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Hackintosh and your old Mac

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No prob, I appreciated the off-topic levity. ( Had to go look at Crab Rave again, I haven't seen it in ages... )

Back to topic: one of the reasons I'm making a Hackintosh is so I can cram enough RAM into it to run Parallels for a few WinDOS apps I need. My current 2012 Mini just can't cut it, the poor old thing. How ironic, that I'm getting a PC to turn it into a Mac so I can run a WinDOS emulator on it. :lol:

I'm also looking at KVM switches; my desk is too small for two monitors et'c.

• ... My Mac Mini G4 was in use until the end of 2021!
But I guess your Mac is not that old... :lol:

I had a Mini G4 for years, replaced it with the 2012 Mini. One thing I really didn't like about the Minis ( and other Apples ) is the inability to easily swap out RAM, add or replace internal drives, PCI cards et'c ad nauseam. I suppose that's a motivator for a lot of people to build Hackintoshes.
 
I suppose that's a motivator for a lot of people to build Hackintoshes.
Absolutely! In my case, it was when I had to pay a fortune to an Apple certified repair shop (there was no Apple Store 200 km around here at that time) for changing a faulty NVidia GC in a 2008 iMac that I could easily have changed myself if it was a pc... I was lucky to find a buyer at a good price for that iMac once fixed, then I swore I'd never buy a Mac again, if I could. :mrgreen:
 
I think it is always good to have a real mac, just in case. I have had a ton of Apple computers pass through my hands before I finally started to save/collect them.

Real Macs:

2011 iMac12,2
2011 Mac Mini
3x 2006 Mac Mini
2005 Mac Pro 3,1
G4 Flat Panel 17"
G4 Cube
G3 iMac Strawberry


Real Macs in wrong case:

MacBook 11,2 in 1/2 height floppy (optical slot load - see pic)
Macbook 4,1 in HP Thin Client
Macintosh Classic II in homebrew clear case


Hackintoshes:

4x G4 Cubes -in progress
Apple ][ Floppy (optical slot load - see pic)
Macintosh Classic II color
HP EliteBook 8470p
HP ProBook 640G2 -in progress
2006 MacPro Tower -in progress
Imac G5 -in progress
G4 Flat Panel 15" -in progress
2006 Mac Mini


Miniature Hackintoshes:

2011 MacPro Jr. Tower - Mini-ITX
2013 MacPro Mini (trashcan) NUC -see pic
G4 Flat Panel Mini NUC - see pic
G4 Cube Mini NUC -dev
iMac G3 Mini NUC - see pic
iMac G5 Mini NUC -dev

and many more motherboards and components that don't have a designated case yet... I also have an Apple ][c and Apple ][e

From left to right:
G4 Flat Panel Mini NUC, 2013 MacPro Mini NUC, (top to bottom): iMac G3 Mini NUC, Apple ][ Floppy (mini-STX), MacBook 11,2 in 1/2 height floppy case
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I updated my G5 case over the years with different hardware, not only is it a great platform to build in, but also Apples most iconic case, IMO!. I'm also a fan of the 2012 Mac mini case, I used two to build my own cube, and a G3 iMac. I also own a M1 Air which I use most of the time, the G5 though is still my favorite Mac.


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4 working Hacks (below), one working 2.7 GHz dual-CPU Early 2005 PPC G5 (liquid-cooled), and one 2013 MacBook Air (now working after an e-Bay logic board replacement). That last is used for FaceTime with relatives... it's the only computer in house with a camera. I mostly use the computer at left.
 
I have 2 Mac laptops: a late-2014 MacBookAir and a 2021 MacBook Pro 16" (M1 Pro).

My Hackintoshes are:
  • Gigabyte Z270 with i7-7700K (retired and turned into a Windows Server 2022 home server)
  • Asus Z590 with i7-11700K (this now belongs to my son)
  • Asus Z690 with i7-12700K
I use the MBP 16" when I travel but at home, I use mostly the Asus Z690.
 
I've got my MacbookPro9,2 which I've been reversing the trackpad on somewhat. Been using it so that my M4700 can eventually get apple gestures using VoodooInput in 10.7-10.10. The 9,2 has been surprisingly capable though, I just wish the screen was a bit better. 1280x800 is hard to use! The 9,2 has been upgraded with an SSD and 16GB of ram.

The order in which I got these devices is a bit backwards though...I started by hackintoshing my M4700 and Lenovo first!
 
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