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eppur_se_muova

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7. I'm still using an old iMac from 2006.

Reply to japple (Original post)

Sun Jan 30, 2022, 03:06 PM

Jan 2022

Of course it only runs System 10.7, but it works.

Admittedly, I don't use it that much, but it runs background jobs 24/7.

But hey ... send it to me ... (I'll scrub it myself, just to be safe, because I never reuse a drive w/out doing that.)

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What to do with old I MAC? [View all] japple Jan 2022 OP

Guy I knew way back then... MiHale Jan 2022 #1

put linux on it and sell for cheep. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #2

Apple recycles their old products. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2022 #3

"You can remove the drive "I did that with my old mac and took a sledge hammer to it mitch96 Jan 2022 #6

Macs Are Good Nearly Forever... wyn borkins Jan 2022 #4

Scrubbing the disk CloudWatcher Jan 2022 #5

Excellent Advice - HHD Destruction NOT Necessary (n/t) wyn borkins Jan 2022 #8

I'm still using an old iMac from 2006. eppur_se_muova Jan 2022 #7