It's probably because it was not a high-end machine when I got ... • Aaron Parecki

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Isaac Rabinovitch https://twitter.com/isaac32767 • Apr 18
I'm bemused by the thought that a 3yo computer is "starting to show its age." I have a 2009 Mac Pro, which I only began to consider dated when Apple replaced OpenGL with Metal, which my system doesn't support.

It's probably because it was not a high-end machine when I got it, plus getting it into this form factor means cutting a lot of corners on the architecture internally. When you have infinite space and no power limits you can definitely build a machine that'll last 7-10 years.

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- Dmitri Shuralyov
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- Isaac Rabinovitch twitter.com/isaac32767
  
  If you can get device drivers that support the OS you need, you can build a machine that will last until heat death. (@foone is the expert on that). But Apple seems to not consider a system worth supporting if it's more than 8 years old.
  
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