Give it a whirl. If you don't like it, sell it.One of my neighbors gave me his 10 year old Apple iMac. Should I keep it or put it out for scavengers? (I'm more of a P.C. guy.)
So true. He didn't give me the keyboard and mouse and I don't have the nerve to ask him. Do iMacs use special keyboards and mouse?+1....you got nothing to lose....![]()
They shouldn't need special keyboards and mice but who knows? Apple does a lot of 'funny' things to keep you captive. Perhaps our resident Mac salesman/blowhard nibs will chime in on this....:eyebrows:So true. He didn't give me the keyboard and mouse and I don't have the nerve to ask him. Do iMacs use special keyboards and mouse?
Why???Ditch it.
I have a 12 year old Pent 3 with 256 RAM. Is it able to run XP (currently it's O/S is Windows 2000)?I have a 14+ yr old Pent II in the basement that still runs better than when it was new, running XP Pro and Ubuntu!
WOW!!!I have a 12 year old Pent 3 with 256 RAM. Is it able to run XP (currently it's O/S is Windows 2000)?
In the past nibs ALWAYS yapped how his 'superior' engineered Macs will easily outlast ANY PC!....
USB standard keyboard and mouse should work. They did on my iMac DV SE.So true. He didn't give me the keyboard and mouse and I don't have the nerve to ask him. Do iMacs use special keyboards and mouse?
LOL!I never said anything like that. You're fantasizing once again.
LOL!
There ya go again nibs...you know denial isn't just the name of a river in Egypt!
You have said that MANY times in the past to justify paying double and triple for a Mac compared to a PC. You claimed Macs were better built, engineered and will outlast cheap PCs.....yapping the ole, "you get what you pay for".... line in defending Macs being soooooo pricey.....![]()
You should look up the iMac you received on everymac.com. You'll get all the info you need there. If there's anything unclear, ask away here.So true. He didn't give me the keyboard and mouse and I don't have the nerve to ask him. Do iMacs use special keyboards and mouse?
cool, I remember those P3 CPU's, they look more like a console game cartridge heh! I read recently that P3 actually has true random number generator. wish I had known that when I had one, woulda been fun for programming random lotto numbers.I have a 12 year old Pent 3 with 256 RAM. Is it able to run XP (currently it's O/S is Windows 2000)?
yup Apple started doin things better after stealing BSD to build on hoho! they released their monopoly keyboard/mouse grasp, those old one-button mice were so gay.USB standard keyboard and mouse should work. They did on my iMac DV SE.
This kind of talk reflects your total ignorance of Apple computers, or computer technology in general.yup Apple started doin things better after stealing BSD to build on hoho! they released their monopoly keyboard/mouse grasp, those old one-button mice were so gay.
zorlack's just trying to pump up his posting number albeit with nonsense.This kind of talk reflects your total ignorance of Apple computers.
I agree.zorlack's just trying to pump up his posting number albeit with nonsense.
It will work just have to remember f12 is eject and windows button is the command function.USB standard keyboard and mouse should work. They did on my iMac DV SE.