Subj : Re: This Old Computer
To   : Rug Rat
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Sun Jul 27 2025 09:34 am

-=> Rug Rat wrote to All <=-

RR> 2) 2013 Trashcan Mac.  Upgrade the processor and replace the PRAM
RR> battery. Not sure what I will do with this in the long run, but I will
RR> use it as a temporary server while I upgrade 2 of my other Windows
RR> boxes.  It may just end up replacing a NUC that runs my BBSs in
RR> emulation. ** Will have to be careful, as working on the trashcans
RR> looks like a PITA!

Part of me really wants to resurrect one of those old Intel Mac Pro
tower systems - the hardware design is peak Apple. 12 Xeon cores, lots
of memory expansion -- wouldn't want the power bill, though.



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