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It's really not obsolete since it can still run the currently shipping OS (10.7) as well as everything you currently run. I also imagine it's still more powerful than many currently shipping Macs and will give you more than adequate usage for at least a few more years. Who knows, maybe you'll be able to replace the motherboard with something newer.

A computer becomes obsolete when all it's good for is a door stop…..

On Jul 11, 2012, at 8:28 AM, Todd Heberlein wrote:

Alas, it looks official now. My Mac Pro, which has served as my primary workstation for years but still works quite well, is now officially obsolete. It won't support Mountain Lion.

Here is the command you can run from your Terminal to check if your Mac Pro (and other systems?) will support Mountain Lion

$ ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi

A result with <"EFI32"> in it indicates if you are obsolete.

More info from Ars Technica:

Confirmed: Mountain Lion sends some 64-bit Macs gently into that good night

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/confirmed-mountain-lion-sends-some-64-bit-macs-gently-into-that-good-night/

Todd

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