like if for some inexplicable reason, there was PowerPC OCLP? Today, through the combined forces of Apple Silicon, Photoshop, a Wallstreet Book and a G5, the imagination lives. . . Generations apart . The Screenshots In Conclusion This was a fun side project, […]
iOS 26 Developer Beta 3 has now been out for a few days, with a long list of release notes much like this week’s macOS 26 beta. . The new update brings some perceived performance improvements as well as reduced transparency, but I would still wait to put this on my phone if you’re unsure. […]
I can’t even believe I’m even saying this monitor is 7 years old, but it is. It’s not the largest display in my collection or the one with the most pixels either – but it’s my favorite. . . I snagged this Samsung IPS LCD 27″ curved display on Black Friday in 2018 for a […]
When you navigate to the system settings app in Beta 3 of macOS Tahoe, there are 12 new nature themed wallpapers, including what appears to be the new default wallpaper. These make beautiful additions to any desktop, and have been scaled down (in size and resolution) to work better on older Macs. Download: Tahoe_Landscape_Wallpaers.Zip (Google […]
Whether you’re running a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad, or another sort of Apple device, each device has it’s own operating system which also has a build number. A build number is a unique identifier for a specific version of an OS. Apple cranks out tons of builds of their OSes for employees to test, […]
After what appeared to be a distribution error which delayed the update for Apple Silicon Macs, Developer Beta 3 is out. A workaround quickly sprung up before this error was fixed, but now the conventional method works as it should. . . It’s been posted by users on social media that it has something to […]
The M4 Mac mini may very well be one of the most affordable and most powerful desktop Macs in recent history, starting at $599. With solid single core and multi-core CPU performance that beats an M1 Pro chip, it’s a no-brainer for anyone looking for strong CPU power. The M1 Pro still pulls ahead with […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A1” Samsung S5L8900 chip. Name: “Apple A1” MFG: Samsung Released: June 29th, 2007 Codename: APL0098 Part Number: S5L8900 Fabrication Process: 90-Nanometer Transistor Count: ~125 Million CPU ISA: ARMv6 (32-Bit) . RAM Information: Memory Bus Width: 16-Bit Total channels: 1 Bit per channel: 16-Bit […]
With Mark Sokolovsky’s recent article, HDMI 2.2 is out: 16K at 60Hz, 96 Gbps, and more it’s clear there has been quite the evolution over the years with the HDMI standard. The same can be said with DisplayPort, as version 2.0/2.1 has already arrived providing approximately 80 Gbps of video bandwidth and is found on […]
In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article reflects the most recent updates. […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon A18 Pro chip. Name: A18 Pro Released: September 9th, 2024 Codename: APL1V07 Part Number: T8140 Fabrication Process: TSMC’s 3-Nanometer Transistor Count: 20-Billion CPU ISA: ARMv9.2-A . . Memory Bus Width: 64-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: 16-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5X-7500 3750 Mhz […]
They say when you come to the dark side you get cookies, but in the world of technology you get a brand new version of macOS. This was the first version of macOS to use Dark Mode, after all, but the murky truth lays underneath. This was the final version of macOS to be able […]
macOS 15.6 is the first iteration post-WWDC, with the prior 15.5 update spending roughly 1.5 months in development. Earlier this week, the second beta of macOS 15.6 was seeded to developers, along with other developer betas. It doesn’t look like there’s anything new inside of macOS 15.6, but release notes show a single bug fix. […]
Be on the lookout for any suspicious-seeming zoom links or software update SDK “downloads” via Zoom, too. While DPRK state actors are targeting Web3 startups and crypto, it’s still better to exercise caution. Their tactics rely on social engineering for it to work, but the rest is actually a bit complex. . . An Executive […]
