what’s so special with Big Sur that wont run on my 2012 mini? Or will it but it’s just not supported?

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In short, because Apple Says SO.

However, there are hacks around it. If you can run Catalina you can run Big Sur. But you have to do Weird Things.

[lynx.pink]

I'm guessing, but it seems to me the "obsolete" macs are the ones that Big Sur dropped from support. If Apple discontinues all hardware service for Macs of a certain age, it likely follows that any software service (in terms of new OS support) would also follow. I'll be following to see if there's another reason.

I believe Apple calls it 'Vintage', which is unsupported.

Does anybody have any idea how well Big Sur will run on a Late-2012 mini?

Apple's official, general statement seems to be they want a good user experience with any given Mac and OS, and they apparently believe that it won't provide that.

It also may be that Intel is no longer providing security update firmware or some other hardware bit doesn't have much future.

Should you chose to accept this mission, Jerry®, let us know how you fare.

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Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
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An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

Timmy doesn’t like you.........

I'm guessing the video card isn't Metal compatible.

I'm guessing the video card isn't Metal compatible.

I think that's a very good guess.

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I am that Masked Man.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

dosdude has hacks to install Mojave & Catalina on several nonApple supported Macs including 2012 Mini's.
I suspect he is working on a hack for Big Sur.
Go to his page periodically especially after Big Sur is released to the masses
[www.youtube.com]

More info [forums.macrumors.com]

I'd guess that once it's officially released, dosdude1 will provide a hack.

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rj
AKA
Vreemac, Moth of the Future

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RAMd®d
I'm guessing the video card isn't Metal compatible.

I think that's a very good guess.

GREAT guess, but not correct. 2012 macs are Metal compatible.

What-Catalina is kaput already???

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A little break from the grief...






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