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<blockquote data-quote="AndrewDun" data-source="post: 1900700" data-attributes="member: 404249">I feel for the OP. I enjoyed my old Mac Classic (one up on a Mac Plus) more than I have anything since, but have had to make some compromise with modernity. I now mainly use Snow Leopard on a 24&quot; 2008 iMac, which means I can use most of my old PPC software. I have stuck with iPhoto. But for some internet purposes I have had to update to El Capitan, which I have on a separate partition. If I ever have to make it my main OS, I will have to make another effort with Photos, but at present it refuses to import metadata (?) (I mean all the text I have accompanying each photo, which is essential for searching.) So I, similarly, try hard not to update.I do try always to have a spare computer in good order in case of hardware problems, and I have two or three TM back-ups, changed on monthly rotation, so I am fairly confident of not being put out of business by any hardware failure. I am not sure that an old machine has fewer years of reliability ahead than a newer one, and old machines are far cheaper. If they do what is needed, they seem to me to give a happier experience.I wish the OP good luck, and am reassured by his 3 year old TM back-up which would solve his problems in an hour or two if he was to find an older iMac.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AndrewDun, post: 1900700, member: 404249"] I feel for the OP. I enjoyed my old Mac Classic (one up on a Mac Plus) more than I have anything since, but have had to make some compromise with modernity. I now mainly use Snow Leopard on a 24" 2008 iMac, which means I can use most of my old PPC software. I have stuck with iPhoto. But for some internet purposes I have had to update to El Capitan, which I have on a separate partition. If I ever have to make it my main OS, I will have to make another effort with Photos, but at present it refuses to import metadata (?) (I mean all the text I have accompanying each photo, which is essential for searching.) So I, similarly, try hard not to update. I do try always to have a spare computer in good order in case of hardware problems, and I have two or three TM back-ups, changed on monthly rotation, so I am fairly confident of not being put out of business by any hardware failure. I am not sure that an old machine has fewer years of reliability ahead than a newer one, and old machines are far cheaper. If they do what is needed, they seem to me to give a happier experience. I wish the OP good luck, and am reassured by his 3 year old TM back-up which would solve his problems in an hour or two if he was to find an older iMac. [/QUOTE]

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