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

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[–] -2 points 5 months ago

Your photo literally spells out Intel Core 2 Duo, not G5. Also 1.5GB RAM.

Don't waste your time with it. Clean it up and put it up on display. Other than all that dirt, it's a nice looking piece of computing history.

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