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Simple tests exFAT vs UDF on Flash Drive, performance, compatibility, just for fun.Large file: 1 x 1 GBSmall files: 10k x 1 KB = 10 MBTime Unit: minutes:seconds.second_decimalsWrite:Large file: 2:24.90Small files: 1:07.81Read:Large file: 0:41.06Small files: 0:14:25Delete:Large file: 0:00.90Small files: 0:22.27Write:...

A few weeks ago, Apple released new versions of Xcode and Command Line Tools. Not thinking too hard about how my pkgsrc developer environment often gets broken by OS or tool updates, I updated promptly. For one thing, I’m kinda used to it. For another, it doesn’t usually break. For a third thing, managing dependenci...

A few months ago I introduced you to one of the more notable Apple pre-production units in my collection, a late prototype Macintosh Portable. But it turns out it's not merely notable for what it is than what it has on it: a beta version of System 6.0.6 (the doomed release that Apple pulled due to bugs), Apple sales...