I just upgraded to a MacBook Pro and have an old IMAC Intel Dual Core
What OS could be loaded on it that would still get security patches.
It still runs great and I would hate to throw it in the trash
iMac
OS X Mavericks: System Requirements - Support - Apple
Is it a mid-2007 or later ?
If not, what OS X version do you have now ?.
Dual Core CPUs are still being used in the i series of Intel CPUs.
Go to About this Mac under the Apple Logo icon in the menu bar and then click More Info button. Near the top of the resulting window that opens will list your exact CPU model. Post that model.
AndyFairfield wrote:
I just upgraded to a MacBook Pro and have an old IMAC Intel Dual Core
What OS could be loaded on it that would still get security patches.
It still runs great and I would hate to throw it in the trash
The IMAC is 2.66GHz Intel 2 Duo w/ 2GB RAM
It is presently running 10.5.8
Is it worth going to OS X Lion (10.7)?
Is it a Core 2 Duo? There is no Intel 2 Duo.
You are extremely limited with the amount of RAM that is presently installed. To properly run Lion, Mt Lion or Mavericks you should have at least 4GBs of RAM. Apple states a minimum of 2GBs but that is the bare minium and any system with only 2GBs will run SLOW.
In any event before you can upgrade to any of the newest OS X versions you'll need to instal Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and update that to 10.6.8.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
imac dual core what os can it run
