old iMac and OCLP?

[Gangster]

Just wondering if using OCLP with an old iMac is enough to keep an iMac secure and updated to use like normal or are there any major red flags?

 

[Donnie Fisher]

Within reason, it depends on how old the iMac is and whether you're getting it up to an OS which will still be getting security updates I suppose. The more modern the better really.

That said, I found that the further I pushed a trash can Mac into newer OS's the more little issues you began to see with it, such as visual quirks ( top menu bar lacking smooth transparency near the clock area etc ) , or the performance bogging down at times. I'd definitely say I felt that the trash can ran better on Ventura than Sonoma for those reasons. It was still a usable machine though.