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NaN1352 | 5 years ago | on: Get better at Googling

Didn’t Google disable the "exact match" quoted search a while ago?

NaN1352 | 5 years ago | on: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

Thanks. I didn’t think this through. Indeed all binaries not just Windows but also games running in Windows simply are not compiled to execute on this new chip.

It’s not just drivers then afaik? It’s the entire win10, not to mention all third party drivers i guess like Razer and whatnot.

NaN1352 | 5 years ago | on: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

Do you think we will be able to install Win10 at some point? (a la Bootcamp, mainly to play some Steam games). Did Apple comment on this?

NaN1352 | 5 years ago | on: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

I so want to go back to an iMac... I loved mine back in ~2010.

After about one year I had a simple fan issue, the fan was making high pitch noise (revving full speed) and would start up randomly.

It was likely a very minor issue... but then i felt so powerless : to fix it I’d have had to send it back and wait, my entire development environment, private files and notes, browser with possibly logged in sessions,... I mean you have to return the entire thing... it’s not like you could replace the power adapter, or screen.

I’ve been wondering about workarounds as I don’t care for "triple a" games, plenty of awesome smaller games that dont need a beefy and hot gpu.

But the only idea i have is to install the os and everything on an external SSD so at least if i have to send it for repair, I have all my dev stuff with me.

I could also have a linux install so i can even use it in theory without the mac, but then what is the point of getting the imac and its os experience right?

So I don’t know what I am missing... how are other devs comfortable with this?

NaN1352 | 5 years ago | on: Apple TV 4K Gets A12 Bionic

It’s also kind of half assed for Apple surprisingly, specifically some games from Apple Arcade are downright unplayable on my before-last gen ATV. To a point where it feels like a scam that Apple didn’t simply exclude some titles from the older ATVs, it’s just bad user experience. I remember one 3d game was super puxellated due to upscaling and like 10fps :/. Why even allow users to get this game on aging hardware?

Now I wonder if it’s worth upgrading for AA. I hate mobile games but there are a few good ports of pc games. And if i could play a good rogue game on my tv for smaller 20-30min sessions I’m sold.

I’m still going to upgrade because you can feel even simple apps like twitch tv are laggy on before-last gen.