

I won’t belabor how tedious the Mac Setup process is since it’s not unique to the M1-based Macs, but it’s a wizard-based affair with far too many steps. (I tried it later and it seems to work fine now.) So for the first boot, I just plugged the Microsoft dongle directly into one of the Mac’s USB ports, and that worked. The issue was that my Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse set uses a USB dongle for connectivity, and that USB dock wasn’t detected on the first boot. But macOS Setup was having none of it: It informed me, cryptically, that I needed to power on my mouse and/or keyboard before it would proceed. But I did get it done, though there was one rough patch in the early going: Because the Mac Mini only has two USB-A ports and I have three USB-A peripherals that need to be plugged in at all time, I decided to add a USB dock and attach everything to that. Well, with one exception.ĭespite it being the first full workday after the holidays, I had two long back-to-back meetings on Monday afternoon, which cut into my Mac setup time. Get it for PowerPC or Intel.Apple’s new M1-based Mac Mini has held up well in early testing, with excellent software and hardware compatibility and performance. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they won't receive any further updates. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. We provide older releases for users who wish to deploy our software on legacy releases of Mac OS X. Older versions of Mac OS X and VLC media player The last version is 3.0.4 and can be found here. Support for NPAPI plugins was removed from all modern web browsers, so VLC's plugin is no longer maintained. You can also choose to install a Universal Binary. If you need help in finding the correct package matching your Mac's processor architecture, please see this official support document by Apple. Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Previous devices are supported by older releases. It runs on any Mac with a 64-bit Intel processor or an Apple Silicon chip.

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