Re: preparing old Mac for donation

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:01:13 -0500, Michael Fogler wrote (in article
<guitarist->):

> I have an old Mac I am wanting to donate to a non-profit. What are the
> recommendations for getting it ready? Take everything off? Or, totally
> reformat the hard drive? (which would necessitate, I think, reinstalling
> the OS)

My usual recommendation is to do a secure erase of the hard drive, install
the operating system from the "gray" disk that came with the computer, and
then do any available software updates. The result is a system which is in
complete conformity with the EULA.

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James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas .....