The Mac Pro Is Dead (And That’s OK)

The Mac Pro Is Dead (And That’s OK)
Steam for Apple Silicon Macs just got a whole lot better
Steam now runs without Rosetta on Apple Silicon Macs, giving users a snappier and more future-proof gaming experience.
https://gadgetbond.com/steam-native-support-apple-silicon-macs/
macOS Tahoe 26 marks end of the line for Intel-based Macs
Intel Macs will no longer receive feature updates after macOS Tahoe, with Apple shifting full focus to Apple Silicon going forward.
https://gadgetbond.com/apple-macos-tahoe-26-intel-macs-final-update/
iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe are coming this fall with translucent interfaces
Set for a fall release, iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe bring design changes, enhanced parental controls, and seamless cross-device support.
https://gadgetbond.com/ios-26-macos-tahoe-release-date-apple-wwdc-2025/
Apple announces macOS Tahoe 26 with Liquid Glass UI and game launcher
macOS Tahoe 26 adds a polished look and deeper iPhone integration, including Live Activities, live call captions, and mirrored app launching.
So the people who bought a:
*new*
*current model*
*most expensive product #Apple has ever made*
2019 #MacPro in 2023 - again, when it was the current model; are going to get their last OS update this year, and it’ll be the first, and worst version of a new #UI style.
Like being stuck in #iOS 7 for the rest of the machine's life.
Le Mac Pro n’a bizarrement pas été mis à jour en même temps que le Mac Studio au printemps, alors ses (dizaines de) fans pouvaient espérer que la tour ferait son apparition ce soir, pendant le keynote de la WWDC 2025. Hélas, Mark Gurman a douché le...
my trashcan, DreamOn, runs Windows 10 most of the time via BootCamp because there is a a bug in the firmware or driver in macOS for those GPUs where they crash. and if they don't recover in time eventually watchdog will intervene and bounce it because the other one crashed too or the one that did hasn't recovered in time. never happens under Windows 10. i have zero expectation of apple fixing since there's probably < 2000 in use these days.
64GB of memory and TB2; portalab?
today i finally got the macpro6,1 i use for #amateurRadio projects (i am mapping a school district's #NXDN system) sorted out with a user account for my 9yo and #Steam family sharing to install some of her favorite games like #Octogeddon on that workstation and stream it to the AppleTVs in her house and her iPad.
my particular trashcan6,1 #macPro is dual xeons and dual AMD Fire Pro D300s with 2 or 4GB of memory on each one. vintage mac for sure but it's just gorgeous inside and out, really. 1/2