The team over at Dortania have once again begun their yearly endeavor of bringing the latest macOS to many unsupported Macs. It may be possible to install Tahoe on an unsupported Mac using the latest OCLP, although compatibility is not guaranteed. See: GitHub dortania OCLP macOS 26 project . See: Greg Hrutkay’s video on installing […]
iOS 18.6 has been in testing for a few weeks now, with Beta 2 rolling out now. Beta 1 was the first iteration of iOS 18 post-WWDC, after a prior 18.5 update spent roughly a month and a half in a state of development. Individuals can opt-in via the Software Update section of the System […]
The MacBook was a Mac ‘Book sold by Apple between Mid-2006 and Mid-2019, existing for most of the Intel era. The final model was a Mid-2017 12″ with the original butterfly keyboard design, and was succeeded by the MacBook Air in the entry level category. Of course, the last known MacBook was an endearing work […]
It’s important to have a backup plan and stick to it. Ideally you will have at least two backup systems in use, so if your backup drive dies, you have a second backup. My preferred backup system is to use SuperDuper to make bootable clones of my hard drive partitions and Time Machine to do […]
iOS 26 Developer Beta 2 has been out for about a week since June 23rd 2025, introducing some changes to the graphical elements and some tweaks. There was a part of me which felt I could trust running this first beta on my daily driver iPhone 14 Pro, and it worked out great. It was […]
This is an Apple-IBM DCTA-24090, a 4 GB internal hard drive that shipped with the PowerBook G3 WallStreet. I pulled it out of the ‘Book last week to test it with the 64 GB KingSpec SSD – the HDD was noisy and slow. See: SSD in a PowerBook: KingSpec PATA PA25-64 SSD.. yay or nay […]
Recently reported on MacRumors, a new bluetooth ID for a audio device in the Apple Codebase has been spotted. Although there is absolutely nothing beyond this point of information, it’s a strong indication of a new product to be released. . . Recently there have been plenty of rumors circulating about the AirPods Pro 3, […]
The Radius Rocket was an impressive piece of technology, essentially a Macintosh Quadra on a NuBus card that can be used with any Mac with NuBus slots – from the 1987 Mac II through the speed bumped Late 1994 Power Mac 7100 and 8100. These screen shots show a Mac running System 6 with the […]
Hello everybody I’m Greg Hrutkay of LEM and also Hrutkay Mods. I’m generally a LEM Facebook admin and moderator when I’m not being a Tech YouTuber. Rarely do I ever get the itch to write, but I have noticed just recently with the announcement of the last macOS for Intel systems another topic is starting […]
We’ve hit another milestone with our Facebook group, reaching 13,000 members as of June 25th, 2025. There was a point in time where we previously were at 13K members, however, many fake/bot accounts were purged. Low End Mac has had a presence on Facebook since December 2008 – growing over time with an organic community […]
The HDMI forum just announced a brand new update to the HDMI specification. This includes major upgrades in available bandwidth, screen resolutions, as well as a new HDMI cable feature name called Ultra96. HDMI is now up to version 2.2, up from the previous 2.1b specification from August 2023. Download: HDMI-2-2-Specification-Overview-20250625.pdf.zip (1.8MB) . (Above: Illustration […]
Many readers of this website are familiar with OCLP, and the art of installing an unsupported version of macOS on an old Mac. Why not have the icons to match, and more? Let’s imagine what some different PowerPC and early-Intel era Macs would look like, with macOS Tahoe on the desktop. . Download: Unsupported Macs […]
The first Developer Beta of macOS Tahoe dropped on the first day of WWDC, after much internal testing for macOS 26. As with any developer beta before the GM (Golden Master) build, things are subject to change.. including the Finder icon (again). . . macOS Tahoe development timeline Up until June 9th WWDC: Internal Testing […]
Yesterday on X, Mykola Grymalyuk announced his departure from the Open Core Legacy Patcher team, saying he will be joining Apple’s Bug Bounty team over in Seattle this coming week. “Unfortunately I will have to step down from my role with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but super excited for what’s to come. Thank you everyone who’ve […]