Hi guys, I was gifted a free iMac (Intel core 2 duo) from a retired nasa engineer in his 90s (he even worked on the atom bomb!) and I was wondering if it is worth anything or if I should keep it and try to put Linux on it.

He forgot the password and I had to do some things in the terminal to get around it. So far, everything looks to be in working order. I have never owned a Mac or Apple products in general so I am kinda out of my element here lol

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Core 2 Duo is a 64-bit CPU. And that generation should also have a 64-bit EFI.

    It should handle plenty of Linux distros. If you go that route, stick with something lightweight such as MX with XFCE.