Low End Mac
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We believe in the long term value of Apple hardware. You should be able to use your Apple gear as long as it helps you remain productive and meets your needs, upgrading only as necessary. We want to help maximize the life of your Apple gear.
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From the '80s, PhotoShop 0.87's original icon in '89, and Back to the Future from '85 showing a photo shop next to the numerals '88 as Marty drives a DeLorean (built in '81, '82 and '83) towards it.
Then PhotoShop went on in the Future to 86 trust in Photos like something out of 1984.
Then PhotoShop went on in the Future to 86 trust in Photos like something out of 1984.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
From the '80s, PhotoShop 0.87's original icon in '89, and Back to the Future from '85 showing a photo shop next to the numerals '88 as Marty drives a DeLorean (built in '81, '82 and '83) towards it.
Then PhotoShop went on in the Future to 86 trust in Photos like something out of 1984.
Then PhotoShop went on in the Future to 86 trust in Photos like something out of 1984.
Updated to macOS 26.2 Beta (25C5048a), system-wide dark theme turned dark purple for a sec. Wouldn't it be nice if window colors could be changed system-wide like this?
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Updated to macOS 26.2 Beta (25C5048a), system-wide dark theme turned dark purple for a sec. Wouldn't it be nice if window colors could be changed system-wide like this?
Hey everyone, I’ll be back into writing articles soon, but have decided to take a short break as I’ve been at 100% a full year nonstop mostly on my own. The website and everything I share is a labor of love - and I don’t want to burn out from it. I plan to setup a donation box soon enough!
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Hey everyone, I’ll be back into writing articles soon, but have decided to take a short break as I’ve been at 100% a full year nonstop mostly on my own. The website and everything I share is a labor of love - and I don’t want to burn out from it. I plan to setup a donation box soon enough!
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Time to finally dust out the 2008 Mac Pro and give it some new thermal paste! For fun, I added an extra 2 USB-C ports on an alpine ridge card, on top of a titan ridge card I had in there.
It’s gonna keep Mojave, and soon enough dual boot with a newer macOS.
It’s gonna keep Mojave, and soon enough dual boot with a newer macOS.
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Time to finally dust out the 2008 Mac Pro and give it some new thermal paste! For fun, I added an extra 2 USB-C ports on an alpine ridge card, on top of a titan ridge card I had in there.
It’s gonna keep Mojave, and soon enough dual boot with a newer macOS.
It’s gonna keep Mojave, and soon enough dual boot with a newer macOS.
Page restored. New thumbnail created for web previews in Photoshop CS4, on a Power Mac G5.
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Apple Lisa 2 (Macintosh XL) - Low End Mac
Introduced on 24 January 1984, the Lisa 2 adopted the same 400 KB 3.5″ floppy drive as the simultaneously introduced Macintosh. It was available with the same 5 MB ProFile hard drive as the original L...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Page restored. New thumbnail created for web previews in Photoshop CS4, on a Power Mac G5.
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(Note: This is an incomplete feature still being built)
I've been working on something brand new on the website that's still yet to be completed, but is partly there. Year 2016 onward are completed for now, I have to finish this. Wanted to see what people think!
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I've been working on something brand new on the website that's still yet to be completed, but is partly there. Year 2016 onward are completed for now, I have to finish this. Wanted to see what people think!
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Tech Specs Index - By Year - Low End Mac
1983 > 1984 > 1985 > 1986 > 1987 > 1988 > 1989 > 1990 > 1991 > 1992 > 1993 > 1994 > 1995 > 1996 > 1997 > 1998 > 1999 > 2000 > 2001 > 2002 > 2003 > 2004 > 2005 > 2006 > 2007 > 20...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
(Note: This is an incomplete feature still being built)
I've been working on something brand new on the website that's still yet to be completed, but is partly there. Year 2016 onward are completed for now, I have to finish this. Wanted to see what people think!
lowendmac.com/tech-specs-i...
I've been working on something brand new on the website that's still yet to be completed, but is partly there. Year 2016 onward are completed for now, I have to finish this. Wanted to see what people think!
lowendmac.com/tech-specs-i...
