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 […]
If you tried to plug in a FireWire device like a first-gen iPod to any Mac running the macOS 26 developer beta, you may be surprised to find nothing happens. That’s because there’s no more FireWire support. Apple could do a 180 and not do this, but that’s unlikely. Take a fine comb and look […]
The PowerBook G3 WallStreet is a notebook I never owned in my entire lifetime, and now I finally have one! I’ve come across nearly every model PowerPC Mac since I started tinkering with Macs, but the PowerBook G3 series remains elusive – except for the time I helped an acquaintance work on a stack of […]
While the week of WWDC is over, there are other tidbits worth mentioning but may not necessarily receive an entire article all on their own. . . App Store promo codes for in-app purchases Later this year, Apple is going to open the door for developers to create and distribute promo codes for any sort […]
This is the first iteration on macOS and iOS post-WWDC, after a recent May 14th update spent roughly a month and a half in a development state. Individuals can opt-in via the Software Update section of the System Settings app, as long as your Apple ID is associated with an Apple Developer account. Key […]
With the announcement of macOS Tahoe at WWDC25 this year on June 9th, we finally know what should or shouldn’t officially support the new update coming this year. Some of us including myself are running on a 2018 Mac mini, so we must now start dealing with what to do. Recently Greg Hrutkay of Hrutkay […]
As the week of WWDC ends, Low End Mac has restored its usual banner theme with a liquid glass twist. Clear your browser cache to see the new site banner! . . The new banner The latest site banner takes inspiration from this year’s WWDC and Liquid Glass themes, while staying true to the Low […]
Back from the Low End Mac Mailbag is an interesting hardware experiment from a rising contributor in our FaceBook group, Architecture. Enjoy this interesting One Stop Systems P7R4 7 Slot PCI Expansion Unit – and how it works with a Beige Power Macintosh G3! Introduction “Testing an 13 slot PCI Expansion Chassis on a G3 […]
At-a-glance, you’ll notice your desktop is mostly the same after updating (although some settings are reset such as internal drives in Finder). It’s familiar if you’ve used macOS Sequoia – but feels totally different for sure. Different in the sort-of way Yosemite was to Mavericks, or Aqua was to Platinum. . Is this Frutiger Aero? […]
Without a doubt, the latest crop of devices from Apple are set to perform the best on the latest OS update even if it’s no longer the original OS the Mac shipped with. While it can be challenging to imagine or quantify precisely how fast macOS Tahoe will be upon it’s debut to the public, […]
For those who want to add a little flare to their desktop and wanted the new wallpapers in particular – here they are! Due to the compression which happens on WordPress, a larger wallpaper is provided in the link below. You may also click on the images, which will enlarge to 2560 x 1657.The images […]
The tagline on Apple’s website reads “New Look. Even more magic.”, with an OS release date set to arrive this fall. Although you can download the developer beta right now, it is still far from being a completed consumer OS update. . . The last major iOS redesign was with version 7 – Apple says […]
Does the new style look familiar to you? Even though they talk about a “Glass UI”, there are many Aqua-themed visual cues in WWDC this year, especially to the intro for the new macOS. This year the transition in the presentation started as a Sequoia wallpaper, with a water droplet morphing the visuals before ultimately […]
Low End Mac is gearing up for WWDC25 – get ready for some new articles! Clear your browser cache to see the new site banner for this week. Low End Mac WWDC25-Inspired Icons (Free Download)
. Bill Atkinson was instrumental in the development of the Xerox GUI, Apple LISA, and Macintosh, being brought onboard by Jef Raskin though the University of Washington on April 27th, 1978. Bill was studying Neurobiology and rendering 3D images by writing programs. “Dear Friends and Family, We regret to write that our beloved husband, father, […]