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Re: [LUG] Repurposing an old iMac into a Linux m/c

 

Jay,

Thanks for the notification about Saturdayâs  meeting in Penzance. 
I live in East Devon, so a trip to Penzance is a whole day affair. Unfortunately I 
have a prior engagement on Saturday which I cannot rearrange to free up enough time 
for a visit.
Iâll have to postpone my introduction to your âblack mac bookâ until the next 
meeting.

Mike

> On 1 Feb 2018, at 09:24, Joseph Bennie <jay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mike, Mac and Linux are my fav topic - Are you able to come to the meeting on 
> Sat I'll be bringing my black mac book. 
> 
> The meeting is at the Station House bar , Long rock , Penzance , starts around 12 
> until 2. 
> 
> Jay 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Paddison
> Sent: 31 January 2018 16:05
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LUG] Repurposing an old iMac into a Linux m/c
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have never written to a User Group for help before, so please excuse any bad 
> manners or breaches of protocol on my part - any advice on how to do things 
> properly will be gratefully received.
> In summary, I have a 2007 24â iMac (2.16GHz IntelCore 2 Duo, 2GB SDRAM, 250GB 
> Serial ATA Drive, NVIDIA GEFORCE) in good working condition that my grandchildren 
> do no want because it is old and so I would like if possible to repurpose it into 
> a Linux m/c.
> Iâve read articles on the web that claim it is possible, but the articles all seem 
> to be followed by succession of comments/reviews from people who have failed.
> Can anyone please advise me on the feasibility/practicality of doing this and 
> point me in the direction of a suitably authoritative article/tutorial etc on the 
> way forward?
> From my previous attempts to run Windows on this computer, I don't think Bootcamp 
> or VM s/w is going to be an effective way forward.
> 
> Regards, Mike
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