What to do with a shiny new Intel Core Duo Mac Mini

Berserker · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:48

Well, I have an Intel Mac sitting in a box waiting to do 'stuff', but I need 'stuff' to do.

Checked F@H, and the only option there still seems to be 'use Rosetta', which sucks, so I won't be doing that. So, more options needed, otherwise it stays where it is - in it's box. You have been warned.

Berserker · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:55

tolien said:
You could alternatively just send it my way - I'll make sure it gets put to good use

That suggestion goes in the same box as 'use Rosetta'. Nice try though.

I tried compiling BOINC once, but gave up. Too many dependencies. Of course, save for the benchmarks, it's the project's applications that count, so I doubt I'd gain much anyway.

Berserker · 29 Apr 2006 at 22:27

Not letting Boot Camp anywhere near it.

Berserker · 1 May 2006 at 21:51

Berserker · 2 May 2006 at 00:12

Amp34 said:
SPAM*

*whistles

Spam. Me. Never. There was a point to that post - you just have to find it.

Berserker · 2 May 2006 at 22:16

Well, it's official. Core Duos rock. :cool:

When I left it this morning it was churning 'em out at a rate of 1 every 72 minutes. Not bad for 1.66GHz and the standard Mactel client.

Heaven knows what it'd do in Wintel mode with a nicely optimised Windows client. :eek:

Berserker · 4 May 2006 at 10:33

Glad to see you got your account back - eventually.

Berserker · 6 May 2006 at 22:38

They don't get *that* hot on the case, but they breathe fire out the back. :eek:

Problem is then don't shift much air, so hot air tends to build up a bit.

I probably need to find some way to help the airflow, but short of cutting big holes in it (sacrilege for a Mac), I'm at a loss.

Berserker · 7 May 2006 at 22:52

Been using 5.4.7 for the last week and it's been pretty good. Only had two failed that I noticed, and they were corrupt anyway.

Berserker · 8 May 2006 at 00:15

Yes it is. Don't know what happened there.