What to do with a very old Mac Mini

[bixbyt]

I have a Mac Mini from 2006 which was a Core Duo which I upgraded to a Core2Duo (as well as a SSD and more RAM).

As such, it has 32bit EFI (I think).

I want to use it as a VMWare Horizon machine to log into work remotely, but I'm hitting many walls! (I also need it to be able to see a Lenovo USB dock with a second display.)

I tried installing ChromeOS via the new Flex method (Get Chrome OS Flex for PC or Machttps://chromeenterprise.google › os › chromeosflex) but the USB, which works on my Macbook Pro (2014) is unreadable on the Mini, and doesn't show when I reboot and hold Option.

I doubt installing XP via Bootcamp would work (I presume the Horizon client needs something a little more secure).

No idea how to install Linux, but happy to try.

Any ideas?

Can I update the EFI to 64bit? (Would that help?)

 

[now i see it]

My 2007 mini died one day (in 2015).
These things don’t last forever. Be prepared for it to suddenly go belly up one day.

 

[jerryk]

My 2009 Mac mini is a display item in the background of my videos. I also have an original Mac I need to add to the background.