Walowiz
Registered user
There are some serious Mac experts on ukgser, much more knowledgeable than I on all things Macintosh.
I’ve got a 2009 iMac that has been in the loft for a few years, got it down recently to grab all the files etc off it and it still runs all ok. Daughter #1 asks if she can have it, yep no problem I think.
I immediately think replace the hard disk with an SSD and she’s good to go.
But the last official os version that this supports is snow leopard - but apparently it is compatible with El Capitan, it won’t get safari updates on snow leopard etc or crucially any vulnerability patches from apple anymore. Which you always hope won’t be a problem, but could be.
It’s currently running leopard and dual boot to windows 7.
Is there a way to set this up safely for my daughter, would an anti virus (mostly) do the job and is it even worth doing ? It’s a lovely bit of kit and we’re loathe to dump it because Apple no longer really support it.
I’ve got a 2009 iMac that has been in the loft for a few years, got it down recently to grab all the files etc off it and it still runs all ok. Daughter #1 asks if she can have it, yep no problem I think.
I immediately think replace the hard disk with an SSD and she’s good to go.
But the last official os version that this supports is snow leopard - but apparently it is compatible with El Capitan, it won’t get safari updates on snow leopard etc or crucially any vulnerability patches from apple anymore. Which you always hope won’t be a problem, but could be.
It’s currently running leopard and dual boot to windows 7.
Is there a way to set this up safely for my daughter, would an anti virus (mostly) do the job and is it even worth doing ? It’s a lovely bit of kit and we’re loathe to dump it because Apple no longer really support it.