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What have you done with an early Intel recently?

Installed Kubuntu both my 2013 Retina MBP and my 2009 Mac Mini. I'm surprised to see how well it runs on the Mini and how well KDE's scaling implementation works on the Retina MBP.

I like Gnome a lot more nowadays, KDE feels too Windows like. But the scaling in Gnome just didn't play well with my macbook. KDE just seems to make every display element bigger in its theming while Gnome seems to try 'real' scaling and non compatible apps are blurry.

It's just a bit of fun, Kubuntu runs way faster than any modern version of macOS on those Macs. If they were my main macs I'd have to think about it for sure ;)
 
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DCBassman said:

What have you done with an early Intel recently?​

Praised it for being there and doing my daily driver stuff. Why? Because for the first time in, oh, decades, I've been the victim of a Windows PC bricking itself with an update. Now, this is a below-spec machine patched to run Win 11, so it may be that this is Microsoft applying more limits, as I can find no obvious news that this update is a wrong 'un. So decisions about binning Windows altogether will arise if I cannot resolve this easily. If it takes a full wipe rather than a reset, Windows is history.
Thanks you for being there, Early Intel Mac!
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Further news: Wiped the Windows box back down to Win 10. But haven't really used it anyhow, as the iMac has fully taken over!
 
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Heindijs said:
Installed Kubuntu both my 2013 Retina MBP and my 2009 Mac Mini. I'm surprised to see how well it runs on the Mini and how well KDE's scaling implementation works on the Retina MBP.

I like Gnome a lot more nowadays, KDE feels too Windows like. But the scaling in Gnome just didn't play well with my macbook. KDE just seems to make every display element bigger in its theming while Gnome seems to try 'real' scaling and non compatible apps are blurry.

It's just a bit of fun, Kubuntu runs way faster than any modern version of macOS on those Macs. If they were my main macs I'd have to think about it for sure ;)
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Also did two Linux installs (Ubuntu 22.04.3 standard) on my MacBook Pro and iMac (both from 2013). Both run great, almost feel native! The standard 200% scaling (looks like 1280x800) on my Retina MBP is maybe a bit too big tho for my taste, still undecided if I will try another DE. Mac OS has the ability to scale to 1440x900 px which is my preference for this device.

DCBassman said:
Further news: Wiped the Windows box back down to Win 10. But haven't really used it anyhow, as the iMac has fully taken over!
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Great to see that the iMac meets your daily driving needs. What OS do you use on it? I assume your workflow doesn't involve Windows specific software then?
 
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TheLion01 said:
Also did two Linux installs (Ubuntu 22.04.3 standard) on my MacBook Pro and iMac (both from 2013). Both run great, almost feel native! The standard 200% scaling (looks like 1280x800) on my Retina MBP is maybe a bit too big tho for my taste, still undecided if I will try another DE. Mac OS has the ability to scale to 1440x900 px which is my preference for this device.
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200% seemed to work pretty well for me too with Gnome, anything below gave me issues. KDE is worth checking out at least, iirc the upcoming version 6 of KDE should have some more improvements too.
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Currently set up like this in the attic, made to function more like macOS of course. The power of Linux :))
 
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Amethyst1 said:
Mac people rich people! :p
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Zillionaires, aren't we? :D

Going on what Florian has written here, the Mac version represents a daily investment of time and energy.

That could be a contributor? Maybe.

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Joking aside, this begs the question: does the Windows version run using e.g. Wine?
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Are you up for testing it and finding out? :)
 
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TheLion01 said:
Great to see that the iMac meets your daily driving needs. What OS do you use on it? I assume your workflow doesn't involve Windows specific software then?
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Just bumped it up from Monterey to Ventura. Being retired, my workflow works on anything, as it mainly consists of iFixit guides for Macs and iPhones at the moment!
 
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I’ve just noticed that the macOS version of mp3tag costs money but the Windows version is free. Hm.
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Well, maybe he coded the original Win version for himself and then released it for others too. Then Mac-guys asked for the same program for and he decided to learn the Mac-stuff and programmed it too. And he now has to maintain the Mac-version while Apple does its mixing in every OS-version. Charging a small fee in such case might be totally reasonable.
 
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B S Magnet said:
POUNDS… DOLLARS… MILLIONAIRES… POUNDS… DOLLARS… MILLIONAIRES…*

* how to show everyone you’re older than dirt
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Some readers here might not understand why you're calling yoursef old :D
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This reminds me of the terms that were used in Scrooge McDuck comics to quantify his fortune. The German translations used Fantastillionen, Umptillionen and even Horrorbillionen or something ridiculous like that.
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Horrorbillionen and horrortrillionen describes a lot of problematic people and corporations. :D
 
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Picked up a 512gb ssd for my 09 mbp and will clone n swap these out.

Picked up a pretty clean 4,1 white mb & a janky black book for $40. It boots but the fans ramp up and all sorts of screws n bits are missing - obvious that someone’s been all up in this mb. I think it would be a cool project to turn it into a donor for an Oreo MacBook. Black bottom case, black KB, & white screen/bezel/top.

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Well, here's an odd one. Bumped the 2011 iMac to Sonoma. As expected, Bluetooth is lost. Idly plugged in a generic CSR 4.0 dongle. Everything lit up perfectly. Here's the odd bit: I have an Orico USB3 4-port hub plugged into one of the usual IMac ports and taped onto the front edge. Plainly I don't have USB3, it's just convenience. It was this hub I initially plugged the BT dongle into. Great, I can shift that around the back, out of the way!
Nope.
Doesn't work in the rear ports. Move it back to the hub and reboot, voila.
Weird. So, I've left it in the hub, and have BT4 in Sonoma with minimal effort!
If anyone can explain this, I'd be grateful!
 
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And of course, normal service is resumed! Thanks. But it still begs the question: why did the dongle work in the hub but not directly?
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My best guess is: maybe the BT dongle uses USB 1.1 protocols which are no longer present in Sonoma (Apple removed support in Ventura)? The hub supports USB 1.1, 2.x and 3.0 so it probably communicates with your computer with USB2 so USB 1.1 stuff (kbds, mice, BT-stuff etc.) connected to it are seen by the MacOS.

Ps. I would think OCLP would reinstall the USB 1.1 drivers though?
 
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