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***Please be civil, notice the friendly ***

Users of all levels are welcome to ask questions about macOS, Apple hardware, software, and ecosystem. Share tips, tricks, and experiences.

>>If you would like to try out macOS or Apple software, you can do one of the following:

Use a Mac at an Apple Store or a friend's place to test drive macOS.
Install macOS on a compatible PC (Hackintosh) — though this requires research and tinkering.
Run macOS in a virtual machine (e.g., VMware, VirtualBox) on a supported host.
Buy a used Mac to experiment with.

>Troubleshooting & Guides:
Apple Official Documentation: https://support.apple.com/manuals
Apple Developer Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation
macOS Installation Guide (Hackintosh): https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
Stack Exchange (Apple): https://apple.stackexchange.com

>For Command-Line Lovers:
macOS uses bash (older versions) or zsh (macOS Catalina and later) as the default shell.
Learn macOS command line: https://github.com/herrbischoff/awesome-macos-command-line
Package management via Homebrew: https://brew.sh
Apple's built-in scripting: Automator, AppleScript, Shortcuts (macOS Monterey and later).

>Cool Software & Tools:
Homebrew Packages: https://formulae.brew.sh
macOS Open Source Software: https://opensource.apple.com

Learn More About Apple Ecosystem:
>Apple Platform Security: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
>Apple Human Interface Guidelines: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines

>History of macOS & NeXTSTEP
https://arstechnica.com/apple/2020/06/the-deep-history-of-macos-aka-os-x-a-21-year-revolution/

>Gaming on Apple ARM devices:
https://playcover.io
https://www.codeweavers.com
https://www.macgamerhq.com

macOS is UNIX-based (certified UNIX 03). Many GNU/Linux tools can be installed via Homebrew or MacPorts.
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>>107701679
Fuck off
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>>107701679
it just works
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If I want to ask questions about Apple I'd go to reddit. Fuck off.
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op how do you feel about the fact that modern desktop linux is closer to the look and feel of os x than modern macos? its kinda crazy how bad the last few versions have been
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>>107702525
>>107702620
Tim-less behavior
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I got a new MacBook M4 as a gift and I feel like a prisoner. I'm installing Gentoo as soon as it's possible.
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>>107703176
How so? Can you describe your specific issues with macOS?
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>>107701679
there's nothing interesting about mac and never has been
fuck this garbage thread
huge middle finger to you
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>500 linux threads
>jobless losers instantly attack the ONE mac thread
Funny innit?
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>>107703240
the pain mac users have inflicted on the world with 400 extra jew screws will never be undone
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Is there a way to virtualize mac os from 1995 or something? I ran across some CDs with illustrator files and other software that can only be opened and viewed in a mac from the time, but I have no idea how to even procure myself a physical machine
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>>107703497
You need to be specific what sort of cds, post a pic.

1990-1999: System 7 Mac OS 8 Mac OS 9
2000-2009: Cheetah Jaguar Tiger Leopard
2010-2019: Snow Leopard Mavericks Mojave
2020: Big Sur
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I've been enjoying my M4 MacBook Air for a few weeks now but haven't updated to the new version of macOS because I'm afraid I will loathe the new liquid ass UI. It is also very annoying how they include really useful features like TouchID but force you to use their dogshit applications like safari instead of letting you use it for any passwords in any app.
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>>107703240
This. OP is doing God's work with this thread just to piss off the Linux crowd who obsesses over Apple.
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>>107703634
I'm pretty sure it's system 7 and I can run it from infinitemac, which is neat.
However the isos are in a format compatible with windows and won't import correctly, but I'm pretty sure these files originate from mac system 7.
Any idea if there's a software that allows me to make an ISO compatible with system 7 and put files on it? That way I can drag it into infinitemac and try to use photoshop to open the image files
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>>107703703
>https://orionbrowser.com/about
>https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html

If you don't like safari try orion browser, it's privacy focused and you can use extension from firefox and chrome.
I personally still use bitwarden as my password manager.

I also suggest checking out a FOSS firewall named LULU. You can pretty much configure it so that every new soft. you launch has to get permission to access the network.
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>>107703746
Good morning sir i am not doing the needful and redeeming your random dogshit browser
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>>107703746
I use Orion for YouTube on my iPhone, because it allows for background playback, but on macOS I don't really see the point, because I can just use Firefox with uBlock Origin, which mogs everything else.
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>>107702525
fpbp
>>107702620
tpbp
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>>107703728
>https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/
>https://basilisk.cebix.net

Try to open the software via minivmac or basilisk.
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there is no equivalent to macs

macs have:
>soldered SSD/RAM/WLAN
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>when pajeetOS runs out of RAM it swapfile rapes the SSD to death within 3 years
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>when the SSD dies it bricks your entire currybook because the EFI is stored on thesoldered SSD to save $0.05 on a dedicated chip
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>components serial numbered and tied to the motherboard to prevent repair and replacement (including battery)
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>riveted keyboard that requires total destruction of the chassis to replace
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>flexgate cables that are so brittle they crack from opening your screen past 90 degrees more than 2 dozen times
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>screens so fucking shit they have over 90ms response times (essentially 10Hz)
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>screen made from pajeet trash glass that cracks from temperature change in seasons or tape over the iBotnet webcam
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>so fire and explosion prone the FAA have banned them from all flights
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>uses phone CPU that's so shit it gets destroyed by decade old i3s from 2017 and can only "compete" by cheating at benchmarks in extreme edge cases with hardware accelerators
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs
>curryniggers at apploo get so full of sniffing their own currynigger silicon shit they ship currybooks with no fans and they run so hot they melt the keyboard keys
doesnt exist on 99% of PCs

>keyboards with 63.5% failure rate
unheard of on PCs, and yet you curryniggers defend it with "jus werx fer me!"
just because you're in the 36.5% survivor group doesn't make your currynigger trash any good
this list goes on forever
there's no PC laptop as total fucking currynigger shit as crapple's streetshitter books
they are the biggest heaps of steaming currynigger shit in the history of computing second only to curryPhones
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What are some essential free to use MacOS apps? I just recently bought a M4 Mac mini and am liking it so far, but it took a while to grow accustomed to MacOS, after years on Windows and Linux.
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>>107703795
Very interesting links, thanks.
Now infinitemac already comes with photoshop and other software, which I'd probably have to source myself if I go the basilisk or minivmac route, so first I want to see if I can get infinitemac to read a disk image.
Do you happen to know if there's a program that would allow me to create a system 7 compatible floppy disk or CD image from windows?
It's hard to google for these because I mostly get results for modern mac OS systems, one resource mentioned a program called "MacDisk" but I'm having trouble finding it because the original site is dead



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