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[–] collegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m mad that my wife’s imac from 2013 can’t update and Plex server won’t run on its old operating system.

[–] skurk@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My 6-year old PC can’t run Windows 11. Apple has some of the longest lasting software support in the industry.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If a 6 year old PC that cost as much as an Apple 6 years ago can't run Windows, you got ripped off.

[–] skurk@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I assembled it myself. It was more expensive than my M1 Air. It’s still a great machine. Microsoft just doesn’t support my CPU (i5 6600K) for some reason. It would probably run Windows very well if it was supported, I have no reason to think otherwise.

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

You could just bypass the cpu check

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

You could just bypass the cpu check

[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

But yours can still run Plex

[–] Nuuskis9@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What's wrong with Linux? Wayland would run very nice on that screen.

[–] collegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m not authorized to “ruin” her computer. So I keep a Windows laptop on the closet shelf just for plex

[–] bassdruminphonebox@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A few years ago, I used dosdude's "patcher" to install 10.13 on a pretty old MacBook Pro that couldn't run it. It's been working really well. I think "OpenCore" might the more modern version of this. Worth a look?

[–] Yuletide@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

This looks super interesting https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/

Also wow people are upgrading iMac CPUs

https://lowendmac.com/2018/penryn-t9300-9500-cpu-upgrades-for-the-2007-imac/

I do miss the days of swappable parts especially the soldered ram is such a ripoff just for a few mm of thinness that I don’t need

[–] Yuletide@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This looks super interesting https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/

Also wow people are upgrading iMac CPUs

https://lowendmac.com/2018/penryn-t9300-9500-cpu-upgrades-for-the-2007-imac/

I do miss the days of swappable parts especially the soldered ram is such a ripoff just for a few mm of thinness that I don’t need