Mini replica of the Apple Store tree planter seating.
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Mini replica of the Apple Store tree planter seating.
04.08.2025 14:09 โ ๐ 84 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0Always be a student.
04.08.2025 10:47 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโs definitely not DiGiorno.. since thereโs power delivery.
04.08.2025 08:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New article! Ever wanted to know about that AMD 8131 chip on the back of your PCI-X Power Mac G5? Here's everything you need to know, including a downloadable PDF (in-article) of the full technical breakdown from AMD.
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New article! In the process of digging deep to correct a block diagram with mislabeled transfer speeds, I ended uncovering some info about the Northbridge controller chip used in Late 2005 Macs.
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New article! A brief comparison between the PowerPC 970MP and the original IBM Xbox 360 "Loki" Xenon CPU.
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Here's the slightly updated, different chart for the Late 2005 Power Mac G5 logic board. As it turns out, the Late 05 retains the PCI bus for the Boot ROM/Airport/USB Controller/BT. The Graphics card not only has 16 PCIe lanes, but is also connected via the NB. Other PCIe devices use the mid bridge.
02.08.2025 05:24 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New article! All the details (and some tidbits) about the very last PowerPC chip in any Mac, the PowerPC 970MP (a.k.a. 3rd-gen G5).
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Stumbled into this online about the Mid-2004, Late-2004 and Early 2005 Power Mac G5 logic boards - while researching about the PowerPC 970MP. Gonna add this to some of the LEM articles.
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Safari 26 is out for Sonoma and Sequoia. Looks slightly different from the Sequoia safari when using compact mode.
01.08.2025 12:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New article
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New article! An overview of the latest Apple API for graphical hardware acceleration.
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It's the iPad G5 in Deep Purple
30.07.2025 16:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0According to concept art and renderings from the late 2000โs, this is exactly what they said the future was gonna look like:
30.07.2025 14:32 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New article!
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A new LEM article by Collin Mistr (DosDude1)! Thank you for sharing.
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An interesting read, thought-provoking but I don't have much hope for Intel competing with/replacing M-series chips. Intel already placed its bets on (and cancelled) 20A and 18A.. but Intel could make secondary chips like power management, controller chips, etc; like one person commented.
28.07.2025 11:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0DosDude1 strikes again! This time, he takes a Clamshell iBook's soldered onboard RAM up from 64 MB to 128 MB.
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This looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
27.07.2025 05:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A short break in the weeks of overcast skies gave me enough good light to snap some photos for an upcoming post on some of my favourite accessories.
27.07.2025 02:48 โ ๐ 66 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0This is how I practically use the PCI to PCIe adapter - for the OWC PCIe SSD in the G5. Although you can't boot off of it in a Power Mac G5, you can't do so except on a Mac Pro 3,1 and up
The only downside is, you can't go to sleep mode with this adapter + SSD combination in a Power Mac G5.
A man looking at a tv test pattern at the 2025 TV Shootout
Iโm judging the 2025 TV Shootout today, just staring at OLED TVs in a dark room for 8 hours with a dozen other display nerds. I am in heaven
26.07.2025 16:24 โ ๐ 223 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 1New article! Taking a look (and a little deep dive) into the energy consumption stats of a Power Mac G5.
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Thank goodness Developer Beta 4 retains PowerPC VNC and file sharing support still, even though network volumes now have new icons!
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