I like good dungeon crawlers. Especially those who are inspired by the legendary "Dungeon Master" series on the ATARI ST back in the day.
Legend of Grimmrock I+II are such beautiful games.
And here is the funny part:
My Apple #MacMini i7 can't run those games properly (missing GPU). It's stuttering (higher resolutions).
My MacBook Air M1 has absolutely no problem with those games even with higher resolutions (maxed out).
#intel is losing the game ...
Just installed Linux Mint on a late-2014 Mac Mini. The only customization I have done on the Mac is I added a more modern M.2 disk on it. Runs like a charm! No complaints so far.
Designing a Portable Mac Mini - When Apple first launched the Macintosh, it created a new sort of “Lunchbox” form ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/25/designing-a-portable-mac-mini/ #macintoshmini #macintosh #machacks #macmini
I have owned three Macs mini over the years, all Intel-based models, and this morning I received the news that my 2018 #Macmini that wasn’t powering on had a “thermal issue” affecting the main logic board.
Guess it’s time to buy my fourth Mac mini.
@cliffwade Totally, the fan thing was a selling point for me too (the other docks lift the #Mac on a little ledge for that purpose which is cute but.. meh 
). I have two (1tb and 2tb) external nvme drives connected right now, but I think I'll install the 2Tb directly into the dock. Will likely buy one later today, can always return later if any buyer's remorse. Thanks for the summary!
For those wondering what we're talking about: https://www.amazon.com/Minisopuru-iExpandMate-MINI218B-Enclosure-10Gbps/dp/B0DTHG5Q98 #macmini #dock
@eri even for a #Laptop or #Tablet I consider the #FrameworkDesktop a total "#WontBuy!" on my end, as it has less #Upgradeability and #Repiarability than a #Lenovo #X230Tablet or #Fairphone #FP3plus, mich less anything I consider "#Desktop" hardware.
It's really sad when #DIYperks put in more effort than an entire company at designing a Desktop!
«Linux on #AppleSilicon is such a bad idea. Do you think Apple is going to make your life easier by porting that?»
And eventually wasn't Apple itself, but its users, what hindered the project.
You know would be great? A cross platform x86-to-ARM emulator that played nice with Proton and Steam.
This would enable a lot of devices with already great battery life to run more games, especially from Steam.
Imagine running #SpiderMan2 on a #MacMini M4, just plug and play.
@h0uz3 unterstützen die #ARM-#Macs kein #WakeOnLAN?
Aber das ist nicht "#ThinkDifferent" genug!!!
Well, it’s been 20 days, the experiment was successful. Using the iMac as a monitor works, but it’s a pain in the ass having to deal with 2 keyboards & 2 mice. So I looked around, at an ASUS ProArt, a Samsung, and finally sprung for a Dell this afternoon. Same resolution as the native iMac, which I couldn’t get with the kluged setup, so I’m happy. Now maybe some fine tuning with the color settings, & I’m good to go.
#macintosh #macOS #macmini
This setup is a feast for the ears as well as the eyes.
Ok, I have a unique #Mac #iTunes #MusicApp question that I’m hoping someone can help me with.
I have a large iTunes library in an old #Macmini with MacOS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and I want to migrate it to an #iMac running MacOS 12 (Monterey).
I have the full iTunes folder copied to the iMac. When I open the Music app with the option key it lets me select the file but then gives the error “iTunes Library.itl does not appear to be a valid library.”
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
So I’m a week in and no big surprise of course but using the old iMac as a monitor is less than ideal. It works, but the lack of resolution options is a pain, as is having to keep a keyboard & mouse for the iMac next to the ones for the mini. A weird issue is that sometimes when I wake them up the mini keyboard doesn’t respond and I have to unplug/replug it in. Rebooting the mini doesn’t help. Any recs on a 27”, hi-res, cheap monitor? The Apple Studio is $1600!
#rekordbox by #pioneer / #alphatheta is the worst #music #application on my #macbookpro #macmini #macos ever 
its a horror to work with it. I have to restart the #computer because it’s crashing all the time I have no words for this. I use it only #offline!
The family computer needs replacing. I thought I would move away from Apple. However, my wife and son would like to stay within the Apple ecosystem. Here's what I have come up with so far.
Obviously, the prices and hardware could change by the time I make the purchase.
Ok, not finished, of course. As expected, some software is unhappy at moving from Intel to Apple innards. Photoshop was not a surprise. That it was easy to resolve was a surprise. Word is another. Have to buy a new license. I need Word for 1 legacy task. There’s an old version of it on the iMac that I can use when necessary. FTW. I used to enjoy doing this. I’m out of practice and it’s more anxiety-provoking than it used to be.
7/n
OMG! It’s finished! Only about 4 hours altogether.
Now I just have to tweak all the defaults.
6/6
There’s about 350gb of stuff on the iMac.
Estimate is waffling around 3 1/2 hours +- 20 minutes. At first it was saying transfer rate was 30-40 mb/sec. Now it’s down to 5-6 mb/sec, so it’s bogging down in system and app pieces I’m guessing, thrashing around in the directory.The progress bar is sitting at around 1/4.
5/n
