iMac (2013)
I bought this computer from a local independent repair shop on November 11th, 2023 for $199.
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November 11, 2023
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Acquired another new computer today, a 21.5" /iMac (2013). I'm writing this update from that computer, having moved over all of my tools and configuration. I'm not sure it's really a useful skill to be able to configure an old mac as a personal linux machine, but I'm getting pretty good at it. I appreciate the smaller footprint and lower power consumption than the 27" /iMac (2020) that it replaces. All of my transition towards linux as my daily driver operating system has occured on laptops so far, so this is the first time bringing my work to my desk on a (slightly) bigger screen.
It's nice to finally have a linux desktop, though I'm bummed that my layout on my split keyboard does not translate at all from macOS to Linux. There are way too many hot-key changes, and so many programs implicitly rely on the QWERTY layout, that my custom configuration and ColemakDH layout were painful, and I've temporarily reverted back to a standard-issue Apple keyboard. I'll have to slowly redesign and (readjust to) the layout as I continue using my environment at a desktop setting.