Another day...

[johnny9fingers]

...another problem. My iMac has died. It was the 27” model and I didn’t update it when I could.  Now my finances won’t allow such indulgences. I do have an iPad Pro which I will continue to work on for the time being, but all my Helix patches etc... oh well. I’ll see if I can get it fixed.

And today I read that 41% of state-school pupils in London have additional private tuition, and nationwide the figure is around 27%.

Yeah, abolishing the private schools is really going to make a difference. The parents throwing £19k a year (or £39k for boarding) will just throw some of those resources at private tuition and double the au pair’s hours.

if Corbyn wins the next election because Boris has gambled the lot on the wrong horse, then I guess Eton will be abolished, and Cameron, Boris, and Rees-Mogg will have had a lot to do with it. How to make your alma mater proud, chaps.

Comments

[croneitude]

I've got an old Mac desktop that you can have. But you have to come pick it up. :-)

[johnny9fingers]

Alas and alack; that seems impossible at present. 😖

[mallorys_camera]

I could send you a MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo running OS 10.12.3 (laptop)

Not fancy. But functional.

It's one of my backup computers. I'm not using it.

[johnny9fingers]

I would be overwhelmed with gratitude, however I wonder what the shipping would cost; and further, would not care to leave anyone without backup. (I have backup with my iPad Pro, which I’m using for my web stuff - I just can’t link my music stuff to update firmware etc.)

So I would be grateful, but with those caveats; please do not lose your backup. (Also I’d have to pay the shipping; and only if if you have more than one spare.)

[mallorys_camera]

I have several backups. I would allow you to pay for shipping.😀

It is an old machine. Processor is only 2.26 GHz. You should check to make sure it will even work with your music stuff.

Here are the hardware specs:

Model Name: MacBook

Model Identifier: MacBook6,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 5 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: MB61.00CC.B00

SMC Version (system): 1.51f53

Serial Number (system): 730310HZ8PW

Hardware UUID: 0E133C45-23F8-5242-9044-56680DB6CAD7

Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled

[johnny9fingers]

Do you have any idea of how much shipping to the UK would cost? I can get a refurbished one here for around £160. I’m wondering if I’ll go for something like that. And is I can use my keyboard and mouse with my iPad so... I’m good for everything apart from updating my Helix.

[mallorys_camera]

Whoa! Really expensive! Just looked it up!

Has to be sent FedEx because the US post office won't ship lithium batteries.

Looks like shipping would be more than $200!

Not worth it!

Sorry.