So I have a couple of projects for a couple of old Intel Macs.

1) Replace the battery in a 2015 Macbook Pro. Which I will either try to load Windows 11 Pro on (I hear it is a pain, but is possible.). Or Linux and run Win11 Pro in a VM.

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

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Rug Rat wrote to All <=-

2) 2013 Trashcan Mac. Upgrade the processor and replace the PRAM
battery. Not sure what I will do with this in the long run, but I will
use it as a temporary server while I upgrade 2 of my other Windows
boxes. It may just end up replacing a NUC that runs my BBSs in
emulation. ** Will have to be careful, as working on the trashcans
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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On Sun 27-Jul-2025 9:34a, Kurt Weiske@1:218/700.0 said to Rug Rat:

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.

I had a 2008 Cheese Grater Mac Pro with an 8Core Xeon.. Yes, the 1KW PSU really did suck up the power. If memory serves me a correctly it added about $90 to the electric bill in San Diego...

The Trashcan was not nearly so bad though.

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1) Replace the battery in a 2015 Macbook Pro. Which I will either try
to load Windows 11 Pro on (I hear it is a pain, but is possible.). Or Linux and run Win11 Pro in a VM.

Nice - I also have some 2015-2018 Macbooks... you can also use OCLP (OpenCore Legacy Patcher) to get newer versions of macOS installed - all the way up to Sequoia even - its worked really well for me on those years of MBPs. I suggest one or two version before Sequoia - still can do modern web and aren't as bulky
as Sequoia...



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Nice - I also have some 2015-2018 Macbooks... you can also use OCLP (OpenCore Legacy Patcher) to get newer versions of macOS installed - all the way up to Sequoia even - its worked really well for me on those years of MBPs. I suggest one or two version before Sequoia - still can do modern web and aren't as bulky as Sequoia...

I have an M1 MBP that I will still use for everyday use. I need a laptop for Ham Radio stuff, which is why I want it to primarily a Windows machine.. I do not really like the form factor of PC notebooks, and the USB adapters I have to
use for the radio don't work well on the ARM64 version of Windows.

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