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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 10h

Low End Mac has the tech specs on mostly every Intel CPU ever used in a Mac. If you want to find out the exact details of ANY Intel chip in your Mac, you can visit here.

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Intel CPUs in Macs - Index - Low End Mac

These links provide a quick way to access CPU specs for Intel-specific chips used on Macs. Amber Lake-Y Arrandale (1st) Bloomfield Xeon Broadwell (4th) Cascade Lake Xeon Clarkdake (1st) Clovertown Xeo...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 10h

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Recent site changes and updates: Week of October 12th - Low End Mac

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...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 1d

Fixed it.

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 1d

Time to clear your cache! The newer, cleaner site banner is here for Late 2025.

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks to @mac84.bsky.social, @oldskool.org, VCF Midwest and anyone unfortunate enough to have been caught in the audience!

Got a PowerPC #Macintosh and no idea what to do with it? If so, watch this video!

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Getting the most out of your PowerPC Macs! | VCFMW 20 (2025)

YouTube video by VCF Midwest

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 1d

The page for all our Mac app highlights over the years.

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Mac App Highlights - Index - Low End Mac

/Software Tech Specs > Mac App Highlights . Apple Silicon Add a set of Googly Eyes to your Menu Bar . Intel 32-Bit Intel Mac App Highlight: LAN SpeedTest . Maximize your Early Intel Mac with these App...

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Action Retro @actionretro.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that time we installed Windows 11 on a Sun UNIX workstation?

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning everyone,

It's been an honor and a privilege to be a part of Low End Mac as Senior Editor and Graphic Designer, sharing the knowledge and working on the website in a labor of love.

Here's how Low End Mac grew since Late 2024:

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Our Progress in 365 days - Low End Mac

Hey everybody, Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. Low End Mac has always been community-based since its creation in April 1997, helping others maximize the life of their Apple...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 2d

New article!

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PowerPC Mac App Highlight: Hourworld - WAY more than just timekeeping (Part 1) - Low End Mac

Picture this: You can see an entire map of earth with all the time zones, where the sun is shining on earth now, clocks for many cities around the world, a moon calendar, sun calendar, and more, all w...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for sharing! It’s now my new desktop wallpaper on the G5.

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Action Retro @actionretro.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone know a video editor? I need help! ytjobs.co/job/30336

(Sharing appreciated!)

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 3d

New article! A very brief compare n' contrast of Apple's design since ~'01.

“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like… Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” —Steve Jobs, The New York Times, 2003.

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Design is how it works, A new Apple commercial - Low End Mac

Does anyone remember the smooth intro from the iPhone 17 launch on September 9th? You may come across a brand new Apple commercial strikingly much like the intro to the iPhone 17 launch stream, called...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 4d

New article, revisiting an old project.

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Maximizing the 24-Inch 2006 iMac into space.. and beyond! - Low End Mac

Back in September 2023, a 24-Inch 2006 polycarbonate iMac ended up in my hands, and I’ve had ideas for years on what to do with this specific model – which mostly came to fruition with this project. F...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 4d

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Re-packaging 20-Inch 2006 iMac parts into a wooden box case - Low End Mac

A while ago, I assembled a pile of 20-Inch 2006 iMac parts into a fully functioning Mac, albeit fixated to an L-shaped shelf contrivance. It worked for the time being, it’s been working pretty steadil...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 5d

Decided to hook up the Cinema Display to the parts pile box iMac, feels much nicer to use like this.

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 7d

Now this was a really entertaining commercial/short! A 2025 edition of Mac vs PC.

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The Underdogs: BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) | Apple at Work

YouTube video by Apple

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 8d

Steve Wozniak. He’s experienced, seen a lot of things first hand as well as over time, and has a good perspective.

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 9d

Had absolutely no idea this even existed! Looks like a cool little app to have on your PowerPC Mac.. gonna have to spend some more time with it before writing a Mac App review.

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 9d

Here's what Leaman Crews wrote on Low End Mac the day after Steve Jobs passed away, a writer at the time on LEM.

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Steve Jobs in His Own Words - Low End Mac

When I first heard the news that Steve Jobs had died, it hurt. It hurt really bad, causing the kind of heartache that is usually reserved for the passing of close family members. Of course, I didn’t k...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 9d

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Remembering Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011 - Low End Mac

On October 5th 2011 around 3 PM pacific time, Steve Jobs passed away at his Palo Alto home at the age of 56. A founding member of Apple, a CEO who turned his company around, a human being whose vision...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 11d

Apparently there's a PowerPC app very similar to the Yosemite version of Spotlight, called Google Quick Search Box! Didn't even know about this until today. Gonna have to do a PowerPC Mac app highlight about this - it actually closely replicates the functions of Spotlight including web searches!

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 12d

I finally figured out how to stop the thermal paste from "smushing" off the CPU die, causing overheating. My CPU cards were missing that little ring/piece which sits on top of the CPUs, which these G5s shipped with. This is what finally stabilized the temps after repasting last time.

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 13d

New article, slight update on redoing the thermal paste, some benchmarks and some screenshots.

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This is a Mid-2003 Power Mac G5 :) - Low End Mac

I think I finally figured out the trick to the thermal paste, making sure it doesn’t get pushed off the CPU die. Experimenting some more after the last article, I made a square O-ring shaped buffer ou...

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 13d

This is a Mid-2003 Power Mac G5. 🙂

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Low End Mac @lowendmac.bsky.social · 14d

New article! Spent a lil' bit of time on this one too, had to test some things out, try a couple new apps, and go down a few rabbit holes.

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Give your PowerPC Leopard Mac some modern features - Low End Mac

Imagine if you could take some features from newer versions of macOS, and give them to Mac OS X Leopard running on a PowerPC Mac? That’s exactly what we’re gonna do today in this article. I’m gonna co...

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