See: Part 1 / Part 2 . In Part 1: Walking in (first impressions) , Mr. Macintosh, OP Workshop (E101/E102), Retro Tech Foundation Bell & Howell Apple II, Whoa.. an Apple III?, NCG Engineering – analog broadcast tech, NTP Time with Jeff Geerling, The Computer Clan, The Macintosh Librarian, Ron’s Computer Videos, and meeting Stan […]
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Part 1 couldn’t possibly contain everything I’ve seen over that weekend, and I didn’t wanna leave any parts out – so here’s part 2 as promised. I returned near the Retro Tech Foundation’s Apple Garage to see the other Apple computers next to the Bell & Howell Apple II. First time trying an Apple […]
This was the absolute best weekend I’ve had in a really long time, and I can’t wait to have more of these adventures (I’m smiling on the inside)! VCF Midwest was an absolute blast (and even a bit overwhelming with how much there was!), met some acquaintances and familiar faces. Also met up […]
On March 6th 2014, Apple released Mac OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks Beta, which included built-in support for several new display options at the time: 4K displays can now have a “retina” resolution, and now there’s an option to enable 60 Hz. Prior to this update, 4K support was spotty. (Pictured: Mac Pro 2,1 using […]
I’m shaking with excitement, everyone. After being up all night working on getting this RocketRAID 2720SGL working with OS X El Capitan on my Mac Pro 1,1 -> 2,1, I’m happy to say it works! It was quite the multi-step process/rabbit-hole. Why am I so excited? This 1,1/2,1 now has SATA III 6.0 Gb/s. […]
Crack! Dammit. Another piece of brittle ’90s Apple plastic bites the turns to dust. Last week, I finally assembled enough parts to build a working Quadra 605. I know, I know.. the 605 is one of Apple’s more boring machines, but there was a hole in my collection that needed filling. The little 605 fits perfectly […]
Depending on the Mac you own, you’ll have a different range of ports available to you. As device standards change so do the cables and accessories that are to be used with them. At one point or another, we started to consider getting USB-C accessories as needs arise, although I held out for a while […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon M5 Pro chip. Name: M5 Pro Chip Released: March 3rd, 2026 Codename: – Part Number: – Fabrication Process: *TSMC’s 3-Nanometer-P Transistor Count: – CPU ISA: ARMv9.2A . . Memory Bus Width: 256-bit Total channels: 16 Bit per channel: 16-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR5X-9600 […]
Back in 2017 I picked up an Apple Watch Series 3, which wound up going along for the ride through several iPhone upgrades. Fast forward to 2023; the Series 3 battery was on it’s way out, animations were stuttery, and despite wearing it for the better part of 6 years, I didn’t get much use […]
Whether you’re dropping an OWC Mercury Accelsior AHCI into an old Mac Pro, are replacing a 2.5″ SATA HDD with an SSD, or deal with mostly any Mac made after 2012, Solid State Drives have become the predominant choice as the primary boot drive in nearly every modern computer. Flash storage has been used for […]
In any Mac and many devices, the CPU is just one part of an interconnected system, whether you’re on a Power Macintosh 9600 with a 300 Mhz 604e, a M4 MacBook Air, a iMac Pro, or use an iPhone 17. Mostly in the modern era, if you paired a decent CPU with any mechanical hard […]
There came a point in time where an idea dawned upon me which I wanted to try out: how would my Power Mac G5 run while cooled with frigid, outside Arctic air? I thought about it for a while, not wanting to damage the precious build I’ve carefully crafted for so long. With […]
I had this keyboard sitting amongst my pile of keyboards for quite some time – probably a few years or more. I can’t remember exactly how I got it, either; as I had a few of these, it was stuffed away for a long time, and I assumed it was half-broken like the other one. […]
Recently shared in our community, someone posted a link to Infinite Mac, a resource I’ve long forgotten about but has sparked discussion– now to be featured as a part of the “Low End Mac Mailbag“. As a part of the Low End Mac mailbag, we aim to: Greatly increase daily article output Save the knowledge […]
For those of us who aren’t into smartwatches, it’s easy just not to buy one. It’s an extra device to charge, small, sometimes easy to lose, and depending on how you use one there’s no guarantee its battery will last as long as the iPhone’s battery. I consider myself a very light Apple Watch user, […]
It was a cold, record-setting winter in Late 2009 when I was in the process of switching from PC to Mac, I decided to tinker around with Windows XP in such a way where I decided to call whatever I made.. into “my own operating system”, and gave it a kinda cheesy name. Indeed, I […]
Recently posted in our community, someone picked up a flood-damaged Apple Studio display and managed to restore it back to full health – now to be featured as a part of the “Low End Mac Mailbag“. As a part of the Low End Mac mailbag, we aim to: Greatly increase daily article output Save the […]