![]() This in turn got me wondering about finding even more uses for old computers. Putting the Titanium back to work to function as a network drive now seems like it's given the old boy new life. They have the PSX emulators pretty well optimized now. ![]() You can browse with it, use it as a Kodi/Plex server, or put windows on it and run emulators, probably only up to SNES though. It's inexpensive, easy to set up, and offers a lot of advantages. You don't need a fast Mac for these tasks I use a five-year old Mac mini as my server (the only requirement is that it be able to run El Capitan and have at least 2 GB RAM). Too often I end up transferring stuff from one system to another using USB flash drives, which is sort of annoying, or even worse yet, having to sync all my stuff that I may need on all systems from one system to all the others. The MacBook isn't my main computer (excluding the MacBook and Titanium, I have a newer iMac and MacBook Pro). It dawned on me why not put this thing back to use as an NFS network drive? Photo booth for the mac. ![]() Now, because it's using an external drive to boot from, it's not really a mobile computer anymore, but it's still working just fine. Last night I took an old backup drive I had, connected it to the Titanium, and installed Leopard on it. However, the Titanium still works - except the drive. I got the MacBook because they were cheap and they could use newer stuff, like SATA drives or SSDs and newer OS X versions. The connection typically happens automatically, but if your iMac doesn't automatically enter Target Display Mode, press Command + F2 on the iMac to manually enter. Connect the two Macs with either a Mini DisplayPort cable or a Thunderbolt cable. For those interested, because of it's age, I made the following post some time ago about whether or not I should consider putting an SSD into it: I ended up getting a newer MacBook to replace the Titanium. Here's how: Turn on the iMac that will be used as the display and the Mac that will be the source. So I got a copy of Scannerz and ran a test on the unit which told me the drive was shot. (August 30, 2011). › ▆ ▆ ▆ Uses For Old Mac Mini ▆ ▆ ▆Ī few months ago my old Titanium had some problems. ' New Mac minis deliver serious performance.' Macworld. ![]() 'Apple Unveils low cost Mac mini.' January 11, 2005. ![]()
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