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Mac OS Software Development 

Install macOS Sequoia 15 on Dell Latitude 5410 laptop using OpenCore bootloader

January 15, 2025August 8, 2025 ToughDev 5410, hackintosh, itwlm, macos, opencore, refind, tuxera

Even when I already have a Mac Mini M2 Pro, I still play with Hackintosh. I love the ability to

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General Programming iOS Mac OS Software Development VmWare 

Running macOS Sonoma 14 on VMware

January 29, 2024March 16, 2025 ToughDev 0 Comment iphone, macos, sonoma, ubuntu, usb, vmware

This guide shows you how to configure a usable instance of macOS Sonoma on the latest version of VMware, either

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iOS Mac OS Software Development Xcode 

Getting xCode to run on unsupported versions of macOS

June 7, 2023May 29, 2024 ToughDev 13 Comments Info.plist, iOS, Monterey, SystemVersion.plist, Ventura, xCode

My MacBook Air 2017 has been running macOS Monterey (12.6.5), the last version to support my MacBook model, which in

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Hardware Mac 68k Mac OS Vintage Computing 

Dove Fastnet Ethernet card for Macintosh SE

March 23, 2018May 4, 2023 ToughDev 3 Comments dove fastnet, macintosh se

In order to get my Macintosh SE connected to the network via Ethernet, I bough a cheap Dove Fastnet Ethernet

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CodeProject Mac 68k Mac OS Reverse-engineer Vintage Computing 

Exploring Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Macintosh computers

March 11, 2017April 4, 2023 ToughDev 14 Comments 68k, gcc, mac os, macintosh, retro68

UPDATE: The 68k development environment with Retro68 together with CodeLite and pce/macplus emulator running on Ubuntu is now ready for

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CodeProject Mac 68k Mac OS Vintage Computing 

System 6.0.8 on a vintage Macintosh SE with 4MB RAM

December 26, 2016April 4, 2023 ToughDev 8 Comments 68k, mac os, macintosh se, raspberry pi, scsi2sd

Last week I found a vintage Macintosh SE that had long been hidden inside the store room of my apartment. The machine could not

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CodeProject Mac 68k Mac OS Vintage Computing 

PCE/macplus, the ultimate 68K Macintosh emulator

November 25, 2016April 4, 2023 ToughDev 4 Comments 68k, emulator, mac os, pce/macplus

UPDATE: Retro68 together with CodeLite and pce/macplus emulator can form a very good 68k development environment. See my latest post for more

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Mac OS Product Reviews 

Get back your deleted files on a Mac with Disk Drill

July 15, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment data recovery

Accidentally deleting an important file from your hard disk only to realize that you have no other backup copies available

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Mac OS 

Installing Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 on a late-2006 Mac Mini (A1176)

May 7, 2015May 4, 2023 ToughDev 2 Comments

This tutorial shows you how to get Mac OS X 10.8.4 (Mountain Lion) running on a late-2006 Mac Mini (model

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Hardware Mac OS 

Upgrading the SSD in a mid-2012 Macbook Air

March 24, 2015May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

The time has come for me to expand the storage space on my mid-2012 Macbook Air, which comes with only

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Linux Mac OS Windows Tips 

Keyboard issues in GRUB bootloader on a Mac Mini booting Mac OS, Windows and Ubuntu Linux

January 4, 2015May 4, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment

The Mac Mini, my main machine for daily work, has the following partition configuration for triple-booting Windows, Mac and Ubuntu

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Mac OS Networking Windows Tips 

Limited Internet connection issues when using VPN connections on Windows

May 14, 2014May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

As a frequent user of VPN (Virtual Private Network) for personal purposes, using both free software such as Hamachi and

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CodeProject Mac 68k Mac OS Vintage Computing 

Exploring old Mac software on Mini vMac, Basilisk and SheepShaver

August 23, 2013April 4, 2023 ToughDev

It has been a few years since I last experimented with old Macintosh systems on my PC using Mini vMac,

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Mac OS Popular Articles Software Development VmWare 

Fixing “The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system” when running OS X Lion on VMWare

July 27, 2012May 9, 2023 ToughDev 92 Comments

My OS X Lion VMware image, which has always been working fine on my computer, a 2.53GHz Intel Core i5

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iOS Mac OS Mobile Development VmWare 

Mac OS X on VmWare – Upgrading from 10.6.4 to 10.6.8

February 17, 2012May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

In my previous articles (this and this) I have shown you how to setup a working Mac OS X 10.6.4

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About ToughDev

Since 2008, ToughDev has explored embedded systems, software development, reverse engineering, and retro computing, bridging legacy hardware with modern software. We work on mobile applications, VoIP, microcontroller firmware, and hands-on development with vintage and undocumented systems.

Recent projects includes the Super 8086 Box PC XT emulator, the dsMP3 embedded radio, and detailed teardowns of vintage PCs such as the Tandy 2500RSX.

If you’re interested in technical consulting, custom development, or engaging us on a project, please visit our home page to learn more about our work or request a quotation.

For website-related matters, broken links, general technical questions, or other technical issues with this site, please contact the webmaster.

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