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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice |
| Date | 2017-05-30 17:13 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <ep5nhqFd713U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ogju23$4v5$1@odin.sdf-eu.org> <DcidnbCq6ZSfDLDEnZ2dnUU7-fnNnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On 2017-05-30, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2017-05-30 10:02, dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid wrote: >> My iMac hard disk died, so I have parts on hand from OWC to install SSD >> and bring the iMac back to life. It has been dead since my wedding last >> fall so I'm anxious to get it running and look at wedding photos on its >> nice display! >> >> It was all backed up to an external disk. >> >> As much as I'd love to stick with Snow Leopard, it is time to put a newer >> OS on it. (After all I could always use my SL backup when I want old >> softward) >> >> Therefore, I ask for opinions about how current I can make this old iMac >> and have tolerable performance. >> >> This is "iMac10,1" with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz. > > Sierra should install. > > SSD will certainly give it a boost and I'd suggest that you bump the > memory to at least 16 GB if not already there or beyond. 8 GB is sufficient for Sierra for most use cases. More RAM is always better, of course; but unless you are doing memory-intensive work, 8 GB will do just fine. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 14:02 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nj_kruse@me.com (Niels Jørgen Kruse) - 2017-05-30 16:29 +0200
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 16:14 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-30 12:26 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-05-30 15:56 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-30 16:08 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 11:34 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice christian170401@ghanart.org (Christian) - 2017-05-30 18:20 +0200
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:30 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 16:19 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-30 12:26 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:49 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:14 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-30 10:17 -0700
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:27 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-05-30 10:32 -0700
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-31 13:41 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-31 10:08 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-05-31 11:32 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-05-31 11:41 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-06-02 11:38 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-06-02 12:34 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2017-06-01 07:01 +0200
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-06-01 09:49 +1200
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2017-06-02 01:17 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:47 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:37 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-30 13:28 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice dyera@not.freeshell.org.invalid - 2017-05-30 18:42 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2017-05-31 06:44 +0200
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-05-31 08:47 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-30 17:13 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:45 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-06-03 09:21 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-06-03 12:55 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-06-03 16:02 -0400
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2017-06-02 01:15 +0000
Re: old iMac OS upgrade advice Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-06-03 05:42 +0000
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