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Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac...

From Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac...
Date 2020-11-17 18:05 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnrr8477.1sg9.g.kreme@ProMini.lan> (permalink)
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In message <D6TsH.686073$%p.29768@fx33.iad> Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> wrote:
> On 2020-11-16 19:53, Chris Schram wrote:
>> On 2020-11-16, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just found out that this iMac (home, late 2012 v.) won't be able to load
>>> Big Sur...
>>>
>>> Still haven't updated it to Catalina, was going to jump straight to Big
>>> Sur from Mojave...
>>>
>>> I have to do a clean install in any case - I had some hangup attempting
>>> to update to Catalina some months ago. (already discussed).
>>>
>>> But that should get me through to the next iMac (or Mini with 2 displays).
>>>
>> And the good news is, if your old Mac has a mechanical hard disk, take
>> note...
>> 
>> Scholle  McFarland in “Take Control of Catalina” says: “Get a solid
>> state drive (or a new Mac): macOS Mojave and Catalina both use Apple’s
>> APFS system, which doesn’t play well with mechanical hard drives.”

> Excellent point since I have to do a clean install it will fall to APFS 
> and, yes, I have a spinner in there.  I'll hold off some more and look 
> into changing the drive.  I'll have to order a repair kit from iFixIt to 
> replace the glass gasket.  <sigh>.

> Upside is an SSD would be a lot quicker of course.

I had to boot a machine off a spinning disk recently. It was horrible.
Even a normal USB SSD is painful now.


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Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-16 16:54 -0500
  Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Chris Schram <chrispam1@me.com> - 2020-11-17 00:53 +0000
    Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-17 11:45 -0500
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... RonTheGuy <ron@null.invalid> - 2020-11-17 10:04 -0800
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... bje@ripco.com - 2020-11-18 12:20 +0000
          Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-19 09:42 +1300
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-17 18:05 +0000
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-18 08:44 +1300
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-17 20:12 -0500
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-18 08:46 +1300
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-18 14:20 -0500
          Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Savageduck <savageduck1@removespam.me.com> - 2020-11-18 15:15 -0600
  Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2020-11-17 04:40 +0000
    Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... David Ryeburn <david_ryeburn@telus.netz> - 2020-11-17 00:04 -0800
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-18 08:40 +1300
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-17 20:16 -0500
          Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-17 20:54 -0500
    Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2020-11-17 08:27 -0500
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne- <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-17 11:46 -0500
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-17 17:54 +0000
    Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne- <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-17 11:55 -0500
      Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-17 12:40 -0500
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-17 18:03 +0000
        Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-17 20:10 -0500
          Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-17 20:54 -0500
            Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-11-18 02:21 -0500
              Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-18 07:24 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-11-19 11:16 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-19 11:43 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-20 10:45 -0500
              Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-18 15:06 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-11-19 12:17 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-19 12:41 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-20 12:49 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-11-20 19:09 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-21 00:46 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-21 15:01 +1300
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-20 10:59 -0500
              Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-18 14:08 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-11-18 21:21 +0000
              Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-20 11:23 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-20 16:39 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-20 12:03 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-20 17:47 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-20 14:05 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Tim <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2020-11-20 19:18 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-20 15:50 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-11-20 19:38 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-21 03:27 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-21 09:47 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-21 11:51 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-21 11:39 -0500
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-20 21:38 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-21 10:42 +1300
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-20 16:57 -0500
            Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-18 14:58 +0000
              Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-18 16:23 +0000
                Re: Mac OS 11 - end of OS for my iMac... Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-11-18 14:10 -0500

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