Jay, it is getting past time for you to upgrade. (I was looking for an emoji to represent 10.6 and I can't believe I could not find one with a long grey beard so 😜will have to do.) If the rumor mill is even approximately accurate there will be release announcements of for every Mac in Apple's lineup except the MacBook.
Glad you got your turntable up and running satisfactorily. ðŸ‘
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
