The iMacs in the Photography Studio are 2019 models with Intel processors. This year, the new MacOS 27 Golden Gate will not run on Intel-based Macs. The upcoming MacOS version will mark the end of Intel-processor support for Macs running older app software. Software support for older intel-based apps will end with MacOS 27, so that software developers who may have supported these apps will discontinue such support.

• The Intel Generation Comes to an End With macOS 27 Golden Gate
• macOS 27 Golden Gate Is the Last to Support Intel Apps via Rosetta 2

Online Learning presently has an inventory of 12 Mac Minis and Studio Displays. These could replace the ten iMacs in the Photography Studio.

Recommendations

1. Implement a project to replace current iMacs in this classroom. Use Jamf Pro to populate these computers with software and docs.
   1. Pay attention to any drivers or utilities needed to work with the scanners and large-format printers in this classroom.
   2. Review apps run in this classroom to ensure they are Apple Silicon-native. The capability to run these apps will end within about a year.

      • If any older apps are retained, be prepared to reinstall Rosetta 2 software when these Macs get updated to MacOS 27 (Golden Gate).

        Golden Gate also automatically uninstalls Rosetta 2 if you had it installed in macOS 26 Tahoe, so those who need to continue using it will have to reinstall the feature.

   3. (Optional) Consider acquiring expansion hubs with capability to add an NVME SSD to expand the limited (256GB) internal storage of capacity of these Mac Minis. (See section at the bottom of this page.)
2. Add iMacs currently in the Photography Studio to the iMac Donation program. Or re-deploy to replace even older iMacs in the Creative Writing lab and other locations.

Timing

Summer 2026 is the best time to get this done. It should be easy to have the classroom re-equipped with the new computers before the start of instruction in mid-August.

Staffing

Recommend that Sonia Guerra be contracted to set up these computers. She is familiar with the space and any network-related challenges to getting the software/configurations installed.

Considerations for expansion hubs