I think you would just keep using them as you are now, and when it comes time to upgrade the Mac, instead of one large box, you would get an external unit for the cards, external drive cases, maybe an external burner (also becoming obsolete in Apple Land) and one or more CPUs in small boxes (a la Mini) and link them together with something like TB.James Steele wrote:Cool. Just tell me what I do with my UAD-2 Duo, PCIe-424 and my HD192 and 24 I/O?Prime Mover wrote:Everyone acts like Apple stopping production on the Mac Pro would be the end of the world. Honestly, it's an outdated computing model. DP8 will run great on a Mac Mini with a mess of firewire cords, and will run even better 2 years from then when I swap it out for a new one.
But eventually, none of it will work. I have three large blue Rubbermaid tubs under the stairs full of stuff that won't work with a Mac any more. Most of it won't work on a PC either.
Despite its strengths, Apple has never placed much priority on supporting old technologies, particularly when they have been so successful selling newer alternatives.