One more point of interest, because of their age and firmware limitations, these systems can only run Mac OS up to 10.7.5 (which is really old and I wouldn't recommend running such an old OS, which is why we loaded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on them.)
Chris On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > Watkins College has FIVE Mac Pro computers and TWO 20" iMac computers to > be given away. We'll limit each recipient to one computer unless demand is > low. These all have Intel CPUs but internal firmware limitations mean only > 32-bit operating systems can be run. They're all loaded up with Ubuntu and > ready to go. No keyboards, mice or displays (with the obvious exception of > the iMacs.) > > Mac Pros: Xeon processor, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB drive - can take up to four > SATA drives, could make a great file server. > > iMacs: We think it's a Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB drive. > > Indicate your interest, but these are given to the first people who > actually show up at our doorstep. No deposit, no return, no warranty, no > support. Helen Waite has offered to handle any complaints. > > Enjoy! > Curt Lundgren > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
