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this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2024
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The latest macOs likely does not support hardware that old any more.
I didn't realise that those apps only worked on the latest version of macOS.
Well, the older versions are unsupported, I for one wouldn't buy hardware just to run an unsupported OS version to run software that might break with any update on that OS version if the developers think they need some feature only available on later versions or will only support installation with some mechanism that changed over time.
I have a 2013 "air" that was updated to 10.15 (so 64bits) ; I bought it dirt cheap secondhand for one specific app, and out of the box it did update itself when I connected it not so long ago. I changed the battery, too - most resellers include the impossible screwdrivers needed to open the strange tri-lobe screws.
If OP has a use for it, it's not bad hardware with backlit keyboard, a decent screen, lightweight. With a new battery it's a decent all-day workhorse. My main machines are 5th gen Intel, and I remember nothing wrong with 4th gen.
Any distro will run on it, or should. I'd bet you'll get the spinning cube & wobbly windows easy peasy. If it's free, just try it out.
Have fun!
I didn't say they shouldn't buy it to run Linux on it, just that I wouldn't buy some old hardware just to run an already unsupported OS on it.
By 'the developers', do you mean Apple?