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My very first Mac was the very first Intel Mac Mini, I remember at the time disputing getting a PPC Mac Mini instead for software compatibility. I'm glad I didn
by donatj 6y ago
My very first Mac was the very first Intel Mac Mini, I remember at the time disputing getting a PPC Mac Mini instead for software compatibility. I'm glad I didn't. I was a long time Windows fanboy and that Mac Mini converted me.
That machine is still kicking, my dad was using it for web browsing until earlier this year. Firefox was for a long time the only modern browser he could use, and then even that stopped supporting 32 bit Macs.
- heavyset_go 6y agoI have the first Intel Mac Mini still running for my parents, and it runs the latest Firefox really well on 32-bit Debian. I set them up with a macOS theme on Plasma Desktop and the only difference that they seemed to notice is that their computer became much faster. You can upgrade the machine with a Core 2 Duo processor for about $4 if you really want to keep it running forever.
- nsxwolf 6y agoThe G4 Mac Mini was the slowest new computer I’ve ever owned. It was barely usable for anything.
- fzzzy 6y agoIt's now possible to install OS 9 on it thanks to some clever hacking. It's a speed demon.
- IntelMiner 6y agoWhat's the hardware support like?
- godzillabrennus 6y agoI used one for desktop publishing at a company when they first launched. Pagemaker and Quark ran like a regular at the heart attack grill trying to do a marathon. When we upgraded to a Mac Pro upon launch it was like a whole new world of possibilities had opened up.
- scarface74 6y agoFunny enough. This was my fourth and final personal Mac [1]. I installed Windows 7 on it and gave it to my mom. She is still using it as a “guest” computer when she tutors. It’s running like a charm 14 years later. I installed Office 365 on it, but most of her students just use Google Docs with Chrome. [1] not that I have anything against Macs, but I don’t use my personal computer for much of anything anymore. A cheap Windows laptop is good enough. I use my iPad/iPhone for everything I do personally.