Now on instagram and Threads, too! (Apologies, keep forgetting posts are un-editable).
www.instagram.com/low.end.mac/
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November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Now on instagram and Threads, too! (Apologies, keep forgetting posts are un-editable).
www.instagram.com/low.end.mac/
www.instagram.com/low.end.mac/
A throwback to a 2009 article by Daniel Knight! (Retroactively added a thumbnail preview, of course). Thinking about doing a 2025 version of this!
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The 25 Most Important Macs - Low End Mac
2009 – Others have published their thoughts on the Best Mac Ever, the 10 Best Macs, and the 25 Best Macs, but I’m taking a different approach. I want to identify the 25 most important Macs ever, clone...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A throwback to a 2009 article by Daniel Knight! (Retroactively added a thumbnail preview, of course). Thinking about doing a 2025 version of this!
lowendmac.com/2009/the-25-...
lowendmac.com/2009/the-25-...
Missing links restored, page refreshed. Please let us know if there are any more broken links.
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Guide to NuBus Video Cards - Low End Mac
This is a not-quite-comprehensive guide to NuBus video cards for the Mac. Also see our Guide to LC PDS Video Cards, Guide to 030 PDS Video Cards, and Guide to Video Cards for 68000 Macs By Brand Apple...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Missing links restored, page refreshed. Please let us know if there are any more broken links.
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Moving forward, anytime there’s an issue with the website pleases submit them here. You can find this page under the software page from the site’s menu. This will help keep me organized and keep track.
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Low End Mac Bug Reporter - Low End Mac
If you have a screenshot or something you’d like to upload, you cannot do it in this form and instead must do it in a different form. Click here for this form where you can submit screenshots. Loadin...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Moving forward, anytime there’s an issue with the website pleases submit them here. You can find this page under the software page from the site’s menu. This will help keep me organized and keep track.
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Working on some things using an iPhone Air camera, printer paper cutout, and a few different light sources.
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Working on some things using an iPhone Air camera, printer paper cutout, and a few different light sources.
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I ran a modern Linux desktop on a Pentium 1, and it was quite surprising... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiK...
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I ran a modern Linux desktop on a Pentium 1, and it was quite surprising... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiK...
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You’ve heard of the Unix 2038 Problem.
I bet you haven’t heard of the GPS 2038 problem.
Every GPS navigation device in existence experiences an integer overflow every 19.6 years.
Last time, it wiped out iPhones, NOAA weather buoys, and a number of flights in China:
I bet you haven’t heard of the GPS 2038 problem.
Every GPS navigation device in existence experiences an integer overflow every 19.6 years.
Last time, it wiped out iPhones, NOAA weather buoys, and a number of flights in China:
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You’ve heard of the Unix 2038 Problem.
I bet you haven’t heard of the GPS 2038 problem.
Every GPS navigation device in existence experiences an integer overflow every 19.6 years.
Last time, it wiped out iPhones, NOAA weather buoys, and a number of flights in China:
I bet you haven’t heard of the GPS 2038 problem.
Every GPS navigation device in existence experiences an integer overflow every 19.6 years.
Last time, it wiped out iPhones, NOAA weather buoys, and a number of flights in China:
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Everyday.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Everyday.
New article! A brief overview of the current Wi-Fi standards already out in Late 2025.
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IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi Standards, Late 2025 - Low End Mac
In order for computers and devices alike to be able to communicate wirelessly, a set of technical standards were drafted known as IEEE 802.11. Using radio waves, our devices talk back and forth to Wi-...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
New article! A brief overview of the current Wi-Fi standards already out in Late 2025.
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It’s a real “Plus.”
Rumour has it that you can still look through record stores and find absolute classics.
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It’s a real “Plus.”
The first time I got my hands on an iMac G5 in Mid-2010, that's when I knew I had to upgrade from the Power Mac G4. I didn't get a Power Mac G5 until 2011, and used this iMac G5 in tandem with the other daily drivers until then. Had no idea at the time how unreliable this would be down the road..
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The first time I got my hands on an iMac G5 in Mid-2010, that's when I knew I had to upgrade from the Power Mac G4. I didn't get a Power Mac G5 until 2011, and used this iMac G5 in tandem with the other daily drivers until then. Had no idea at the time how unreliable this would be down the road..