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  1. TechInit

    El Capitan/Yosemite on 256MB of VRAM

    Hey, So, I'm thinking of investing in a 3, 1 Mac Pro, with a Radeon 2600 XT. It has 256MB of GDDR4 VRAM, and I was wondering if it would run on Yosemite or El Capitan. I'll definitely upgrade the Graphics Card to something better down the line, like a Quadro 4000, as I'm into video/ graphical...
  2. nadation

    Can't install Mountain Lion on an unsupported MacBook

    First of all, I'd like to mention that I'm not an advanced user but I manage quite fine Well, I have this old machine that has been running perfectly on MacOS X Leopard for years now and which I have upgraded to MacOS X Snow Leopard and then to MacOS X Lion but I want to go further, this is...
  3. A

    OS X Mavericks on mid-2015 rMBP

    Hi everyone, since I like the older ui design more and had some time to spare I started wondering if I could get Mavericks on my mid-2015 rMBP as it has nearly the same specs as the mid-2014 rMBP. I installed Mavericks from my 2011 iMac to an external drive and after tinkering around and...
  4. I

    Can't Install Photoshop CC on my case-insensitive SSD

    Hello Everyone! So i've been trying to install Photoshop CC Trial and my AutoCAD 2018 Student version. The problem is that these need to be on case insensitive partition. My actual SSD is on an APSF volume, where from when I googled it should be case-insensitive and is the default option on...
  5. O

    Files in trash still visible?

    Hi, sorry if this this posted in the wrong place, but this is happening on my mac mini (MAC OS X 10.7.5) so I thought I would post it here. Whenever I trash a video or a picture or a song etc, and empty the trash, the file still seems to be present in finder. I cannot open it though. For...
  6. Stoopchow

    Upgrade to Mac OS X Yosemite

    Hi there, I have a 2012 Macbook pro and have been running OS X 10.7 (Lion) since I got it. I have finally reached the stage where I need to upgrade as I want to download some new software. However, I don't want to upgrade to High Sierra as I will have some compatibility issues with...
  7. SinnedNima

    Mac beginner / Macbook Capabilities

    Hi there dear members! I was hunting at the bay and shot down a Macbook 4.1 , 2,4 GHz Core 2 Duo and 2 GB Ram. For just 30 € It seems it's the early 2008 version As a Windows/Ubuntu user i was waiting for such an opportunity and as a full fledged beginner in terms of Mac OS X i'm searching my...
  8. A

    Screen recording cutting off everything but middle and end of clip

    Hi. I have used Quicktime and screen recording apps reliably on three different macs for years, but I've encountered a new problem. I've recorded my screen for about 25-50 seconds. It only records the first and last few seconds, with the middle being a still frame of where it cuts off. I've...
  9. AppleAsker

    Resolved iMac G3 - Partitioning Hard Drive for OS 9 + OS X Dual Boot

    Hey y'all, I'm trying to install Mac OS X 10.3 Panther on my Indigo iMac G3. The iMac has a 20 GB hard drive, and already has Mac OS 9.2.2 installed on it. I'm planning to do that by splitting the hard drive in half using Disk Utility on the Panther install disk, then installing OS X on the...
  10. wolfiefrick

    Mac OS X Installation Trouble

    Hello, I'm a bit new here, so if there's already a solution to this problem that I'm not aware of, please let me know! So, I am a bit of a retro Mac nerd. I own a bunch of G3 and G4 Macs, and I recently picked up my first snow iBook G3. It runs Mac OS 9.2.2 beautifully and installs it without...
  11. J

    Looking for a copy of Mac OS X Server 1.0

    Hello guys. I have a PowerBook 3400c with 200MHz, 144MB Ram & 4 GB of CF storage. I read somewhere that this machine can run the very first server edition of Mac OS X. Does anyone have a copy you might want to sell? I don't need a retail box (though if you still have it, will be nice).
  12. Gamer9430

    Project: Complete Collection of Mac OS Wallpapers (UPDATED!)

    Original Post: So this isn't exactly PowerPC related, but being that this involves PPCs and that this community usually is open to helping out with fun stuff like this, I figured I'd post this thread here. I've always thought that it would be awesome to have a complete collection of every...
  13. L

    macOS 10.13 and iOS 11 System requirement predictions

    With the announcement of WWDC2017, as well as apple warning users that future versions of iOS will not support 32 bit apps, and the (hopeful) upgrade to the Apple File system, it got me thinking about the next versions of macOS and iOS’s system requirements. To begin with iOS, it is easy to...
  14. V

    Upgrade mac OS X 10.10 to 10.12

    I have had my 13-inch 2014 mid Macbook Pro Retina for about two years now, an excellent machine to operate. I have never encountered any problems with it and cannot name any slowdowns. The laptop operates just like it did when i first got it out of its box two years ago. However, all of my...
  15. watilalobo

    MacBook PRO 2010 without system

    Hi, I bought a MacBook PRO 2010 with only Windows 7 installed. I formated the disk and now I can't install the Mac OS system. I tried to start the computer in Recuperation Mode (cmd / option / R) and tried to reinstall the Mac OS X Lion, system that come with. But don't work, because said that...
  16. J

    El Capitan Not Working After Login

    My Mac boots up just fine but as soon as I login, the Dock is gone, Finder doesn't respond, nor does it show files or applications other than some default ones and I can't open them or use Spotlight via command-space. I don't have a backup of my Mac. I have tried booting it in safe mode, using...
  17. M

    Install OS X Tiger/Leopard on Apple TV 1

    Okay, will these steps work in order to install OS X on an Apple TV 1 directly onto its internal hard drive? (With an external USB storage device) (I do not have the Apple TV itself, so if I need to input a serial number or something like that I will not be able to continue with that step) Now...
  18. grahamperrin

    Software that is incompatible with Mac OS X, OS X, macOS

    To tell what's listed by Apple: at the Mac, running Apple's operating system launch Terminal enter this one-line command: defaults read /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration.framework/Versions/A/Resources/MigrationIncompatibleApplicationsList Hint: to select the line...
  19. kaisdaddy

    Resolved It's time for Apple to rethink licensing Mac OS

    Before reading on, understand that this is coming from the perspective of a pro user. Someone who relies on a Mac to get work done. Also, someone who has been using Macs since the mid 90's. OK, read on. When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, one of the first things he did was kill the Apple...
  20. grahamperrin

    GUI/UI/UX/human interface design blunders in applications for Mac OS X

    Mac OS X including OS X and macOS excluding iOS GUI = graphical user interface UX = user experience human interface as in OS X Human Interface Guidelines … The question What design blunders have Mac users experienced recently? For starters An application that requires: Shift-click to...