Modern browser on it and now the 2 GByte of RAM is the limiting factor in how many HTTPS tab I can open.īest thing I did for that MacBook was to put Linux on it and make it somewhat useful again.

Getting the camera to work again was a bit of a hassle, but the rest worked out of the box. That is the last version as there appears to be no newer 32-bit version of Lubuntu anymore. Then migrated to Lubuntu 16.04 and migrated again to Lubuntu 18.04. What I did was replacing the HDD with a SSD, booted from a DVD with Lubuntu Linux 14.04 (32-bit, because of the Apple bootloader), installed that on the SSD. And I expect FireFox not to fare much better. While point releases at Apple are usually more significant than their counterparts in Windows, a simple jump to Lion or Mountain Lion would not help with the layout mess from Safari. FireFox OS X Tiger didn't do that much better with the layout. With today's internet hiding almost completely behind that protocol, not much is left.Īnd Safari made an absolute mess of the layout from websites that were still accessible. Well, surfing the internet was barely possible, because HTTPS wasn't supported.

All ports and DVD burner are fully functional, no scratches on the screen, a bit of discoloration, some brittle edges (because of the Paraguayan sun) and a dead battery.Ĭame with OS X Tiger. I owned an old MacBook from 2006/2007, Intel Core Duo with 2 GByte of RAM. Macs that shipped with Mac OS X Mavericks or later are not compatible with the installer, however. Mac OS X Mountain Lion is compatible with the following Macs: iMac (Mid 2007-2020), MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer), MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer), MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer), Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer), Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer), and Xserve (Early 2009). Apple began making Mac updates free with the launch of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, which also marked the shift from big cat names to California landmark names.' From the report: Mac OS X Lion is compatible with Macs that have an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor, a minimum of 2GB RAM, and 7GB storage space. 'The $19.99 fee dates back to when Apple used to charge for Mac updates.

'Apple has kept OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion available for customers who have machines limited to the older software, but until recently, Apple was charging $19.99 to get download codes for the updates,' notes MacRumors. Mac OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion can now be downloaded for free from Apple's website.

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