The device essentially tricks the GPU into being used, which speeds up OS X rendering the UI. You need a similar thing to run OpenCL applications on Windows. I'm not sure whether or if Linux can be made to work without it, but if I do put Linux on a Mini I'll try it both ways.
Yes, the device is essentially a dummy. Mac Mini is still available in the "Server" version, which essentially licenses OS X Server to the purchaser, with twin SSDs and 16 GB of RAM. I have to wonder when Apple will next release, but I'm happy with the one I already have on my desktop, and was wondering whether it wouldn't be more useful as a satellite desktop rather than one of my servers with this dongle plugged into it. It's now very usable, almost as good as having an always-on laptop. Cheers, Sabahattin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
