Reviving decade-old Macs with antiX and MX Linux (2022)

1. make_single_eltorito.c

   1 1 1 10.0 C

   This is a small c program to create bootable 64 bit linux disks for 32 bit EFI Macbooks (assuming they have 64 bit processors)

   

   That old "mac can support 64bit OSes but will only boot 32bit EFI" was one of the first rabbit hole I encountered but casually trying to install Linux. I managed to do it but with such pain. This was the first program I compiled and I didn't know C or programming at the time :

   https://github.com/cassepipe/make_single_eltorito.c

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

3. Invidious

   2 431 17,239 9.4 Crystal

   Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

   

   Sometimes a half-solution will do, like Invidious or Piped.

   [0] https://invidious.io/

   [1] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped

4. Piped

   3 239 8,947 9.5 Vue

   An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.

   

   Sometimes a half-solution will do, like Invidious or Piped.

   [0] https://invidious.io/

   [1] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped

5. openvscode-server

   4 126 5,332 0.0 TypeScript

   Run upstream VS Code on a remote machine with access through a modern web browser from any device, anywhere.

   

   > Yeah, sadly there are entry level laptops cheaper than a phone or said monitor plus a keyboard and mouse

   Many people already have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard lying around. They'll also have a phone already. Plus, there are very cheap docks where you can just slide your phone into a laptop shell, priced similarly to the worst and most awful Chromebooks imaginable.

   > So nothing works offline.

   You can run a vscode server on your phone (https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/releases). What's lacking is the VSCode GUI, so pointing a browser at http://[::1]:8080/ will work just fine.

6. InterWebSnow

   5 4 17 0.0

   Discontinued Web browser for OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard

   I use a 2007 iMac running Snow Leopard as my photo lab workstation. Upgraded to 5GB RAM, 512GB SSD. Runs Aperture 2, scans film, and prints photos like a dream. It can even do some light web browsing with https://github.com/wicknix/InterWebSnow, but it often struggles with the modern web.

   This machine can also be upgraded to a Core 2 Extreme, but I haven't found that necessary for my workflow.

7. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

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